Tag Archives: Hamas

Embracing the obvious truth

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick August 26, 2014 It isn’t hard to understand the truth about Israel and Hamas. Four-year-old Daniel Tragerman was murdered on Friday afternoon in his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz by Hamas terrorists. They shot him … Continue reading

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Gaza War’s Clear Loser: Netanyahu

BLOOMBERG by Daniel Gordis August 27, 2014 Back in 2009, Israel was festooned with election campaign banners that read, “A Strong Leader for a Strong Nation.” They were Benjamin Netanyahu’s banners, which, even if he had them in stock today, … Continue reading

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An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth

TABLET MAGAZINE by Matti Friedman August 26, 2014 A former AP correspondent explains how and why reporters get Israel so wrong, and why it matters Is there anything left to say about Israel and Gaza? Newspapers this summer have been … Continue reading

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Wise Tactical Choices in Gaza

BEGIN-SADAT CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AFFAIRS by Major General (res.) Yaacov Amidror August 26, 2014 Executive Summary: Since the launch of Operation Protective Edge, Israel has made a series of wise tactical choices that contribute to the diplomatic and military effort. … Continue reading

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Qatar’s Rise and America’s Tortured Middle East Policy

THE TOWER by Jonathan Spyer August 2014 How did it happen that Washington has such close relations with a country actively and massively sponsoring terror, even after 9/11? One of the most notable aspects of the current conflict between Israel … Continue reading

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General Sherman in Gaza

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON BLOG August 22, 2014 His march through Georgia has been gravely misunderstood ― as has Israel’s strategy in Gaza. William Tecumseh Sherman 150 years ago took Atlanta before heading out on his infamous March to the Sea to make … Continue reading

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Understanding the Israeli-Egyptian-Saudi alliance

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick August 21, 2014 Hamas’s war with Israel is not a stand-alone event. It is happening in the context of the vast changes that are casting asunder old patterns of behavior and strategic understandings as actors … Continue reading

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An IDF Soldier’s Account from Gaza [CLICK FOR VIDEO]

Lieutenant Adam Landau, from the 188th Armored Brigade, fought in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. Watch him describe what he saw and felt when he was there. For more from the IDF: http://www.idfblog.com/ http://twitter.com/idfspokesperson/ http://www.facebook.com/idfonline/

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Hamas executes 18 ‘collaborators’ in Gaza

HAARETZ by Shabtai Gold August 22, 2014 The executions, which were carried out by firing squads, come a day after Israel assassinated senior Hamas military commanders. DPA – Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Friday executed 18 people suspected … Continue reading

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A moral and military blow for Hamas

JERUSALEM POST by Khaled Abu Toameh August 22, 2014 The killing of the senior Hamas commanders – Raed Atar, Muhammad Abu Shamaleh and Muhammad Barhoum – and the attack on Deif’s hideout have shattered the self-confidence of the movement’s leaders … Continue reading

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