Haaretz reports today on the disclosure of footage from the al-Arabiyya satellite network, in which one of its reporters talks about what it felt when Hamas launched a Grad missile from right under her window. The video below (in Arabic) shows her reaction. Apparently, she didn’t realize t[...]
Archive for the ‘Operation Cast Lead’ Category
January 20th, 2009 - 4:10 pm § in Conflict, International, Interviews, Media, Middle East, Operation Cast Lead, Peace, Politics
Caught on Tape: Hamas Rocket Fire from TV Studios
Hamas Kills off Fatah Members [video]
The video below shows Hamas members throwing Fatah forces off the rooftop of a Gaza building–presumably to their deaths, or at least to a horrible fate. Please beware, as the content of the video below is quite graphic, and can be disturbing to some. 0 people like this post. Like [...]
Israel Declares Unilateral Gaza Cease-Fire
From Yahoo News: “In announcing the cease-fire, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel had achieved its goals and more. “Hamas was hit hard, in its military arms and in its government institutions. Its leaders are in hiding and many of its men have been killed,” Olmert said.”[...]
January 16th, 2009 - 4:28 pm § in Conflict, Operation Cast Lead
Livni-Rice Hold Press Conference After Signing Anti-Smuggling Agreement
From YNet News: “The United States and Israel signed an agreement Friday intended to assure that Hamas militants will not be able to rearm if the Jewish state agrees to a Gaza cease-fire. “In front of an array of reporters and camera crews, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and visiti[...]
A Letter from Rome
Photo: Fiamma Nirenstein Dear friends, We didn’t expect what you see now in the picture. This is the square of the Italian Parliament in Rome, Piazza Montecitorio: you can see the Palace on top of the square, and in front a lot of Israeli flags.That was yesterday night from 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. [...]
Lionel Blogs from Israel
Lionel, the host of The Lionel Show on Air America, has begun blogging from Israel and sending videos of his travels in Sderot and the surrounding areas. You can check him out here, as he visits a house struck by rockets and shares his impressions with his audience. 0 people like this post. Lik[...]
Woman and Child Among Seriously Wounded in Rocket Attack on Be’er Sheva
Six people were injured earlier today in a rocket attack on Be’er Sheva, among them a 7-year-old child who is in serious condition in the hospital. From Haaretz.com: “Two rockets fired by Gaza militants on Thursday hit Be’er Sheva, wounding five people, including a 7-year-old boy w[...]
Bin Laden Supports Hamas against Israel
Though he may have taken his time, arch-terrorist Osama bin Laden has made it clear where his allegiances lie. The New York Times website today features a report on a new audio tape by the al Qaeda leader urging his followers to battle Israel and to support Hamas. Not surprising, but noted. 0 [...]
NYT on Israel’s Goals, Short- and Long-Term
Thomas Friedman has a well-reasoned piece in today’s New York Times that evaluates the current operations in a different light from many of the other articles we’ve seen. (Specifically differing, as he notes, in his analysis of the 2006 war in Lebanon.) The result: some interesting i[...]
January 13th, 2009 - 1:54 pm § in Citizen Press Conference, Conflict, Interviews, Media, Operation Cast Lead
HuffPost Interviews the Consul General
Consul General had an interview with the Huffington Post last week and gave a good description of the goings-on. He also cites some facts and figures, about which we have gotten a number of good questions. A sample: The United Nations estimates that 25 percent of Palestinian casualties in the pres[...]
