Posts Tagged: Gaza War
How to Make the Case That Israel’s Actions Are Just and Proportionate
When observers describe or denounce Israeli military actions as "disproportionate," they glibly assume sweeping legal conclusions without sufficient proof or analysis. But the evidence shows...
A View from Israel: Deathly Silence at the Gaza Border
It was a moving day. Almost too moving. And I don't know how to quite process the emotions. It began with a visit to Sderot, the...
Will Netanyahu Seize the Moment for Peace?
There is a growing consensus among Israelis and Arabs that the Israel-Hamas war will end just like the 2009 and 2012 encounters. Hamas will declare...
Israel’s Netanyahu, Ya’alon Call for Patience in Gaza Conflict
Times of Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that the IDF operation against Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza would continue, and said...
A Middle East Conflict No Longer About Land
Along with destroying much of Hamas' infrastructure, the fighting in Gaza has laid waste to any semblance of a foreign policy from the Obama Administration....
There is No Israeli Genocide
Inadvertently, the Obama Administration has acknowledged that Israel's conduct in the war against Hamas and other terrorists in Gaza is right. But the road to...
Hamas Fires Rockets From Ancient Church Sheltering Refugees
Hamas used a Greek Orthodox Church sheltering hundreds of Palestinians who fled their homes to escape Israeli shelling to launch rockets from the Gaza Strip, according...
New Evidence Challenges Claims About Gaza Death Toll
As fighting resumed Friday between Hamas and other Gaza-based jihadi groups and the IDF, it's a good time to reflect on how reliable casualty counts from...
It is Completely Moral to Fight a Justified War
When a civilized country determines that for the sake of self-protection and survival it must retaliate against aggression or embark on war, the primary goal...
Egypt Says Truce is Near, Hamas Says ‘No Commitment’ to Ceasefire
Ynet - Egypt called on Friday for an immediate resumption of the ceasefire in Gaza and a return to the negotiating table, saying that only...
Palestinian Officials Say Hamas Won’t Disarm in Cease-Fire Deal
Ynet - While the Israeli leadership remained mum on ceasefire negotiations in Cairo, Palestinian officials were quoted in Arab newspapers on Wednesday saying Egypt has...
Conclusive Proof that Hamas Uses Palestinians as Human Shields
For the past four weeks, as the war has raged in Gaza, Israel has repeatedly pointed to the Hamas strategy of using civilians as human...
The Gaza War, and the New U.S. Jewish Consensus on Israel
It's hard to imagine any issue on which more than 90% of American Jews agree. Is anti-Semitism bad? Are latkes good? Are reruns of "Seinfeld"...
Opinion: With Friends Like Obama, Who Needs Enemies?
"I've got Israel's back," President Barack Obama once said, but recent events suggest that he and his top aides - like Secretary John Kerry -...
