The New Republic over the past few days, has published a few thoughtful articles about what the end of Operation “Cast Lead” might mean. For now, we’ll note two pieces for your consideration. The first article is by Martin Peretz; it’s from two days ago but is still quite re[...]
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CBS News: Is Israel Under Siege?
From CBS News: According to the Israeli Army, over 11,000 rockets and mortars have been fired from Gaza into Israeli in the past 8 years; for many this has created a siege mentality. Richard Roth reports. Watch CBS Videos Online 0 people like this post. Like [...]
Israel protests shooting of Katyusha rockets from Lebanon
(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson) The Israel Foreign Ministry today instructed its Ambassador to the United Nations, Gabriela Shalev, to submit a letter to the UN Secretary General and the President of the Security Council in the wake of the firing of rockets from Lebanon this morn[...]
Benjamin Brafman Answers Some Common Questions
This YouTube video (below) seems to address some of the questions we’ve received lately: Why is Israel attacking civilians in Gaza? How can this be a just fight if more than 600 Palestinians have been killed as opposed to about 10 Israelis? What about the idea of proportionality in war? Shoul[...]
January 8th, 2009 - 1:34 pm § in Conflict, Operation Cast Lead
IDF Warns Gaza Civilians of Operations
Throughout the current operations, the IDF has worked to minimize the hardship to Gaza’s civilian population. One of the ways of doing so has been through direct appeals, which have taken three forms: leaflets dropped over Gaza, phone calls, and radio messages. Copies of the leaflets and rec[...]
Sen. Robert Menendez on Israel’s Operations in Gaza
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding Israel’s operations in Gaza: “For months – even before it officially violated the so-called cease-fire – the terrorist organization Hamas has been relentles[...]
Israel Addresses the UN Security Council
The UN Security Council has been discussing Gaza in recent days in an attempt to find a means of addressing the situation through diplomatic channels. Below is a statement from the Israeli Ambassador, Gabriela Shalev, to the Security Council, given on Tuesday, 06 January. 0 people like this post.[...]
Rockets from Lebanon
Terrorists fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Nahariya this morning, injuring several senior citizens eating breakfast in the dining hall of their retirement home. While no group has yet taken responsibility for the rocket fire, there are relatively few options. Yoav Stern analyzes thos[...]
Bloomberg Interviews on CNN
NYC Mayor Bloomberg visited Israel this past Sunday and had this to say to CNN: 0 people like this post. Like [...]
Getting Lucky When a Missile Strikes
What does it mean for a Hamas missile to strike nearby? The person in this video is undoubtedly giving silent thanks for surviving the day. 0 people like this post. Like [...]
