Is Iran’s attack on Israel beginning?
An attack from Iran has been anticipated by Israel and threatened by Iran: is this the start? And what will be Israel’s retaliation? And what after that, and after that?
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Does Hamas have a strategy?
Commenter “Art Deco” observes: I don’t think Hamas ever had what you’d call a ‘strategy’, unless there were co-ordinate campaigns planned which Iran and Hezbollah never implemented. It’s what Martin Peretz described 40 years ago in a review of a … Continue reading →
The killing of Dexter Reed: the police as Israel
In Chicago, a black man named Dexter Reed was killed by police after he shot one of them during a traffic stop. The media covered it in the usual manner: Three weeks ago, Dexter Reed out of Chicago shot by … Continue reading →
Why is Michigan such a big deal to Biden?
Commenter “MrsX” asks: What good will Michigan do Biden if many other swing states swing against him? Has the general sentiment in the US moved so decisively against Israel that Biden will gain more votes from supporting Hamas than he’ll … Continue reading →
One more thing about the hostages
I can’t find definitive word on this, but I thought I’d mention it anyway: I don’t believe that any hostage who was a member of the military at the time he or she was taken on October 7 has been … Continue reading →
Biden does what we knew he’d do and calls for Israel to “just call for a ceasefire”
Biden’s re-election is more important to Biden (and the Democrats) than anything else, to wit: A day after Hamas indicated that it may have murdered most of the remaining hostages abducted on October 7, President Joe Biden is telling Prime … Continue reading →
Are all the hostages dead?
It’s an unanswerable question. I ask it now because of this report: On Monday, however, Israel’s Channel 12 news reported that Hamas was trying to negotiate the release of fewer hostages on the grounds it had “no ability to release … Continue reading →
Jordan’s government and Hamas: not friends
Here are some recent developments in the Arab world [emphasis mine]: The intensive protests in Jordan against the war in Gaza are a source of concern for the Gulf states, which regard them as an attempt by Hamas, the Muslim … Continue reading →
Warning: Israeli products!
I was in the supermarket a couple of days ago and noticed a display of Passover goods: matzoh, gefilte fish, macaroons, the usual. And it struck me for the very first time in my life that somebody might deface it … Continue reading →
Some details of the World Community Kitchen killings in Gaza
We have more perspective now on what happened to cause the Israelis to bomb the World Community Kitchen convoy. An excerpt: Things begin to go pear-shaped at Implementation Point 2. That point marks what is essentially the line of contact … Continue reading →
Biden and his foreign policy aides: weak, accusative, inconsistent, cowardly, corrupt
When the US is led by corrupt weaklings, its enemies rejoice and see tremendous opporunity. That’s what’s been going on during the Biden administration. And now, Iran thinks it had better hurry up and attack, because it’s possible that the … Continue reading →
The World Central Kitchen deaths in Gaza: the standard set for Israel
This was tragic news: Seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli military was responsible for the unintended “tragic” strike and vowed to investigate. … … Continue reading →