Archive for June 13th, 2006

Results of IDF Probe

As suspected, the IDF has concluded that the deaths of the seven palestinians at a Gaza beach last Friday were not caused by an errant IDF artillery shell, but probably caused by an explosive device buried in the sand. As Defense Minister Amir Peretz said this evening:
“We have enough findings to back up the suspicion [...]

Feud for Thought

The Jerusalem Post carries the following headline:
 
Russia calls on Palestinians to cease feuding
 
Reading the article, it becomes clear that Russia is concerned about the palestinians feuding with each other.

Russia on Tuesday called on feuding Palestinians factions to stop the violence that has raised fears of imminent civil war.
 
The statement by the Foreign Ministry came [...]

History of the Middle East….In a Few Minutes

 
(hat tip: Mideast Youth)

Breath of Fresh Air

It is emails like this that vindicate my decision to pursue blogging as a hobby:

Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:49:11 +0300 From: “E S” <xxxxx@gmail.com>   To: “israellycool@yahoo.com” <israellycool@yahoo.com> Subject: Regarding israellycool
 
I’ve been a frequent visitor to your site for a while, and I learned quite a lot about Israel from it. It convinces me that [...]

Beach Bomb Bingo

It is looking more and more likely that a bomb planted by Hamas to ambush Israeli naval commandos – and not an errant Israeli artillery shell – was the cause of the tragic deaths of 7 palestinians at Gaza beach a few days ago.

An Israel Defense Forces committee investigating the deaths of seven Palestinians at [...]