Is Jeremy Corbyn an Antisemite?The Duck test implies that a person can identify an unknown subject by observing that subject’s habitual characteristics. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is …
But what if the duck is a crow† who has convinced himself that he is really a swan?
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How the BBC reported the return of Shirley TemperThere is plenty to complain about in this misleading BBC report on the release of Ahed Tamimi from Israeli prison. Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi released from prison Continue reading
Not just a bird – a falconThe Internet is full of discussion about the falcon found near Gaza with flammable material attached by string. Are burning birds a new tactic or are they just some sort of new violent symbolism for the supposedly unarmed or should that be unwinged peaceful demonstrators?
Is Gaza running out of string and plastic sheets for kites or condoms (inflated with medical grade helium) so they need weaponise children’s pool toys and birds? Will this lead to a Gazan population explosion or rather boost the existing population growth rate of 3% (13th highest in the world). Continue reading
Contest HAMAS claims about teargas
Tyre fires produce much smoke, which carries toxic chemicals from the breakdown of synthetic rubber compounds while burning. That includes cyanide, carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, and products of butadiene and styrene.
The average passenger car tire is estimated to produce over 2 gallons of oil when burned. (Source: Rubber Manufacturers Association, April 2003)
Oil that exudes into ground and surface water as a result of tire fires is a significant environment pollutant. For every million tires consumed by fire, about 55,000 gallons of runoff oil can pollute the environment unless contained and collected. This oily material is also highly flammable.
In other words, Gaza may have created an environmental hazard for its residents for years to come.
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The law, international and domestic, apparently only recognises two groups who may be imprisoned, soldiers and criminals. Is Ahed Tamimi a child soldier? Is she a political prisoner? Is she a juvenile delinquent? Is she Joan of Arc? Continue reading
Irish Senator Proposes Bill to Ban Goods from Judea & SamariaFrances Black, a talented singer from a well-known family of musicians, has decided that her musical background prepares her to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue reading
Fun read. Full of anecdotal ammunition to defeat BDS idiots and other Israel haters.
Water and Power in Gaza
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For a few months Five Minutes for Israel has concerned itself more with taking the fight to social media than active blogging. I hope the balance will be changed in the near future as I have a handful of projects waiting to be researched and written.
This blogger has in many ways come in a complete circle. It began eight years ago as a source of action items for immediate attention. Hence Five Minutes for Israel. Continue reading →