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Hamas can no longer hide in hospitals, schools, mosques

Hamas was shocked not only by the ferocity of Israel’s response to unprovoked rocket attacks. Hamas was shocked by the red lines Israel crossed — a long overdue tactic...

The anti-Semitic penumbra of UN Resolution 1860

In the eyes of the UN Security Council, the Israeli war on Hamas in Gaza ended Jan. 8, 2009. That’s because the Security Council passed a resolution, 14 in favor...

Two jobs well done

Within a period of seven days, the Denver community showed its support of Israel with two distinctively different and effective public events. The first was a solidarity...

Moyshe Banker, 1926-2009

“Mr. Banker.” It could just as well have been “Mr. Chips” or “Mr. President.”Or, if “Mr. Banker” were a female it could just as well have been “Madame Curie.”...

Was Hamas provoked?

The argument is heard that just as Israel was provoked by Hamas, Hamas was provoked by Israel. Israel’s ferocious attack on Hamas in Gaza is not justified because Hamas...

The lines of Obama

Most of us are familiar with the haunting portraits of Abraham Lincoln that were painted during his presidency, 1860-1864. Each year planted another thick crease on his...

Dead end in Gaza?

The argument is heard that Israel can only lose the current war against Hamas in Gaza, even if Israel wins militarily. Israel cannot uproot the Hamas ideology, no matter...

Cautious Optimism: More signs of Israeli success now than against Hezbollah, 2006

There’s something not quite right about all the predictable responses to Israel’s long overdue, ferocious attack on Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. We hear that...

A lesson Israel could learn from Hamas

On December 19 Hamas announced that it was cancelling it adherence to the ceasefire with Israel. Hamas did not wince, nor worry what the “nations of the world” would...

A most welcome approach: genocide prevention

A most welcome development in Washington is a new approach to genocide prevention — a task force that recommends a way to predict or halt genocides before they start,...