The source of the story is the Tanzanian government: Eynat Shlein, deputy director general of MASHAV, Israel’s international development cooperation agency, confirmed the death of 22-year-old Clemence Felix Mtenga, one of two of [Tanzania’s] citizens abducted by the terrorists during … Continue reading →
Recently a Gaza poll got a lot of attention. Its results were as follows: This is the first poll I’ve seen of Palestinians (Gaza & WB) since 10/7. 75% support the 10/7 massacre. 76% have a positive view of Hamas. … Continue reading →
What a strong constitution this guy must have. And what a loving father he is:
Continue reading →For many many years the 2-state solution was the mantra of diplomats, the US, the West, and even the Palestinians – when the latter were speaking in English to a Western audience, that is. “From the river to the sea” … Continue reading →
The police don’t seem to be able or perhaps willing to control these violent and organized mobs. Very chilling. As Douglas Murray has said in many recent interviews, if the authorities won’t control this, regular people may take it on … Continue reading →
There have been a lot of comparisons between Hamas and the Nazis in terms of their violent hatred and genocidal intents. I think such comparisons are valid although of course hardly exact; many details are different although the Jewish target … Continue reading →
In a discussion about an article concerning the hostages held by Hamas, I saw a comment by someone who wondered how Israel or the US knows what it knows about the hostages. I’ve certainly wondered that myself. There are different … Continue reading →
This is unconscionable behavior: On October 7, Hamas terrorists were not the only ones who documented the war crimes they had committed during their deadly rampage across southern Israel. Some of their atrocities were captured by Gaza-based photojournalists working for … Continue reading →
(1) In researching the Constantinople/Istanbul song in this post, I came across this piece of information about the city’s fall to the Ottomans: The Walls of Constantinople, especially the Theodosian Walls, were some of the most advanced defensive systems in … Continue reading →
Remember Daniel Pearl? Why do I start this post with him? He was the first terrorist victim – at least the first I can remember – whose death contained that special element of horrific sadism and psychopathic brutality crossed with … Continue reading →
It may seem puzzling. Instead of increasing sympathy for the Israelis among Palestinian supporters in the West, the October 7 massacre seems to have done the opposite: increased the hatred, and not just for Israelis but for Jews. There are … Continue reading →
As with Ukraine, there are so many reports and so much speculation about what’s going on with Israeli plans for Gaza that it’s really hard to know who if anyone to trust. There’s this report that they are waiting for … Continue reading →