Analysis
Monday, June 10th 2024
Herb Keinon Jerusalem Post, June 9, 2024 “The whole civilian issue here really needs to be analyzed impartially and understood.” Some 44 years ago, Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) carried out a daring rescue operation to free some 20 hostages being held at the Iranian embassy in London. Twelve years ago, the British Special Boat Service, supported […]
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Friday, June 7th 2024 / Friday, June 7th 2024
SHABBAT READING Liminal Space: BAMIDBAR • 5771, 5784, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, The Rabbi Sacks Legacy — In English, the book we begin this week is called Numbers, and for an obvious reason. It begins with a census, and there is even a second count toward the end of the book. On this view, the central theme of the book is demography. […]
Friday, June 7th 2024
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, June 1, 2024 “The current ceasefire plan is a plan to keep Hamas in power. The result will be that Hamas will return to running most of Gaza in the coming years and the reconstruction effort will likely empower Hamas as it has in the past.” US President Joe […]
Daniel Henninger WSJ, June 5, 2024 “Rarely discussed, because it is so incredible, is the assumption that any successor Israeli government would allow the Sinwar-led Hamas to emerge intact, in Gaza, with whatever weaponry it has left.” As reports come out of the Biden administration about cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas, bear in mind […]
Caroline Glick JNS, May 31, 2024 “… by undermining Israel’s operation in Rafah, the administration is protecting Hamas from destruction while effectively criminalizing Israel’s war to protect itself from further aggression against Hamas.” The most basic function of all governments is to provide for the collective defense of the governed. The most basic foundation of […]
Gabby Deutch Jewish Insider, June 5, 2024 “… his frequent criticism of Israel’s military tactics does not go far enough to appease left-wing Democrats unhappy with Biden’s overall support for Israel; meanwhile, his outreach to the anti-Israel segment of the party irritates Jewish voters and pro-Israel moderates.” On Tuesday morning, Time magazine published the full transcript of its recent Oval […]
Friday, May 31st 2024
SHABBAT READING Sin Is a Debt that Must Be Repaid: Prof. Joseph Lam, The Torah.com, May 6, 2021 –Leviticus 26 describes in detail the rewards אִם בְּחֻקֹּתַי תֵּלֵכוּ “if you follow my laws,” (vv. 3–13) and the negative consequences of disobedience (vv. 14–45). As part of the description of punishment, the passage explains that once the Israelites are exiled, the […]
Dov Lieber WSJ, May 29, 2024 “American diplomatic support and weapons supply depend on Israel’s ability to manage a balance between accomplishing its military objectives in Rafah and appeasing the Biden administration.” Israel said it has secured control of Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, achieving a key goal of the Rafah offensive as it seeks to […]
Melanie Phillips Substack, May 28, 2024 “The IDF says it now suspects that ammunition, weapons, or some other inflammatory material was stored in the area of the strike, causing a secondary blast and the fire that spread to the civilian tents.” Once again, Israel has been accused of heinous and inhuman behaviour — a charge […]
Brendan O’Neill Spiked, May 28, 2024 “If you hate what has happened to Rafah, if you hate that it’s been sucked into the vortex of war, then you should hate Hamas.” The anti-Israel set is right about something for once: it is unconscionable that Rafah has been turned into a warzone. It is an affront […]
Friday, May 24th 2024
SHABBAT READING Jeremiah Buys Land in Prison, Symbolizing a Future Redemption: Dr. Anathea Portier-Young, The Torah.com, May 14, 2020 — Redeeming His Cousin’s Land. Set during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah 32 tells the story of how the prophet gives financial assistance to his cousin. The story begins with Jeremiah receiving a message from God even […]
Seth J. Frantzman Jerusalem Post, May 22, 2024 “The goal of the 98th Division is basically to complete the job. It’s like sandpaper on wood. You start with the rough grade, and you have to grind the enemy down with a more precise grade at the end.” When the IDF decided to go back […]
Arab Desk The Eastern Herald, May 22, 2024 “Lafi talks about internal pressures in Egypt and Israel to “tamper with relations and each party accuses the other of not fulfilling its duties.” The Philadelphia axis is considered a “buffer zone” and is subject to the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. However, two weeks […]
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