It was only Friday that Hamas declared the truce was off. As the Israeli response has escalated, and they may face actual consequences for the latest bombardment of southern Israel with rocket fire, they’ve changed their minds. It is a calculated move, of course, hoped to have the practical effect…
This situation carries major implications for Hamas’ control of Gaza, and may partially explain both the moves to challenge its authority by other Iranian-supported groups such as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Popular Resistance Committee, and the current flareup of jihadist violence in and around Gaza. Hamas is caught in…
Hope doesn’t make a governable state. Here again, as with all the blood and treasure squandered on "hearts and minds" in Iraq and Afghanistan (often translating into millions of dollars lost in the wrong hands) we see foreign policy based on wishful thinking and a fixation on other people’s "feelings."…
An Arabia-Ain’t-Felix Update, following al-Qaeda’s takeover of a third town earlier this week. The dual attacks, the targets, and the tactic of suicide bombing all suggest al-Qaeda’s involvement. "Suicide blasts kill 11 tribesmen in southern Yemen," by Ahmed al-Haj for the Associated Press, August 21: SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A…
January in Cairo The push to end the peace with Israel continues in the glorious new democratic Egypt of the Arab Spring. I tried to tell you: "Egypt ‘Spiderman’ hero pulls down Israel flag," from AFP, August 21 (thanks to Eric): A lone protester became a hero to an…
If there is any truth to this at all, Hamas is not doing this because deep down, they really, really want a Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace with Israel. It is solely that Hamas is trying to get Islamic Jihad to stop because the clueless dhimmis are giving them…
Thursday’s attack was designed to be an act of war — well beyond the more routine rocket attacks. This report illustrates the coordinated assault that Israeli forces faced more fully than prior coverage. "IDF officer: Terrorists planned an abduction attack," by Yaakov Katz for the Jerusalem Post, August 21: The…
Life imitates naughty infidel art, but you’re not supposed to notice. Not surprisingly, the Taliban have ignored Karzai’s protests. "3rd ‘Turban bomb’ attack rocks southern Helmand province," by Matt Dupee for the Long War Journal, August 20: For the third time this summer, a Taliban suicide bomber with an…
The "Palestine" to be voted on at the U.N. does not meet the criteria for statehood under international law. Abbas wants the U.N. to rip the proverbial training wheels off of the Palestinian entity when it has never even been able to function like a state with them. If its…
Lebanon is dying, its sovereignty now symbolic. It is the name on the mailbox, but Syria and Iran run the house, via Hizballah. More on this story. "Lebanon denies report it knows location of Hariri killers," from the Jerusalem Post, August 20: Lebanese state prosecutor Saeed Mirza on Saturday denied…
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