Today I want to address an area that has been overlooked for years.The Arabs (Hamas and others) make a claim that they are against the “Zionist occupiers”. It’s been a successful claim that casts Israelis as Europe. But the idea that Israelis are all descendants of those Zionists (or holocaust survivors) is a claim that … More Gaza 2 Sep
I noticed in the media this morning a return to blaming Israel for delays in aid distribution. Here are some pertinent facts that were NOT included. In order to prevent the inclusion of arms and other contraband Israel requires all aid drivers picking up items coming through the crossings to register, and undergo a security … More Gaza 22 Aug
When discussing the Arab-Israel conflict my late wife and I always disagreed. She was a pessimist. She thought we would be at war with the Arabs for the next hundred years. I, on the other hand, was an optimist. I thought we would be at war with the Arabs for the next hundred years. This … More Gaza 15 Aug
Yesterday was about lies and poor reporting. Today I want to mention errors of omission, some probably intentional. When Egypt allowed some 30 Gazans to enter Egypt for medical treatment, it was mentioned in some places. When Israel allowed 70 Palestinians to enter Israel in order to travel on for similar treatment, nobody mentioned it. … More Gaza War 2 Mar 21
I was awakened at 0400 by a warning siren. The Houthis had launched another ballistic missile at Israel. It was intercepted, but it brought home to me the need to write some more about what is really happening here. The mainstream media, despite all their hype and self-proclaimed coverage, are really doing a very poor … More Gaza War 2 – 29 Mar
Hamas returned 4 more dead bodies to Israel last night. Interestingly, they did refrain from parading and making a show. In return, Israel released about 600 imprisoned terrorists. Hamas then was able to display that they had learned something from the previous rounds of hostage swaps. A couple of newly freed terrorists were trotted out … More Truce 27 Feb
The first phase of the agreement is drawing to a close, and both sides are having difficulties continuing on to phase 2. On the Hamas side the next phase has to include all the demands that amount to an Israeli surrender; full withdrawal from Gaza, release of all terrorist prisoners, return of Hamas to governing … More Truce Feb 25
The media are reporting about more “poor Palestinians” being displaced from their homes in a few West Bank (Palestinian Authority controlled?) cities. What they are not telling you is the background to these events. Israel broke ties with UNRWA recently. (Reminder: There were no UNRWA facilities in Israel until some fell into Israeli hands with … More Truce 24 Feb
Hamas did return the body of Shiri Bibas after admitting the unidentified body they originally sent was not Shiri. They also released 6 hostages on Saturday, forcing others who remained captive to watch the staged ceremony of the handover. Both of these actions look to me like intentional psychological warfare ploys. The Israeli Forensics Institute … More Truce 23 Feb
Again, before proceeding, a couple of notes: First, Hezbollah has sent 5 drones into Israel in the past few days, only one of which was reported in the news. Second. IDF air strikes that killed a Hamas leader took place in Lebanon, not Gaza. Losing the 1956 Sinai war to Israel did not keep Nasser … More Truce 18 Feb
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