With all the "thoughtful" celebrities weighing in on the Hamas war with Israel - It's worth remembering that while Israel seeks to defend its citizens against regular rocket attacks from Hamas, that terror group is committed in its core to wiping out Israel and Jews. The IDF uses Irone Dome rockets to protect its citizens and Hamas uses citizens as human shields to protect its rockets. --Gary Rosenblatt, editor and publisher, JWNY
Armed Palestinians Move Under Cover of Gaza Humanitarian Truce - Patrick Martin (Globe and Mail-Canada) Several of the hidden Hamas tunnels discovered by Israel in the past three days were found to lead back to Sejaiya in Gaza, which is 1-2 km. from the Israel frontier. Almost 10% of all rockets fired against Israel during this conflict are said to have come from there.
Aerial Photos Identify Rocket Launches from Civilian Areas - Elior Levy (Ynet News) On Monday the IDF published photos displaying rocket launchers placed at a number of civilian sites, like playgrounds, schools, hospitals, and cemeteries.
How Many Israelis Must Die Before We Are "Allowed" to Defend Them? - Hilik Bar (Guardian-UK)
Gazan’s had lots of cement, but none was used for bomb shelters – just swimming pools and tunnels to attack Israel: Why Didn't Hamas Build Bomb Shelters? - Abdulateef Al-Mulhim (Arab News-Saudi Arabia)
Hamas threatening journalists in Gaza who expose abuse of civilians (The Times of Israel)
Free Speech in Gaza? (Honest Reporting)
Free Speech in Gaza? (Honest Reporting)
How the Media Is Helping Hamas - Bassam Tawil (Gatestone Institute)
“From the Moderate” Side:
Palestinian Media Watch reported on Thursday that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas had publicly declared the current conflict with Israel as a religious "war for Allah." On Friday, the Palestinian news service Ma'an printed an opinion piece that likewise interpreted the last lines of Abbas' speech as a call to West Bank Palestinians to initiate violence:
Europe
And Now... Europe's Kristallnacht - Douglas Murray (Gatestone Institute)
Egypt
Egypt's Position On Gaza Conflict Reflects Conflict Between Its Hatred For Hamas And Its Solidarity With The Palestinians - L. Lavi (MEMRI)
Meet the Hamas Billionaires - Ella Levy-Weinrib (Globes)…The man pulling the strings from Egypt with the tunnels is none other than the number two man in the Muslim Brotherhood, Khairat el-Shater."
Iran
Qods Day In Iran: Tehran Calls For Annihilation Of Israel And For Arming The West Bank -: Y. Mansharof. E. Kharrazi, Y. Lahat, and A. Savyon (MEMRI)
Turkey
Terror Group Tied to Turkish Gov't Recruits Hamas Human Shields - Ryan Mauro (Clarion Project)
United Nations
Ban Ki-moon's Shameful Message in Israel's Hour of Need - Anne Bayefsky (Jerusalem Post) He made no demand that Hamas "restrain" itself from fulfilling its goal of obliterating Israel. For the UN, no move that Israel makes, short of surrender to the Palestinian mob, will ever be sufficient.
UN emergency session on Gaza: Hillel Neuer speaks out (UN Watch) Palestinians, Iran, Syria and Others Try to Silence UN WatchUN refuses to apologize for advocating cement used for terror tunnels (UN Watch)
United States
Kerry Proposal Gives New Life to Muslim Brotherhood Alliance - Ari Shavit (Ha'aretz)
With news about immigration and tunnels running rampant, please consider: Examining the Terrorist Threat from America's Southern Border - Scott Stewart (Stratfor)
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