Arabs destroy, Jews rebuild: Israel has nearly finished restoring Jerusalem’s five-century-old walls. Read the article in full, then remember that when the palestinians took over Gaza, the first thing they did was destroy all of the Israeli buildings.
A look into New York’s anti-terror squad: The AP has an in-depth report about how New York’s Finest are making sure there will never be another 9/11.
Mad Mahmoud is feeling the pressure: Now you know Syria’s in trouble. Ahmadinejad is telling Assad that killing his own citizens “serves Zionist interests.” I can’t believe I’m saying this, but yes, I do think that Bashar al-Assad’s days are numbered. I don’t think his regime will survive. I don’t think he has the stones to kill as many, as quickly, as did his father—and that is what will be his downfall. It will give the Syrians and the world time to oust him. The new Middle East is going to be a dangerous place for some time, but without Syria, the Iran/Syria/Hizballah axis is badly wounded—let’s hope, fatally. (Yes, the utter hypocrisy of Mad Mahmoud, who authorized the killing of Iranians protesting his rule, is not lost on me.)
More rockets from Gaza: And here is the problem with retaliation. Egypt has notified Israel that the Egyptians, who have been so utterly brainwashed by the anti-Israel media that kept them from revolting against their dictatorship for decades, are going to be uncontrollable if Israel invades Gaza. I can’t remember where I read that, but word is that Egypt sent a warning to Netanyahu. Not a “We’re going to get you!” warning. A warning that said they wouldn’t be able to control the thousands of Egyptians swarming towards Israel. Now, there is video and audio evidence proving that Israel did all it could to prevent the deaths of Egyptian soldiers. But even if that is released on Egyptian state media, it won’t matter, because the Egyptians will insist it’s faked. That’s what sixty years of hatred does to a people. And so, Israel has to settle for airstrikes, which are obviously not enough of a deterrent.