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All signs point to Israel’s weak democracy

The assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi, which sparked the escalation in the south, points to Israel’s weak Supreme Court, a lack of transparency and accountability, and the state’s flip attitude towards its judicial branch–as do some street signs in Tel Aviv The recent escalation between Israel and Gaza began after Israeli forces assassinated Zuhair al-Qaissi, a leader…

By Mya Guarnieri Jaradat March 14, 2012

Escalation in south: IDF takes summer Gaza spin out for 2nd round

The new round of violence in Gaza began with the assassination of a Popular Resistance Committees official – and the IDF trotted out an old lie to defend it. As these lines are being written, we are in the third day of yet another round of violence in Gaza, in which at least 17 Gazans…

By Yossi Gurvitz March 11, 2012

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in 2009. Photo by Oren Ziv/activestills.org

IDF mum on Eilat attacks that justified Gaza bombing

A reporter exposes an IDF investigation acknowledging that the Eilat attackers came from Sinai, not Gaza; the IDF has nothing to say on the matter Do you remember the Eilat attacks of two months back? How we were told, while the attack was still going on, that the attackers were the Popular Resistance Committees, and…

By Yossi Gurvitz October 23, 2011

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The IDF quietly abandons its spin on Eilat attack

The IDF admits that the Eilat attackers weren’t Gazans, but buries the news Some 34 days ago, a group of terrorists attacked several points on the Israeli-Egyptian border, near Eilat. While the attack was still going on, Security Minister (the term “Defense Minister” does not capture the Soviet/Socialist undertones of the title) Ehud Barak quickly…

By Yossi Gurvitz September 22, 2011

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in 2009. Photo by Oren Ziv/activestills.org

Still no evidence for PRC involvement in attacks

A week passed since the Eilat attack, and the IDF has yet to prove the blame of the group Israel chose to attack in response. Earlier this week I posted about the cracks in the Barak-Netanyahu narrative regarding the terror attacks near Eilat. A quick reminder: While the attacks were still going on, Barak blamed…

By Yossi Gurvitz August 25, 2011

Binyamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference following the Eilat terror attacks (photo: ActiveStills / Oren Ziv)

Evidence undermines gov’t’s claim that terrorists were Gazans

The Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister claim the terrorist attack last week came from Gaza. They have yet to provide any proof – and the evidence looks dubious An unknown group carried out a combined attack from Sinai into Israel, hitting a number of targets. Six Israeli civilians were murdered and two soldiers…

By Yossi Gurvitz August 22, 2011