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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Terrorist groups have now seized eight UNRWA schools in Lebanon

From Naharnet:An explosion was heard at dawn inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh in the southern city of Sidon, the state-run National News Agency said.The explosion resulted from “a hand grenade that was hurled near a school belonging to the UNRWA agency in the camp’s al-Fawqani street,” NNA said, adding that the incident caused no casualties.UNRWA had reported...

Palestinian leaders want Gaza to be an open-air prison

JNS reports:Residents of the Gaza Strip may soon be able to fly to Turkey via Israel’s Ramon Airport near Eilat.The pilot program could start as early as July when two flights are anticipated, Channel 12 reported. The final decision is subject to approval by the security and political echelons.Gaza sources say the flights will be available to residents ages 35 and older. They...

The UN reluctantly admits that Gazans have more freedom of movement than before Hamas takeover

From the UN's OCHA:The number of exit permits for [Gaza] workers and traders issued by Israeli authorities increased from just over 10,000 in January 2022 to more than 18,000 in November 2022. This has allowed more exits of people compared with any time since the early 2000s. At the same time, the Egyptian authorities allowed more exits than any time since 2014.This is an...

Hamas threatens war resulting from Jews visiting the Temple Mount during Chanukah; Jordan joins the antisemitic, anti-Chanukah jihad

Hamas issued this press release in English:The planned mass incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque, orchestrated by Israeli settler groups under the cover and protection of the hardline right-wing Israeli occupation government to mark the so-called Hanukkah holiday, constitute a dangerous development aimed at provoking the feelings of the Palestinian people and of all Muslims. We...

A short Palestinian lexicon of words that mean something completely different than their normal meaning

Often, when Israel-haters accuse Israel of some crime, they use terminology that they have given a completely different definition than it has in any other context. This is quite deliberate. They first choose the crime they want to accuse Israel of, and then change the definition of the crime to fit (or pretend to fit) Israel.Some examples include "apartheid," "racism," ...

Things are so bad in Gaza, they need to use VR tech to show it to you

There is a new art exhibit in Gaza.Sherine Abdel Karim uses technology to simulate the reality of the suffering of the people of the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli siege that has continued for more than 16 years.Abdel Karim believes that virtual reality is the easiest way to convey the image of Gaza and the suffering of its people as a result of the strict siege on...

Egypt and Hamas' open air prison

Israel haters love to claim that Gaza is an Israeli open-air prison.Gazans know better.Sama News writes:The crisis of stranded travelers in the Gaza Strip continues, with thousands of people wishing to leave the Strip still waiting.Informed sources told Al-Ayyam newspaper that the crisis that started since last May is still continuing, especially in the departure route, as...

Hamas closes Gaza beach resort because a promotional video showed a family, including young girls, swimming (update)

Gazans have been furiously downloading this video of the Bianco Resort which was originally uploaded to Facebook a year ago. Apparently it was re-uploaded to Instagram about a week ago.Gazans were scandalized by video showing a family wearing swimming suits.Palestinian media are eagerly reporting the story about how scandalous the video is - while publishing the video itself...

Palestinians have a thriving export industry that has netted them billions of dollars. Understand this and you understand everything.

Israel has proposed a plan for West Bank Palestinian Arabs to be able to travel overseas via the Ramon Airport in Eilat, planning test flights to Turkey from which they can go anywhere else in the world.Up until now, if they want to fly anywhere they need to travel through the Allenby Bridge crossing to Jordan and from there go to Amman.This plan would save them a great deal...

Somehow, Gaza's beaches are clean this year. But I thought Israel didn't allow sewage treatment facilities to be built!

When Gaza suffers from environmental catastrophes, Israel is blamed because it supposedly blocks lifesaving infrastructure from being set up. Yet this year, Gaza's beaches have re-opened after being closed due to tons of sewage being dumped into the sea.AFP reports:Palestinians in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip are rediscovering the pleasures of the Mediterranean Sea,...

HRW issues a report on Gaza. Guess what word they don't say once?

It is the 15th anniversary of the Hamas terror group taking over Gaza from the Palestinian Authority in a bloody mini-war. For 15 years, Gazans have lived under a dictatorial Islamist terror regime, that kills suspected "collaborators," gives perks to Hamas members, and steals international aid meant for the people.So naturally, Human Rights Watch decided to use the occasion...

Hypocrisy alert: Lebanon almost finished building a wall, with 4 watchtowers, around 100,000 Palestinians

You know how "human rights" groups and "pro-Palestinian" groups love to say that Israel puts Palestinians in Gaza as well as the West Bank in an "open-air prison"? You know how the media will exhaustively cover any defensive measures Israel does to protect itself from terrorists that live among the Palestinians as "collective punishment"? You know how Israel's security...

A few thoughts for the pro-Israel Left (Mike Lumish)

Anyone who reads my material knows that I often use the popular American pro-Democratic Party blog, Daily Kos, as one guide, among others, to progressive-left thinking. Over years of observing prominent left-leaning venues I came to a conclusion that seems to irritate them. My conclusion was not, as it is sometimes claimed, that the western-left is crawling...