Update Pillar of Defense, November 21
12:06 pm: Explosion in a bus in Tel Aviv – apparently a terrorist attack. The bus was on Shaul HaMelech street. 11:20 am: Sirens in Ashkelon and Gadera. 10:17 am: Sirens sounding in Kiryat Melachi,...
View ArticleWhy Are The Number of Israeli Casualties So Low?
The IDF spokesman’s blog asks the question, whey are the number of Israeli casualties so low – and answers here. The short version, we have the Iron Dome System that destroys some of the rockets before...
View ArticleTerrorist Attack on Bus in Tel Aviv – and Rockets Continue to Be Fired
1:50 pm: Sirens sounding in Beersheba. Rockets fell in open areas – no injuries. 1:25 pm: Sirens sounding in communities around the Gaza border. The people in Gaza are celebrating in the streets in...
View ArticleHamas Lies
Don’t believe everything you read in the papers – especially from Hamas. Here are a series of videos with a list of their lies:
View ArticleWaiting to See if the Ceasefire Holds
There was an announcement last night about a ceasefire between Israel and the terrorists in Gaza. The reality on the ground is that we in Israel are waiting to see if it holds. Schools in the south...
View ArticleHamas Calls for Terror Attacks Against Israelis
A senior Hamas leader, Ahmed Halabiyeh has called for terror attacks against Israelis, including suicide bombers in the “heart of Israel”. This means of course that he wants other people to go out and...
View ArticleThird Iron Dome System Operational in Northern Israel
The IDF has set up the third Iron Dome battery in the northern part of Israel. The other two were set up within the past few weeks. This is a sign that Israel expects rocket fire coming from the north...
View ArticleI’m Not Holding My Breath
The news that “moderate” (who decides who is a moderate, anyway?) cleric Rouhani has won the presidential election in Iran is a good sign, but I am not holding my breath waiting for him to shut down...
View ArticleFaster Please
There will be a new air defense system to compliment the Iron Dome that Israel has deployed against the kassam and Grad rockets fired from Gaza. This system, sometimes called Magic Wand, is supposed to...
View ArticleWe Need to Be Vigilant on All Fronts
Ron Ben Yishai writes an excellent anyalysis of the war in Gaza. He makes a lot of good points, and says that we need patience and endurance and that we will eventually beat the terrorists in Gaza....
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