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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
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… Keep Reading
