It should be noted that while Iran is publicly admitting to providing weapons to Hamas and Hezbollah, two organizations deemed as terrorist by both the US and the EU, the US is conducting negotiations with Iran on their nuclear program. Do you see a disconnect?
Today's analysis of what happened in Gaza yesterday pretty much describes the situation there for decades.
This is an interesting article on the aftermath of the Gaza war, as written by an Italian journalist.
This will be the weirdest thing you read today.
The lesson is: maybe taking the numbers given out by a terrorist organization at face value is not the best thing to do
Most of the international press has focused on the recent fighting but hasn't covered what the causes of this round are. This is one of the few analysis. Another one is here: http://www.kforcegov.com/NightWatch/NightWatch_14000155.aspx
Get them while they're young? Educating towards hatred is a very difficult thing to reverse later in life.
"In one recent case they simulated an attack on a small Israeli fort." Get them while their young.
Interesting insight on the Gaza blockade.
Fantastic and very interesting interview with Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef and former Mossad spy.
Amazing photos of smuggling tunnels in Gaza.
Interesting editorial by Italian journalist Lorenzo Cremonesi. He talks about a very old and common thing whenever violence flares up between Israel and the Palestinians: The rumors, reported casualties, and reports are almost always systematically exaggerated. They get reported. The world cries in outrage. Later the UN or some other body reports the correct numbers but by then the damage is done and the collective memory indicates Israelis are savages. Remember Jenin? Perfect example. The Israeli army is sometimes slow to report numbers, but they are almost always very accurate at the end.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit is the Israel Defense Forces' professional body responsible for media and public relations in Israel. They have opened a YouTube channel showing videos from Operation Cast Iron.
Legal Acrobatics: The Palestinian Claim that Gaza is Still Occupied Even After Israel Withdraws - Dore Gold