Category Archives: Gaza

Gaza briefs

The Palestinian-Egyptian relationships are souring. Angry Palestinian demonstrators stormed the Egyptian embassy in Gaza City on Monday, demanding that Egypt release five Palestinians held in Cairo jails. Palestinian security forces fired shots above the heads of a crowd of protesters … Continue reading

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Open the gates of hell watch

We haven’t had a threat to open the gates of hell in quite some time, so I thought I’d give you the latest one. Anticipating Israeli military action, Hamas gunmen took up positions overnight near Gaza’s border with Israel, covering … Continue reading

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The faux truce

Mahmoud Abbas says there’s no reason for Israel to go into Gaza. The “truce,” he says, is holding. Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that calm had returned to Gaza and he appealed for Israel to refrain from embarking … Continue reading

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Gazastan

It is time to name Gaza what it really is: Another lost strip of land filled with terrorists and criminals that are running the show, paying lip service to actually being governed—in part, because those “governing” Gaza are also, for … Continue reading

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The AP bias strikes again

Rockets into Israel from Gaza? No big deal. On a daily basis? So what. Israel sends a Hellfire up the asses of three terrorists trying to send rockets into Israel from Gaza? Oh. My. God. Stop the presses, it’s a … Continue reading

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Palestinian civil war watch: Yeah, we’ve got that

Yes, the “militants” of Hamas and Fatah are still murdering each other without regard to anyone getting caught in the crossfire. Apr 6, 2007 — GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas and Fatah militants clashed in the Gaza Strip on Friday and … Continue reading

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Connect the dots

What do you do if you happen to find yourself knee-deep in sewage in your backyard? I guess you would get to a dry place first and then figure out a way to get rid of the flood and make … Continue reading

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Palestinian Civil War Watch: Time to call it what it is?

Hamas has upped the ante, possibly farther than they realize. It may be time to make the Palestinian Civil War into an initial-cap phrase and a proper noun, because I think it’s finally hit the point of no return. Hamas … Continue reading

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22 dead, 245 wounded in Gaza in 48 hours

Twenty-two dead, including four children, in Gaza in the last two days. And the world condemnations are nowhere to be seen. Because it isn’t Israelis doing the killing. Oh, and children were murdered. But since Israel didn’t kill them, they … Continue reading

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The media spin on the war in Gaza

Things are heating up in Gaza. And the media spin is getting more noticeable. The AP simply downplays the killing: Hamas, Fatah Exchange Fire in Gaza Gunmen exchanged fire near Gaza City’s Islamic University on Saturday, killing two men on … Continue reading

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The Israeli press reports what the world press will not

Ha’aretz has an analysis of the current “violence” between the palestinian factions, and calls it what it is: Civil war. “Civil war” is an apt description for what is now taking place in the Gaza Strip. For a number of … Continue reading

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When Al Jazeera meets B’Tselem

The folks in B’Tselem are very nice, I am sure. Their souls bleed for every person hurt in this world, only on one condition – that the person not be Jewish. You see, Jooz are out of scope of this … Continue reading

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The cease-fire sham continues

After the two boys in Sderot were wounded by the Qassam yesterday, IDF gets the green light “to resume pinpoint operations targeting Qassam rocket launching cells“. The condition attached to this mandate is “to uphold the cease-fire in general“. Gives … Continue reading

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Compare and contrast: The AP spins for the pals

Let’s take a look at the Ynet and AP versions of the same incident: AP: Assailants fired on the car of a senior Palestinian security official Saturday, wounding him, a bodyguard and a girl in intensifying factional fighting in the … Continue reading

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A closer look at these “crude, homemade” rockets

The AP article actually calls kassams “crude projectiles” in this story, even after identifying the wounds as such: The rocket blew through the living room and exploded in a bedroom where three children were sleeping, relatives said. Two-year-old Samir al-Masri’s … Continue reading

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