Briefly

Hamas feeling the PR pinch, 1: Hamas gave back the aid it stole from the UN, mostly because for the first time ever, the UN complained about it. Oh, and UNRWA stopped all aid going into Gaza because of the theft. Of course, they’re starting up again. If they didn’t supply the Palestinians, what use would there be for the organization?

Hamas feeling the PR pinch, 2: The world is finally starting to publicly admit that Hamas is a terrorist organization that cares nothing for the Palestinians. No, not really. But the world is starting to realize that if it continues to ignore Hamas’ egregious human rights violations, people are going to notice that it only blames Israel and not, say, the group that fires rockets at civilians on a regular basis. So Amnesty Intl. finally accused Hamas of war crimes (but not against Israel) and Hamas is complaining about Amnesty. Elder notes that Amnesty has not issued a statement condemning Hamas’ war crimes against Israel, but only against Palestinians. That would suggest that Amnesty still has no real problems with the constant rocket fire by the “resistance.” I used to have such respect for Amnesty, back in the day. Then again, I voted for Jimmy Carter when I had that respect. And look at them both now.

Egypt cracks down on the wrong kind of smuggling: Egypt stopped some 40 trucks filled with goods going into Gaza. But none of the trucks were carrying weapons, so who cares? (Unless the goods were bomb-making materials, which I doubt.) Call me when Egypt stops arms and weapons from going through the tunnels.

Tuna for terrorists: The IDF is on high alert today, which happens to be the anniversary of the assassination of Imad Mugniyah. Last month, a Hezbollah terrorist attack in Europe was thwarted by Israeli intelligence. Scuttlebutt is that Hezbollah is too terrified of the Israeli response to leave a trail to Lebanon. Although the 2006 Lebanon War was not a success, I’m starting to think it wasn’t a failure, either. Not if deterrence has been achieved. And oh yeah—Chipmunk Cheeks is still in his secure, undisclosed location. Because he’s not afraid of the IDF.

Okay, now you’re just being stupid: The JPost says Avigdor Lieberman may recommend himself for PM. Can you say, “Believing his own PR?” I knew you could. Now can you say, “Not a chance in hell?” I knew you could.

Israel hits the jackpot: The natural gas field off the coast of Israel is even larger than they first thought. It’s big enough to supply Israel for over 20 years—and still have enough left over to sell to Europe. Or maybe Ukraine. By the way, Hamas already tried to say that Israel was stealing the gas from the one off the coast of Gaza. Perhaps they should look at a map. The Tamar gas field is off the coast of northern Israel.