Israel begins work on NIS 2 billion underground Gaza barrier
IDF’s ‘largest-ever project’ ever will see construction of concrete wall above and below ground, in bid to thwart Hamas attack tunnels
Hamas spends $100 million a year on military infrastructure
$40 million of the annual total goes to terror group’s tunnel digging work, which employs 1,500 Palestinians
Palestinian court postpones long-awaited local elections
October vote had been heralded as first large-scale ballot for Palestinians since 2006; Hamas rejects decision, calling it ‘political’
Experts: Potential Abbas, Netanyahu meeting dubious at best
People who fetishize elections and freedom of political speech in these countries often fail to note that, on the ground, life is much more democratic for oppressed minorities like women and Jews under “strong man” regimes like that of Mubarak or the late Shah of Iran. The right to just live unmolested and some vestige of legal equality. What’s a more democratic right?
I hope Trump’s wall will be both above and below ground like the new Israeli wall.
I agree with the comment about “warming Egyptian relations.” Historically, tolerant Muslim rulers were often overthrown by rivals who tapped into the anger of the masses of Muslims at the comparative tolerance shown Jews. Real “Democracy” in these countries, is about the last thing we need. Better a strong man like Mubarak or Sisi who does the right thing and keeps these lunatics under control.
Those who wax poetic about “warming egyptian relations” should not delude themselves. These so called warming relations are conmpletely based on the Gulf arab monarchies current accomodations with Israel in their war against Iran. the monarchies instruct their well funded proxy to cooperate with Israel, but this is temporary and rests on unstable foundations. It is entirely dependent on sisi and not reflected in the egyptian population. The same is true with any search for peace with the muslim arabs occupying Judea samaria…. it is a war of the muslims against the Jews, after all, malaysia is not arabic. All searching for peace by Israeli Jews is a futile self delusion because there can be no real peace until after the entire culture of the muslims changes… eg they leave islam. Until then one should only deal with them as hostile populations with whom one sometimes has a truce… that is how they deal with Israel.