Tag Archives: Operation Protective Edge

The Grim Lessons of “Protective Edge”

Posted on September 1, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

AMERICAN INTEREST by Raphael Cohen and Gabriel Scheinmann August 31, 2014 Israel’s long-term strategy against Hamas will not bring clear, satisfying victories, but attrition is its only viable option. ……While the death tolls in today’s conflicts pale in comparison to … Continue reading →

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Wise Tactical Choices in Gaza

Posted on August 26, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

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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Israel Lauds New Capabilities in Gaza

Posted on August 19, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

DEFENSE NEWS by Barbara Opall-Rome August 17, 2014 Cites Fully Networked Air-Land-Sea Force TEL AVIV — On July 8, the first day of Operation Protective Edge, five Hamas frogmen attempted an amphibious assault on an Israeli military base bordering northern … Continue reading →

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Photos of 64 Fallen Israeli soldiers appear in Germany’s largest daily paper [CLICK TO VIEW]

Posted on August 13, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

Bild Zeitung, which has a strong pro-Israel editorial stand, runs bios of 64 military men killed in Operation Protective Edge. Germany’s most widely read daily newspaper, Bild Zeitung, published the faces of the 64 Israeli soldiers killed in the current … Continue reading →

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War Crimes in Gaza? By any historical standard, Israel’s air attacks were a model of restraint.

Posted on August 10, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

WEEKLY STANDARD by Gabriel Schoenfeld August 18, 2014 Condemnation of Israel for its conduct of Operation Protective Edge in Gaza continues unabated. The chief accusation, heard time and again, is that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have either been cavalier … Continue reading →

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A Muslim comments on Muslim double standards

Posted on July 21, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

TORONTO SUN by Tarek Fatah July 15, 2014 If there is a God, he has some explaining to do. On the one hand he tells us Muslims in the Qur’an that we are “the best of peoples, evolved for mankind”, … Continue reading →

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Jewish Activist in Turkey Blames Erdoğan’s Incitement for Violence Against Jews as Israeli Diplomats Withdrawn

Posted on July 21, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Joshua Levitt July 20, 2014 “Things are getting serious here,” a Jewish activist in Turkey told The Algemeineron Friday, as riots in Ankara and Istanbul at Israel’s embassy and consulate overnight led the Israel Foreign Ministry to recall the … Continue reading →

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Jews, pro-Palestinians clash at Paris Gaza rally. Liberté, égalité, fraternité [VIDEOS]

Posted on July 19, 2014 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Staff July 15, 2014 Pro-Israel group seen menacing protesters, yelling ‘Palestine, we fuck you,’ apparently before hundreds trapped in synagogue Following violent anti-Israel clashes on Sunday in Paris in which hundreds of Jews were trapped in … Continue reading →

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