Gaza War Diary II - Who speaks for the Gazans?
Gaza rocket strikes school in Be'er Sheva - Haaretz
- Israel rejects French proposal for 48-hour Gaza truce
- Air strikes in Gaza continue as IDF readies for ground pus
- ANALYSIS / Hamas racks up its first diplomatic victory in Gaza campaign
- Fatah loyalists: Gaza op is 'Allah's revenge' for Hamas actions
Cease terror, not cease-fire | Editorials | Jerusalem Post
"On day four of Operation Cast Lead, international demands notwithstanding, it is way too premature for Jerusalem to be entertaining thoughts of a cease-fire. It is Hamas that needs an exit strategy to extricate it from a devastating situation of its own making."
Editorial: Hamas's suicide mission - National Post
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Before you set your own judegments...
Before you pass judgement on the situation in the Middle East and the operation in Gaza by Israel, watch this youtube clip:
Wafa Sultan on The Clash of Civilizations 1
Wafa Sultan on The Clash of Civilizations 2
This is straight from the horse's mouth. This is a women born of Middle Eastern heritage, on Al-Jazeera, talking about the fundamental problem the world faces.
From the day the situation started, I have sat with an open mind waiting for someone to come out and not take sides...Israel has been torn apart in the media world wide, and is being condemned for its actions. Little mind is being paid to the actions of Hamas and the provocation. I feel like I am watching a microcosm of a 4th grade soap opera. Whoever is bigger and is seen being the aggressor last is the person punished for the fight. Never mind the provocation of the person who threw the first punch- we would be so wrong to punish both for their heinous actions or to teach them both that they are just fueling the fire, right?
I weep for the death of civilians on both sides. No matter the number or the method, it is a travesty and a tragedy that this must occur. But until we as a WORLD community sit these two children down and correct the methodology, not just the action, we will get nowhere in this conflict.
Wafa Sultan on The Clash of Civilizations 1
Wafa Sultan on The Clash of Civilizations 2
This is straight from the horse's mouth. This is a women born of Middle Eastern heritage, on Al-Jazeera, talking about the fundamental problem the world faces.
From the day the situation started, I have sat with an open mind waiting for someone to come out and not take sides...Israel has been torn apart in the media world wide, and is being condemned for its actions. Little mind is being paid to the actions of Hamas and the provocation. I feel like I am watching a microcosm of a 4th grade soap opera. Whoever is bigger and is seen being the aggressor last is the person punished for the fight. Never mind the provocation of the person who threw the first punch- we would be so wrong to punish both for their heinous actions or to teach them both that they are just fueling the fire, right?
I weep for the death of civilians on both sides. No matter the number or the method, it is a travesty and a tragedy that this must occur. But until we as a WORLD community sit these two children down and correct the methodology, not just the action, we will get nowhere in this conflict.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
War in Gaza hits Home
Kassam rocket fired by Gaza terrorists hits Kiryat Malachi | Israel | Jerusalem Post
For those of us who spent half our years last year on Kibbutz Ein Tzurim, a strike on Kiryat Malachi truly hits home. Not only does it confirm our home-away from-home is within striking distance of the Kassams, but the reality is that this conflict with Gaza will only get worse and strike further into the heart of civilian Israel. Let us pray this conflict ends peacefully; let us hope no more innocent lives are lost.
For those of us who spent half our years last year on Kibbutz Ein Tzurim, a strike on Kiryat Malachi truly hits home. Not only does it confirm our home-away from-home is within striking distance of the Kassams, but the reality is that this conflict with Gaza will only get worse and strike further into the heart of civilian Israel. Let us pray this conflict ends peacefully; let us hope no more innocent lives are lost.
Developing Story: War in Gaza - Day 4
Peres: Hamas rockets from Gaza on Israel 'have no point, no logic' - Haaretz
- Israel strikes Hamas buildings in Gaza, killing 10 Palestinians
- Husband of Qassam victim: We expected Gaza rockets in Ashdod, but not this
- ANALYSIS / Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground operation
- IDF war games predict look of Gaza ground operation
- ANALYSIS / Operation Cast Lead in Gaza is entering its problematic phase
- Chicago synagogue firebombed; police probe possible link to Gaza violence
- Next EU president Czech Republic defends Israeli strikes in Gaza
- Mubarak: We'll open Gaza crossing only if PA takes control
'Coordination is putting Israel ahead in the media war' | International | Jerusalem Post
- Defense officials: Gaza op has severely weakened Hamas
- Shalev: Israel seeks to 'destroy' Hamas
- Olmert: We'll hit Hamas with 'iron fist'
- Hamas calls 'reservists' to foil attack
- IDF raises alert level in the North
Death Toll Surpasses 350 in Fourth Day of Conflict - NYTimes.com
'All-Out War' Declared on Hamas - washingtonpost.com
- Israel strikes Hamas buildings in Gaza, killing 10 Palestinians
- Husband of Qassam victim: We expected Gaza rockets in Ashdod, but not this
- ANALYSIS / Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground operation
- IDF war games predict look of Gaza ground operation
- ANALYSIS / Operation Cast Lead in Gaza is entering its problematic phase
- Chicago synagogue firebombed; police probe possible link to Gaza violence
- Next EU president Czech Republic defends Israeli strikes in Gaza
- Mubarak: We'll open Gaza crossing only if PA takes control
'Coordination is putting Israel ahead in the media war' | International | Jerusalem Post
- Defense officials: Gaza op has severely weakened Hamas
- Shalev: Israel seeks to 'destroy' Hamas
- Olmert: We'll hit Hamas with 'iron fist'
- Hamas calls 'reservists' to foil attack
- IDF raises alert level in the North
Death Toll Surpasses 350 in Fourth Day of Conflict - NYTimes.com
'All-Out War' Declared on Hamas - washingtonpost.com
Monday, December 29, 2008
Developing Story: War in Gaza - Day 3
Report: Captive IDF soldier Shalit wounded in Gaza air strikes- Haaretz
- Israeli killed as Palestinian rocket hits Ashkelon
- Israel destroys Islamic University in new wave of strikes on Gaza
- Four Israelis wounded by Palestinians in stabbing attacks near Modi'in
- In response to Gaza raids, Hamas threatens to assassinate Livni, Barak
- ANALYSIS / Key Arab states hope for weakened Hamas
- OPINION/ Trying to 'teach Hamas a lesson' is fundamentally wrong
- Why hasn't Hamas responded to Gaza strikes with greater force?
- Foreign Ministry readies 'diplomatic exit plan' from Gaza
'Hamas chief of staff may be dead' | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
- 'Arab nations cooperating with Israel' - Nasrallah
- 'Obama monitoring situation in Gaza'
- IAF uses new US-supplied smart bomb
- 'Hamas looking to change picture'
- Analysis: A viable successor to Hamas is hard to find
- Analysis: Israel trying to ensure that Hamas can't become another Hizbullah
Israeli commandos already fighting behind Gaza lines - DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
Israeli Troops Mass Along Border; Arab Anger Rises - NYTimes.com
- News Analysis - With Strikes, Israel Reminds Foes It Has Teeth - NYTimes.com
As It Continues Attacks on Gaza Strip, Israel Is Poised for a Long Fight - washingtonpost.com
- Jackson Diehl - Olmert's Final Failure - washingtonpost.com
- Israeli killed as Palestinian rocket hits Ashkelon
- Israel destroys Islamic University in new wave of strikes on Gaza
- Four Israelis wounded by Palestinians in stabbing attacks near Modi'in
- In response to Gaza raids, Hamas threatens to assassinate Livni, Barak
- ANALYSIS / Key Arab states hope for weakened Hamas
- OPINION/ Trying to 'teach Hamas a lesson' is fundamentally wrong
- Why hasn't Hamas responded to Gaza strikes with greater force?
- Foreign Ministry readies 'diplomatic exit plan' from Gaza
'Hamas chief of staff may be dead' | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
- 'Arab nations cooperating with Israel' - Nasrallah
- 'Obama monitoring situation in Gaza'
- IAF uses new US-supplied smart bomb
- 'Hamas looking to change picture'
- Analysis: A viable successor to Hamas is hard to find
- Analysis: Israel trying to ensure that Hamas can't become another Hizbullah
Israeli commandos already fighting behind Gaza lines - DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
Israeli Troops Mass Along Border; Arab Anger Rises - NYTimes.com
- News Analysis - With Strikes, Israel Reminds Foes It Has Teeth - NYTimes.com
As It Continues Attacks on Gaza Strip, Israel Is Poised for a Long Fight - washingtonpost.com
- Jackson Diehl - Olmert's Final Failure - washingtonpost.com
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Developing Story: IAF Strikes Gaza - Day 2 Continued
Hezbollah: Israel may take this opportunity to attack Lebanon - Haaretz.com
- Gazans breach Egypt border; Israel bombs 40 smuggling tunnels
- In protest of Gaza attacks, Syria halts indirect talks with Israel
- Anti-Israel protests over Gaza raids draw thousands across Europe
- ADL slams UN condemnation of Israel Gaza op as 'sheer hypocrisy'
- Suicide bomber kills 1, wounds 16 at protest against Gaza raids in Iraq
- Saudi cleric issues fatwa urging Muslims to avenge Gaza raids
IDF predicts Hamas will renew rocket attacks within 24 hours - Jerusalem Post
- Nasrallah: Egypt wrong in blaming Hamas
- Protests flare up in Arab Israeli sector
- Gazans breach Egypt border; Israel bombs 40 smuggling tunnels
- In protest of Gaza attacks, Syria halts indirect talks with Israel
- Anti-Israel protests over Gaza raids draw thousands across Europe
- ADL slams UN condemnation of Israel Gaza op as 'sheer hypocrisy'
- Suicide bomber kills 1, wounds 16 at protest against Gaza raids in Iraq
- Saudi cleric issues fatwa urging Muslims to avenge Gaza raids
IDF predicts Hamas will renew rocket attacks within 24 hours - Jerusalem Post
- Nasrallah: Egypt wrong in blaming Hamas
- Protests flare up in Arab Israeli sector
The Hands of a Terrorist - Talia Shmuel
A Personal Story by a friend of mine, in the current times this is pretty important to remember...
When you see a bad person- a truly bad person who believes they have the right to take another's life- or many, you naively believe that they will look different. Something about them will give them away- the glint in their eye or the scowl on their face. Their hands will be soaked in blood and all they will do is glare.
The hands soaked in blood is true- but that is an external adornment. A terrorist's hands look just like any other person's hands once they have been securely fastened above their head in hand cuffs.
I worked my first "Pegua"-(terrorist attack) a while ago while on shift and we saved the life of a terrorist. A man stabbed and killed one man, and attacked armed police officers when he was stopped for questioning. The police believe that he had been about to execute an attack against a school, 30 meters from the incident. He was armed with a long knife and anger. His hands became covered in blood.
He lay on the ground – 200 meters away from his victims of rage, running for his life after taking another's. A passerby had become involved- tackled him to the ground, and held him at gun point, refraining from shooting the bastard who was lying on the ground, drained by the bullet hole that the wounded police officer had heroically managed to place in his abdomen to save himself and the life of his partner.
When we arrived, he was handcuffed and the only the blood soaked hands indicated the blood he had drawn, separating him from his victims. We saved his life because we hold life to be important.
I did not expect my first "Pegua" to be like this. I expected to save the life of the good guys, not the bad. I expected to prepare an IV for some innocent 86 year old passer by who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I expected to cuddle a child who was crying from fear. I did not expect to stand there as they cut off the clothes of a man who had made the child cry or the 86 year old man die and hand the paramedic medicine and bandages.
I wanted to do more than stick the IV needle in his arm- I wanted to stick it into his heart. But we value life and so we save it. We arrive with sirens blaring and if a person is hurt we treat them. It doesn't matter who they are or what they did. They become a face of pain in our eyes and we treat them accordingly.
Afterwards, people who help the bad guys don't talk about it to each other. We did our job, and the shame that goes along with it burns into our hearts. We know we will do it again on the next shift that a "Pegua" occurs. And we know that shift will arrive. It always comes back again here. We will arrive on the scene, and we treat- blood soaked hands or clean.
What do hands tell you about a person? They tell you if they work hard labor or a desk job. They tell you the ethnicity of a family. They tell you the basic personality of a person- well kept clean nails or chipped paint. What can you do with your hands? Anyone can stab people- but the head and heart tells you not to because you are a good person. What did he do with his hands? He took life.
The terrorist will survive. He will go to jail while his victim is put in the ground. He will continue to use his hands because we respect human life.
By Talia Shmuel
When you see a bad person- a truly bad person who believes they have the right to take another's life- or many, you naively believe that they will look different. Something about them will give them away- the glint in their eye or the scowl on their face. Their hands will be soaked in blood and all they will do is glare.
The hands soaked in blood is true- but that is an external adornment. A terrorist's hands look just like any other person's hands once they have been securely fastened above their head in hand cuffs.
I worked my first "Pegua"-(terrorist attack) a while ago while on shift and we saved the life of a terrorist. A man stabbed and killed one man, and attacked armed police officers when he was stopped for questioning. The police believe that he had been about to execute an attack against a school, 30 meters from the incident. He was armed with a long knife and anger. His hands became covered in blood.
He lay on the ground – 200 meters away from his victims of rage, running for his life after taking another's. A passerby had become involved- tackled him to the ground, and held him at gun point, refraining from shooting the bastard who was lying on the ground, drained by the bullet hole that the wounded police officer had heroically managed to place in his abdomen to save himself and the life of his partner.
When we arrived, he was handcuffed and the only the blood soaked hands indicated the blood he had drawn, separating him from his victims. We saved his life because we hold life to be important.
I did not expect my first "Pegua" to be like this. I expected to save the life of the good guys, not the bad. I expected to prepare an IV for some innocent 86 year old passer by who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I expected to cuddle a child who was crying from fear. I did not expect to stand there as they cut off the clothes of a man who had made the child cry or the 86 year old man die and hand the paramedic medicine and bandages.
I wanted to do more than stick the IV needle in his arm- I wanted to stick it into his heart. But we value life and so we save it. We arrive with sirens blaring and if a person is hurt we treat them. It doesn't matter who they are or what they did. They become a face of pain in our eyes and we treat them accordingly.
Afterwards, people who help the bad guys don't talk about it to each other. We did our job, and the shame that goes along with it burns into our hearts. We know we will do it again on the next shift that a "Pegua" occurs. And we know that shift will arrive. It always comes back again here. We will arrive on the scene, and we treat- blood soaked hands or clean.
What do hands tell you about a person? They tell you if they work hard labor or a desk job. They tell you the ethnicity of a family. They tell you the basic personality of a person- well kept clean nails or chipped paint. What can you do with your hands? Anyone can stab people- but the head and heart tells you not to because you are a good person. What did he do with his hands? He took life.
The terrorist will survive. He will go to jail while his victim is put in the ground. He will continue to use his hands because we respect human life.
By Talia Shmuel
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