Archive for February, 2008
Inaccurate Qassams and Inaccurate Reporting in the Guardian
The Guardian today includes this “fact” in its coverage of Gaza:
The Qassam rockets are notoriously inaccurate – Hamas launched 28 yesterday and only 10 landed in Israel – but there are growing fears that the militants are acquiring an arsenal with a longer range.
Yesterday, according to YNet, “over 30” rockets landed in Israel, and 10 [...]
The Palestinians’ Willing Accomplices
Palestinian Shifa al-Qudsi, 30, who was caught and jailed six years ago after planning to blow herself up at an Israeli beach hotel, fills out a form at the Prisoner Club offices in the West Bank town of Tulkarem, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. Just out of prison, the 30-year-old former hairdresser said she isn’t sorry [...]
Look Who’s Blogging
Would you believe the Prime Minister’s Office? (hat tip: Backspin)
Well, technically, I guess it isn’t really a blog. But try telling that to the PMO.
Travel Diary – PM Visit to Japan
With Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s departure on a diplomatic visit to Japan, we have decided – for the first time – to post a blog [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Palestinian Reports
Here is yet another example of why you should approach palestinian reports with suspicion:
Egyptian girl killed by Israeli fire near Gaza border
A thirteen-year-old Egyptian girl was killed by Israeli fire near the border with the Gaza Strip, local residents said.
Egyptian residents near the borders with the Gaza Strip said that Samah Abu Jarad received [...]
Israel Planning Large-Scale Gaza Operation: Liveblogging
We might just have a large-scale Gaza operation, folks.
As Hamas drew Ashkelon into the circle of communities coming under heavy rocket attacks, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and the Foreign Ministry on Thursday began preparing both Israeli and world opinion for the possibility of a large-scale incursion into Gaza.
Barak, during a series of meetings at the [...]
Grunting From Netanya
Here’s something interesting that escaped my radar a number of weeks ago.
It looks like tennis superstar Maria Sharapova didn’t really mind the grunts emanating from the Ramat Hasharon audience (see here for what they mean – ed.). It even seems that she plans on returning to Israel soon.
In a secret transaction sighed last week, the [...]
Curious Picture of the Day
A Palestinian man is helped by other men after seeing the bodies of four Palestinian youths at the morgue in Kamal Edwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008. Dr. Moaiya Hassanain, a Health Ministry official, said the four victims were civilians under the age of 16.
You may have noticed that [...]
UN Calls Qassams “Terrorism” During Israel-Bashing Speech
Yesterday, UN envoy Robert Serry gave a report to the UN Security Council. As can be expected, most of the report was more of the same – blaming Israel for how it is dealing with Gaza, blaming settlements for creating a humanitarian crisis (not quite sure how that works), claiming that Israel has not removed [...]
Liveblogging the Conflict – February 28th
This morning, the IAF killed another 5 terrorists – 2 from the Popular Resistance Committee, one from Hamas, one from the Abu Mustafa Brigades, and one from Fatah’s al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. The palestinians certainly have no shortage of terrorist groups.
Meanwhile, the terrorists have continued with their targeting of innocent civilians, firing a number [...]
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