Posts Tagged ‘gaza’

So, Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire and Hamas grumbled along about halting their own activities for a week (why just a week, I wonder, but with these guys, even a week comes as a pleasant surprise).
I really hope Hamas will use this ladder to get off their high tree and maybe, just maybe, turn their [...]

An online chat I had with my Palestinian former-friend and former-peace activist whom I met on a peace making board made me wonder though. This guy, who used to tell me how he is pro-peace and against Hamas, bought into all of their propaganda, obviously. Angry (which I can understand), he informed me that he’s [...]

I know I just blogged about Lisa Goldman’s latest blog post, but I just had to relate to another aspect of her very long post here.
Bouhamza mentioned in a comment here that he cannot condemn Hamas, because of all that they do for the Palestinian people. Well, not only is Lisa more articulate than me, [...]

Lisa Goldman wrote a great post about the situation here. Lisa is an Israeli who strongly opposes to the war. She mentioned many Israeli bloggers who share her views, and was kind enough (I think?)  to mention my blog, along with Liza Rosenberg’s as bloggers who “justify” the war.
I started formulating my reply to Lisa’s [...]

I’m writing this post, partly in response to some comments which I received.
First, I wish to address the touching comments, some with links to horrendous videos depicting the plight of the people of Gaza.
Not a day or an hour goes by that I don’t have the people of Gaza on my mind. My heart breaks [...]

Mo-ha-med wrote two long interesting posts about “debunking Israeli arguments”. First part is here and the second part is here.
There were so many things he’s written there that I see as wrong, I was all set and ready to write a long post debunking his post. Then I read his disclaimer here where he says:
No, [...]

Same deal as we had during the Lebanon War of 2006. Middle East bloggers are debating all over the place.
My blog has been mentioned in a few places, albeit I’m not sure it was in a positive light I am not being sarcastic either, sometimes I just couldn’t tell.
Zeinobia from Egyptian Chronicles even [...]

Started a few hours ago. Watching the constant stream of news was a bit too stressful for me, being as IsraeliDad is there. So instead, I went to watch last night’s episode of the Israeli version of Survivor.
I figured it would be an escapist venture away from our daily reality, however, this time the reality [...]

As of this hour, my favorite radio station is broadcasting rocket launch warnings live. They don’t actually sound the siren, just the DJ breaking into songs announcing in a stern voice: “Right now, sirens are operated in the town of Ashkelon. Residents of Ashkelon are asked to take the necessary precautions.”
What that means is that [...]

I’ve seen some posts on blogs and forums that continue to blame Israel for the current outbreak of violence (or let’s call it by the name the Israeli media uses: the Gaza War).
I consider myself very left-wing when it comes to the Israeli-Arab conflict. I am very pro-peace, and like many Israelis, I am more [...]