July 28, 2014 SnyderTalk: Hamas’ top ten hiding places

1--Intro

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: may they prosper who love you.” Psalm 122: 6

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2--SnyderTalk Lead Headline for use

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Sharona Schwartz—Hamas’ top ten hiding places:

In their effort to avoid detection by the Israeli military, Hamas militants in Gaza have employed tactics including traveling in ambulances, hiding in hospitals, dressing up in Israeli army uniforms, concealing rockets in United Nations schools, concealing tunnel entrances near mosques and using animals for suicide missions.

Here’s a survey of Hamas’ top 10 duplicitous tactics:

  • Using ambulances as getaway cars

The Israel Defense Forces posted video online it said showed two Palestinian militants entering an ambulance as they left a building being tracked by the IDF.

In the video, a third person wearing what appeared to be a medical worker’s white coat suggested that Hamas militants are either dressing as medical personnel to avoid detection or that Gaza medical workers are providing them direct aid. It should be noted that Hamas runs the health ministry in Gaza. The tactic worked; the IDF let the ambulance drive off unharmed.

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SnyderTalk Comment: Anyone who believes that Hamas intends to reach a peace deal with Israel is basing that belief on nothing but feelings.  The facts lead to the opposite conclusion.  Even so, the world turns a blind eye to the atrocities that Hamas commits in Gaza and its unprovoked attacks on Israel.  On top of that, mass rallies are held in Europe supporting Hamas and condemning Israel for protecting its citizens.  We live in an upside-down, diabolical world.  There is only One Person who can straighten it out—Yahweh.

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13--Perspectives 2

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Shlomo Gazit: “I Am Ashamed of Those Who Seek Out War Crimes of Israel”—At some point we simply did not have a choice, and we rightly gave the IDF command to enter [Gaza]. Once the war began – I became a different person. My people and my country are at war. All claims and criticisms I set aside until after the war. Today I stand absolutely in support of our fighting forces. I am ashamed of those who seek out war crimes of Israel in these circumstances. We are fighting an enemy attacking us with countless mortars and rockets, all of which – without exception – are aimed to kill us, the citizens of Israel. Their weapons are aimed at our towns and cities. No one is trying to convince me that these missile launchers in Gaza are trying not to commit war crimes.

Dore Gold: Hamas May Be Alienating Other Arabs, But It’s Making New Friends in the West—Hamas has seen a strange turnabout in its international status. Today, while Hamas is being shunned by its traditional Arab backers, many Western countries and especially their foreign policy elites have begun talking more seriously about the benefits of reducing the isolation to which the group has been subjected by Europe and the U.S. Almost all of the Arab states, save Qatar, have made strong moves to curtail Hamas’ funding, influence and power. Yet, at the same time, the status of Hamas in the West has been rising. Since 2007, there has been a steady drumbeat of calls in the international community to acknowledge a role for Hamas as a legitimate diplomatic player, even though it has been formally designated a terrorist organization by the U.S., Canada, the EU and others. When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas concluded a “reconciliation agreement” with Hamas last month, many Western voices suggested that Hamas would become more moderate and responsible as a result. Ten days later, Hamas operatives in the West Bank abducted and murdered three Israeli teenagers. This was followed by a massive escalation of Hamas rocket fire on Israel.

Daniel K. Eisenbud: Yom Kippur War Hero Avigdor Kahalani: “There Is a Moment When a Nation Must Protect Itself, and that Moment Is Now”—”It’s a war about our survival,” said retired IDF brigadier general and Yom Kippur War hero Avigdor Kahalani Sunday, as he discussed why the IDF must ignore international pressure and stay in Gaza until Hamas is “demilitarized.” “Can you imagine Russia or the U.S. accepting missiles launched into their countries and not reacting?,” he asked. “There is a moment when a nation must protect itself, and that moment is now.” “We’re living in a jungle, and only the strong survive. If you are weak, they will eat you.” “They need to understand that we can’t and won’t move from here. We don’t have a spare country.”

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror: Decision Time Approaching—Should Israel view the Hamas threat as one does a chronic disease, which has unpleasant yet tolerable daily effects and which requires a difficult treatment every few years; or should Israel risk a complex, difficult and risky operation that, even if it could alleviate many of the symptoms completely, would require lengthy aftercare. It is not impossible to create a reality in which there is no rocket fire from Gaza, just as there is no rocket fire from Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]. This, however, requires a complex ground maneuver to seize control of Gaza. The process of demilitarizing Gaza and arresting Hamas operatives could take between six months and a year, and it is likely to see fierce fighting and multiple casualties.

Ido Aharoni: The Most Dangerous Weapon in Gaza—There is nowhere left for us to go. Israelis from Eilat to Haifa have heard the red alerts blast as Hamas has indiscriminately launched more than one thousand rockets at our cities. Israelis throughout the entire country have had to stop, run and hide, as the threat of terrorism has become a part of our daily lives. The most dangerous weapon in Gaza is the vicious ideology of Hamas that is focused on Israel’s destruction and a culture that has been entrenched in Palestinian society for generations. The stranglehold that Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other terror organizations have over the Palestinian people prevents peace from being attained.

Michael R. Bloomberg: Why I Flew to Israel—Just hours after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration prohibited domestic airlines from flying to Israel this week, I boarded an El Al flight to Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv to express solidarity with the Israeli people and show the world that Israel’s airports remain open and safe. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived at Ben-Gurion just before I did. As a pilot, I’ve always had enormous respect for the outstanding job that the FAA’s dedicated professionals do each day. But on this issue, the agency failed to consider the full implications of its action. It was a well-intentioned but poorly thought-out decision. Ben-Gurion is the best protected airport in the world, and Israel would not keep Ben-Gurion open if it were not secure. By prohibiting U.S. carriers from flying into Ben-Gurion, the FAA handed Hamas a significant victory – one that the group will undoubtedly attempt to repeat. The FAA has, regrettably, succeeded only in emboldening Hamas.

Richard Kemp: Hamas Human Shields Are to Blame, Not Israel—Gaza is not Northern Ireland and Hamas is not the IRA. In Gaza the government are the terrorists. Hamas is a heavily armed militia, fighting from territory it controls. The IRA, for the most part, was more like a highly dangerous criminal gang that could be dealt with by soldiers acting as policemen. In 1943 Britain launched a 600-bomber raid to destroy the V1 rocket assembly shops in Peenemunde. The presence of civilians at the V1 sites was not a significant consideration for Britain, which had to stop the rockets at any cost: 732 innocent civilians died in the raid on Peenemunde. The tragedy of so many civilian casualties is to a large extent due to Hamas’ policy of compelling men, women and children to stay in the path of danger.

Yair Lapid: Hamas Chooses to Let Children Die for Its Own Crazy Ends—Since the beginning of the last round of fighting, thousands of rockets have been launched at Israeli cities, armed terrorists have attempted to execute mass attacks in villages by the border and hundreds of mortars have been aimed at kindergartens and schools. While our children may not be dying, it is not for Hamas’ lack of trying. Given a choice between sympathetic news coverage and the lives of our children, I choose life. Hamas chooses otherwise. It has no problem with Palestinian children dying, so long as it serves its political objectives. Islamic terror’s greatest specialty is taking advantage of every democracy’s main weakness – the fact that we sanctify life. I have spent my entire life in the Middle East and I still cannot understand how people can sacrifice their children.

Shlomi Eldar: Hamas, the First Palestinian Army—After Israel’s disengagement from Gaza in August 2005, Hamas underwent a strategic change: From small terror cells, it developed into a real army. Hamas uniform wearers underwent weapons training and developed excellent military skills, together with religious indoctrination to strengthen their faith and adherence to the jihadist cause. Thus, in effect, Hamas created the first Palestinian army. Special units were trained to infiltrate Israeli territory through underground tunnels and attack army bases or civilian population centers. Each unit numbers between 10 and 15 fighters who know that their chances of surviving are very small. In effect, these are suicide missions. Hundreds of Hamas soldiers were trained according to this combat doctrine during recent years as part of the preparations for the next round.

Walter Russell Mead: The Gaza War: When Strategies Collide—Israel continues to fight because it believes that with more time, it can destroy enough tunnels and inflict enough damage on Hamas to significantly degrade the organization’s military strength and weaken it politically. Furthermore, both Saudi Arabia and Egypt are, perhaps for the first time, quietly rooting for Israel to crush the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Hamas. Hamas, on the other hand, is elated by its success in temporarily hampering operations at Ben-Gurion Airport. In addition, its fighters have had unexpected success killing Israeli soldiers on the ground, and the Arab street is electrified by the conflict. For Israel, as a small country surrounded by enemies and facing hostile public opinion in the world at large, its security depends in large part on its reputation for military supremacy. That reputation is an advantage that Israel will not lightly give up; hostilities are unlikely to end until and unless the Israelis feel they have made their point.

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9--Jerusalem Post

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Hamas spokesperson: We did not agree to extension of cease-fire until midnight

Israel resumes Gaza offensive after Hamas rockets break cease-fire

The intelligence picture: Hamas searching for a ‘victory picture’

Protesters across Muslim world denounce Israel in al-Quds Day rallies

Nasrallah: Israel took advantage of kidnapping to start a war

The intelligence picture: Hamas searching for a ‘victory picture’

12-hour hiatus in fighting tentatively takes effect in Gaza

Egypt-Turkey relations: Egypt to summon Turkish envoy over Erdogan’s Palestinian remarks

Turkey, citing cease-fire, lifts Israel flight ban

Thousands take to NY streets to protest Israeli offensive in Gaza

SnyderTalk Comment: Regrettably, many of them were Jewish.

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10--Arutz Sheva

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Kerry ‘Tunneling Under Egyptian Ceasefire Deal’, Says Minister

Muslims Burn, Loot Temple Mount Police Station

Iran: We Provided Hamas with Rocket Technology

Arabs Riot Near Jerusalem, Attack Security Forces

Gaza Rocket Salvo Targets South and Center

Flashmob Simulates Hamas Rocket Attacks in Vienna 

UK Jews ‘Held Responsible’ for Israel’s Decisions

Turkey: Boycott of Jewish Author a ‘Hate Crime’

Nasrallah Promises ‘All Means of Support’ to Gaza

Iran: Rally for ‘Death to Israel, America’

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11--THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

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Kerry ‘completely capitulated’ to Hamas in ceasefire proposal, say Israeli sources

SnyderTalk Comment: The real Kerry and the real Obama come shining through.

Son of PA President Mahmoud Abbas calls IDF a ‘Nazi army’

In Berlin, Al Quds Day marchers steer clear of anti-Semitism

Palestinians accuse Israel of war crimes at the Hague

Israeli Minister: Israel Needs Gaza Demilitarized

Hamas Is Not About to Fold; It’s Sure It’s Winning

Soldier killed by anti-tank missile fired from near UN school, raising IDF toll to 35

While Hamas celebrates, Israel focuses on its security

Israel and US openly at odds over Gaza ceasefire terms

SnyderTalk Comment: Good for the Israelis.  Openly airing differences between the Obama administration and Israel is long overdue.  I’ve heard so many so-called “experts” who supposedly have “inside information” explaining that the Israeli government is perfectly happy with Obama and his policies in the Middle East.  I’m sick and tired of hearing it.  Simple logic says that is not the case; the evidence suggests that it’s a lie; and the only way to get the truth out is to say it.  That’s why I was so proud of Defense Minister Ya’alon a while back when he openly defied Secretary Kerry.  He was absolutely correct.  Other members of the Israeli government should have joined him instead of criticizing him.  That’s especially true for Tzipi Livni.  She ended up looking like Obama’s lapdog.  Maybe she is.

Kerry terms would see ‘immediate ceasefire followed by talks’

SnyderTalk Comment: I’ll say this for Secretary Kerry: he may not be smart or creative, but he sure is foolish.  More talks are just what the doctor ordered.  They have really been effective so far.  Think about how out-of-touch with reality you have to be to make a statement like that.  The Obama administration’s penchant for talking is creating a problem with Iran that will come back to haunt us.  There is a lesson in that if Obama and his underlings were astute enough to see it.

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12--Other News

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Russia accuses US of lying about Moscow, contributing to Ukraine’s turmoil

US says Russia steps up role as Ukraine forces advance

Putin’s real end game in Ukraine

US evacuates Libya embassy after “free-wheeling” militia violence

IDF: Hamas Rockets May Have Hit UNRWA School, Killing 15

Hamas Mega-Attack Planned through Gaza Terror Tunnels

Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls for End to Israeli Regime

In Gaza War, Egypt Taking Hard Line over Border

Paris’s Kristallnacht

SnyderTalk Comment: Similarities between Kristallnacht and “protests” against Israel in France and other European countries are mysterious indeed.  They degenerate into unbridled Jew hate.  That should be a wakeup call for Jews living in Europe and for Americans who mistakenly believe that Europe is the epitome of civilization and that Palestinians want peace with Israel.

U.S.: Kerry Won’t Remain in Region Indefinitely

SnyderTalk Comment: That’s a relief.  I thought he was looking for another vacation home.  I’m sure the people of Israel are pleased—probably the people of Gaza and the West Bank, too.

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4--Scripture of the Day Yahweh

Genesis 21: 22-26

22 Now it came about at that time that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do; 23 now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.” 24 Abraham said, “I swear it.” 25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized. 26 And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it until today.”

SnyderTalk Comment: The well that is mentioned here is in Beersheba today.  You can visit it and see it.  Read His Name is Yahweh.

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5--HNIY Print form 3

His Name is Yahweh explains why the Name of God, Yahweh, is so important.  It’s available in eBook format and in paperback.  It’s also available for free in PDF format.

  • God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
  • “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
  • “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land.  In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
  • Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)

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14--Blessings from Revelation 2

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