An analysis by Jerusalem Post diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Saturday night speech about Operation Protective Edge observed that Netanyahu made a veiled reference “to key Sunni countries in the region, particularly Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.” The significance of this reference, according to...

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Admittedly we did not discover this in a secret archive in Gaza City or Doha. But the events of recent weeks have laid bare what appears to be a remarkably consistent effort on the part of one of the world’s most brutal terrorist organizations to defeat the Jewish state in...

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Today was the twenty-third day of Operation Protective Edge and the twelfth day of ground operations in Gaza. Three soldiers were killed today when they attempted to secure a booby-trapped building and it was detonated and collapsed on them. The death toll for IDF soldiers now stands at 57. Two...

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The Wall Street Journal reported today (via Google) that the inability of John Kerry to arrange a ceasefire by engaging Qatar and Turkey despite “Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia caution[ing] Mr. Kerry against relying” on the two allies of Hamas, reveals a rift between the United States and many of its...

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The Times of Israel reported yesterday that the Palestinian Authority is furious with Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent diplomatic maneuverings. The Times reported: Palestinian sources told the London-based A-Sharq Al-Awsat that Kerry had initially agreed to an Egyptian proposal for an immediate ceasefire followed by five days of negotiations...

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon flew to Cairo on a Qatari-chartered plane, Newsweek reported Monday. Accepting the flight from Qatar, which sponsors the terrorist organization Hamas, puts Ban in a compromised position. Newsweek notes that when he condemned the Israeli efforts to defend itself from Hamas rockets on Sunday, it marked “the first...

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The second week of Operation Protective Edge came to an end today. It was also the end of the third day of ground operations inside Gaza. Over 1,820 rockets were fired at Israel from #Gaza by Hamas since July 8. #IsraelUnderFire — Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) July 21, 2014 In...

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri blamed Hamas on Thursday for not agreeing to the ceasefire sponsored by his country, which would have averted a ground invasion of Gaza. Reuters reports: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri made the accusation against Turkey, Qatar and Hamas in a briefing with local newspaper editors, the state...

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The news website The Algemeiner reported yesterday that Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, called immediate suspension of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Chris Gunness. According to a letter obtained by The Algemeiner, Prosor described Gunness’ questionable behavior. Gunness, yet again abused his position by calling on reporters to...

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President Barack Obama on Wednesday reemphasized what has in the last week become a central administration position on the unfolding Israel-Gaza crisis, insisting that the Israelis had a right to engage in self-defense and also noting that Jerusalem has made repeated efforts to deescalate the conflict: Obama said the US...

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