The headline of this Reuters piece (thanks to Sr. Soph) is “Pictures change as Gazans wipe memories of Israel,” but the story itself reveals that the Palestinian Arabs are not so much wiping out memories of Israel, but are celebrating the memories of jihadist “martyrs” who they think are responsible for their victory: NEVE DEKALIM, […]
Gaza’s Open Border Raises Al Qaeda Fears
Critics of the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza have long warned that the vacuum left behind would be filled by Hizballah, Al-Qaeda, and other foreign jihadist groups. Now, as Gaza descends into anarchy, these concerns have risen again to the fore, per FoxNews: Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Thursday said they fear Al Qaeda terrorists […]
Hamas leaders pray in Gaza synagogue
This gesture is reminiscent of Mehmet the Conquerer ordering the shehada, the Islamic confession of faith, to be proclaimed in the great Hagia Sophia cathedral in Constantinople after the Muslim conquest of 1453. Note also the avowals that jihad — violent jihad — has brought them victory. “Hamas leader prays in Gaza synagogue,” from YnetNews, […]
Hamas album of victory songs about Israeli pullout sells like hot cakes in Gaza
“Our people achieved victory by Jihad” and other top hits. It’s sing along with Hamas in Gaza. From AFP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip: They may be Islamic radicals but even Hamas values a catchy pop tune, cranking out 10 new victory songs about Israel’s historic pullout from the Gaza […]
Gazans loot prize greenhouses
These are the greenhouses that Mort Zuckerman and his friends paid $14 million to ensure that they would go to the Palestinians. “PA police, gunmen fire in the air in dispute at Netzarim,” from the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Kemaste: Palestinian police on Tuesday blocked off abandoned settlements and chased after scavengers in a […]
The terrorists win
What has the appeasement in Gaza accomplished besides emboldening the terrorists? Even the officials of the Palestinian Authority are attending the jihadists’ event after spurning the Israeli ceremony. “Gaza-Based Terrorists to Declare Their Victory in Public Ceremony,” from Israel National News, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: (IsraelNN.com) Leaders and members of Gaza- based terror […]
Court Moves to Save Gaza Synagogues
From the LA Times: JERUSALEM “” Hoping to prevent the Israeli government from demolishing synagogues in recently abandoned settlements of the Gaza Strip, the nation’s Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to ask Palestinian officials to safeguard the buildings. The court is weighing an appeal that argues that Israel would violate Jewish […]
Arafat Cousin Who Formerly Led Security Forces in Gaza Shot Dead
From the Washington Post, or as Hugh Fitzgerald calls it, the Bandar Beacon: JERUSALEM — The former head of general security in Gaza, Moussa Arafat, was killed early Wednesday when gunmen stormed his Gaza City home and shot him, Palestinian officials and witnesses said. The incident threatened to aggravate tensions among Palestinian factions now struggling […]
Abbas: Great Palestinian Jihad for the “homeland” has begun
It is doubtful that this jihad will be a spiritual struggle. From Israel Insider, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: The Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza must be a part of the “great Jihad” for building a Palestinian state, adding that Palestinians will never accept a state […]
Glick: “The deportation of the Jews from the Gaza Strip…[has] put paid to two of the foundational myths of…the Israeli and international Left”
A must-read column from Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post (thanks to Ruth King): “Column One: The end of mythology”: The deportation of the Jews from the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria over the past week and a half and surrounding events have put paid to two of the foundational myths of the narrative that […]