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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Today was the twenty-seventh day of Operation Protective Edge and the sixteenth day of ground operations in Gaza. More proof that the IDF is seriously good at social media — and that they are fighting an evil, despicable enemy. pic.twitter.com/BhkPhMCPrw — Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) August 4, 2014 At a time...
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Israel started redeploying troops out of sections of Gaza over the weekend as it began considering the next stage of Operation Protective Edge. Palestinian civilians confirmed seeing soldiers leaving their cities. Israel has not entirely left the Palestinian coastal enclave with forces positioned up to half a mile inside Gaza...
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Jonathan Kay, an editor at Canada’s National Post and a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, observed in an article published Friday that compared to previous wars against Palestinian terrorists since 2002, Israel seem less isolated internationally as it conducts Operation Protective Edge to fight Hamas’ terror infrastructure. Kay notes that...
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Today was the twenty-sixth day of Operation Protective Edge and the fifteenth day of ground operations in Gaza. From left: Hadar Goldin's father, mother, sister, fiancée, twin brother, just hours ago, before he was declared dead. pic.twitter.com/12XcvSULIM — Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) August 2, 2014 The Goldin family was informed late...
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Today was the twenty-fifth day of Operation Protective Edge and the fourteenth day of ground operations in Gaza. Five soldiers were killed yesterday in a mortar attack. Daniel Marash, 22 Omri Tal, 22 Shay Kushnir, 20 Noam Rosenthal,20 Liran Adir,31 Z’L Caídos ayer por Israel y por nosotros Mis hijos — Spain for Israel (@spain4israel) August...
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A statement released by the office of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon blamed Hamas for the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin. According to the latest reports, two IDF soldiers were killed and one taken captive after the humanitarian ceasefire came into effect. This would constitute a grave violation of...
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On Wednesday, ABC’s Terry Moran was embedded with an IDF armored unit going into Gaza to investigate a recently discovered terror tunnel. In the course of the brief excursion into Gaza, Moran saw firsthand the care Israel takes to avoid collateral damage. Moran reported that one of the tanks “spotted what...
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A poll released today by The Israel Project, publisher of The Tower, and the polling firm Paragon Insights, shows that 65% of Americans agree that Hamas is a terrorist organization and that Israel “must stop” Hamas’ terror. A new national poll surveyed 1,010 likely voters between July 21-22, 2014, specifically...
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Speaking on CNN this morning, White House spokesman Josh Earnest called the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier, identified as Hadar Goldin, a “barbaric violation” of the 72-hour ceasefire that Israel and Hamas had agreed to. “That would be a rather barbaric violation of the ceasefire agreement,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest...
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