Category Archives: Israel

The war on Hamas: Yeah, it’s working

The IDF says it’s too soon to tell much, but that Hamas has changed its tactics due to the threat of being martyred on the IDF’s terms. (Funny how they say, over and over again, that they love death, and … Continue reading

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Israel, the evil purchaser

If Israel is the evil, racist, apartheid, monster state that everyone says it is, why is Israel going to purchase natural gas from the Palestinians? British gas producer BG Group is making progress in talks about supplying Palestinian gas to … Continue reading

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Charles is right: VOA is now anti-Israel

The Voice of America is supposed to be a relatively unbiased, if not pro-America, news site. I’ve quoted it from time to time. Yesterday, Charles pointed out an extremely slanted VOA piece on the poll of American Muslims. He’s not … Continue reading

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The attacks on Hamas are working

They’re running scared. A senior Hamas official said Tuesday that the group would consider talks on a cease-fire, if Israel first stopped its “mad attacks.” “The aggression must stop so we can talk about a comprehensive cease-fire,” said Ahmed Youssef, … Continue reading

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Nameless woman dies in Sderot rocket attack

The AP can’t find the woman’s name, even though the Israeli press can. Her name was Shirel Feldman, and she was 32 years old. Her car was hit by a “crude, homemade” rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists. A man was … Continue reading

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My humble apologies all around

My dear readers, all five or six of you: I must apologize for a post that was published an hour or so ago, while the ink is still drying. In this unfortunate and unforgivable post, titled “Hamas – redefining chutzpa”, … Continue reading

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Is Arab opinion turning?

Hosni Mubarak told Ha’aretz that Hamas will never make peace with Israel, and that Egypt is working to end Hamas’ control over the Palestinian Authority. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak expressed great concern over the increasing strength of Hamas in talks … Continue reading

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Hamas – redefining chutzpa

Noun: chutzpa (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity This word is used quite widely in United States, and usually quite correctly. These days Hamas is giving this word a dimension of its own, pushing the envelope in a way hitherto undreamed … Continue reading

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Sderot: The city of rocket attacks

Sderot Media Center is a new website that is trying to get the word out. But the media isn’t listening. Here’s an idea for us all: Send letters to your local news and TV stations with the URL to Sderot … Continue reading

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A news quiz

A multiple choice question for you all. 1) The IDF fired into a crowd of terrorists; eight people were killed. Hamas, of course, claims they were all civilians (which is uncritically repeated by the media). 2) The Lebanese army fought … Continue reading

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Follow the smell…

In a few days, when various human rights groups and assorted Israel-bashers start the outcry against Israeli military escalation in the Gaza strip and the inevitable innocent bystanders falling prey to our attacks on the Hamas, Jihad, Popular Resistance Committee … Continue reading

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The bombing of Sderot, part 2

No other country would allow this to go on. Six years. Thousands of rockets. Daily barrages. Never knowing when you’re going to finally be safe. A half hour later, two reporters from Tel Aviv arrived. They asked Natasha if she … Continue reading

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A first-person account of “shock” casualties

Were you thinking that the Israeli press was making a big deal out of “shock” and “trauma” victims? I have to admit: I was. Until I read this account by an American in Sderot. The first ‘TSEVA ADOM’ alarm went … Continue reading

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Not gonna happen

The IDF says they won’t stop going after Hamas until Hamas says “stop.” That will never happen, unless the IDF kills every last member of Hamas. Then they have to kill every last member of PIJ, which also launches kassams. … Continue reading

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Today’s events in Gaza

Straight from the press office of the Israeli Embassy: Following continuous launchings of rockets into Israel and other terrorist activities executed by Hamas and other terror organizations, the IDF carried out during the day four aerial attacks against terrorists in … Continue reading

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