Category Archives: Israel

Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say a US warship also fires in self-defense

Posted on December 3, 2023 by TTG

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hours long assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthi … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, TTG, Yemen | 23 Comments

Ex-spy Pollard: Israel should have imprisoned some hostage families “to silence them”

Posted on November 24, 2023 by TTG

Former Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard has said Israel should have silenced families of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza, and even imprisoned some of them, in order to avoid public pressure to reach a deal with the terror group. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, TTG | 30 Comments

Israel accepts clause of Hamas’s Sinwar: No UAV intel gathering for hostages

Posted on November 21, 2023 by TTG

Israel has agreed to a condition laid out by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to halt Israeli UAVs in the Gaza airspace for six hours on each day of the ceasefire in exchange for the release of some of the hostages … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, TTG | 44 Comments

We (NPR) were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared.

Posted on November 15, 2023 by TTG

WEST BANK – There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it’s going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction. This is the story of one such day last … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 59 Comments

Nasrallah Is Angry by Walrus.

Posted on November 3, 2023 by walrus

Just listened to the Al Jazeera live translation of Nasrallahs speech. My take ,- not necessarily accurate: Message to Israel and the U.S: 1. End it, right now. Or else, This battle is different. 2. Any attacks on Lebanon will … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Walrus | 76 Comments

Bibi must go

Posted on November 1, 2023 by TTG

Joe Biden and top aides have discussed the likelihood that Benjamin Netanyahu’s political days are numbered — and the president has conveyed that sentiment to the Israeli prime minister in a recent conversation. The topic of Netanyahu’s short political shelf … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 92 Comments

The coming spelunking nightmare

Posted on October 27, 2023 by TTG

As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies By Matthew Rosenberg and Maria Abi-Habib Hamas has spent years stockpiling desperately needed fuel, food and medicine, as well as ammo and weapons, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, The Military Art, TTG | 159 Comments

Israeli Official Issues Warning to Putin on Russian State TV

Posted on October 20, 2023 by TTG

An Israeli politician issued a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the ongoing wars in Israel and Ukraine. Amir Weitmann, the head of the libertarian caucus in Israel’s Likud Party, appeared on Russia’s state-run RT News network this week … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Russia, TTG | 72 Comments

Capitol Police arrest Gaza ceasefire protesters who entered House office building

Posted on October 18, 2023 by TTG

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza shut down parts of Independence Avenue and demonstrated for several hours in the Cannon House Office Building rotunda Wednesday. More than 300 people were arrested, a Capitol Police spokesperson said around 6:30 p.m., … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Justice, TTG | 76 Comments

“Sacrifice, the future has its price”

Posted on October 14, 2023 by TTG

A question in many minds is what the hell did Hamas expect to accomplish with the  execution of al-Aqsa Flood? Why go far beyond a successful and shocking military raid to widespread commissions of atrocities upon innocents? Is Hamas no … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Israel, Middle East, TTG | 122 Comments