Tag Archives: PA

What is behind the latest rise in Palestinian terror attacks?

Posted on 25 December 2013 by

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the huge rise in terrorist incidents in recent weeks, involving mainly rock-throwing and launching Molotov cocktails.  These were followed by the murder of an IDF soldier on the Lebanese border. This upswing … Continue reading →

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European aid to Palestinians is wasted while Syrian refugees are desperate for help

Posted on 19 December 2013 by

Despite European irritation at Israel at its refusal to accept their meddlesome guidelines on settlements, Europe is equally unhappy at funding the Palestinians since they discovered that most PA civil workers are not in fact working (besides the fact that … Continue reading →

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We are our own worst enemy

Posted on 20 November 2013 by

It is patently obvious that more often than not we are our own worst enemy. From providing electricity to Gaza while at war to releasing murderous terrorists in return for nothing, we sometimes seem to have no sense of acting … Continue reading →

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Who is going to build our confidence?

Posted on 28 October 2013 by

Terror is on the decline they say, and yet it is reportedly on the rise. Security cooperation with the Palestinians is stronger than ever they say, and yet terror attacks continue unabatedly, and with ever-increasing frequency. Edited to add: 2 … Continue reading →

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Retired IDF officer murdered in the Jordan Valley – 4th terror attack in a month

Posted on 13 October 2013 by

In what is becoming an uncomfortably regular occurrence, an IDF reserve colonel was brutally murdered in his Jordan Valley home on Thursday night. Seraiah Ofer, a retired IDF colonel in his 50s, was killed in an apparent terrorist attack outside his … Continue reading →

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Incitement, peace talks and releasing terrorists

Posted on 12 August 2013 by

The three items mentioned in the headline ought, in a sane and civilized world, not to have any relation to one another.  In the Middle East where Israel is involved however, as we all know, the three are intricately and … Continue reading →

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