Tag Archives: Gaza

Yom Hashoah 5784 – 2024

Israel’s Yom Hashoah began at sundown this evening with the annual ceremony at Yad Vashem with torches lit in memory of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Shoah. This year we did not need to much of an effort … Continue reading

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Guest Post: In war, accidents happen: the tragedy of the WCK aid workers

This is another guest post by frequent contributor Brian Goldfarb. He addresses the tragic accidental killing by the IDF of 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza – and it was indeed an accident no matter what the world … Continue reading

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IDF rescues two more hostages in Rafiah

In the last few days Hamas has been hysterically warning Israel against entering Rafah (Rafiah) in the south of the Gaza Strip. Strangely, their warnings have been accompanied by dire warnings from Egypt, the US and other western countries. What … Continue reading

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Kristallnacht 2023: Swords of Iron and an alarming rise in Jew-hatred

Here we go again. Tonight it is the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass” when hundreds of synagogues were burnt down across Germany and thousands of Jews were arrested, some sent to concentration camps, others simply murdered. … Continue reading

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Swords of Iron: The Simchat Torah War of 7th October 2023: First thoughts

I have not blogged in a very long time and I’m out of practice. One big reason was that I was burned out, and in general fed up with posting the same old stuff every time: antisemitism, Jew-hatred, anti-Zionism, Israel-hatred, … Continue reading

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The ICC wants to investigate Israel – again

The International Criminal Court (the ICC) reminds me of a movie monster that, despite being killed, simply won’t stay dead. After repeated efforts to investigate Israel’s purported “war crimes” and “human rights abuses”, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda declared that she … Continue reading

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