Harry Shannon
You’ll occasionally hear arguments about the accuracy of the numbers of casualties in the Gaza war. Media reports tend to refer to the “Hamas-run” Gaza Ministry of Health when quoting its statistics, as if that makes them suspect.Several central points:
Israeli military intelligence considers the numbers from the Gaz…
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“Israel has always sought a peace settlement.” Really?
Harry Shannon
I keep hearing people saying that Israel has always been ready to reach a peace settlement with Palestinians, but there’s no “Partner for Peace.” This argument is best exemplified by former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban’s sly and often-repeated saying that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an oppor…
Responsibility for the war is not one-sided
Harry Shannon
An Opinion article I wrote, published in the Hamilton Spectator.
On October 7, I nearly lost my brother and sister.
My brother lives with his wife on Kibbutz Saad, near the Gaza border. That weekend, my sister was visiting from Jerusalem. Saad is right in the middle of some 20 or so villages and kibbutzim which were attacked…