Israel-Hamas War, Part V: An Israeli horror film and the hostages
Call it a dark sense of humour. Call it cynicism. Call it desperation. Whatever it is, Israel is pulling no stops in getting our hostages back home. Israeli authorities cannot release to the public the Hamas horror film (40-something minutes long) as it is reserved for journalists and world leaders who otherwise might “forget” that […]
lf this is true, what does it mean?
I bring you this article to show what I go through when I want to check something out before even trying to decide if it is worth sharing or not. When writing, I try not to just take someone’s word for something.. I sometimes neglect to do so and have been guilty of sharing a […]
This is how to fan the flames of domestic war when fighting Hamas
I saw the press conference on TV last night and I had my own reaction to the way it ended. After showing how the media reported on it, I will tell you what my thoughts were at the time it was first broadcast and my thoughts after having written this piece, an act that makes […]
Sahar Shehadeh: Will you hire this woman?
Naw. They’re not terrorists, Sahar says. She is very proud of Hamas and looks forward to more and more attacks such as the atrocities of October 7. Will her college let her continue studying after this video she uploaded? I suppose we all read that several companies have announced that they will not hire anyone […]
The last thing Or Levy told his mother before his abduction – ‘You don’t want to know’
On 7 October, shortly after having arrived at Kibbutz Re’im for the Nova Music Festival, Or Levy, 33, and his wife Eynav Elkayam Levy, 32, were greeted with incessant sirens and missiles. With no time to park, car doors left open, they rushed into the nearest mobile bomb shelter, one of many one can see […]
“BBC” interview with Yahya Sinwar will have you laughing
Israel’s Eretz Nehederet (Wonderful Land) satirical television programme produced this “BBC” interview with Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. Because it’s supposedly a BBC interview, it is in English. You must watch it. There have to be some moments of laughter even at this terrible time. Israel's most renowned satire show presents an exclusive interview between the […]
The cutest thing to come out of Gaza today
Amjad Taha, an expert in strategic political affairs, writer, and journalist, has an active “X” feed. He lives in the UK. Taha was interviewed by Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum on her LinkedIn page and she informs us that Taha is regional director of the British Middle East Center for Studies and Research and adviser […]
We care for their babies but where are ours?
Call me inhumane. Call me cruel. But I am sorry – this does not make me feel pride. It is one thing to open a humanitarian corrider even at the expense of having to hold off the fighting for 4 hours, letting Hamas do whatever they need to do to regroup during that time. It […]
On the bright side of Israel’s war against Hamas
Here are two pieces that should bring smiles to your faces. Israel Media Room (see addendum at the end of this article) shared these with us. This is a new service described on their Facebook page as “Israeli media professionals providing relevant, fact-checked news on the situation in Israel.” ONE: Reconnecting with Ancient Jewish Gaza […]
Planting a tree is like planting a flag
Yesterday afternoon (7 Nov), Elchanan Gruner, a journalist with HaKol HaYehudi, uploaded a video onto “X” in which we see an IDF soldier planting a tree in Gaza near the uprooted Israeli communities of Dugit and Elei Sinai. That, in itself, is a remarkable act which I applaud. It reminded me of the American astronauts […]