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2026-06-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Depleted but dangerous, Hamas is holding its fire against Israel. The quiet may not last

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-06-12 2026-06-12 02:06|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1819 views ] Top
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1 I'm not picking on the Times of Israel, but the journalistic formula "Things are good but might get worse" basically means that there can be no unalloyedly good news. Yeah, things can always get worse -- or better. And the phrase "experts warn" should be eliminated from the language. I can find you ten "experts" who for the right price will swear that in their opinion the sun rises in the west.

Posted by Matt 2026-06-12 12:38|| 2026-06-12 12:38|| Front Page Top

2 ^In that case they are right - the problem won't be solved until Gazans are moved to Egypt - like Sudeten Deutsch were moved to Germany.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-06-12 14:10|| 2026-06-12 14:10|| Front Page Top

3 Grom, they don't have to be moved to Egypt; somewhere on the bottom of the Mediterranean would do.

Posted by Glenmore 2026-06-12 14:48|| 2026-06-12 14:48|| Front Page Top

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