Everyone is playing the “grab the Headlines” game. Hamas started by saying they would delay releasing hostages. Trump then said ALL the hostages out by Sunday. Netanyahu modified that asking for only 9 live hostages. Now Hamas is back to “let’s all abide by the original agreement” I.e., We’ll release 3 on Saturday. Iran found … More Truce 14 Feb
One of the least impressive remarks I heard this morning was from a commentator on Sky News (UK). He said if Trump’s proposals go through it means the end of the 2 state solution. I have always been amazed at how so many countries still cling to that idea, and try to blame Israel for … More Truce 12 Feb
I may have to change the title of the blog entry this goes into. Hamas is threatening to delay release of hostages because of what they say is violations of the cease fire agreement by Israel. Not surprisingly, Israel says they have been meticulously abiding by the terms, and it is Hamas who is in … More Truce 11 Feb
When you can’t criticize someone for what they say you can just make up something they did not say and go after them for that. Many are attacking President Trump by deliberately distorting what he said about resettling Gaza Palestinians. What I heard did NOT include any mention of forcing anyone to leave. Of course, … More Truce 6 Feb
Israeli PM Netanyahu is in Washington. US President Trump is looking for new approaches to solve the Gaza problem/crisis. One part inctludes resettling people from the overcrowded conditions in the Gaza strip. The Arab side is not happy with this. Saudi Arabia was very quick to reiterate that any deal with Israel must include a … More Truce 5 Feb
UNRWA (continued) Yesterday I wrote some about how UNRW A was established. Today I want to write about what they are currently involved in doing. The first thing that needs to be mentioned is that everything UNRWA spends in Gaza frees a similar sum for Hamas to use for other things. Hamas exercises control over … More Truce 30 Jan
American president Donald Trump seems to want a peaceful final settlement of the entire Gaza/Palestine/Israel affair. He floated an idea of resettling Gaza Arabs in Egypt or Jordan (or both). The basic idea has some merit. The ‘Arab Refugee’ problem was created by the UN in 1949 when it established UNRWA (United Nations Relief and … More Truce 29 Jan
I mentioned last time that Hamas has neither tanks nor an air force. They also do not recognize that there are any rules for war, humanitarian or other. In this they differ from (moderate?) mainstream Islam. But even Muhammed was known for violating truce agreements when it was advantageous for him. Hamas does not follow … More Truce 26 Jan
Any truce or cease-fire agreement can only be maintained if BOTH sides actually abide by the conditions agreed upon. This means that both sides must benefit. For Israel, the latest truce is designed to get Hams (and their partner the Islamic Jihad) to release hostages they took on 7 Oct 2023. For Hamas, it is … More Truce 23 Jan
I stopped writing Gaza war entries a while ago, mostly because my wife was not well. She is home from the hospital now and I am resuming updates. I want to start by reminding all of you who read this that the overall status of the most popular media that I follow has not changed, … More Truce 22 Jan
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