How Moral Equivalence Erodes Accurate Reporting When Judge Richard Goldstone published his famous op-ed reconsidering the Goldstone Report, he – perhaps unintentionally – revealed one of the predominant biases of the Goldstone Committee that produced the report. The committee, it appears, was operating under a deep-set assumption of moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas. The […]
Battle Over Goldstone Report Continues Judge Richard Goldstone’s Washington Post op-ed admitting he was wrong about key elements in his infamous Goldstone Report on the war in Gaza unleashed a torrent of media coverage over the past week. In his original report, Goldstone wrote that Israel and Hamas were both guilty of war crimes and […]
MK Danny Danon (Likud) returned on Thursday from a visit to the United States, where he oversaw the drafting of a lawsuit against Justice Richard Goldstone, author of the Goldstone Report. “I just returned from the U.S.,” Danon said during an interview on Thursday with Arutz Sheva’s Hebrew website. “I sat together with Jewish lawyers […]
Hamas stated Wednesday evening that it wants to “restore calm” and indicated it is backing off from escalation in attacks as Israel makes it clear it will not tolerate terror. Gaza-based terrorists fired 15 mortar shells at western Negev farming areas during the day, causing property damage but no injuries. The IDF has not yet […]
Gaza terrorists fired two Grad rockets at Be’er Sheva on Wednesday evening. The rockets hit the city. First responders are scouring the area. No injuries have been reported. The attack was the first of its kind since the conclusion of Operation Cast Lead in early 2009. It follows a steady trend of escalation of terrorism […]
Israeli Air Force missiles struck and killed a wanted Islamic Jihad terrorist and seriously wounded another as they were riding on a motorcycle in southern Gaza Tuesday afternoon, Hamas stated. The IDF said it is investigating the report. Indicating the increasing presence of terrorist groups competing with Hamas, the burial of two other terrorists without […]
Education in a Khan Yunis high school in Gaza: At a recent assembly marking the 2nd anniversary of Israels Operation Cast Lead against Hamas rockets and missiles, a Hamas member of the PA parliament visited and emphasized his organizations commitment to liberate all of Palestine. The speaker, Yihye Mussa, said, [Israel’s] war against Gaza was […]
Thousands shouted “death to Israel” and greeted the Mavi Marmara flotilla ship Sunday as it docked in Istanbul, a day after Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told journalists that although Turkey would like to restore its formerly friendly ties with Israel, the Jewish State must first apologize for the deaths of nine terror activists who […]
Seattle’s King County Metro Transit officials announced on Thursday that they have decided to halt all new non-commercial ads, The Seattle Times reported. This includes a controversial ad campaign which claimed that Israel committed war crimes in Gaza. The campaign, sponsored by the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign, would have seen twelve buses carrying an ad […]
The advanced missile, apparently made in Iran, was fired last week from a longer range than more primitive anti-tank rockets, and its use two weeks ago was revealed on Tuesday by IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi. Hizbullah used the Kornet in the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Hamas and allied terrorists have attacked the western […]
