Category Archives: Gaza

Flying pig alert: UNSG chastens Hamas

The UN SecGen actually issued a statement calling for Hamas to stop rocketing Israel without calling for the reduction of violence “on both sides.” He does, of course, condemn the Gaza blockade. The Secretary-General is gravely concerned about the situation … Continue reading

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The other side of “No one was killed in the rocket barrage”

The miracle of Hanukkah, 2008: Three children were saved from terrorist rocket fire. The lives of three children – aged four, five and eight – were saved Wednesday, as a Grad missile fired from northern Gaza hit their home, moments … Continue reading

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Rocket barrages from Hamas: The Blame Israel Media steps up

Someone in the AP decided that even that news service can’t keep ignoring dozens of missiles fired at Israeli civilians. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip bombarded southern Israel with dozens of mortars and rockets on Wednesday, sowing panic and … Continue reading

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Hamas wants to renew the faux truce

Of course Hamas wants to renew the truce. Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahar said Tuesday that his organization was willing to renew the truce in Gaza if Israel adheres to the terms that have been agreed upon last June. There … Continue reading

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Eyeless on the Potomac: the WaPo tells Israel to defend itself with the goodwill of Hamas

Israel has some tough choices ahead. Amos Harel of Ha’aretz writes: According to leaks from Jerusalem Sunday, a decision has been made for an extensive military action, and a ground operation is not out of the question. At this stage, … Continue reading

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Hamas: Truce and lies

There’s a 24-hour lull in the rocket fire, according to Hamas, that they’re observing at Egypt’s request. Problem is, Egypt said they never asked for one. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denied reports that it had requested that Hamas hold its … Continue reading

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The Gaza War: Finally imminent

Unless this is all talk, the IDF is finally going to go into Gaza in force. Meanwhile, Defense officials revealed that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak met privately on Thursday and decided that Israel would respond … Continue reading

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Biased AP headline of the day

I take it back. I’m not too tired to post, not after I saw this headline: Israel strikes Gaza day after truce expires Look at the cause-and-effect of the lead. An Israeli airstrike against a Palestinian rocket squad killed a … Continue reading

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Pretend truce is officially over

The fantasy truce—the one where it’s okay to launch a few hundred rockets, instead of thousands—has been officially declared over by Hamas, and of course, it’s not their fault. It’s Israel’s. Hamas on Thursday declared the end of a six-month-old … Continue reading

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The pretend truce is over

The IDF bombed a couple of rocket labs in Gaza. Israeli aircraft conducted two nighttime air strikes against terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip for the first time in six months, this following rocket fire on the western Negev region. … Continue reading

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Your morning AP media bias

Get a load of this headline: Army says Gaza militants fire 9 rockets at Israel It’s not like the rockets were actually fired… no, the army just says so. Israel’s army says Gaza militants have fired nine rockets at Israel. … Continue reading

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A sur-really happy anniversary

I’m not sure what’s more surreal. Is it that Palestinians in impoverished Gaza have sufficient funds to deck everything out in Hamas Green or is it that there’s a faction of Hamas that is offering Israel an extension of a … Continue reading

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The hidden agenda behind Iran’s relief ship to Gaza

Iran isn’t just trying to send “humanitarian” supplies to Gaza. Iran is trying to create in Gaza the same infrastructure it has in Iraq—the one that led to the highest American casualties due to Iranian agents supplying EFPs and bomb … Continue reading

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UN Development chief: Um, Gazans aren’t starving after all

Bookmark this post. Because the next time you read yet another horror story in the AP or Reuters about how the Gazans are starving, here’s proof from the head of the UN Development Program that the UN is lying, and … Continue reading

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Paying the terrorists to bomb Israeli schools

You can spin this any way you like, the bottom line is this: When $25 million goes into Gaza, rockets come out. Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday approved the transfer of NIS 100 million ($25.5 million) from the West … Continue reading

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