Our war is being fought under a microscope. Every operation conducted by the IDF is critiqued by the US government (and American news media). They don’t apply the same standards to anyone else. In fact, a lot of activities by our opponents don’t get any coverage at all. Hezbollah was shooting about 10 rockets a … More Gaza War 7 Jun
June 6th is remembered in most of the world as the date the allies landed in Normandy. This year is the 80th anniversary of that event. American President Biden flew to France to participate in the ceremonies. But it is also the date that Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982. That invasion marked an early attempt … More Gaza War 6 Jun
There are several political leaders who are trying to put an end to the Hamas-Israel War. The problem is, each one has a different solution. Some of the solutions are in direct opposition to others. Let’s look at a few. Hamas leader Yahyah Sinwar wants the war to end with a cease-fire (permanent) and Israeli … More Gaza War 5 Jun
It feels like it took a long time for Israeli PM Netanyahu to realize that while his ideal of the day after wasn’t going to happen, there were other alternatives that might. The IDF will be providing protection for a pilot program in Jabaliya where Fatah representatives will handle the distribution of aid to Gazan … More Gaza War 3 Jun
American President Biden seems to be strongly committed to creating an image of himself as a peacemaker. The US is now trying to get a UN resolution using the same wording he used to try to jump start the hostage negotiations. Hamas hasn’t said yes, but they also haven’t said no. The Israeli government coalition … More Gaza War 4 Jun
There has been a lot of talk about “Gaza, the day after”. Most of it is irrelevant because it’s based on someone’s idealized vision, and is not based on anything real. This, sadly, includes the Israeli government version, or perhaps I should call it the Netanyahu version since it is mostly his ‘dream’. The ideas … More Gaza War 30 May
Once again, Hamas wins a round of the media war. The Israeli targeting of 2 senior Hamas leaders in Rafah was turned around by the Hamas propaganda team into another ‘blame Israel’ circus. It’s possible that they even planned part of it beforehand. In any case, the Israeli attack was followed by a large secondary … More Gaza War 29 May
This morning the media are off on another feeding frenzy over the death of Palestinians in Rafah. As usual, everyone is blaming Israel. And as usual, no one is looking beyond the simplistic headlines and horrific graphic images provided by Hamas. Let’s start by agreeing on a few facts. Yes, Israel attacked a location in … More Gaza War 28 May
This weekend the IDF released a report that three more bodies of victims of the Oct 7th massacre have been recovered from inside Jabaliya. Hamas terrorists killed them, and then took the bodies back to Gaza. That way they could violate two separate humanitarian laws. 1) killing civilians and 2) not returning bodies of victims … More Gaza War 26 May
There is a fundamental difference between the American (and international) approach and the Israeli approach to halting the violence. The western democracies and their legal system view a cease-fire as a desirable end to be achieved, in and of itself, to be followed by negotiations to resolve differences diplomatically. Israel believes that Hamas is a … More Gaza War 24 May
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