Since 9/11, there has been a rampant and fashionable strain of Islamophobia among western politicians, journalists and analysts. It's a response in part to the militant jihadism of the sort that perpetrated the 9/11 attacks. Bibi Netanyahu is perhaps the master of anti-jihadist rhetoric. Shortly after the Al Qaeda attack, the NY Times quoted him: Asked … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
IDF Killed Three of Its Own Soldiers After Declaring Hannibal Directive
In one of the most decisive, shocking incidents of a brutal war, NRG reports (Hebrew) that the IDF killed three of its own soldiers after it feared they'd been captured by Hamas fighters. The incident was one in which Lt. Goldin was captured (possibly after he'd already been killed) and two of his comrades were killed. Amir Rappoport, writing for NRG, … [Read more...]
Israeli-Made Drone Downed in Iraq
A few days ago, Iran shot down an Israeli-made drone operated by Azerbaijan. It was monitoring a secret Iranian nuclear site near the Azeri border. The Iranians say they downed it over Natanz. But my Israeli source believes this was a cover story to protect the identity of the secret site. Around the same time, another Israeli-made drone either crashed … [Read more...]
Israeli Police Open Murder Investigations into Civilian Deaths from Gaza Rockets
During Operation Protective Edge, seven Israeli civilians were killed as a result of rockets fired from Gaza. Now, Israeli police plan on opening murder investigations (Hebrew) into each of these deaths. The purpose would be to prepare for possible war crimes charges against those militants responsible for killing Israeli civilians. The clear intent is to … [Read more...]