It’s a strange combination. Aside from the US, we have Austria and Lithuania, two countries extremely cognizant of the Holocaust; Czechia; two Latin American countries, Guatemala and Paraguay; Liberia; and three Micronesian republics. That’s it. Twenty-three other countries abstained, but … Continue reading →
Naama Levy was the young woman last seen in a video, being dragged away by terrorists and with the crotch area of her pants bloodied. Here is some slightly encouraging news, courtesy of the freed hostages: In addition to all … Continue reading →
Women and men were assaulted: In a report detailing allegations of severe and widespread sexual abuse by Hamas terrorists during their October 7 onslaught and later against hostages, a doctor who treated some of the 110 hostages released from captivity … Continue reading →
A nightmare is different than an anxiety dream, although the latter is bad enough. But whereas an anxiety dream makes a person feel uneasy, a nightmare transports the dreamer into a world of pure evil in which the sleeper feels … Continue reading →
Remember what Osama bin Laden said: “When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse.” That is especially true in the Middle East. The Biden administration has been perceived as a … Continue reading →
I can only guess at an answer to that question, but I think it’s not just as simple as “Hamas broke the agreement and Israel got fed up.” Those things are true, but I’ve noticed a few more that might … Continue reading →
I wrote a post about the topic yesterday. That post described a situation that was bad enough and shocking enough in terms of the Israeli failure to heed detailed and fact-based warnings of the imminence of a large-scale Hamas attack, … Continue reading →
We already know that one reason for Israel’s intelligence failure on October 7th was its over-reliance on technological intelligence and its abandonment of old-fashioned human intelligence. Another reason was that for at least two years, Hamas successfully pretended to be … Continue reading →
Whether or not you think the hostage deals are a good thing for Israel’s goal of defeating Hamas, I don’t think anyone here doesn’t take joy in the family reunions and in particular the release of the children. I’ve watched … Continue reading →
I hope this is true, and I hope it means that at least a few Gazans are, as Golda Meir used to say, beginning to love their children more than they hate Israelis: A senior 504 [Israeli intelligence Unit] official … Continue reading →
Here’s the list; the pattern is quite obvious: From the Engel family: Karina Engel-Bart, 51 Mika Engel, 18 Yuval Engel, 10 (Father Ronen Engel remains hostage in Gaza) From the Calderon family: Sahar Calderon, 16 Erez Calderon, 12 (Father Ofer … Continue reading →
And then she apparently came home, wagging her tail behind her. I would say that the man is incredibly stupid, except that I know he’s not. He’s being incredibly careful with words – like most good leftists – trying desperately … Continue reading →