Via NY Times: Hamas has left Gaza in shambles. Life there is difficult, sad and abnormal. The shoreline is covered in raw sewage and debris from successive wars. If you ask why such hardships exist in Gaza, the answer will almost always be the same: the Israelis. Really? The Arabs in Israel generally live normal lives and, in many cases, thrive. The Palestinians in the West Bank are largely progressing in stable cities and communities, where electricity is available 24 hours a day. Others are moving forward while Gaza sinks further into despair and disrepair because Hamas has made choices.
Read More +Via NY Times: Two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest city, from Gaza on Thursday for the first time since 2014, the Israeli military reported. (New York Times) See also U.S. Peace Envoy Condemns “Outrageous” Rocket Fire at Tel Aviv – Raphael Ahren (Times of Israel) See also Gaza Rockets Shock Tel Aviv – Michael Bachner (Times of Israel) See also Tel Aviv Mayor Orders All Bomb Shelters to Be Opened (Jerusalem Post)
Read More +Via Washington Examiner: In a particularly one-sided anti-Israel report on Thursday, researchers for the United Nations found that Israel likely committed war crimes during its security operations at the Gaza-Israel border last summer. Shockingly, the report includes only one mention of Hamas in a negative sense. But judged against the abundant evidence of Hamas malfeasance at the border last year, that single recognition is clear evidence of the report’s bias. Not only did Hamas fighters use civilians as human shields, and as propaganda during those showdowns at the border, the group did so repeatedly and deliberately. Of course, like most
Read More +Via MFA.GOV.IL: The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said Thursday: “Israel utterly rejects the report published by the Commission of Inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council. This report was born in sin, in a politically biased, one-sided resolution that determined the outcome before the investigation even started. This report was written by three individuals that lack any understanding in security matters, without relevant professional background.” “Hamas has declared war on Israel and calls to kill Jews. Hamas is orchestrating the attacks and using civilians in Gaza as human weapons to assault Israel and Israeli civilians. Hamas exploits the
Read More +Via Palestinian Media Watch: Hamas to Israelis: “We’ve missed the suicide attacks Expect us soon at bus stations and in cafés” http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=7996 by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik In response to Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense that aims to cripple the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza and protect Israeli civilians, Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, has produced videos addressing Israelis. “From the Palestinian people to the Zionists: We’ve missed the suicide attacks. Expect us soon at bus stations and in cafés.” [Al-Aqsa TV (Fatah), Nov. 18, 2012] Click to view “From the Al-Qassam Brigades to the Zionists: Don’t go
Read More +We all know that any ceasefire between Muslims and non-Muslims is just a phony tactic that Muslims use to re-arm or stall long enough until they are in a stronger position to commit genocide and betray. From Escalation in Fatah’s Position Toward Israel After Gaza Cease-Fire: Under the tahdiah agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, which went into effect on June 19, 2008, the Palestinians agreed to stop the rocket attacks on Israel in exchange for a cessation of Israel’s military activity in Gaza. It was also agreed that there would be negotiations for opening the Rafah crossing, with the
Read More +What the next Prime Minister of Israel must acknowledge about Hamas, and what the rest of the world refuses to admit about Islam. From Hamas’ Christian Convert: I’ve Left a Society that Sanctifies Terror: Masab, son of West Bank Hamas leader and MP Sheikh Hassan Yousef, has become a Christian. He says, “You Jews should be aware: You will never, but never have peace with Hamas. Islam, as the ideology that guides them, will not allow them to achieve a peace agreement with the Jews. They believe that tradition says that the Prophet Mohammed fought against the Jews and that
Read More +Miriam was Moses’ sister. The Torah states: “And the King of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one was Shifrah and the name of the second was Puah.” (Exodus 1:15) Who was Shifrah and who was Puah? What do we learn from their names? Rabbi Zelig Pliskin teaches: Rashi, the 13th century French commentator, informs us that Shifrah was a second name for Yocheved, Mose’s mother. She was called Shifrah (from the Hebrew root “L’shahper” – to make better) because she did things for the betterment of the infants in her care. Puah was another name for Miriam, Mose’s sister.
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