10 Elul 5780
30 August 2020
Photo of the Day
A floating explosive balloon cluster off the coast here in Ashdod this morning. Your humble servant’s home is to the right down the coastline–about 2 miles away.
The News on the Israeli Street
The daily Corona (Covid-19) update as of 8 am this morning . . .
There are 113,465 confirmed cases—an increase of 1,465 since this time yesterday
92,104 of these confirmed cases have recovered—an increase of 1,053
438 are in critical condition–an increase of 12
116 of the most critically ill are on ventilators—a decrease of 2
906 have died–an increase of 12
There are 21,361 active cases.
There will be far fewer numbers tomorrow, if any. Lab workers who process the tests went on strike this morning demanding 51 shekels ($15) per hour instead of 31 ($9).
Palestinian terror in the last 24 hours . . .
Along the Gaza border:
Fire control officials counted 24 fires yesterday throughout the Gaza envelope, most of them in the Sha’ar Hanegev and Chof Ashkelon regions.
After back and forth negotiations between Israel and Hamas facilitated by the Qatari Ambassador, it now appears that Israel and Qatar are going to once again give in to the blackmail demands of Hamas. There are no details yet concerning the new agreement, but you can be sure it will involve more money for Hamas, more materials than can be used as weapons for Hamas, and more potential Hamas terrorists being allowed into Israel. This will be in exchange for “reduced” balloon and missile fire.
In Judea and Samaria:
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Palestinian terrorists using “rocks” and Molotovs badly damaged a bus near the Hizma checkpoint.
Palestinian terrorists threw Molotovs at Israelis at Beit El, the Tapuach Junction, Beit Hagai, Al Aruv, along the Hevron-Gush Etzion Road, Sinjil, and near Luban A-Sharqiya among other places.
In Jerusalem:
Palestinian terrorists wounded a Border Policeman in Issawiya.
Palestinian terrorists assaulted Beit Yehonatan in Ir David with more than 5 Molotovs.
Follow up on the horrific rape in Eilat . . .
Police now say that they have finished their investigation and will be charging 17 people involved in the rape of the 16-year-old girl from Ashkelon.
According to the police, 14 young men participated in the rape, and the other three attempted to cover it up and obstruct the investigation.
As we have written previously about this heinous crime, anyone found guilty in this incident should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
TODAY’S BLOG:
The More One Thinks About It, The Less Beneficial It Is
El Al’s first scheduled flight ever to the UAE will take place on Monday flying from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Flight LY 971 is already booked solid with Israeli and American politicians and journalists. Americans on the plane will include Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Mideast envoy Avi Berkowitz, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, and envoy for Iran Brian Hook.
In other words, it will be the same American team that squashed the sovereignty movement in its tracks.
Two days ago, Saudi Arabia gave permission for flight to pass through Saudi airspace. Whether this is a permanent decision that applies to all El Al flights, or was merely a sop to the Americans because they are on board is not known.
The Israelis on board will be led by Netanyahu’s National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat who will lead the normalization talks which will hand over Israeli technology and know-how to the Emirates as well as handing the Emiratis great access rights in Jerusalem and elsewhere–-in return for what?
A new place for Israeli tourists to fly and spend their money? Greater ownership of Israeli companies by Emiratis? A new F-35 squadron for the UAE?
The more one thinks about this “normalization agreement” the less beneficial it seems.
One last thought today. Isn’t it interesting how everyone has stopped calling the agreement with the UAE a “peace” agreement and now calls it a “normalization agreement”?
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.