Two nights ago, I noticed that COGAT, the IDF unit which administers the Gaza siege, was taking credit in a Facebook post for organizing a "fun day" for 23 Gaza children in Israel. There were pictures (with the children's faces pixellated) of them enjoying sun and fun at an Israel environmental center and water park called Sachneh. The post noted the … [Read more...]
Gaza War, Day 24: 61 IDF Soldiers Killed, 1,458 Palestinians Killed, 9,000 Homes Destroyed, Bibi Lied About West Bank Kidnapping
UPDATE: The ceasefire seems to be collapsing. Heavy Israeli artillery fire is reported by Yediot in Rafah with eight Palestinians dead. Looks like Bibi put a nail in the coffin of Kerry's ceasefire. Today, brings a small respite from mass murder. Both Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour truce brokered by the UN and U.S. and announced … [Read more...]
Catastrophic Dutch State Visit to Israel
Bibi Netanyahu's tenure as prime minister has displayed a remarkable number of diplomatic gaffes including forcing a Turkish ambassador to sit on a kindergarten chair during an official meeting, refusing to attend the funeral of one of the greatest world leaders of the past half century--and now this. Holland sent its senior leadership including the prime … [Read more...]
125 Attend “Crisis in Gaza” Public Meeting
Tonight we hosted the Crisis in Gaza event I've been promoting here over the past week. It went extremely well. There were 125 guests and we raised $800 from attendees and readers of this blog who contributed, which will go toward Gaza charities (after expenses are covered). Two videographers filmed the event and their work will be uploaded here when it's … [Read more...]