Things have really heated up today in Israel, with palestinian terrorists so far firing nearly 60 Qassam rockets and mortar shells into Israel. One rocket hit a house, another hit a factory, and one exploded right next to a children’s playground. In addition, two rockets, including a Grad-type missile, exploded in a public area in [...]
When Richard Silverstein sees the images of newly orphaned Moshe Holtzberg, whose parents were brutally murdered by terrorists last week, he is moved. Moved to criticize the terrorists and Chabad in the same breath. http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/12/02/moshe-holtzberg-lost-his-mommy-so-terrorists-could-derail-peace/ The sound and sight of little Moshe Holtzberg wailing Ima, ima (”Mommy, mommy”), repeatedly during his parent’s funeral service in [...]
After previously claiming that the Mumbai Chabad House massacre was “a theatrical statement of hate” whose intended audience was India, with the attackers “cynically exploiting anti-Semitism in order to further inflame world opinion and curry favor with the Muslim jihadi set,” clueless blogger Richard Silverstein admits he may have been wrong. Well, kind of: http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/12/01/did-mumbai-terrorists-torture-jews/ [...]
In an MSNBC report on some Muslim reactions to the Mumbai terrorist attacks: Many Muslims said they are worried such carnage is besmirching their religion. “The occupation of the synagogue and killing people in hotels tarnishes the Muslim faith,” said Kazim al-Muqdadi, a political science lecturer at Baghdad University. “Anyone who slaughters people and screams [...]
The Mumbai terrorists reportedly gave some special attention to their Jewish victims (hat tip: LGF reader Anand). They said that just one look at the bodies of the dead hostages as well as terrorists showed it was a battle of attrition that was fought over three days at the Oberoi and the Taj hotels in [...]
Trust it to Richard Silverstein to get everything wrong about the Mumbai Chabad House massacre (note: I am providing the link to his post because it is blog etiquette. But I discourage you from clicking on it since the extra traffic will only embolden him). It is without question deeply disturbing that terrorists based in [...]
Yesterday, when the world was witness to the worst of humanity, it was also witness to the best. A nanny, who saved a two-year-old toddler from Mumbai’s Nariman House, escaped from a terrorist attacking the house, who opened fire in her direction, by slamming the door in his face. She and another employee of the [...]
For those of you hoping for me to provide some updates or clarity on the situation in Mumbai, I am going to disappoint. Quite frankly, I am in no mood to do so. Instead, I am going to rant. I am quite aware that the terrorists murdered people from all parts of the world, and [...]
As I prepare to go off to morning prayers, the picture in Mumbai is still unclear. Indian commandos are carrying out an operation to free the hostages at the Chabad center. You can watch developments live here. In the meantime, please say Psalms for Gavriel Noach ben Freida Bluma, Rivka bas Yehudis and Moshe Tzvi [...]
Scroll down for updates. You have all probably already heard about the devastating terror attacks in Mumbai, India, which have left at least 101 people dead and 314 injured. My prayers go out to the families of the victims. In addition, some people have been taken hostage, including Chabad Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his family. [...]
