Tag Archives: Egypt

Grads on Eilat

Posted on 17 April 2013 by

Eilat was today’s target for two Grad missiles fired from Sinai. Thankfully no one was hurt and there was no serious damage but it could have been so much worse: At least two Grad rockets fired from the Sinai area … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 12 April 2013 by

It’s that time of the week again, time for another Good News Friday installment. We’ll start off with a load of rubbish, or rather, how a very large load of rubbish – a huge garbage dump in fact – is … Continue reading →

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Israel begins its energy independence as natural gas flows from Tamar field to Ashdod

Posted on 31 March 2013 by

This news is too good to hold on to for a whole week until my next Good News Friday post.  Israel’s Tamar offshore natural gas field began pumping its gas to Ashdod’s intake center, four years after its discovery: The … Continue reading →

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What next? Frogs? Wild Beasts?

Posted on 4 March 2013 by

Which of the Ten Plagues will be next to strike Egypt? In eerie timing, just before Pesach (Passover) a plague of locusts has struck Egypt. An enormous swarm of locusts is plaguing Egypt, in a development that agricultural authorities admitted … Continue reading →

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Terrorism and diplomatic delegitimization go hand in hand against Israel

Posted on 17 January 2013 by

A series of news items in recent days make it clear that there is a definite upswing in anti-Israel violence from Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. A security official told Tazpit News Agency that during the past year, particularly during … Continue reading →

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Middle East roundup and US political nominations

Posted on 12 January 2013 by

While we were splashing in the rain puddles and wallowing in the snow, life in the rest of the Middle East continued to roil with violence.  Additionally political appointments with serious implications for Israel look more and more likely. Here’s … Continue reading →

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