I confess that sometimes it is hard not to be frustrated with the many who fear for the our safety. They think that the whole country of Israel is a war zone. In fact, the majority of the country is going about its normal routine. They never hear sirens or any other war activity. Where… Read More »
This photo just in, from a Reuters photographer on the scene. (HT: OJ). Dan Rather has verified its authenticity. If you aren’t laughing, you either haven’t seen this guy elsewhere or you missed the latest scandal from the unbiased media.
Not everyone, of course, agrees about the Israel-Hezbollah/Lebanon war. I think it’s good to hear from someone closer to the source (that doesn’t include CNN), so you can read this article in The Daily Star (main English paper in Lebanon), whose survey essentially shows that nearly all of Lebanon is behind Hezbollah. Or you can… Read More »
In response to my recent post, a friend asked me to explain why Hezbollah is the enemy. Here are ten reasons: 1. Hezbollah has carried out more than 200 acts of terrorism, killing more than 800 people, including: a series of kidnappings of Westerners in Lebanon, including several Americans, in the 1980s; the suicide truck… Read More »
The problem with the current Israel-Lebanon war is that the world is unwilling to recognize that there are good guys and there are bad guys. There are friends and foes, allies and enemies. It’s hard to defeat the enemy when you are weeping for him. But there is an enemy, and he must be defeated… Read More »
So I confess that I haven’t watched a minute of the Hezbollah Annihilation campaign on TV. Not on principle, but for other reasons. If you are watching it all unfold, these links may not be as interesting to you as to me. 1. The Washington Post has some 360 degree panorama shots, including one of… Read More »
Israel dropped 23 tons of bombs on a site in south Beirut recently, claiming that it was the headquarters of Hezbollah. Hezbollah insists that Israel bombed a mosque under construction. I have no doubt that Hezbollah is telling the truth this time. After they constructed a bunker deep underground, Hezbollah started erecting a mosque on… Read More »
So…those emails. People are wondering if it’s safe to come now. Students are wondering if they should. Others are inquiring about whether there will be a fall semester at IBEX. Here’s how I see it: Hezbollah has shot off some thousand rockets to this point. The Israeli air force has destroyed who knows how many… Read More »
Our son Mark was hit by a projectile today. His older brother threw a car at him. Otherwise, life as far as we see it here is normal. Without minimizing the real dangers in parts of this country at the moment, I want to comment on the media’s portrayal of events. I read an article… Read More »
Israel should withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories if they want to enjoy a peaceful existence. The reason for the Muslim violence is the occupation and when that ends, so will suicide bombers, rocket attacks, and kidnappings. So the argument goes from most of the world leaders, the United Nations and some evangelicals. Last year Israel… Read More »