The veteran journalist Ira Stoll has many times in the past held up for critical inspection the New York Times’ coverage of Israel and the Middle East which, he demonstrates, “is becoming increasingly unmoored from reality.” More from his latest philippic can be found here: “New York Times ‘Ceasefire’ Coverage Laments That Israel Will Exist,” by […]
Egypt-Israel tensions rising as Egypt refuses to open Rafah border crossing to Palestinian refugees
Pressure is building between Israel and Egypt over Palestinian refugees as Israel prepares its offensive on Rafah, where Hamas is hiding out and using human shields: “A Rafah invasion might kill peace between Israel and Egypt,” by Shahira Amin, Atlantic Council, May 21, 2024: Relations between Egypt and Israel have soured in recent weeks as […]
Egypt Blocks Aid to Gaza, the Media Blames Israel
Israel took over the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt last week, in order to make sure that Hamas could not smuggle in weapons through that route, and also to ensure that Hamas would not hijack aid shipments just after they came into Gaza. The Egyptians, however, displeased at the IDF’s move, decided to retaliate […]
Arab and Muslim foreign ministers on world tour promoting Israel as war criminal
These Muslim leaders are steeped in deceit, knowing that they can be more effective in face-to-face meetings with infidel leaders. The Guardian report below ignores, however, the use of human shields by Hamas, and the fact that Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey not only ostensibly support Hamas’ barbarity against Israel, but have also refused […]
US Supports Israel on Use of Ambulances by Hamas
The other day, an Israeli airstrike hit a single ambulance in a convoy of ambulances waiting just outside the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Hamas immediately claimed, and the media reported as true, that Israel had hit not a single ambulance, but a “convoy” of them,and that the only people being transported by those ambulances […]
Egypt closes border to Palestinians from Gaza as Hamas calls on Gazans to be ‘human shields’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Israel and has pledged U.S. support as the Israeli military bombards Hamas-ruled Gaza with airstrikes, and is preparing for a possible ground invasion. Hamas jihadis have fired thousands of rockets into Israel, and continue to do so. Egypt has now committed to providing humanitarian aid, but it […]