Category Archives: Gaza

Monday Monday briefs

So it’s pretty much all bad news, huh? Let’s take a look. The new Pharoah: Morsi’s standing tough on his power grab, and the Obama Administration has yet to say much about it. The new pseudo-state: The Palestinians are still … Continue reading

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Post T-Day briefs

No more rockets in Israel, for now: And Tony Badran says Hamas was the ultimate loser. You should read that one. Tony is the one who has always told it straight on Lebanon while the idiots were buying the Hezbollah … Continue reading

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Wednesday terrorism briefs

A bus bombing: They’re not trying to put suicide bombers on buses, apparently, which is both good and bad. This scumbag left an explosive device in the middle of a not-so-crowded bus, and wounded 28 people. Nobody died, but the … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

That’s because they’re terrorists, stupid: Israel halted fire on Gaza when the prime minister of Egypt visited. Ban Ki-Moon is in Israel? No problem. Hamas lobbed missiles at Jerusalem minutes before Ban was due to arrive. Okay, Jeffrey, I admit … Continue reading

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The media focus: What Syrian civilian deaths?

Couldn’t find this on my Middle East Yahoo news feed: DAMASCUS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — A flare-up of violence hit the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday, as the ongoing conflict has engulfed most parts of the country and given … Continue reading

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The Israeli double standard

Israel got the head of Hamas’ rocket program. Civilians were killed in the strike. The world will be protesting loudly. For the sake of comparison, number of worldwide protests against 30,000 Syrian civilians killed over the past year: Zero. Don’t … Continue reading

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More war briefs

Must-read: An analysis of the current Gaza war that explains why there are still rockets falling on Tel Aviv. Isn’t it ironic: You just have to love this. A pro-Hamas rally in Tel Aviv was broken up by–rockets fired by … Continue reading

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Deterrence

That’s funny, I thought Hamas wanted to make peace with Israel and settle down to live quietly ever after in Gaza. I mean, the New York Times op-ed people told us so! Or not. Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal on … Continue reading

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Israel at war with Hamas and the media

Three Israeli civilians were killed by rocket fire. They didn’t make it to the fortified stairwell in their building, which did not have a bomb shelter. There’s a picture of a bleeding baby at the link. Think the AP will … Continue reading

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Tuesday, briefly

Upending the narrative: So, that analysis that says the Israelis are always at fault in any instance with Palestinians? Yeah, guess the PRC releasing a video of their firing on a Jeep driving along the border puts paid to the … Continue reading

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A tale of two borders

You know what’s really hot on the AP newswire this morning? Israel firing back at Syria after taking fire for the last few days. Let’s take a look at how this is being reported. Israel fires at Syria for 2nd … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Hamas documents its own war crimes: Hamas released a video proving they fire rockets from civilian areas. And yet, there will never be a Goldstone Commission for their crimes. And of course, there will always be excuses made for them. … Continue reading

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Rocket fire from Gaza, bias from AP

Terrorists fired dozens of rockets into Israel today, wounding three foreign workers, two of them seriously. A day ago, a roadside bomb critically injured an Israeli soldier, who may not survive. The Iron Dome system stopped seven rockets from landing … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Remember this guy also funds al-Jazeera: The dictator of Qatar, one of the supposedly more modern Arab states, is the first head of state to visit Gaza, bringing money and prestige to Hamas. Mark him in the “enemy of Israel” … Continue reading

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Misleading headline of the day

Take a look at this headline and give yourself a minute to interpret it. Jewish and Christian groups at impasse over U.S. aid to Israel Hm, looks like the groups are having trouble agreeing on something, right? Wrong. Christian groups … Continue reading

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