Daily Archives: 03/12/2008

Is it truce yet (3)?

Is it truce yet? At least four Qassam rockets were fired at Sderot from the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday night following a brief lull in attacks on southern Israel communities. Two rockets landed in town, near a school and next … Continue reading

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The NY Times: All the Hamas propaganda that’s fit to print

Soccer Dad takes the New York Times to task in their latest Israel article. But he missed a spot where they are passing along Hamas propaganda, even while giving the readers the information showing that they’re passing along the propaganda. … Continue reading

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Is it truce yet?

Is it truce yet? Or does shooting not count as a truce violation? Palestinian gunmen opened fire at IDF troops who were carrying out infrastructure work along the central Gaza Strip perimeter fence on Wednesday. There were no wounded among … Continue reading

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When will the cease-lull start?

I was kind of put off by this headline in the NYT: Rocket endangers Palestinian-Israeli respite. The rocket doesn’t endanger the respite. It ends the respite. And it’s not the rocket, it’s the people who fired the rocket. Of course … Continue reading

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Hamas’ non-truce truce

Is it truce yet? Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Israel on Wednesday, hitting an open area near the security barrier on the border with the Gaza Strip. Nobody was wounded in the attack, and no damage was reported. Remember, … Continue reading

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Kuwait up for me

Three interesting news items having to do with Kuwait and Israel:1) Kuwaiti analyst: Best if Israel, not U.S., destroys Iranian nukes But when asked in an interview with the daily Al-Siyassah about the consequences of an Israeli strike on Iran’s … Continue reading

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Hamas dictates surrender terms

Hamas is publicly dictating the surrender terms for Israel. The terms are the ones that Israel has said all along cannot be complied with. Five’ll getcha ten Olmert complies. “There must be a commitment by Israel, to end all its … Continue reading

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