…it bears repeating: Many people ask why there are so few Israeli casualties in comparison with the Palestinian death toll. It’s because Israel’s first priority is the safety of its citizens, which is why there are shelters and warning systems … Continue reading →
Just in case you thought the AP had turned over a new leaf, here’s its current take on the Israel/Palestine conflict. It’s titled, “Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign.” True to form, the AP takes its time in divulging … Continue reading →
Hamas attacks. Israel has a right to defend itself. Israel will be criticized for doing so. The number of Palestinian casualties is emphasized by the press, and Palesinian reports of how many civilians have been hurt are accepted uncritically. So, … Continue reading →
I haven’t written at length about Annapolis, and I probably won’t do so now; I’ll leave that to others. There is hardly an issue more controversial, more heated, and more designed to get the metaphorical blood flowing in the comments … Continue reading →
Israeli Government Press Office director Daniel Seaman has issued a statement declaring the al Durah incident to have been staged, the first such official Israeli government pronouncement. In the al Durah incident and its aftermath, so far only Charles Enderlin … Continue reading →
..and they don’t grind all that fine, either. But grind they do. Regular readers of this blog may remember that about a year ago I had the exciting opportunity of traveling to Paris to cover one of the France2 defamation … Continue reading →
Do I detect a new tone in the rhetoric of Mahmoud Abbas, or is it just wishful thinking on my part? He’s reported to have issued some stinging criticism of his former “partners” in the ill-fated “unity” government of Palestine, … Continue reading →
Recent developments in Gaza indicate what happens when broken-down, hate-filled, dysfunctional states gain autonomy. So what are the choices for the West in dealing with such societies? Either (a) install a (hopefully) relatively benevolent dictator of your choice, who is … Continue reading →
Today’s NY Times article about the Hamas takeover of Gaza misses an awful lot. The situation: in a brutal power play, the Islamic terrorists of Hamas violently take over total control of Gaza—one of the most torn and dysfunctional welfare … Continue reading →
Reflecting on the current carnage between Hamas and Fatah in Gaza, and on the ongoing violence in the Tripoli Palestinian refugee camps, Ralph Peters has written an article in today’s NY Post claiming that the Palestinians have been victimized for … Continue reading →
Jimmy Carter, peacemaker extraordinaire, has called the wall Israel has built an “imprisonment wall.” A strange notion of imprisonment, indeed. How can a wall designed to keep murderers out of a single small country (Israel), and yet allowing them freedom … Continue reading →
What went wrong at Camp David? Read Pejman Yousefzadeh’s review of Dennis Ross’s exhaustive book The Missing Peace, a description of what led to the failure of the 2000 negotiations. It’s difficult to believe that it was only six short … Continue reading →