Tag: Israel

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 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.

As Netanyahu spoke at the state ceremony for the fallen soldiers at Mount Herzl, protesters rallied outside the site, Xinhua news agency reported.

“Their own officials continuously warn that their collapse is nearing. Their president says this, their former prime minister says this, their [military] chief says this and their defense minister says this. They all say it,” Khamenei said

Since 1948, Israel has never lived in safety, “unwalled”, or living peacefully or unsuspecting, neither without walls, gates and bars.

On the political front, the decision to enter into a new ceasefire with Hamas exposed the divisions within the Israeli cabinet and on Wednesday led to the resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman who told reporters that the truce was “a capitulation to terror.”

If they are waiting for Trump to be impeached, don’t hold your breath. If by chance that did occur President Pence would purportedly be as loyal to Israel or perhaps more.