Hamas

CEOs Demand Harvard Name Students Who Blamed Israel for Hamas Attack

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Students who blamed Israel Ryna Workman, the NYU Student Bar Association president, penned a statement siding with Hamas — the very terrorists who mounted that devastating attack against Israel last week. She condemned Israel’s “violence of apartheid” against Palestinians and declared her “unwavering and absolute solidarity” with them. Winston & Strawn, where Workman worked as a summer associate, immediately rescinded… Read more.

Supporting Ukraine, Israel, and (the People of) Palestine? Yes We Can

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 10:15 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Ukraine, Israel, and Palestine There is no contradiction or conflict in supporting Ukraine, Israel, and the people of Palestine at the same time. Just yesterday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin used an American idiom to make this point, declaring, “We can walk and chew gum at the same time.” Except that even Austin was only referring to… Read more.

Israel Is Planning a ‘Complete Siege’ of Gaza

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 6:47 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

This afternoon, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu announced that Israel is amassing forces to invade and raze Gaza. He warned that the decimation Israel intends to execute will echo for generations. Sieging Gaza Netanyahu’s quest for vengeance is understandable. But those who stand with Israel must still maintain perspective, especially in its darkest hour The Israeli military said on… Read more.

Hamas Attacks Israel: Avenging Yom Kippur, Apartheid State?

Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:53 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Hamas attacks Israel Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel this morning, firing thousands of missiles. Even Israeli pundits are drawing parallels to the surprise attack led by Egypt and Syria 50 years ago today. That attack became the famous Yom Kippur War. Israel won back then, and no one doubts it will win this ‘Yom Kippur… Read more.

Biden’s Foreign Policy A-Team Is Failing Him

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 8:13 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

In the interest of full disclosure, and to at least limit friendly fire, please beware that I voted for Joe Biden. In fact, when he picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, I duly gloated in “I Picked Biden-Harris 2020 in January 2019. Now It’s Official!” August 12, 2020. In other words, I not only… Read more.

One Hair on One Israeli Soldier Worth more than All of Gaza?

Friday, August 29, 2014 at 5:11 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

I feel obliged to note that Israel and Gaza agreed to another truce on Tuesday – with both sides insisting that it will prove more lasting than their eight previous ceasefire agreements. Alas, this might only mean that, in about two or three years, Gaza will be rocketing Israel and Israel will be bombing Gaza… Read more.

Israel’s Deadly Raid on Pro-Palestinian Flotilla

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 5:41 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Israel incited worldwide condemnation on Monday after its commandos killed nine pro-Palestinian activists in a raid on their flotilla about 72 miles off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The majority of those killed were Turkish citizens. This prompted Turkey, Israel’s most important ally in the Muslim world, to call it a “bloody massacre”… Read more.

Neverending Story: Territorial (Holy) War Between Israelis and Palestinians (in Gaza)

Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 6:25 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

It hardly matters who or what triggered this latest round. The root cause of this perennial conflict dates back to Biblical times, with each side claiming divine provenance for its actions. But the cycle of violence is such that not even the Almighty could reconcile Hamas’s jihad to drive Israelis from the region with Israel’s… Read more.

Hamas ‘Terrorists’ Wins Democratic Elections: The Irony Is Not Lost

Friday, January 27, 2006 at 11:32 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Western democracies should be celebrating Gaza’s democratic elections on Wednesday. Instead, they’re acting as if Gaza morphed into a theocratic autocracy overnight. Hamas wins in Gaza Of course, Western democracies have branded Hamas a terrorist organization. And they accuse Iran and its “wipe Israel off the map“ president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of funding the organization’s terrorist activities. That’s why Western democracies had… Read more.