Rumors of War
November 15th, 2012
Jonn already noted via UJ that things are stirring.
More recently our pal David Bellavia noted an uptick on FaceBook.
Here’s the link that matters: From Haaretz
Just the lede:
Rockets strike Holon, Rishon Letzion; IDF: Expect a night without calm in central Israel’ three soldiers wounded in attack on Eshkol region; Military sources: more than 250 rockets fired by Gaza militants explode in Israel since beginning of operation, Iron Dome intercepts 105; IDF strikes over 250 targets in Gaza.
Slow news day?
Watch it happen blow-by-blow and consider what comes next.
Of course someone was watching OUR election results!
ETA: Also try this one. Israel National News
November 15th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
I put this on the other post, but I think this goes here too.
Stratfor: http://app.response.stratfor.com/e/es?s=1483&e=608522&elq=19ea444099b648029db085d6c1bb32cd
November 15th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Nik #1: Yep, it’ll be interesting (or something). A war being live blogged and on Twitter.
Thanks.
November 15th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
And people in my office have NO clue what’s happening. I mentioned it just now to some of my more conservative co-workers and they had no idea ANYTHING was brewing there.
November 15th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Naw – surely our election results could have no impact upon the actions of terrorists! Must be Bush’s fault. Or Fox News. Or somebody else, anybody else.
Kerry will fix it all, though, when he becomes concurrent SecDef and SecState. He probably won’t even need to leave the deck of his yacht. (Is it still parked in RI? Maybe on the Potomac somewhere now??)
November 15th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
OWB #4: Kerry will fix it all, though Scary thing is… He might believe that.
November 15th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
@5
Scary things…so might most of the Senate.
November 15th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
I’m currently living in Jerusalem, and I’m going to be that little ray of sunshine who appreciates the lack of international coverage because, let’s face it– reporters get in the way.
As long as everyone is looking at Jill Kelley’s boobs and the latest in DC scandals, that means nobody is looking at us, and nobody is telling us to knock it off… yet. This means Israel can unleash all the whoopass it wants against the Gaza Strip, without interference from the UN or the US State Department.
Thank you to everyone at TAH for us in mind!
November 15th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
*for keeping us in mind.
November 15th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
@7 & 8
Stay safe. Looks like it’s going to get ugly there.
November 15th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
@7 Tell every Israeli you know we support them. God Bless.
November 15th, 2012 at 6:57 pm
This just popped up, from a Twitter feed on NBC:
https://twitter.com/TomBarton_RT/status/269171959902916608
November 15th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
Surprisingly, claims are the WH is supporting Israel on this one.
Wonder how far that support will go.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/us-backs-israel-gaza-including-ground-forces-213412646–politics.html;_ylt=ArQPV4LrYY9BJmpeIOVhDwmbCMZ_;_ylu=X3oDMTQzMGhvdG9xBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIFRvcFN0b3JpZXMEcGtnA2FjOWMyYmE3LThkM2MtMzcxZi1iY2EyLWM0MmRkMjRmN2JiNQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDTWVkaWFTZWN0aW9uTGlzdAR2ZXIDNzAzZDI2YTItMmY2ZS0xMWUyLWFjZWUtMTc4YTYwMGY0NjEw;_ylg=X3oDMTJ2aGlwODUzBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDZjlkMDkyZWItMDQ0YS0zNjVlLWEzZjgtMTJmOTkwYmVkNWZlBHBzdGNhdANzY2llbmNlfHBldHMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=3
November 15th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
I find that hitting the online Jerusalem Post and Al Jazeera is better than anything American news is offering when it comes to the current boom boom. I read one, then the other, and smack dab between their versions of what’s happening I discern the truth, all without some moron from CBS, MBC, or ABC telling ME what to think.
November 15th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
This story just ran on WGN Ch. 9, Chicago:
http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-jihad-ads-on-cta-buses-spark-outrage-20121115,0,1298163.story
The ads are being run everywhere, not just in Chicago.
November 15th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
@ 14 – yeah, they’re running here in Denver too. There were a few complaints, but unlike other cities, Denver said they couldn’t discriminate for or against advertisers.
November 15th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Fortunately Hillary and Leon are safely tucked away in Australia, so Israel has a chance and extradition takes a while.
November 15th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
This keeps picking up more and more intensity by the hour:
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/15/15182123-israelis-palestinians-tense-as-violence-escalates-along-gaza-border?lite
November 15th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
@ 7 & 8! Ignore whatever the world media says (led usually by the BBC) – Israel DOES have support from the regular folk around the world (ncluding in Canada.)
Stay as safe as you can…
November 15th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
Taking guesstimates on how long before Israel IDF requests assistance from NATO/US.
November 15th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Ex-PH2 #19: I am more than a little concerned what the response to such a request will be.
November 15th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
@20 – Zero, you and me both.
OOOOH! Do you think maybe the Big Cheese bit off more than he can chew?
November 15th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
@ 7/8: There is plenty of support for Israel here in the US. Not just here at TAH either!
Take care and do what you must do.
November 15th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
I did not realize until just now that the Big Cheese has his own agenda:
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/15/15188050-obama-to-storm-battered-new-yorkers-youre-tough?lite
Needless to say, everything is fine. Just fine. Nothing is wrong anywhere in his world.
November 16th, 2012 at 2:13 am
It does not help that the lame duck president is a geo-political idiot, a non-leader, and a flapping mouthed pablum spouter.
November 16th, 2012 at 8:50 am
16,000 reservists have been called up, most are engineers for ground advances. The rumors are wearing uniforms.
November 16th, 2012 at 9:28 am
Yes, indeedy. There shall be war, and rumors of war.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/16/15210767-gaza-cease-fire-collapses-egypt-pm-backs-palestinians-as-israel-drafts-16000-reservists?lite
The Big Cheese was in Staten Island yesterday, giving hugs. Then he went home to face the looming fiscal cliff.
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/16/15196601-capitol-hill-leaders-to-huddle-with-obama-as-clock-ticks-on-fiscal-cliff?lite
All is not as well in the land of the Big Cheese, and I think it’s going to quickly become a lot less well for him, as lawmakers are threatening to block the appointment of Rice as Secy of State.
November 16th, 2012 at 9:52 am
I don’t trust this administration to foreign policy itself out of a wet paper bag with a flashlight and a hand grenade. FFS, apparently we don’t fix bayonets any more, or there’d be some hope.
I am heartened that 8% of the American Jewish community saw the light and voted Republican instead of Democrat this year. It’s significantly under-reported, but we’re a minority group that Obama actually lost ground with, and Israel is one of the largest reasons why.
#7 – have fun, we’re praying fervently tonight for the safety of Israel at shul.
Am Yisrael Chai!
November 16th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
Found this video on Hotair, shows Iron Dome in action! People outside looking up to see how many hits it gets…this looks as though Iron Dome cleaned house on the rockets.
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2012/11/15/video-israels-iron-dome-missile-defense-system-in-action/
Well Done!
Give em hell Israel!!
November 16th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
I watched that video. Watched several of them. Somehow, I got a kick out of watching the Israeli missiles take out the Hamas missiles. Does that make me a bad girl?
I will definitely pay more attention when the tornado siren goes off, if it is not the first Tuesday of the month, which is the test day.