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6,000 Tonnes of Concrete Just Doesn't Seem Like That Much Concrete
If the dubious Israeli figures are even close to accurate, then Hamas did not divert much material or money to construct its vast tunnel network.
Sep 3 • Casualties of the Day
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The Great Displacement and the Gaza Humanitarian Circus
This slow-motion car crash was foreseeable, foreseen, and an integral part of a spasmodic, abortive expulsion plan
Aug 22 • Casualties of the Day
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UNRWA is a Symptom, Not the Disease
Disbanding UNRWA won't erase the ideology of the Palestinian national movement or the UN General Assembly's automatic anti-Israel majority.
Jul 23 • Casualties of the Day
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"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Iranian Bomb" Revisited
What a year this month has been. At least I was half right.
Jul 4 • Casualties of the Day
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The Management of Anarchy
Israel has no plan. But the byproduct of destroying Hamas' governance with nothing to replace it is the return of Gaza to its pre-Hamas Mogadishu days.
Jun 20 • Casualties of the Day
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Iranian Bomb
Trump just wants a JCPOA with his name on it. Regardless of any deal, if Iran wanted a bomb, it could have one tomorrow.
Jun 5 • Casualties of the Day
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Operation Gideon's Chariots: A Poor Messaging Campaign Masquerading as a Poor Plan
Bibi is hoping Hamas or Trump can save Israel from its own rhetoric
May 13 • Casualties of the Day
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The Otiose Idiocy of Operation Rough Rider
From Trump's perspective, it is entirely unclear what this campaign is meant to accomplish or why it is being conducted at all.
Apr 15 • Casualties of the Day
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