Monthly Archives: January 2009

Comment registration

It’s going to open and close depending on the number of Russian spammers who register accounts, as well as the anti-Semites who register accounts. They don’t get that either way, the comments will not be posted unless I approve them. … Continue reading

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The Egyptian truce: Hamas wins

Israel and Hamas have supposedly agreed to a two-week truce. According to the sources, the two sides are expected to agree on a ceasefire which will likely begin within 72 hours and last up to two weeks. During this period … Continue reading

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War in Gaza Update #18

I just finished publishing the War in Gaza Update #18. As with the prior updates you will find news, features and analysis about the war. You should expect that it will be edited and updated a number of times before … Continue reading

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Hamas: Still hurting, still needing to be destroyed

The IDF got a big fish. Hamas’ interior minister, Said Siam, considered one of the most senior members of the Palestinian group’s leadership, was killed Thursday afternoon in an Israeli air strike on his brother’s home in Gaza City, the … Continue reading

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Mark Regev responds to biased CNN anchor

Watch this video, and see how many times the CNN anchor takes as truth the Palestinian claims that the IDF deliberately targeted the UN building that was hit earlier today. For instance, the anchor says that Israel was using white … Continue reading

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Aysmmetric symmetry

Griff Witte writes Gaza War Generates Debate on Civilians. Witte boils down his debate thusly (after giving Israeli human rights organizations their say): The debate underscores the asymmetry of the conflict. On one side, Israel possesses a modern military, the … Continue reading

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Time for a kitty update

Miss Gracie went to the vet this morning and got X-Rays. The bad news is: She has bronchitis. The good news is: She has bronchitis. Now both she and I are on antibiotics (and I got the vet tech to … Continue reading

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Who’s getting sapped?

via memeorandum Isabel Kershner writes in War on Hamas Saps Palestinian leaders: The more bombs in Gaza, the more Hamas’s support seems to be growing at the expense of the Palestinian Authority, already considered corrupt and distant from average Palestinians. … Continue reading

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No cease fire yet

The IDF has a lot more work to do, but there doesn’t seem to be a willingness from Hamas to agree to a cease fire yet. Muhammad Nazal, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, told al-Jazeera, “We have not accepted … Continue reading

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It’s not anti-Zionism—it’s anti-Semitism

Fifty-five anti-Semitic incidents in France in the last two and a half weeks: A total of 55 anti-Semitic incidents occurred in France since the start of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip, said President of the French Jewish … Continue reading

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Polish porn – service announcement

I have reported earlier on two seemingly unrelated activities by Hamas: one that appeared to be a technical glitch that caused a 6 minute Polish porn clip to be aired on Hamas TV, and the other – a threatening SMS … Continue reading

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Email policy

It occurs to me that I never brought my email policy out of the archives. Here it is, updated: Email quoting policy: I like to quote interesting and relevant email from time to time. I will occasionally quote a line … Continue reading

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Catch-22 on ICC in Gaza

You really do have to love the irony. Because Gaza is not a territory or state of any official entity, the ICC prosecutor says the ICC has no jurisdiction over it. The International Criminal Court prosecutor in The Hague said … Continue reading

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Hamas – change of language and pricing issues

At the beginning of Cast Lead operation, Hamas sent to randomly chosen Israeli citizens a lot of SMSs in a garbled Hebrew, here is an example courtesy of Ynet: Translated into (equally garbled) English the nessage means: “Rockets on all … Continue reading

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Terrorists use white phosphorous on Israel

Gaza’s terrorists are committing war crimes: Cleared for publication: One of the mortar shells fired from northern Gaza at the Eshkol Regional Council Tuesday contained white phosphorus. The council’s security director, Nikki Levy, said that “the potential danger of using … Continue reading

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