Hamas is an imperialistic, totalitarian political movement driven by genocidal hatred for Jews — in short, an Islamic Nazi Party. It exists beside the world’s only Jewish state, a liberal democracy. No aspect of the conflict is more important, or more ignored by the mainstream media, than this one. - Joseph Spoerl, Ph.D.(New Hampshire Union Leader)

What took them so long?

Foreign Press Association blasts Hamas’s intimidation of journalists in Gaza  (WJC)  The Foreign Press Association (FPA), which represents reporters working in the Middle East, today blasted the terrorist group Hamas for threatening and intimidating reporters working in Gaza.

Oops! Entire Family of Dead Palestinians Found to be Alive (Honest Reporting)

Report from the Gaza War: Palestinians Fired from Behind Children - Shmuley Boteach (Times of Israel)

Where's the Coverage? Palestinian Activist: "Hamas Paved the Road for the Death of our People" (CAMERA)

Al Jazeera's Hamas Rocket Launch Video Disappears (CAMERA) An Al Jazeera America video report by correspondent Nick Schrifin describing a Hamas rocket launching site in the middle of a residential Gaza neighborhood, and also showing an Israeli attack near that site, has apparently disappeared from the Al Jazeera site. While the report, which aired on August 1, 2014, is no longer there, the tweet describing the report is still available.

Palestinian Envoy to Iran: "Israel's Annihilation Has Begun" (Fars-Iran)

PA accuses the US of establishing radical terror organization ISIS - Itamar Marcus (PMW) The moderates at the Palestinian Authority claim that the US has a long term goal of controlling the Arab-Muslim states by dividing them through conflict and wars. ISIS's war and other conflicts are all said to be the work of the US 

Gaza Cleric: "We Are Willing to Sacrifice Two Million Martyrs"(MEMRI) 

Israel Finds Silent Backing by Arab Nations Hostile to Hamas - Gwen Ackerman and Caroline Alexander (Bloomberg)

About those missiles...

U.S. Clears Air Missiles Sales to Turkish Army (Hurriyet-Turkey) 

U.S. Agrees to Send 5,000 More Hellfire Missiles to Iraq - Steve Almasy (CNN)

Video: Hamas Continuing to Produce Rockets that Reach Tel Aviv- Roi Kais (Ynet News)

ISIS Leaflets in London Encourage British Muslims to Join Jihad - David Churchill (London Evening Standard-UK)

Over at the United Nations

William Schabas - head of new UN Gaza commission  -  (NGO Monitor) - On August 11, 2014 the UN Human Rights Council appointed William Schabas, a Canadian Professor, to head the latest "inquiry" on alleged human rights violations in the Gaza conflict. Prof' Schabas's record is riddled with anti-Israel biases, included repeated calls for prosecuting Israeli official for alleged "war crimes" at the International Criminal Court. He has also served as legal counsel to Ireland's Amnesty International branch, which has consistently shown a deep hostility towards Israel. Schabas has also defended Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadenijad, stating that his repeated calls to "wipe Israel off the map," do not constitute a "call for genocide," but are simply "political views."

The voice of reason...

Mr. Secretary General, When Will You Have the Courage to Stand Up for Israel? - Ben-Dror Yemini (Fox News)    Following the civil war in Somalia in 1991, the UN sent international forces to Mogadishu. The fighters the UN soldiers were operating against turned women and children into a human shield. Throughout the clashes, UN soldiers continued to fire directly at innocent people when rebel fighters were hiding between them. Hundreds of dead were left on the streets. The UN forces received the full backing of the UN, despite the many civilian casualties.     In the summer of 2009, Sri Lanka decided to crush the Tamil Tigers after years of terrorist activities. According to a UN report, 40,000 civilians were killed, or slaughtered, during the operation. Not only was there no global protest, but the Human Rights Council praised Sri Lanka.    The claims being made against Israel are disproportionate. Israel's response is not disproportionate. Hamas is highly encouraged by your declarations about the current conflict. Hamas will never defeat Israel on the battlefield, but it is trying to defeat Israel in a propaganda war, by putting out false accusations and blaming Israel for war crimes. Your pronouncements only strengthen Hamas. 

UN: "Barbaric" Sexual Violence Perpetrated by Islamic State Militants in Iraq (UN News Center)

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