25 Iyar 5778
10 May 2018
A Study In Contrast:
Two Quotes About The Strikes on Syria Last Night
“As long as Iran violates the status quo in the region and turns the countries into a no man’s land [because of] its forces, every state including Israel has the right to defend itself and destroy the sources of danger.”
Khaled Ben Ahmed, FM of Bahrain
“We know that we face an extremely complicated situation here. The escalation of the last few hours shows it is truly a matter of war and peace, and I can only call on all involved to exercise restraint.”
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
“A matter of war and peace”?
No, it is matter of the survival of Israel.
“I can only call on all involved to exercise restraint”?
Where has Merkel been throughout the Iranian buildup on Israel’s border? Busy appeasing–making deals with the Iranians in Tehran as a result of Nuclear Weapons Appeasement Agreement.
Where has Ben Ahmed been? Sitting in Bahrain watching the Iranians trying to inflame Bahrain’s Shi’ite minority, watching Iran advance across the Middle East, and watching Iran buildup its forces on its maritime border with his country.
The News on the Israeli Street
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
On the Gaza border:
The plague of Molotov kite started fires continues. The two worst were at Moshav Gilat and in the Be’eri Forest. The IDF is struggling with how to stop the terrorists from setting Israel on fire.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said this morning that tens of thousands of Palestinians will break through the border fence this Friday.
In Judea and Samaria:
Palestinian terrorists attacked Israelis with “rocks” and Molotovs on Route 465 near Nabi Saleh, Hizma, Adam Square, Luban a-Sharqiya, the Tunnels Road into Gush Etzion, Tikka, Karmelah, between the T-Junction and Amos, between Itamar and Elon Moreh, Mount Hevron, Abu Dis, near Governor’s House, near Halhul, Migadalot, the Tapuach Junction, and a host of other places.
In total, more than 30 terror attacks were reported to rotter, hakolhayehudi, and Rescue Judea and Samaria.
Four days until the new American Embassy opens!
Plans continue apace for the opening of the new American Embassy in Jerusalem. Yesterday, police revealed what streets will be closed, and how thousands of policemen will be deployed.
As you can imagine, there will be numerous celebrations and events throughout the city–all of which present a security nightmare.
Not to mention all of the foreign dignitaries pouring into the city. Far from being as isolated as the media likes to fraudulently describe, Jerusalem will be host to at least 30 foreign ambassadors and 40 other foreign leaders who will be participating in the opening.
Not surprisingly, most European countries have declined to send their emissaries–except for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.
J Street slides further into slime . . .
It turns out that one of the featured speakers at the recent J Street Conference was Nasser Nawaja, coordinator of B’Tselem.
Nawaja was introduced as a “human rights activist” and met with standing applause.
It should be remembered that Nawaja was documented back in January on Israeli television as being involved in turning over Palestinians who sold land to Israelis to the PLO.
Turning them over for torture and murder.
Nawaja was subsequently arrested on suspicion to cause death but released because a leftist court ruled that “the police investigation was not progressing fast enough.” Nevertheless, the case has been appealed to the High Court of Injustice.
In any case, Nawaja is precisely the kind of “heroic Palestinian” so beloved by J Street.
Paul McCartney succumbs to BDS? . . .
McCartney, who was supposed to receive the prestigious Wolf Music Prize in Israel in a few weeks, thanked the Wolf Foundation for the award but informed it that he would not be able to attend “because of his busy schedule.”
Not this year he said. Or next year. Or the next year. He didn’t say anything about 2021 or later.
TODAY’S BLOG:
New Updates About Israel’s Attack
on Iranian Sites Last Night
28 F15s and F16s fired more than 70 missiles at Iranian targets in Syria last night.
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Where Israel struck last night.
First the confirmed reports.
Following the Iranian missile barrage of 20 missiles from Syria that was carried out by Iran’s Al Quds Force (under the command of General Qassem Suleimani) Israel launched its largest air strike in decades.
Here is what we hit/destroyed**:
*The rocket launcher in the Al-Kiswah area that fired the 20 rockets at the Israeli border in the Kiswah area.
*The headquarters of the Logistic Regiments of the Al Quds Force throughout Syria.
*A military installation of the Al Quds Force in the city of Al-Kiswah.
*Iranian Revolutionary Guards facilities near the city of Al-Kiswah.
*An Iranian base north of Damascus.
*The arms depots of the Al Quds Force at the Damascus International Airport.
*An observation post and a military installation and weapons in the area of the border with Israel.
*The headquarters of the commander of the Iranian forces and Hezbollah in Izra.
*The Tel al-Man’a area in the south Dar’a district of Damascus–home to heavy Scud missile units with GPS targeting.
*The Almaza military airport in Damascus beside the presidential palace.
*The Khan Arnabeh area in the Quneitra region opposite the Israeli border.
*Syrian-Iranian army positions in Jubaj, south of Damascus.
*The Khululah military airport in the western district of Swayda in southern Syria.
*Headquarters and positions of the 4th Armored Division of Major General Maher Asad in Yafour and Qadasiya in the western and northern suburbs of Damascus.
*Divisions 10 headquarters in a small town in the western suburbs of Damascus.
*Revolutionary Guards facilities at Al-Shireat airport in the suburbs of the eastern city of Homs.
*A center for biological, nuclear and chemical research in Jamaria.
*The positions of the Revolutionary Guards in Al-Shuhada ‘in the district of Suwayda.
*Positions of the Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah in the Al-Qutair area in north-western Syria.
*The Iranian Revolutionary Guards headquarters located in the trade tower in the town of Al- Zabatani.
*The Headquarters of the Iranian 60th Brigade in western Syria.
*Revolutionary Guards headquarters in Tel al-Kabir, west of the town of Mahja.
*Facilities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Quneitra, near the Israeli border.
**Israelstreet thanks nziv for the above updated information.
The Unconfirmed Report (and unlikely to be confirmed):
Israeli jets intercepted Iranian aircraft near the IAF base at Ramat David south of Haifa–one of the three largest air force bases in Israel. According to these unconfirmed reports, Israeli F35s shot down one Iranian plane—and the rest returned to their base in Iran.
If this report is true, it marks a major escalation in the conflict.
PM Netanyahu commented tonight that removing Iran from Syria “will be a process.”
A student from Malawi, who had worked with an Israeli health volunteer in his country battling AIDS, came up to us as we walked down the street in the UC-Davis Picnic Day Parade and wanted to carry the Israeli flag.