Category Archives: Gaza

Don’t cry to me

via memeorandum AFP reports on yesterday’s violence on the border with Gaza. Two Israeli civilians and seven Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in an explosion of violence on the Gaza Strip border after Palestinian commandos stormed into Israel.The attack came … Continue reading

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AP reads my blog; fixes bias in article

I’m telling you, someone over there is reading my blog. The updated story has fixed some of the more egregiously slanted bits. They’ve made the lede far more objective, identified the Israeli victims as civilians, and lowered the anti-Israel rhetoric … Continue reading

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Terror attack kills two civilians

Terrorists from Gaza killed two workers who supply Gazans with fuel, and set the tanks on fire. Two Israeli men in their 30s were killed Wednesday afternoon in exchanges of fire that erupted near the Nahal Oz fuel terminal in … Continue reading

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PA Prime Minister: We can’t do squat about Gaza

On the heels of receiving $150 million from U.S. taxpayers, for the purpose of strengthening the PA to prevent terrorism, the Palestinian Prime Minister tells a Kuwaiti newspaper that the PA can’t do anything to stop rockets, terrorisim, or Hamas. … Continue reading

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Hamas snipers miss a Minister

Palestinian snipers fired on farmers and, well, anyone else within sight of their scopes. Gee. Wonder where they got the high-powered sniper rifles and scopes? In any case, they almost hit an Israeli minister. And they’re claiming to be al … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, in more truce news

Let’s take a look at how the “truce” is going, shall we? Mortars: Check. Two residents of the western Negev neighborhood of Netiv Ha’asara were lightly wounded Tuesday morning by mortar fire from the Gaza Strip. The two were taken … Continue reading

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Hamas drops the pretense of peace, again

Hamas is slowly but surely dropping the last of the mask of pretending that they want peace with Israel. Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Friday called on the leaders of Arab nations to drop their proposal for a comprehensive peace deal … Continue reading

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Terrorists just miss murdering babies

The worst-case scenario—the deaths of dozens of children—just missed becoming a reality today. Three Qassam rockets were launched from northern Gaza towards Israel on Friday by noon, with one of the rockets narrowly missing a nursery in Kibbutz Nir Am. … Continue reading

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Gaza war continues; MSM does not notice

So let’s see what the Palestinians sent out of Gaza yesterday. Mortars: Palestinians fired five mortar shells from the Gaza Strip into the Eshkol area in the western Negev on Tuesday. The shells fell in agricultural areas in one of … Continue reading

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RoboSoldier is near

The IDF will be deploying robotic machine guns to guard the Gaza border. My forecast: Expect a lot more reports about 65-year-old men killed while tending their farms, no matter how many terrorists get killed. First report: A new system … Continue reading

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Terrorists terrorize Purim festival in southern Israel

The terrorists achieved their goal on Friday, sending 600 people running for cover as the Color Red alert sounded. Palestinian terror groups launched three Qassam rockets from northern Gaza towards Israel on Friday afternoon, as residents of southern Israel celebrated … Continue reading

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The new AP boilerplate: More anti-Israel bias

Have you seen the new AP boilerplate lately? It’s in a ton of articles about Gaza or Hamas. It goes like this: Israel has been battling Hamas since the Islamic group violently seized control of Gaza last June. In addition … Continue reading

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Katyusha hits Ashdod?

Jameel of the Muqata alerted the JBlogosphere in an email that Palestinians have fired a katyusha rocket from Gaza even farther north than before: For the first time, an member of Knesset has publicly announced that a Ketyusha has fallen … 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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