Israel Diaries

Independent investigative journalism

Ceasefire? A Slippery Thing when Dealing with Hamas

Browsing Twitter and Facebook shows that most of the world thought Israel was not playing fair during the most recent operation, named Guardian of the Walls, and they pressed for a ceasefire. We have the Iron Dome and bomb shelters and the Gazans only get a knock on the roof or a phone call telling […]

Hamas Tunnels: The “Metro” Infrastructure in all its Glory

The Israeli news site, N12 provided new information attained on the Hamas tunnels within built-up civilian areas, nick-named the “Metro”. This is where donor dollars are going instead of for food, medications, hospitals, education, bomb shelters for the population, and other purposes generally considered essential by sane societies. The tunnel system is one of the […]

Feeling Sorry for Gazan Civilians?

I want to feel sorry for the civilians in Gaza killed either by our missiles (the very few that take innocent civilians along with targetted Hamas leaders or fighters) or by their own missiles that fall short and kill their own. I want to. But right now I find it hard to feel sorry for […]