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
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
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
The junior partner of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, moved forces into UNRWA headquarters in Gaza. The IDF had previously cleansed the structure and confiscated weapons and documents while killing terrorists inside. The UN asked for the headquarters to be returned and Israel gave it back. But then the PIJ came back and turned it … More Gaza War 10 Jul
The flap about UNRWA employees being also Hamas members and taking an active part in the October massacre continues to be major news. The portion of it that tries to make excuses for UNRWA shouldn’t be. There are real alternatives to UNRWA in every field. The best alternative in all of them is actually the … More Gaza War 31 Jan
More countries are suspending funding for UNRWA. Estonia, France, and Japan joined the party. Meanwhile, the UN (and UNRWA in particular) went into damage control mode. They claim to be shocked by the revelations and claim that a dozen individuals shouldn’t be enough to blacken the reputation of the thousands working for UNRWA. Well, that … More Gaza War 29 Jan
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