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Winners and Losers
Posted By: Andrew

There were few winners and many losers in the recent Operation Lead Cast fought in the Gaza Strip.  I will list the winners and then the losers of the campaign in no particular order.
WINNERS:
Hamas – The obvious winner of the conflict.  Although Hamas received heavy casualties they have managed to not only stay in power [...]

Unqualified for Government
Posted By: Andrew

Since the First Intifada (1987) and even before a primary tactic of the Palestinians inside of Israel have been suicide bombings.  In 2007 and so far in 2008 there has only been one suicide bombing inside of Israel.  Over the past eight years suicide bombings have dropped from a high of 53 in 2002 to [...]

Some Things Should Never Be Said
Posted By: Andrew

Throughout the short existence of this blog, commenters have stated that I am too pro-Israel and that no matter what they do in regards to their terrorist neighbors, I will support them. I have argued that this is not the case, but I will argue against hate and terrorism against Israel every opportunity I get.
This [...]

The Never Ending War
Posted By: Andrew

Since 1947, before Israel was even a nation, they have been at war with the surrounding Muslim world. To most people around the world they will tell you there have been many wars there, (Six Day War, Yom Kippur War, etc) but ask many Israelis and they will tell you that the Independence War is [...]

One Fewer Witness
Posted By: Andrew

Less than seventy years have passed and we are quickly forgetting the greatest atrocity in the history of man kind. Every day more witnesses die, and soon there will no one left to remind us of the horrors of the Holocaust. Today we lost one of the most influential Holocaust survivors this country has ever [...]