Category Archives: Israel

Guy Bechor: Syria will not attack

Ynet writer Guy Bechor says that Syria will not attack Israel, in spite of the actions—and messages—to the contrary seen lately. Hizbullah’s success in paralyzing the north of Israel for over a month last summer left Bashar Assad with his … Continue reading

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Israelis launch “crude, homemade rockets” at Gaza

Israelis, fed up with the near-daily bombardment from Gaza, turned the tables on the Palestinians and sent their own missiles toward Gaza. Yes, really. But the missiles weren’t very dangerous. A number of Israelis from the Tel Aviv vicinity drove … Continue reading

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Syria to Israel: Give us back the Golan or we’ll kill you

Yet another example of Arab diplomacy: In a secret message relayed to Jerusalem, Syria warned the Israeli government that should it continue to reject Damascus’ peace overtures, a war of attrition may break out in the Golan Heights, according to … Continue reading

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No way this doesn’t end badly

President Bush is proposing a multibillion dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and other Gulf States. The sales include JDAMs and other advanced weaponry that can seriously harm Israel’s current advantage against the Muslim world. Other salves to Israel … Continue reading

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Reasons to keep checkpoints

I thought Mahmoud Abbas’ party was cracking down on this: An armed Palestinian was arrested at the Hawara Checkpoint on Sunday night, Army Radio reported. The gunman was carrying a pistol and a magazine when security forces caught him at … Continue reading

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The IDF finally gets on the media bandwagon

It looks like the Israelis have finally figured out that they’ve lost the media war for decades. They’re working to change the information battlefield. A year after the Kafr Kana bombing during the Second Lebanon War and the IDF’s failure … Continue reading

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Bibi watch: Countdown to furious denial

How long you figure it will take Bibi Netanyahu to deny this article? I say the moment Shabbat ends, he holds a press conference or sends out his statement to the press. Egyptian FM: Bibi not opposed to Arab initiative … Continue reading

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A tale of two incidents

Compare and contrast: The Israeli army suspended an officer and five soldiers involved in wounding a Palestinian man in the southern West Bank and put all of their unit’s operational duties on hold, the military said Friday. In the incident … Continue reading

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IDF-PA cooperation

The IDF security services say the PA is actually turning over information about terrorist attacks. Palestinian security organizations loyal to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas have transferred information on terrorist plots in the West Bank to Israel, Israeli security sources … Continue reading

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Unless…

This, rather mundane these days headline, is repeated every week or so: UN Mideast envoy warns of Gaza collapse The U.N. Mideast envoy warned Wednesday of impending economic collapse in the Gaza Strip unless Israel reopens the Hamas-led territory’s main … Continue reading

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Daily rocket bombardment of Israel injures another civilian

The world continues to ignore the daily bombardment of Israeli towns, both an act of war and a violation of the Geneva Conventions. Two Qassam rockets fired by Palestinians in Gaza slammed into a home and a warehouse in Sderot … Continue reading

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Briefly

Doing the IDF’s work for them: 15 Syrian soldiers are dead in a blast that is attributed to the heat. “There is a heat wave and temperatures reached close to 50 degrees, which caused an ammunition dump to explode,” one … Continue reading

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The Arab League visit: A half-empty glass

The Arab League delegation arrived in Israel today, and, well, I simply can’t get up the energy to think anything good will come of it. Because the Arab League’s push to use the Saudi initiative as a peace treaty between … Continue reading

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AP passes along Hezb propaganda

The AP is joining the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the LA Times with this piece of garbage, and the New York Times-owned International Herald Tribune was only too happy to pass it along: BEIRUT, Lebanon: Militant Hezbollah … Continue reading

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“Crude, homemade rocket” nearly kills infant

A mother’s quick thinking saved the life of her baby. Not that you could find this in the mainstream media. It was full of more important news, like the deaths of four terrorists in the act of trying to kill … Continue reading

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