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’s Biden’s brag: Asked in an interview with ABC News whether he thinks Netanyahu is listening to him, Biden responded, “I think he’s listening to me.” “They were going to go into Rafah full bore — invade all of Rafah, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: The following is a slightly-edited version of a previous D-Day post.] Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings in WWII that led to Western Europe’s liberation. I wonder how many people under forty, either here or … 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 →
This is an excellent talk by Caroline Glick. I’ve cued up sections that I find of particular interest. If you’re impatient like me, click on “settings” and speed the video up for listening. First is a very short section I … 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 →
[NOTE: Both are more threatened in this country now than ever before in my lifetime, due to a frontal assault from the left which controls the media and educational system as well as the federal government. The following is a … 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 →