Qassam Rockets

Israel's Most Fortified City Celebrates Hanukkah

Anav Silverman | Posted 02.26.2012

Anav Silverman

A menorah made of Qassam rockets fired at Sderot is about to be lit as the rain stops. The rocket menorah has come to symbolize the city's own Hanukkah miracle -- one where the resilience and faith of a community can overcome difficult times.

Mubarak's Turn

Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 05.25.2011

Gary S. Chafetz

Today, the situation in Egypt is not so dissimilar to that of October 6, 1981 at 1 pm. Back then, Mubarak was vice president and Anwar Sadat was president. Now, nearly 30 years later, it's Mubarak's turn.

The Family That Shows Why There Needs To Be a Naval Blockade on Gaza

Jacob Shrybman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Shrybman

Iris's maternal instincts made her remove her kids from the daily horror of the Sderot rocket reality. Today, under a larger missile threat, Iris's maternal instincts are standing up against immense international pressure to lift the Gaza naval blockade.

The Gaza Flotilla Is Not What It Seemed

Jacob Shrybman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Shrybman

The next rocket escalation will be wrongly legitimized by events like this Gaza Flotilla just as the second intifada full of suicide bombings on public buses was legitimized by a mere visit to the Jewish Temple Mount by Ariel Sharon in 2000.

Tweeting Terror

Jacob Shrybman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jacob Shrybman

The military wing of the terrorist organization Hamas has a Twitter account. You can simply "Follow" them on your personal account because Twitter refused to remove Hamas' account.

The Racist Israeli Fascist in Me

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011

Bradley Burston

In all the blindingly complex bazaar of the Middle East equation, it really comes down to one word: rockets.

My Military's Moral Low

Simcha Leventhal | Posted 05.25.2011

Simcha Leventhal

As a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces, I am stunned that the soldiers of my country are firing artillery into a densely populated city.

Israel, Hamas, Gaza: Plenty of Us in America Just Need to Shut Up

David Quigg | Posted 05.25.2011

David Quigg

Something labeled "Subject: Fwd: Some Differences Between Hamas and the Nazi Party" showed up in my inbox Monday night.

Day 10: Gaza Burning

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamal Dajani

Fighting is still raging in the Gaza Strip after Israel launched its ground offensive on the territory. Al Shifa Hospital has run out of beds to accommodate the injured as a result of the intense Israeli shelling.

Gazans Fire 11 Rockets Into Israel, 48 Hours Before Truce Ends

Israel News | Posted 05.25.2011

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday fired eleven Qassam rockets at the western Negev. The barrage came just days before a six-month-o...