US Secretary of State John Kerry affirms that Israel “has every right in the world to defend itself” against attacks by Hamas in Gaza. That’s all that counts: that no nation on earth should be asked to sit quietly while 1800 rockets rain down on its cities in just 12 days. No nation should be asked […]
Monthly archives: July 2014
Peace in our time? Give me a break…
In a world in constant flux, it’s reassuring to know that there is at least some stability, that some things are constant and never, ever, change. Israel agreed to a ceasefire that was brokered by Egypt, and has kept its promise. Hamas has continued firing rockets at Israeli civilian population centres. Business as usual for both […]
Rocket Diplomacy
Fatah to Israel: Prepare your body-bags. Obama to Israel: Fatah is a partner for peace. Obama’s words came on the same day as Fatah’s body-bag warning… Let’s understand the background: Hamas, Jihad Islami and other terrorists in Gaza have been attacking Israeli civilians with rockets, sometimes at a rate of up to one per minute. But […]
The Jewish nation’s intact moral compass
Many people are dissecting what they have chosen to term Israel’s “delusions of moral superiority” following the appalling murder of Muhammed Abu Khdeir. The fact is that the disgust expressed by the entire Jewish people and the entire nation of Israel, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, and the unified condemnation by the […]