There are no “innocent” Gazans  

T. Belman.  The only reason Biden is letting us destroy Hamas is to enable the PA to take over and to enable the formation of a Palestinian state. He knows that his “humanitarian corridor” will make Israel suffer more casualties.  Like Kissinger , he wants Israel to “suffer a bloody nose” so she will be more pliable.

Unfortunately, Gallant and Bibi agree with his final solution. “The third phase will require the removal of Israel’s responsibility for life in the Gaza Strip, and the establishment of a new security reality for the citizens of Israel,”. Any daylight between them and Biden?

The only solution is to drive the Gazans into Egypt or at least into the south 20% and to annex the rest. In 1948, the Arabs fled and after the war, Israel refused to let them come back. The same must happen now.

Nuts: Israel is cautioned to do no harm to “innocent” Gazans.

  Oct 22, 2023, 7:57 AM (GMT+3)

I hope I don’t come across as being angry.

For what Hamas did to my People, I guess it’s okay to be sad, horrified, dismayed…but not angry. As the Rebbe says, all other nations may fight to win, but only Jews must turn the other cheek. They must not be angry.

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October 23, 2023 | 1:09 pm | 3 Comments »

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Why has Israel not gone into Gaza yet???  

The Caroline Glick Show

EVERYONE IS RESTRAINING US.
BIDEN IS DOING EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER TO ACHIEVE A PALESTINIAN STATE AS A RESULT OF THIS WAR.
THAT’S WHY HE IS LETTING US DESTROY HAMAS SO THE PA CAN TAKE OVER.

October 23, 2023 | 6:30 am | 47 Comments »

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Biden’s impossible demand  

His visit to Israel was a study in cognitive dissonance.

By Caroline Glick  October 20, 2023 

( JNS) In nearly every statement and speech U.S. President Joe Biden gave during his brief sojourn in Tel Aviv, he insisted that Hamas does not represent the Palestinians and that the Palestinian Authority is their true representative. The P.A., the president insisted, does not share Hamas’s goal of eradicating the Jewish state and the Jewish people. Biden foresees a future where the P.A. is in charge of the Gaza Strip, and Israel agrees to a Palestinian state in Gaza, as well as in Judea and Samaria.

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October 22, 2023 | 5:17 pm | 11 Comments »

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The End of Mowing the Grass:  

If Israel Wants to Continue to Exist, It Must Uproot Hamas from Gaza

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On October 7, 2023, Israeli deterrence completely collapsed. As a result of a surprise attack by Hamas, Israel suffered a severe defeat in terms of casualties and property losses. The enemy infiltrated Israeli territory, captured cities and towns, decimated their populations, and held them for many hours. The only way to turn this achievement by Hamas into a pointless endeavor is for Israel to dismantle the Hamas regime in Gaza and destroy its military capabilities. This is for two reasons. First, in order to ensure the safe return of Israeli citizens to the Gaza periphery, the threat must be removed completely and their sense of security fully restored. Secondly, an end to the war without the destruction of the Hamas regime in Gaza would be considered a success for the terrorist regime and serve as a model and inspiration for other actors in the radical axis who seek the elimination of Israel.

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October 22, 2023 | 4:41 pm | 2 Comments »

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IDF believes Hamas is losing control of Hamas  

T. Belman. According to Yoram Ettinger, there are about 1.6 million people in Gaza.  I have taken the position that the evacuees not be allowed to return and that Israel should annex the northern 80%. I am going to bring this idea to the attention of Smotrich, BenGvir and Martin Sherman and others

750,000 Gazans defy Hamas to obey IDF orders to evacuate northern Gaza as the  military steps up its attacks on Hamas leadership.

 

Airstrike in GazaAbed Rahim Khatib/Flash90

The IDF estimates that Hamas has lost control of the Gaza Strip and its leaders are troubled by the fact that hundreds of thousands of civilians have already moved to southern Gaza as the IDF requested and in defiance of Hamas’ orders that they remain in northern Gaza so they can be used as human shields by the terrorist organization.

So far, according to IDF estimates, about 750,000 Arabs have left their homes in northern Gaza for the south. The IDF made it clear to the residents who remained in northern Gaza that anyone who does not leave will be considered a supporter and collaborator of Hamas.

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October 22, 2023 | 2:45 pm | 6 Comments »

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Hamas terrorist invasion of Israel and its implications for Ukraine  

By Vladimir (Ze’ev) Khanin October 15, 2023

One cannot fail to notice that the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Arabs occupies a distinct place in the ideological and political discourse accompanying post-Soviet armed conflicts, primarily the Russian-Ukrainian and Armenian-Azerbaijani conflicts. This can involve the use of allusions and symbols associated with the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation, aimed at ideologically justifying one’s position and demonizing the opponent. It also pertains to the attempts of direct participants in post-Soviet conflicts and/or external actors to leverage fluctuations in Israel’s relations with the “Palestinian National Authority” (PNA) in Ramallah, which governs the Arab enclaves in Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley (or, the “West Bank of the Jordan River”, in international discourse) on one hand, and the enclave of Islamic fundamentalists in the Gaza Strip on the other.

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October 22, 2023 | 2:32 pm | 1 Comment »

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There are no “innocent” Gazans  

Nuts: Israel is cautioned to do no harm to “innocent” Gazans.

I hope I don’t come across as being angry.

For what Hamas did to my People, I guess it’s okay to be sad, horrified, dismayed…but not angry.

As the Rebbe says, all other nations may fight to win, but only Jews must turn the other cheek. They must not be angry.

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October 22, 2023 | 2:28 pm | Comments »

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Obama, Iran and the Road to Gaza  

We’re still living out the consequences of Obama’s worldview.

In 2014, Hamas kidnapped and killed three teens, including Naftali Frenkel, an American 16-year-old. “I’ve murdered three Jews,” the killer boasted.

As Israel battled Hamas, Obama called for a ceasefire. “I have no sympathy for Hamas. I have great sympathy for ordinary people who are struggling within Gaza,” he argued, while describing the terrorists as having behaved “extraordinarily irresponsibly”.

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October 22, 2023 | 2:17 pm | Comments »

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In stunning response, 15,000 volunteers fill leadership vacuum to help victims of Hamas  

T. Belman. My daughter is part of that effort. We have invited a 71 year old woman and her dog from up north to join us for as long as necessary..

Movements set up to oppose government’s judicial overhaul bid metamorphose overnight to coordinate unprecedented civilian rescue and relief effort

Today, 5:58 am

During the harrowing days since over 2,500 Hamas terrorists poured into Israel to slaughter 1,400 people, injure thousands, commit barbaric acts of atrocity against people of all ages and kidnap more than 200 to Gaza, civil society has quickly mobilized to an almost overwhelming degree.

Around 15,000 Israelis have answered the clarion call of movements that metamorphosed overnight from activists against the government’s divisive judicial reform proposals to coordinators of a massive infrastructure to rescue and support fellow citizens in distress.

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October 22, 2023 | 1:59 pm | 1 Comment »

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US says Israel has the right to defend itself in new Security Council resolution  

T. Belman. It goes without saying that we have the right to defend ourselves. So the world does us no favour by repeting this refrain. The purpose of such resolution is to limit our ability to defend ourselves.

It is not clear if or when the United States plans to put the draft resolution to a vote.

  Oct 22, 2023, 4:40 AM (GMT+3)

The United States on Saturday proposed a draft UN Security Council resolution that says Israel has a right to defend itself and demands Iran stop exporting arms to “militias and terrorist groups threatening peace and security across the region.”

The draft text, seen by the Reuters news agency, calls for the protection of civilians – including those who are trying to get to safety – notes that states must comply with international law when responding to “terrorist attacks”, and urges the “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip.\ Read more…

October 22, 2023 | 12:53 pm | 2 Comments »

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Hezbollah deputy chief says terror group ‘is in the heart’ of Israel-Hamas war  

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BEIRUT — A top official with Hezbollah vows that Israel will pay a high price whenever it starts a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip and says that his terror group based in Lebanon already is “in the heart of the battle.”

The comments by Hezbollah’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, came as Israel shelled and carried out drone strikes in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah fired rockets and missiles toward Israel. Hezbollah said six of its fighters were killed today, the highest daily toll since the violence began two weeks ago.

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October 22, 2023 | 6:24 am | Comments »

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Swastikas over Gaza  

By Martin Sherman, IISS

The population of Gaza is not the VICTIM of Hamas;

It is the CRUCIBLE, in which Hamas was formed and from which it emerged

(May 18, 2018 / JNS)

“Hamas supporters in Gaza held the world’s first peaceful protest with hand grenades, pipe bombs, cleavers and guns. Ten explosive devices were peacefully detonated. There were outbursts of peaceful gunfire and over a dozen kites carrying firebombs were sent into Israel where they started 23 peaceful fires. And Israeli soldiers peacefully defended their country leaving multiple Hamas attackers at peace.” – Daniel Greenfield, Frontpage Mag, May 15, 2018.

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October 22, 2023 | 1:23 am | 6 Comments »

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Jews of the Left  

You’re in an abusive relationship. It’s time to speak out.

By Boaz Munro, TABLET

In the wake of the most savage butchery meted out upon our people since the Holocaust, you’re glued to social media. You may not be able to sleep or enjoy anything. Our deepest wounds were ripped open last Shabbat, and you’ve been learning how few degrees of separation there are between you and the 1,400 innocent Jews who were bound, burned alive, shot, beheaded, and dismembered by Hamas terrorists on October 7th.

And yet somehow that’s not what feels the worst.

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October 21, 2023 | 5:57 pm | 5 Comments »

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Soldier killed by Lebanon missile; Gallant: Hezbollah joined fighting, is paying price  

Staff Sgt. (res.) Omer Balva, a dual Israeli-American citizen, flew from US to report for duty, was killed Friday night; 3 others hurt; defense minister meets with troops in north

Today, 1:52 pm

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Smoke rises from inside an Israeli army position which was hit by missiles launched by the Hezbollah terror group, as seen from Tair Harfa village, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, October 20, 2023. Inset: Staff Sgt. (res.) Omer Balva, killed in a Hezbollah missile attack. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar; Israel Defense Forces)

An Israeli reserve soldier was killed on Friday night in an anti-tank missile attack along the border with Lebanon amid renewed skirmishes, the Israel Defense Forces announced Saturday.

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October 21, 2023 | 5:32 pm | 6 Comments »

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Senator: Biden’s $100 million ‘humanitarian’ help for Gaza will go straight to terrorists  

https://thejewishvoice.com/2023/10/senator-bidens-100-million-humanitarian-help-for-gaza-will-go-straight-to-terrorists/

Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90Adorned in Hamas flags, Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers near Nablus in the West Bank, October 13, 2023.

(WND News Center) A senator is warning that Joe Biden’s proposed $100 million in “humanitarian” help for Gaza will go straight to the terrorists of Hamas.

That’s the terror group that just two weeks ago sent armed invaders into Israel and killed some 1,300 innocent civilians, including families that were burned alive and babies who were beheaded.

Israel now is beginning a campaign to pursue its goal of wiping out Hamas, which is based in Gaza, often concealing its military weaponry in or near hospitals, schools and residential neighborhoods so that innocent civilians are positioned as shields for the Hamas terrorists.
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October 21, 2023 | 5:00 pm | 2 Comments »

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For Israel, Failures Never Learned and Lessons for Today  

By Alexander G. Markovsky, AM THINKER  Oct 14/23

As prominent Zionist Max Nordau once observed, “Logic is a Greek art, and Jews can’t tolerate it. The Jew learns not by way of reason but from catastrophes.” Although the circumstances have changed greatly since those words were written, Max Nordau’s wisdom as applied to Israel has not changed.

In 1947, Arab countries rejected a UN plan to partition the British mandate in Palestine into two states. Armed with British weaponry and guided by British officers, Arabs were convinced they could claim the entire territory by military triumph. If not for comrade Stalin, who supplied the Jews with weapons via Czechoslovakia and dispatched hundreds of seasoned Soviet officers and generals of Jewish heritage to Palestine, all of whom played a pivotal role in the formation, organization, and leadership of the Israeli army, including the air force, Israel would not exist.
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October 21, 2023 | 4:21 pm | 5 Comments »

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When We Said “Never Again,” We Meant It  

T. Belman. The US and the UK ordered Israel not to start her invasion of Gaza until American and British hostages are released. That was the reason for the “friendly” visit by both Biden and Sunak recently. How long does Israel have to wait? What was Israel promised in return?

Elsewhere I read that the humanitarian corridor has been opened in exchange for American and British citizerns to be let out. Hopefully these humanitarian supplies  will remain in the south forcing all Gazans to go south to get them.  But of course Hamas has other plans and this is Hamas controlled territory.

by Victor Rosenthal

My heart is breaking. What I surmised yesterday, but was afraid to write has turned out to be true. I have never wanted to be wrong more than I do this morning. But I can’t pretend that “it will be OK,” as Israelis like to say.

The IDF has been ready for some time to begin the operation to eliminate Hamas from Gaza. The plans were made long ago, and updated regularly. Hundreds of thousands of reservists have left their jobs and families, at great expense to the government. The tanks are poised near the border. Why aren’t they moving?
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October 21, 2023 | 2:16 pm | 17 Comments »

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