Well, an op-ed in today’s Washington Post puts it quite well. “There are no shortcuts to peace that bypass security.” That’s what Israel has been saying for the longest time, and it’s the key ingredient of any future agreement. Since the current operations were cause[...]
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Iran: Change We Can Believe in?
Iran has said it might be willing to reevaluate its relationship with Israel and the West under certain conditions. If pro-Hamas protestors are running over pictures of present (and future) world leaders with their cars, it makes us wonder what exactly those conditions are. 0 people like this po[...]
What Does Hamas Want?
In today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Bret Stephens argues that Hamas supports the “no state solution.” While it’s pretty obvious that Hamas rejects the existence of the State of Israel, Stephens also points out that it rejects the idea of a future Palesti[...]
Iran’s Supporting Role in Gaza
Though Hamas has been in the news in recent weeks, Iran’s influence in Gaza has remained out of the public eye. A news piece in today’s New York Times notes how Iran has been working behind the scenes to use the present conflict for its own ends, essentially by actively presenting itse[...]
The Developing Tactics of Hamas’s Human Shields
The fact that Hamas has been hiding behaind Gaza’s civilians for the past few weeks comes as no surprise. News articles from the past several years have chronicled these exploitative tactics as they developed and were implemented. Notable among these articles is one from 2006 by Alan Johnsto[...]
January 11th, 2009 - 1:40 pm § in Operation Cast Lead
Live Pictures from NYC Israel Solidarity Rally
This morning, as crowds gather in NYC to support Israel, we are bringing you live photos as they happen. The crowd of more than 11,000 rally-goers came dressed in red coats and sweaters to symbolically amplify the “Red Alert” alarm that the residents of Sderot, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Be’[...]
January 11th, 2009 - 11:52 am § in Conflict, Operation Cast Lead
“Red Alert” – How to Stay Safe During a Rocket Attack
Over the past 8 years, Hamas has launched over 11,000 rockets aimed at Israeli civilians. Kindergartens, homes, schools and hospitals are all targeted, with 15 seconds to spare from the moment the rocket is launched and until it hits. The people of Southern Israel are all too familiar with this dail[...]
NYDN: David Saranga on the Operations, in Numbers
Consul David Saranga wrote an opinion piece published by the New York Daily News: Because of the sea of words and wave of articles that continue to flood the media regarding the war in Gaza, I decided to write something that would resonate with readers in a different way. Sometimes numbers speak lo[...]
An Israeli Response to the ICRC
We’ve received some questions (in comments and through Twitter) about Israel’s response to Red Cross allegations, which were reported widely yesterday. Below, you can find some responses, given on WorldFocus last night. 0 people like this post. Like [...]
A Proportionate Discussion
We’ve received a lot of mail recently about arguments of proportionality in warfare. Today we found an interesting piece in The New Republic by Michael Walzer, Professor Emeritus at the Insitute for Advanced Study at Princeton University (who’s been doing this type of political philosop[...]
