By now everyone has had his say about the Israel airstrike in Rafah that killed two senior Hamas commanders, and the subsequent tent fire that caused the deaths of 45 Gazan civilians. Most of the coverage has been devoted to berating not Hamas for storing weapons in civilian areas where they could — and did […]
Biden’s Deal Gives Hamas Everything It Wanted
Hamas retakes Gaza and we spend billions rebuilding it so it can attack all over again. On Oct 7, Hamas had a Plan A and a Plan B. Plan A was to destroy Israel and kill all the Jews. Plan B was to pull back, stage ambushes and cry genocide while making up fake casualties […]
What Caused the Latest Civilian Deaths in Rafah?
On May 26, after an explosion of a fuel tank that set fire to tents in Rafah, 45 civilians died. The Israeli government has called these deaths a “tragedy” and vowed to investigate the series of events leading to the fire. Most of the world, however, their minds already made up, have denounced the IDF […]
IDF Not Responsible For Tent Fire in Rafah
The IDF conducted an airstrike in Rafah on May 26, on a car traveling outside the “humanitarian zone” where the IDF has guaranteed the safety of civilians. The target was two senior Hamas commanders, Yassin Rabia and Khaled Nagar. Shortly after the car was hit, a fire broke out in a tent a kilometer-and-a-half away, […]
Israel, The International Court of Justice, and The International Criminal Court
There is some confusion over what, exactly, the recent decisions of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court mean for Israel. Neville Teller clarifies the situation here: “The ICJ’s ruling on Rafah helps Hamas carry out more terror – opinion,” by Neville Teller, Jerusalem Post, May 28, 2024: Last Friday afternoon [May […]
Israelis Forced to Bail Out Biden’s Failed Gaza Aid Pier
3 US Soldiers injured. 1 seriously. Biden wasted over $300 million and two months, put the lives of American soldiers to set up a pier that was supposed to provide a permanent port to move materials in and out of Gaza. I argued at the time that it was meant to be a ‘Trojan Pier” that would […]
Italy pledges millions to UNRWA and Gaza initiative
The prime minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, has turned out to be a big disappointment. After a meeting between Meloni and Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa, Italy pledged millions to UNRWA and a Gaza initiative. On one hand, Meloni advocates controlling unvetted open-door immigration policy, ostensibly for security reasons. But on the other hand, she […]
‘Innocent Civilians’ and the War of the Words In Gaza
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs recently published an article by an Israeli political psychologist, Dr. Irwin Mansdorf. That article, “‘Both Sides’ and “Innocent Civilians’: The Psychological Effect of Language in the Gaza War,” can be found here. Daled Amos (the pen name of Bennett Ruda) asked Dr. Mansdorf about his article, and his response, […]
Video reveals Hamas indiscriminately shooting civilians in Gaza, brutalizing residents and stealing property
Hamas has stolen $500 million from Gaza aid since October 7, so it’s no surprise that starvation threatens Gaza, but it isn’t Israel’s doing. Yet Israel is blamed. Add in Hamas’ brutality toward its own Palestinian brothers who elected them, and the revelation that it is “shooting civilians in the Gaza Strip.” What more evidence […]
The Media Ignores Hamas’ Holding of Hostages and Hizballah’s Attacks on Israel
There is much about the war against Israel to which the mainstream media pays scant attention. That journalistic failure is discussed here: “What mainstream media isn’t reporting during the Israel-Hamas war – opinion,” by Andrea Samuels, Jerusalem Post, May 24, 2024: In general, from watching MSM [mainstream media], we have the impression that the IDF […]