I think many many people these days do not understand what war is. The terrible nature of war itself has combined with modern “smart” weapons and humanitarian impulses to dampen the resolve of many people in Western nations, even against … Continue reading →
Commenter “MrsX” asks: What good will Michigan do Biden if many other swing states swing against him? Has the general sentiment in the US moved so decisively against Israel that Biden will gain more votes from supporting Hamas than he’ll … Continue reading →
I can’t find definitive word on this, but I thought I’d mention it anyway: I don’t believe that any hostage who was a member of the military at the time he or she was taken on October 7 has been … Continue reading →
Biden’s re-election is more important to Biden (and the Democrats) than anything else, to wit: A day after Hamas indicated that it may have murdered most of the remaining hostages abducted on October 7, President Joe Biden is telling Prime … Continue reading →
Here are some recent developments in the Arab world [emphasis mine]: The intensive protests in Jordan against the war in Gaza are a source of concern for the Gulf states, which regard them as an attempt by Hamas, the Muslim … Continue reading →
We have more perspective now on what happened to cause the Israelis to bomb the World Community Kitchen convoy. An excerpt: Things begin to go pear-shaped at Implementation Point 2. That point marks what is essentially the line of contact … Continue reading →
Sometimes they are just spot on. Injecting humor into the often-horrible news we read every day requires a good ear, a delicate touch, a sense of the absurd, and a strong stomach. The folks at the Bee seem to have … Continue reading →
When the US is led by corrupt weaklings, its enemies rejoice and see tremendous opporunity. That’s what’s been going on during the Biden administration. And now, Iran thinks it had better hurry up and attack, because it’s possible that the … Continue reading →
This was tragic news: Seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli military was responsible for the unintended “tragic” strike and vowed to investigate. … … Continue reading →
The 2-week long battle of al Shifa hospital is ended – for now. It really has been a successful operation: During the IDF’s operation against terrorist operatives hiding in Gaza’s Shifa Medical Hospital: ?? 6,000 civilians were safely evacuated?? 200 … Continue reading →
Julie Strauss Levin writes in Tablet magazine: For some American Jews, the months since Oct. 7 have felt like a horror movie, as they watch, with increasing alarm, as our president—for whom many voted, and in whom many placed inviolable … Continue reading →
We still know next to nothing about the current state of the remaining Israeli hostages Hamas and other Gazans took on October 7. That’s about five and a half months ago. It’s pretty much a certainty that many are dead, … Continue reading →