Tag Archives: the west bank

Holy Stones

Posted on 10/18/2016 by Sherlock

Let us assume, for the sake of the argument, that UNESCO’s recent decision regarding the linkage between the Jewish people and the Western Wall in Jerusalem was wrong. Suppose for a moment, for the sake of the argument, that the … Continue reading →

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I will destroy

Posted on 07/31/2015 by Sherlock

“And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.” Come on Mate, destroy. Peradventure … Continue reading →

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I don’t feel like

Posted on 11/23/2014 by Sherlock

They tell me that I have to condemn the killing of the worshipers in the synagogue in Har Nof, Jerusalem and they tell me I must condemn those who carried out the killing and they tell me that those who … Continue reading →

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An update in three hundred and fifty words

Posted on 09/02/2014 by Sherlock

The purpose of operation Shuvu Achim (Return the brothers) was not to bring back home the three yeshiva students who were killed in the West Bank, but rather to bring as many Hamas members back behind bars. And the goal … Continue reading →

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There may never be Peace

Posted on 07/18/2014 by Sherlock

A wise American journalist wrote yesterday that Palestinians will never forgive the Israelis for killing their children, and the Israelis will never forgive the Palestinians for forcing them to kill their children*, and that is why there may never be … Continue reading →

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How do you shut down a Military Investigation

Posted on 07/12/2014 by Sherlock

Cheat. Cheat like crazy. This is how you shut down an investigation in the Israeli Military Prosecutor’s Office. And since nobody really cares who killed Yousef Abu Aker Shawamreh, then Soldier X who killed him, his comrades, his commanders, IDF’s … Continue reading →

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