UNSC Resolution 2720: Been here, done that
Yesterday, Jewish Press published the full text of UNSC Resolution 2720 in which the Council called for: … increased humanitarian aid, humanitarian “pauses”, unconditional release of all hostages being held by Hamas, and Red Cross access to those hostages to determine their medical status and to provide them with medical care. The United States and […]
An innocent Gazan civilian who hates Hamas – Really!
While continuing to explore social media responses to this latest war on the part of leftist and pro-peace activist NGOs in Israel, I discovered an initiative out of Gaza. I am always looking for peace initiatives coming from the Palestinian side and not just Palestinian Arabs joining Jewish initiatives. I came across a Facebook page […]
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 […]
Moran T: 30 posts from an Israeli Zionist who loves Arabic and Arab music
A collection of posts on “X” by Moran T, who describes herself as a proud Israeli Zionist who loves the Arabic language and music and is proud of that too. Here she brings us posts from Arabs who are pro and anti Hamas and a a few non-Arabs. Some of these are her own posts […]
Amidst all the horrors, here are eight moments of grace
There may be nobody fiercer than Israelis in our loud and vicious opposition to each other when we disagree. And, thankfully, there is nobody fiercer than Israelis when we are targeted for destruction by our enemies. And amidst the horrors we began to see yesterday — 7 October — Shabbat, Simchat Torah — we had […]
This may seem like a little thing, but it is HUGE!
During the month of Ramadan and on Land Day, it has become customary in Israel to expect a sudden increase in terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens. There is typically particular attention to the Temple Mount as a source of the eruption of violence as if it was a volcano spewing forth its hot lava. And […]
Psychological Deterrence: An Arab Tells Us Why Israel is Failing
Particularly relevant today, with Israel’s new coalition government is a piece written two years ago by Abu Ali Express about why Israel is failing to maintain psychological deterrence against her Arab enemies. He is an Arab Hebrew-language blogger writing for an Israeli audience. Relevant to this discussion, the new coalition government under Naftali Bennett (the […]
Lerman, Not Up to the Challenge?
Without providing facts or examples, Lerman’s biting critique of Israel constitutes a lapse into meaningless and pretentious rhetoric. Sounds good, and can inspire rage, but what does it really mean? And why are such things being written as our compatriots over almost half the country are running for cover under a rain of missiles from […]
Hamas Now Begging For What Gaza Was Freely Offered in 2005
Until 2005, Israeli soldiers roamed the Gaza Strip trying to keep order among people who hated them. Naturally. I would also hate a foreign military keeping me from travelling freely from place to place within an area I considered my own. True, there were places of work for many of the Gazan people in the […]