Today’s Top Stories 1. We’re up to 140 rockets fired at Israel in two days. The Jerusalem Post reports 26 people being treated for shock when a Grad rocket struck a building in Netivot. According to the Times of Israel, the government’s laying the diplomatic groundwork for a possible escalation. 2. For the second consecutive […]
October 18, 2012 13:37 by Simon Plosker The Associated Press reports on a newly declassified IDF document allegedly calculating how many calories would be needed to avert a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip. Israeli authorities were accused of using such guidelines to use food as a pressure tactic against Hamas, a charge rejected by Israel, […]
“Flotilla” Ship Given a Free Ride October 21, 2012 17:08 by Simon Plosker The Finnish-registered Estelle, whose passengers and crew included activists and members of parliament from Greece, Sweden, the US, Canada, Norway and Israel, was intercepted by the IDF on Saturday and brought to Ashdod port after attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. In […]
Terrorists from Gaza fired seven rockets at Israel Tuesday night. The rockets came in three rounds – with one round landing in one town in the Eshkol Regional Council, a second round landing in another town, and the third round landing in an open area. No one was injured and no damaged was reported in […]
The U.S. State Department has departed from its policy of damning visits to Gaza and said the Qatari emir’s historic tour to Gaza and meeting with de facto Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh was a “humanitarian mission.” The emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, was the first foreign leader to visit Gaza since Hamas wrested control […]
by Daniel Pipes July 18, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online: The Corner Of Israel’s neighbors, Lebanon always stood out by virtue of its weak central government, but for the first twenty years, 1948-68, this did not present difficulties to Israel; only when the Palestinian created a state-within-a-state there did its anarchy became a major […]
At a press conference with foreign journalists Thursday, Director General of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs Yossi Kuperwasser said that he believed that only foreign pressure on Hamas would put an end to the current round of rocket attacks by Gaza Arab terrorists against Israel. A major IDF campaign against Gaza would do little, if […]
A Change in Hamas Leadership? September 24, 2012 17:30 by Pesach Benson Today’s Top Stories 1. Although his relative moderation is needed now more than ever, Hamas sources told Maan News that Khaled Mashaal will step down as the group’s overall leader. According to Arab media sources quoted by the Times of Israel, Musa Abu Marzouk will […]
Assad Has Plans to Give Hezbollah Chemical Weapons September 19, 2012 16:50 by Pesach Benson Today’s Top Stories 1. Yup, Hamas is laying the groundwork to declare Gaza’s independence. Mahmoud Zahar told Maan News in no uncertain terms that Israel does not occupy Gaza. (Hey, that’s my line!) He also dissed the one and two-state […]
Rockets Fall But Where’s the Coverage? September 10, 2012 12:28 by Simon Plosker “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This philosophical question could well be applied to the media’s treatment, or lack of, concerning the latest barrage of rockets to be […]
