Last night Hezbollah resumed launching rocket into Israel. The (Muslim) holiday break lasted for only 2 of the 3 day Eid Al-Adha festival. The IDF also refrained from most attacks in Lebanon. Israeli observers noted that Hezbollah did not stop shooting on Jewish holidays. Hezbollah is setting the tone. More important was the publication of … More Gaza War 19 Jun
The UN Security Council finally passed a resolution to end the Gaza War. The vote was 14 in favor with Russia abstaining. The resolution was introduced by the US. They claimed it was a copy of an Israeli proposal. That’s only partially true. The US made some modifications that can result in problems. The deal … More Gaza War 11 Jun
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
Cognitive Dissonance is a term I’ve mentioned before. It’s the uncomfortable feeling you have when you realize that you are expressing belief in two mutually incompatible ideas. It’s the way US VP Kamala Harris should feel when she says that an Israeli ground operation in Rafah would be a big mistake. The US government knows … More Gaza War 24 Mar
Hamas (possibly with Saudi Help?) has convinced US President Biden that the solution to the crisis in the area is the establishment of a Palestinian State. The UK Foreign Minister, David Cameron, even took the idea one step further. He raised the possibility of unilateral recognition of such a state. There is an amazing lack … More Gaza War 11 Feb
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
There are over 50 warships in the Red Sea – Persian Gulf – Indian Ocean area. The US and UK have attacked Yemeni/Houthi installations involved in interfering with merchant shipping in the area. The response, so far, has been for the Houthis to threaten the Americans, Iran even got into the picture by seizing a … More Gaza War 14 Jan
One of the concerns about the extended pause in the fighting was that it would give Hamas time to regroup and re arm. At least part of that was true. In the first 24 hours after the shooting started again Hamas launched several rockets. Prior to the pause the number of rockets launched at Israeli … More Gaza War 3 Dec
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