One of Israel’s newly-declared war goals, along with the return of all the hostages and the dismantling of Hamas as a fighting force in Gaza, is the creation of calm on the northern border with Lebanon so that 60,000 Israelis, who were forced to leave their homes because of the daily barrages of rockets and […]
Sinwar’s Playbook, and Netanyahu’s Firm Response
Israeli academic Gadi Taub notes that the anti-Netanyahu protesters, demanding that he “bring them [the hostages] home” now by agreeing to whatever terms Hamas has proposed, are playing into Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s hands. By holding onto the hostages, and now by threats of executing still more of them — the way he did with […]
Somebody Told Biden That Pressuring Israel Just Aids Hamas
“Biden and his top advisers were shocked after Hamas killed six hostages” This is coming from Barak Ravid at Axios who has spent the entire war pushing White House talking points so I have little confidence that there is any turnaround at the Biden-Harris administration even after the Hamas murder of six hostages. Nor do I have […]
Betrayal
The entire policy of Israel’s elite after October 7 boils down to twisting the government’s arm and preventing victory over Hamas. Before October 7, it threatened to destroy the country from within. And what about October 7 itself? According to Hegel’s dialectics, at a certain stage of development “quantity inevitably turns into quality.” This is […]
Netanyahu: ‘We’re asked to make concessions. What message does this send Hamas? It says, kill more hostages.’
Must Watch Video Remarks from @IsraeliPM @netanyahu: “I was asked whether I am not doing enough to the release of hostages. Well, I want to set the record straight. On April 27th, Secretary of State Blinken said that, ‘Israel made an extraordinary, generous offer for a hostage… pic.twitter.com/yT1rHKbOCJ — David Milstein (@davidamilstein) September 2, 2024 […]
Biden Responds to Hamas Murder of American by Blaming Israel
Despicable. Biden came back after weeks from the beach and responded to the murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American, by blaming Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. “Mr. President, do you think it’s time for Prime Minister Netanyahu to do more on this issue? Do you think he is doing enough?” a reporter provided Biden with a […]
Israel destroys Hizballah missile launchers set to fire on Tel Aviv, Netanyahu says it’s ‘not the end’
More “surprising blows” will be needed in order to quell Iran’s genocidal ambitions, expressed at this point through its proxies. “Netanyahu vows more ‘surprising blows’ after Israel thwarted ‘thousands’ of Hezbollah rockets: ‘Not the end,’” by Danielle Wallace, Fox News, August 25, 2024: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed more “surprising blows” against […]
Netanyahu refuses to meet British FM after Labour government embraces ICC arrest warrant
Leftist governments show themselves to be not just anti-Israel, but against Judeo-Christian culture and civilization. The further to the left, the more virulently antagonistic they will be toward Israel and Western traditions. The new UK Labour government is living up to expectations of the far left. “ ‘Furious’ – Netanyahu refusing to meet British FM […]
Israel considers preemptive strike on Iran as threats and tensions escalate
Israel and Iran are in a high noon situation. Iran has given ample warning of an impending attack for “punishment” of Israel and revenge for the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which happened on its own soil, compounding Iran’s humiliation. Vladimir Putin, with whom Iran has become close to since Russia’s war with Ukraine, […]
Biden tells Netanyahu to reach ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas within two weeks, or else
Biden appears determined to enable Hamas to survive. “Biden warns Netanyahu against escalation as risk of regional war grows,” by Barak Ravid, Axios, August 2, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): President Biden privately demanded in a “tough” call Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stop escalating tensions in the region and move […]