Possibly because Hamas has become THE mascot (and righteous cause) of so many of our elite “betters” and “social-justice” warriors in (but also outside of) the “universities” and “government”…

(Just a guess, mind you…)
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BTW, the UN must have suffered a collective double-hernia issuing a statement like that….

Why would Hamas wait until now to release the bodies and tell the world of this atrocity?

I’m thinking the body decay over that length of time will make it harder to determine cause of death. There is also the more obvious fact that holding the bodies hostage for any length of time made them a bargaining chip whether alive or dead. And finally, smart move to hide your faces and carry weapons when making these claims. It shows the level of trust and care they likely showed the captives.

An elderly man noted that he did not get to church that often, and when he did the preacher always spoke about God. He was asked if that bothered him. He responded no, he was always glad to know that God was still important to the church.

• This blog reminds me of that story – value of communicating priorities on a regular basis – and I am glad that this blog has not “moved on” from writing about Israel.

• I’ll add that I consume a fair amount of news & commentary, and deliberately seek out certain sources for coverage & comments on specific topics – because they do that well.

• This is a favorite source for news & commentary about Israel – and again, glad that this blog has not “moved on” (even after some commentors have wondered in the recent past ‘why so much’).

Amen.

I just watched a couple of videos that show Hamas parading the caskets of those killed around, like they did with the live hostages. And AGAIN average Gazans showed up, with their own children, as if this is just a fun day out. Whipping out their cell phones to capture videos of the “event.” (Oh, if Gaza is such an “open air prison” just where do they get the cell phones from?)

Theirs is a sick, very sick, culture. Not one ounce of sympathy for those murdered by Hamas – not even for children.

So, I also have not one ounce of caring for Gazans.

Yes, i watched that interview the other day. He’s a person I don’t totally trust, and he’s basically saying he was right and they were wrong. They say he’s lying. So, who do you trust? He and Netanyahu have fought bitterly, and Netanyahu ousted him. He has plenty of motive to take revenge on Netanyahu.

https://youtu.be/aPEPztvsJGQ

We all know about the pagers, about 4,000 of them. Israel had 15,000 more powerful explosives in walkie talkies. Many at the top of the IDF wanted to start with Hezbollah (Hezbollah had launched missiles on the 8th, so there was a provocation). Had Israel launched operations against Hezbollah, those walkie-talkies would likely have been distributed (they were in storage) to Hezbollah fighters – they wear them on their vests – and exploded as the pagers were.

Oh, and at that moment in time they also knew exactly where Nesrallah and much of the Hezbollah high command were. The war could have gone very differently. The politicians, not just Netanyahu, said no.

If he did that, it would be the end of his presidency.