Gaza/Lebanon War 2 Oct The first siren came at 19:33, local time. My wife and I were on the sofa, watching the evening news. The IDF automated warning system came on and the TV shifted immediately to reporting the Iranian missile attack. I locked the front door and we settled down to await an “All … More
So far, today has been another day without the much expected severe Israeli strike in Lebanon. Many foreign airlines are suspending flights to Beirut. Some say the pause will be until 5 Aug. Maybe they know something I don’t. The failure to make a rapid response is being interpreted in some places as a sign … More Gaza War 30 Jul
The media rhetoric wars are still going strong. I think that a lot of the threats we see are based on the idea that the people making them are fairly confident that they won’t have to actually follow through on them. Of course, this kind of brinkmanship includes a big risk. The target of the … More Gaza War 30 Jun
The media are trotting out ‘experts’ to tell us that there is no military solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict,, Who are they trying to convince? Obviously not Hamas. Remember, Hamas was the one that started all this with a military operation that killed 1,200 people. So the target must be Israel. The US wants to … More Gaza War 7 Apr
In America the Kansas City Chiefs were winning their 2nd Super Bowl. In Rafah Israeli forces were rescuing 2 hostages from Hamas captivity. It was a daring operation, meticulously planned and precisely executed. Israeli intelligence was able to provide the location where the 2 men were being held. The rescue team from the Israel Police … More Gaza War 12 Feb
In Israel the civil administration is broken down into two types of local government. One is the municipal council which is the equivalent of an American city government and headed by a mayor. The other is the regional council which is similar to an American county government. These bodies deal with local issues like garbage … More Gaza War 15 Jan
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