From Egypt: Gazans Used Counterfeit Money in Sinai: About $1 million in counterfeit bills, apparently originating in Gaza, were seized in Sinai in the past few days, Egyptian security sources told the Palestinian news agency Ma’an on Thursday. According to the sources, the Egyptians received warnings regarding counterfeit bills making their way into Sinai immediately after Hamas gunmen breached the Gaza-Egypt border, and these warnings were delivered to the merchants, most of whom made sure to examine the money. Less than a week ago, the London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat reported that Hamas was seriously contemplating severing the Gaza Strip’s
Read More +Gaza Baptists Targeted by Extremists
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From Gaza Baptists Targeted by Extremists: Gaza is home to 1.5 million Muslims – and about 3,000 increasingly frightened Christians. The small evangelical Baptist community has been a principal target of the extremists because of its missionary work, which has been halted. “Christians get killed here, let alone a Muslim who converted,” said Ashraf, 36, who did not give his last name. “I stopped going to church even before the [Hamas] coup.” Recently, even his church leader, pastor Hanna Massad, fled to the West Bank.
Read More +From Dimona Bombing Highlights Israeli Security Problem Along Egyptian Border: Monday’s suicide bombing in Dimona means the southern Negev has become the target for attacks and Israel is faced with a serious security problem along its 300-kilometer border with Egypt. In light of Egyptian difficulties in shutting off Gaza, a wave of additional terror attempts is expected in the coming weeks. In addition, the agreement with the Palestinian Authority whereby Israel allows previously wanted men to give up their weapons and remain free, which was considered a great success at the time, is starting to fall apart. There are now
Read More +Blame Hamas for Gaza Suffering
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From Blame Hamas for Gaza Suffering: While news about the suffering of Gazans fills the airwaves, there is a peculiar disinterest in the nightmare that is life for the people of Sderot and its vicinity in Israel. Every day, every few hours, the sirens wail their warning, giving terrified parents and children less than 15 seconds to take cover. The rockets are deliberately aimed at civilians. They fall on schools and streets and day care centers. A recent study shows 56% of Sderot residents have had their home hit by a rocket or shrapnel. More than 90% say their street
Read More +From International Law and Gaza: The Assault on Israel’s Right to Self-Defense: International law authorizes Israel to initiate military countermeasures in Gaza. If Gaza is properly seen as having independent sovereignty, Israel’s use of force is permissible on the grounds of self-defense. If Gaza is properly seen as lacking any independent sovereignty, Israel’s use of military force is permissible as in other non-international conflicts. The rule of “distinction” includes elements of intent and expected result: so long as one aims at legitimate targets, the rule of distinction permits the attack, even if there will be collateral damage to civilians. The
Read More +The Enemy Within
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From The Enemy Within: As always, Gazans look around, see how terrible conditions are, and point fingers. Many blame Israel. Or they blame the U.S. Or they blame Fatah, rival to Hamas. If things are to improve in Gaza, then that reflexive attitude is one of the first things that must change. Until most Gazans fix the blame for their miserable living conditions where it belongs – on their elected leaders of Hamas – Gaza will remain poised on the brink of crisis, sending rockets into Israel and then complaining bitterly when its foe retaliates. This really isn’t all that
Read More +Hamass admits their culpability in creating their own “humanitarian” crisis. From Hamas Began Cutting Border Wall Four Months Ago to Ambush Israeli Forces: Abu Uday, 23, of Hamas, said the systematic effort to weaken the base of the border wall began four months ago in order to ambush Israeli forces. “We did these things so that if Israel entered the Philadelphi Corridor [a narrow stretch of no-man’s land between Gaza and Egypt] it would be easy to enter and attack them,” he said. Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad said, “We don’t need Israel. If the border is open, we can bring
Read More +An open letter to the palestinian thieves, butchers, and mass murderers who are visiting this site from peacepalestine.blogspot.com. First of all, enjoy your Nakba. You wanted war, now you got it. You wanted war, now you’re paying the consequences. I hope you all suffer miserably 1000 times over for how you have made Jews suffer just because they live in their own sovereign nation. If there is a next time, if the UN should ever offer you a partition of land, take the offer, schmucks, and don’t commit genocide against another nation because you were too racist to be able
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