I am so weary of starting posts by asking, “Is anyone at all surprised at this?” But – is anyone at all surprised by this?: An Israeli official says that Jerusalem has received Hamas’s response to the hostage release and … Continue reading →
Fancy that. Is anyone at all surprised? Even a smidgen? I doubt it. See this: Eight people with suspected ties to the Islamic State have been detained in the U.S., according to several media reports. The arrests took place in … Continue reading →
Astounding stuff. There is that first moment of shock when the hostages are trying to process who these troops are, friend or foe. And then of course all the live fire. Movies try to capture this sort of thing, but … Continue reading →
The term “lethal journalism” was coined by Richard Landes, who also came up with the moniker “Pallywood”: Rigorous fact checking, the attempt to move as close to objective journalism as possible, and non-compliance with trite framing (Israeli Goliath versus the … Continue reading →
Here are some of the details: The mission was conducted in broad daylight and in an area where Israeli forces had not previously operated. The operation to rescue Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi … Continue reading →
Three are elderly men and one middle-aged. The announcement is somewhat mysterious: The Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday that it had confirmed the deaths of four Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity, following the gathering of new intelligence findings. IDF … Continue reading →
A very depressing and yet insightful podcast from Caroline Glick: And from her sister Bonnie Glick, we have this article. Here’s an excerpt that reminds us that something similar had come through a different source a few weeks earlier: Out … Continue reading →
Many years ago, when I was in my twenties, I had a friend who lived in a far-away city. We kept in touch by phone and letter (how quaint). It was many years before ordinary people had cellphones, so we … Continue reading →
I’ve heard it said right from the start of the war that Israel must do this. Well, now it has: The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it had established “operational control” over the entire so-called Philadelphi Route along the … Continue reading →
It’s no mystery why they lie: lies work, especially with the full weight of the MSM behind them. In fact, the Palestinian cause is mostly lies, but on the strength of those lies they gain more and more supporters. The … Continue reading →
In a post from last Friday, I wrote on the attitude of many people about the Palestine/Israel conflict and the prospects for peace. The people I’m describing are not the rabid, vicious demonstrators who chant “from the river to the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I wrote this post on international law back in 2006. I think it’s time for a re-post (slightly edited). And please note the 2006 event that sparked the post. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.] The International … Continue reading →