Here’s a much more detailed description of the Israeli hostage rescue. I’m sure important facts have been left out for security reasons, but enough have been revealed to give a fuller picture than the one we got earlier. That fuller … Continue reading →
And what’s more, Israel must agree to a permanent ceasefire anyway. It’s so hard to keep track of those elusive hostages: In an interview with CNN released on Friday, Hamas spokesperson and political bureau member Osama Hamdan said that he … Continue reading →
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 →
It’s been clear for quite some time that the Biden administration is trying to stab Israel in the back. Yesterday this happened at the UN: The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution aimed at reaching a … 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’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 →