So let’s briefly review yesterday’s events. Israel preemptively killed some Hamas terrorists planning a terrorist attack against innocent civilians. Hamas responded by targeting innocent civilians, hitting near a school and a hospital (amongst other things), resulting in the death of a father-of-four. Israel responded by targeting Hamas’ interior ministry, resulting in the indvertent death of [...]
At least one Israeli has been killed, and several others wounded after palestinians fired as least 30 Qassam rockets into Sderot and surrounding communities. The dead man was a 30-year-old student in his car, who suffered lethal shrapnel wounds to the chest after a Qassam hit Sapir College. The deadly barrage came hours after the [...]
Ya gotta love it: Iran hit out at the European Union on Tuesday for condemning President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s description of Israel as a “dirty microbe”, saying the bloc had given in to pressure from a Zionist lobby. The EU’s Slovenian presidency had condemned as “unacceptable, damaging and uncivilised” a stream of anti-Israeli comments from Iranian [...]
There is much talk about Democratic candidate Barak Obama, and here in Israel, the focus is naturally on “Will he be good for Israel?” I have certainly not dealt with this issue on this blog (mainly due to time constraints), and don’t feel the urgent need to for now, especially with some excellent analysis elsewhere [...]
Yesterday I posted about ABC Australia’s admission that a report blaming Israel for palestinian drug woes did contain inaccuracies and was in breach of its own editorial standards for balance. Although the ABC did admit to these things, they were not willing to review “the research or due diligence” of the reporter in question (David [...]
My new friends over at the Political Vindication show on BlogTalkRadio interviewed me last week about all things Israel. You can catch the interview here. It commences at approximately 71:25, but you should check out the entire show if possible, since the guys are consummate professionals.
Israeli President Shimon Peres starts to worry about the future of his Club Med Gaza dream: “What do you mean this isn’t a massage belt?”
Costa Rica has decided to do something to encourage peace talks between Israel and palestinians. So it went ahead and recognized a palestinian state. Because everyone knows the best way to encourage peace talks is to reward terrorism. Israel has postponed a planned meeting with Costa Rican officials over the Central American nation’s decision to [...]
I am happy to report that Israellycool correspondent Dr Sam has managed to help reverse at least some of the damage caused by the ABC’s drug libel, first posted here. After much procrastinating, the ABC has finally responded to Dr Sam’s complaints and – surprise, surprise – admitted inaccuracies in its broadcast in breach of [...]
Palestinian children take part in a human chain protest near Erez crossing with Gaza, calling for an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip February 25, 2008. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem Palestinian youths gather at a fence during a protest calling for the end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip near the Erez [...]
