Daily Archives: 20 November 2012

An open letter to William Hague

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On Day 5 of Pillar of Cloud I mentioned the hypocrisy of British Foreign Minister William Hague in warning Israel that it will lose support if it starts a ground invasion of Gaza.  This is what I wrote: 13:31 UK … Continue reading →

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Pillar of Cloud Day 7 updates: another rocket on Jerusalem, more rockets, more ceasefire talks

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Here are some quick updates on the 7th day of Operation Pillar of Cloud: A rocket was fired at Jerusalem for the second time (the first time was on Shabbat), landing in the Gush Etzion area without causing damage or … Continue reading →

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Pillar of Cloud: And on the 7th day the rocket fire increased dramatically

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Today is the 7th day of Operation Pillar of Cloud (or Pillar of Defense) but instead of resting, the Hamas terrorists in Gaza are pounding southern Israel with a huge and constant barrage of missiles. From the Muqata’s live-blog (as … Continue reading →

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Pillar of Cloud: Updates for Day 6 amid talks about ceasefire

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Once again apologies for the lateness of this blog post. Day 6 of Operation Pillar of Cloud was marked by a decline in rocket attacks from Gaza and talk about a possible ceasefire. “Decline in rocket attacks” however is only … Continue reading →

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