Eleven times since the current Israeli-Gaza conflict started in mid-summer (2014), Hamas has violated or rejected a ceasefire. Today, in the midst of truce negotiations going on in Cairo, rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel. As a result, the Israeli Home Front ordered all public bomb shelters within 50 miles of the …
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Is Peace with Hamas Possible?
The most recent 72-hour ceasefire which went into effect at midnight Monday and expired at midnight on Thursday was violated just hours before the end when at least 5 rockets were fired into Israel. The IDF responded by striking launch sites in Gaza. Hamas has reportedly denied responsibility for those rockets.Despite the skirmish, the two …
Turkey Elects Erdogan; Israel Tests Tunnel Detection System
Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's Prime Minister, has now become Turkey's first directly elected President. This does not bode well for Israel, or for US interests in the Middle East. Once one of Israel's trusted allies in the Middle East (and a military partner of both Israel and the US), Turkey has very rapidly and very intentionally …
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Egypt Brokers Another 72-hour Ceasefire; Hamas Pushes to the Limit
Israel and Hamas agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire brokered by Egypt on Saturday. However, Hamas pushed the limit, firing a barrage of rockets at Israel just minutes before the ceasefire was to begin a midnight last night. To my knowledge, the ceasefire has held, but it remains to be seen whether the full 72-hour ceasefire …
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