Tag Archives: terrorism

Negotiating peace under the threat of boycotts and violence

Posted on 29 January 2014 by

Another way of wording my headline would be “an offer that Israel can’t afford to refuse – for the sake of its own health”. Or we could just call it “Don Corleone rides again”. It seems quite incredible that no … Continue reading →

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The mystery of the exploding safe and other unexplained weapons

Posted on 8 January 2014 by

What if a diplomat was blown to bits in the middle of Europe and no one reacted? Did he really die? This conundrum was posed last week when the Palestinian envoy to the Czech Republic was killed in an explosion … Continue reading →

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Checkpoints: the price of peace

Posted on 7 January 2014 by

The necessity of checkpoints within Israel and between Israel and Palestinian-controlled territory has been discussed many times before. I posted a video on that subject over two years ago, and sadly nothing has changed. The following video (via Andreas Fagerbakke‘s … Continue reading →

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The Unicycle of Violence rides again

Posted on 29 December 2013 by

Here we go again. Israel is about to release more murderous terrorists (read and be sickened) at the behest of the Americans;  US Secretary of State John Kerry is quietly revving up in a corner, ready to leap into action … Continue reading →

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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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Disaster averted as bomb on Bat Yam bus explodes after passengers are evacuated

Posted on 23 December 2013 by

Echoes of the deadly “Second Intifada” resounded through the streets of Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, yesterday, when a bomb on bus no. 240  exploded. Thank G-d, alert passengers and a quick-thinking bus driver averted tragedy and the bomb exploded … Continue reading →

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