Category Archives: Terrorism

What’s so funny about peace, love and terror

In Hezbollah’s media relations, Michael Totten writes: And I’ll add that is there is nothing “special” or difficult about getting a quote from Hezbollah. I’ve done it. All I had to do was call their press office and take a … Continue reading

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Hamas admits they are Iran’s proxy army

Hamas isn’t even bothering to hide anymore the fact that Iran is pulling their strings. A senior commander interviewed by The Sunday Times said 300 of the group’s “best brains” had been secretly sent to Tehran. Half are still being … Continue reading

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What we don’t know and what it suggests

Thursday night a terrorist entered the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem and killed 8 young men who were students there. According to Ha’aretz: The Shin Bet security service said the gunman was not known to them. Major General Ilan Franco, … Continue reading

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The Mercaz Harav terrorist attack: Long-planned

To answer Israel Matzav’s (and others’) questions: A friend forwarded me a translation of an article from Israel’s Ma’ariv newspaper. The article states that the terrorist spent many hours planning his attack. From the translation: The preliminary investigation’s findings show … Continue reading

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Reponses to and questions about the Merkaz Harav terror attack

Fresno Zionism noticed an interesting item in the news. One Arab country took action against boasting about the massacre at Merkaz Harav, Jordan. The relatives [of Ala Abu Dhaim, the murderer], who live near Amman, tried Friday to erect a … Continue reading

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Hamas refuses truce; Meryl not surprised

Gee, that was quick. Yesterday, me: And oh, yeah. Hamas has never stuck with a cease fire. Not ever. Later that day, the Jerusalem Post: Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Thursday rejected Egypt’s call for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire … Continue reading

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Naming the victims: A media double standard

How many of you know that several children were killed during the IDF operation in Gaza last week? Everyone? But of course. The victims are paraded in front of the cameras, their names, ages, and quotes from families pushed at … Continue reading

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Hamas rejectionism

Here are the conditions for a Hamas cease-fire, the one that the Egyptians are trying to broker, and the one that supposedly is stopping Ehud Olmert from sending the IDF back into Gaza: “Hamas’ conditions are clear: We will halt … Continue reading

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Four of the victims of the Yeshiva massacre

Four of the young men killed at Mercav Harav have been named: The murdered were identified as Yohai Lifshitz, 18, of Jerusalem; Yehonatan Yitzhak Alder, 16, of Shilo; Yonadav Haim Hirshfeld, 19, of Kochav Hashahar; and Neria Cohen, 15, of … Continue reading

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Tehillim (Psalms) 79

Translations of Psalm 79 from here. 3 They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them. From the Jerusalem Post. Yerach Toker, a paramedic for United Hatzola of Israel, said he saw several dead … Continue reading

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Fatah terrorists murder rabbinic students in Jerusalem

Murderers from Fatah’s terrorist “wing,” the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, killed 8 rabbinical students. Update 6:10 p.m.: It’s not clear who was responsible for the attack yet. Two terrorists infiltrated a rabbinical seminary at the entrance of Jerusalem and opened fire … Continue reading

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The cost of rockets, crude and otherwise

This is a side of the rockets that you will not see in the mainstream media. It’s an article about the high cost of the rocket damage to Sderot, Ashkelon, and other sites the rockets have landed. More than 700 … Continue reading

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When is a civilian not a civilian?

The United States will ask Egypt to crack down on the smuggling of weapons into Gaza in order to improve the quality of life for Israeli civilians in southern Israel. Well not really. (Isn’t it remarkable how important Palestinian civilians … Continue reading

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Wishing evil away

In a recent column David Ignatius argues that the war on terror is good for – causing more terrorism. Basing himself on a book “Leaderless Jihad” by Mark Sageman, a former CIA agent with experience fighting terror, he writes in … Continue reading

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Reticence for Israel, enthusiasm for Colombia

In “The Gaza Dilemma” the editors of the Washington Post fear for the Middle East peace process, because of the continued control of Gaza by the terrorist organization, Hamas. Israel and its peace process partners have three options for Gaza, … Continue reading

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