Tag: Hamas

The 16 million Jews in the world represent less than 1 percent of the world’s population.  Yet 30 percent of the billionaires in the world are Jewish.  Saudi Arabia next door is the world’s 18th largest economy, relying heavily on oil. 

Meanwhile, Biden said there would be "no US boots on the ground" as part of the construction of the port, but it does represent a crucial shift in his administration's intervention in the Gaza crisis.

Talk of “collateral damage” is a decoy.  Egypt couldn’t care less about Palestinian civilians, and nor could Hamas.  That is self-evident.  What they are afraid of is that Palestine will end up democratic and not autocratic.  That’s the rub.

The way the USA used its veto in the Security Council this week is a reminder that Israel still has loyal patrons. Britain abstained from that vote. This bought more time for Israel to continue its forceful military campaign against Hamas. Opening up future possibilities for Dr Mustafa Barghouti.

The proxy-war in the media, trying to sway public opinion, has shifted back to Israel’s advantage. That may change again, but expect several more weeks if not months of more urban warfare.

Nashat Filmon, also a Bible Society director, adds that ‘there was no refuge’ for Christians in the Gaza strip. The thousand-strong Christian community there is taking shelter in two churches in the territory.

When I saw the video of her body in the truck, I prayed that she was not alive because of the unfathomable torture and suffering to which she had been subjected and would continue to suffer. It was inhuman and unimaginable.

The IDF said that the sites targeted were used by Hezbollah to direct terrorism. The strikes came in response to attacks by Hezbollah against the IDF on Monday.

Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, launched a series of rocket strikes that hit major cities across Israel, and it sent waves of fighters across the border into southern Israel, where they took over bases and seized hostages.

Witnesses said Israeli tanks also shelled Hamas positions along the border fence in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.