The Truthful Project

 Also appeared on my Times of Israel blog.   It is important to note that people who hope to encourage extremism depend upon the political ignorance of their audiences. Many pro-Hamas/pro-Palestinian demonstrators say that their activism is rooted in a deeply held conviction that the world is divided between the oppressed and their oppressors. And they firmly believe that Israel is the oppressor. In a recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “ From Which River to Which Sea? ” Professor Ron E. Hassner points out that college students don’t understand, yet agree with the slogan, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” However, Professor Hassner hired a survey firm to poll students from a variety of backgrounds across the U.S. Once they learned a handful of basic facts about the Middle East geography, history, or demography, nearly seventy percent of those students went from supporting “from the river to sea” to rejecting it. Many of the demonstra...

  The United States, and other countries, keep telling Israel to adjust their military strategy to reduce civilian casualties. They are all full of… a lot of hypocrisy. And the truth is in the numbers. Hamas’s health ministry reports nearly 16,000 have been killed in Israeli bombardments in eight weeks of warfare. Other sources indicate 5,000 Hamas terrorists had been killed. That equals two civilians for each combatant killed. Does this meet the international meaning of “proportionality” under the Geneva Convention? Let’s compare and contrast a recent similar urban combat situation. During the Battle of Mosul, Iraq (October 16, 2016- July 20, 2017), ISIS fought Iraqi and U.S. led coalition forces. The Associated Press reported over 9,600 civilians died. NPR , quoting from the U.S. Department of Defense, indicated there were 2,000 ISIS soldiers killed in Mosul.   This equal 4.8 civilians killed for each combatant. That is more than twice the civilian c...