Tag Archives: Hamas

Yom Hashoah 5773

Posted on 8 April 2013 by

Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, began this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke of Israel’s need not forfeit its security to other nations: Netanyahu stated that anti-Semitic hatred “has not disappeared, it … Continue reading →

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Of rockets, stones and justice

Posted on 4 April 2013 by

Over the last couple of days the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel has intensified. I deliberately do not use the word “renewed” because the rocket fire has never completely stopped except for one month in the winter. The latest … Continue reading →

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More Israel bashing from the usual suspects

Posted on 1 March 2013 by

Remember Turkey? The country to whom everybody is urging Israel to apologize for defending itself against their terrorists who sent a flotilla to break Israel’s legal blockade against Hamas? Well, their outspoken Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan just went and … Continue reading →

Posted in Antisemitism, International relations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

New wave of Palestinian violence flares up

Posted on 26 February 2013 by

A renewed wave of violence has spread across Judea and Samaria in the last couple of weeks, actively aided and abetted by incitement from by Mahmoud Abbas himself. The current wave began when four Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 1 February 2013 by

Hard though it is to believe, another week has sped by, and here is this week’s Good News Friday installment. My first item counts as a “Two for One special bonus package” (at least for Israelis): Heavy rains force Gaza … 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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