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This summarizes, primarily, the three conference-calls regarding Israels invasion of Gaza; also included

is a time-line that provides raw-data reflecting the exigencies of this war and my personalized four-part
take on the forces at-play [A view from the PMO in Jerusalem]. My views are c/w those of John
Boltons Gatestone Institute [There Must Not Be a Ceasefire and War "Statistics": The New York Times
Deceives Again]; the bottom-line point is that BBs activities must be supported, fully-recognizing that
BHOs support for the Muslim Brotherhood constitutes the theme of all his [mis-]behavior patterns.

In conjunction with concern regarding the coat-tails of the PA-gubernatorial race, note
that Minority Leader Costa said Dems can take state Senate if Wolf expands lead over
Corbett, a point I have been incessantly making for two years and that prompts me
until Corbett holds a PSU-themed endless press-conferenceto hope still that Cawley
might supplant Corbett. For what its worth, I fervently want Corbett to win (noting
emergence of Wolfs tax-and-spend policies and Corbetts anti-Pension Bomb
forthrightness) but, channeling Guzzardi (I suppose), one must impose tough-love.

First, a few political observations are provided, tethered to key-issues previously explored extensively;
personal priorities remain focused on two items of unfinished business [Temple Us Lerro (no one
called-back, not surprisicngly) and starting a Log Cabin Republican Chapter in PA (officers have emerged
and model-bylaws have been obtained, but organizational logistics pend)]. Many of the domestic-issues
are highlighted during the weekly Heritage-Action Sentinel call [which some consider to be dry but
upon which news-gluttons such as myself routinely feast], inasmuch as they reflect whats happening
behind the scenes; such behavior is more revealing than that which might be highlighted on newscasts
for [in particular] the true-conservatives reveal themselves as RINOs open themselves to be discredited.

It is desirable, at the onset, to cite Dinesh DSouzas book [America], three weeks after
having distilled the first five chapters thereof and one week after having distilled three
subsequent chapters thereof. Chapter 9 depicts the decline of racism [as MLK, Jr.
appealed not for new rights but for the enforcement of rights already granted in 1776],
Chapter 10 explains why the value of prosperity [derived from its underlying merit]
extends to the collective, and Chapter 11 undermines the claim of exploitation by noting
the existence of mutual-consent. [The photos between Chapters 10/11 serve to remind
the reader of what he had, by now, presumably seen in the Documentary.]

Issues:

"Why Am I Moving Left? I used to be right down the middle. But America's changed, and
so have I," by Thomas E. Ricks, former WSJ and WashPost military reporter, on Politico
Magazine: "I have again and again found myself shifting to the left in major areas such
as foreign policy and domestic economic policy. ... [Some factors:] Disappointment in
the American government ... Torture. I never expected my country to endorse torture.
... How we fought. ... Intelligence officials run amok. ... Growing income inequality. ...
Bailouts for bankers. ... Democracy for sale. ... Gun massacres." {Personal experience
talking with him when he spoke years ago @ the National Constitution Center
undermines this claim, for he was totally anti-Iraq, AFTER the successful surge; it is
notable, of course, that this conversion is dutifully transmitted via Politico.}

This-a.m., I sent Bill Godshall [Smoke-Free Pennsylvania] an item-of-interest,
claiming E-Cigs are Safe; this-p.m., he remitted his compilation of articles about
Big Tobacco [focused on harm-reduction], to be uploaded onto the Internet.
[Godshall has been solely focused on this concern since the 1980s.]

SENATE TO VOTE ON $10.8 billion HIGHWAY BILL NEXT WEEK, to replenish the fund that
covers the federal share of highway and mass-transit spending, a timetable that would
leave just days to spare before the money is expected to run dry. Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said the Senate will take up the bill the House passed earlier
this month, but will allow votes on four amendments. Members from both parties are
eager to replenish the Highway Trust Fund, which accounts for about one-quarter of the
nation's spending on mass-transit systems and the repair, operation and maintenance of
highways. The House-passed measure keeps the fund going through May 2015."

Govt Sting Operation: Fake ObamaDontCare Applications Approved!

Cancer-Stricken Vietnam-Veteran [unable to walk or speak] was Denied disability
Benefits and Told to Get a Job by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Guns continue to be used for personal protection [Alabama Grandmother Shot Burglary
Suspect in Head; Four Students Robbed at Gunpoint on Gun-Free Campus in Ohio; and
Restaurant Owner said Business Up With 'Guns Are Welcome' Sign On Front Door].

A doctor wounded by a patient in a deadly shooting at a hospital
campus in Delaware County [Fitzgerald-Mercy] appears to have been
the person who returned fire and wounded the suspect, authorities
said. The gunfire was reported around 2:30 p.m. Thursday on the top
floor of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital's wellness center, across from the
hospital, at 1503 Lansdowne Ave. in Darby. The doctor had his own gun
and acted in self-defense.

Planned Parenthood advised Girls to Experiment with Getting 'Spanked, Whipped, or
Hit'

Todd and Scarborough fighting for Gregory's Meet The Press chair [after the mid-terms]

ABC News Brian Ross Thanks US Officials 32 Years After Hostage Crisis [shocking backgrounder]

Illegals:

Obama Admin. Warned About Migrant Crisis in 2011

Missing Word from Boehner Group's Proposal: 'Obama' - The top line recommendations
of Speaker John Boehners border crisis working group recommendations do not
address President Barack Obamas executive actions on immigration, like the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has been widely cited as a key
reason the illegal alien children are coming to the U.S. by the tens of thousands,
including by the immigrants themselves.
Jeff Sessions: Boehner Group's Border Plan an 'Institutional Surrender' to Obama's
'Planned Illegality'
Marsha Blackburn: Illegal Alien Children 'Pawns' in Obama's 'Political Agenda' - On the
border crisis, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is leading the Ted Cruz brigade in the House.

Illegal Alien Children Dumped in Maine
Maine Gov. Blasts WH After Discovering Illegals Dumped in State on Conference Call
500+ migrant kids sent to PA
90% of Illegals No-Shows in Dallas Immigration Court
La Raza President: 'Un-American' to Protest Illegal Immigration
PEW: VAST MAJORITY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT 'CHILDREN' TEENAGERS
$840 Million of Border Crisis 'Emergency' Spending Bill Goes to Other Issues
House Republicans unveiled their own fix to the border crisis, including changes to a
2008 anti-trafficking law that would make children from Central America be treated the
same as minors from Mexico or Canada.
FLEMING TO BOEHNER: DON'T GIVE OBAMA BORDER BILL UNTIL HE RESCINDS
EXECUTIVE AMNESTY
HOUSE GOP TO HOLD BORDER CRISIS SUMMIT
BOEHNER: PRESIDENT OBAMA 'AWOL' ON BORDER CRISIS
Gang of Eight Republicans Promise: We're Not Trying to Sneak Our Bill Through - Senate
Gang of Eight Republicans are vowing not to try anything sneaky, as Congress
considers legislation to address the border crisis.
Rubio: No Immigration Reform Until Obama Deals With Border [belated declaration]
NO MIGRANT AGREEMENT BEFORE RECESS
Rick Perry Slams Critics Claims He's 'Militarizing' Border

BHOs Proclivities:

Obama's biggest White House 'fails'
Henninger: 'Most Provincial' President Tells World 'Drop Dead'
HOLLYWOOD HORROR: OBAMA MOTORCADE TRAPS PREGNANT WOMAN IN LABOR

Senate:

Goodbye to the Republican Wave? [wishful thinking c/o the NYTimes]
Obama Warned Democrats to Avoid Repeat of 2010 Midterm Elections
Regarding the Senatorial race in Montana, it may be recalled that significant attention is
being paid by Sen. Reid [and other Dems] to the native Americans; this is viewed as
explaining why they are pushing the Redskins issue and why Sens. Tester and Walsh
hailed new Land Buy-Back agreements in Indian Country. Thus, although
RealClearPolitics rates this lean-R, its probably going to be reassigned as solid-R
because Walsh [D, Montana] plagiarized his War College thesis and Walshs Brings Jobs
Home Act is identical to legislation written by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) that
failed in 2012, when Stabenow was running for reelection. Senator claimed PTSD after
caught plagiarizing master's thesis.
The NY-Times and WaPo websites provide a break-out, and commentary from the LA-
Times appears corroborative.

Hillary:

Hillary Book Rank Dips Below Two Anti-Clinton Books
Latest front in Clinton wars: Virginia suburbs - "The backdrop [is] the Virginia suburbs, ...
where a onetime congressional staffer who made her name digging up dirt on the
Clintons, Barbara Comstock, is trying to win a seat in Congress ... Lining up behind
Comstock are some of the Clintons' chief '90s-era adversaries, including Ken Starr, Dan
Burton and David Bossie. Determined to stop her is a host of Clinton loyalists led by
[Gov.] Terry McAuliffe ... Comstock's bid against Democratic Fairfax County Supervisor
John Foust has reopened the old wounds of Travelgate, Filegate, Monicagate."

GOPs Civil-War:

Tea Partys Joe Carr Looks to Ride Anti-Amnesty Wave Past Lamar Alexander
SARAH PALIN ENDORSES JOE CARR FOR SENATE AGAINST LAMAR ALEXANDER
Tennessee Tea Party Leaders: Lamar Alexander a 'Mushy Moderate'

ROMNEY OMITS CRUZ, PERRY, RAND FROM PRESIDENTIAL LIST
Rand Paul Scrubbed Anti-Israel Student Reading List from Website

Ukraine:

Russia firing artillery into Ukraine in escalation of conflict
State Dept.: Russia attacking Ukrainian military targets
Ukrainian PM resigns, says parliament could no longer do its work
Ukrainian journalist working for CNN detained by pro-Russian rebels
OPINION: What US needs to do with Putin, Ukraine
Majority think Putin has upper hand in Ukraine
TIME COVER, "COLD WAR II: The West is losing Putin's dangerous game," - His
increasingly overt goal is to splinter Europe, rip up the NATO umbrella and restore
Russian influence around the world. As if to put an exclamation point on that manifesto,
the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine apparently resumed their antiaircraft attacks less than
a week after the destruction of Flight 17. ... And Putin evidently will keep going as long
as each new crisis only makes him stronger. The 21
st
century czar has mastered the dark
art of stirring up problems that only he can solve, so that Western leaders find
themselves scolding him one minute while pleading with him the next. The crisis in Syria
last year is a perfect example.



Israel & Islamism:

last-remaining-christians-flee-iraq-mosul
ISIS Orders Women to Undergo Genital Mutilation

Danon handled the BBC very well
CHAOS IN WEST BANK AS THOUSANDS RIOT
IDF Video Proves Hamas Fired from a Hospital
The UNs Propaganda War Against Israel
Israeli Ambassador REAMED-OUT CNN for not reporting UN statement that says Hamas makes
UN schools a target
CNN Exposed Emmy Winning Former CNN Journalist Blows The Whistle: CNN Is Paid By
Foreign And Domestic Government Agencies For Specific Content
Israel surprised by number and sophistication of Gaza tunnels
Why a Gaza cease-fire could reinforce long-term conflict
Sen. Graham: White House 'throwing Israel overboard'
Howard Stern Gives Impassioned Defense of Israel
Fears grow that Hezbollah may join Hamas in fight
IRAN SUPREME LEADER: Only solution is Israel's destruction
Kerry Wrestles With Egypt and Turkey, Because Gaza Isn't Tough Enough [c/o lefties]
PRESSURE ON ISRAEL
FAA LIFTS TRAVEL BAN TO TEL AVIV, a prohibition that had brought the agency furious criticism
from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; the agency said it
lifted the ban after it worked 'with its U.S. government counterparts to assess the security
situation in Israel."
At LOVE Park, advocates for Israel, Palestine face off

Letter-to-the-Editor [probably to the Inqy, noting authorship of the article that provoked it]:

To the editor,

For years we have been told that support for Israel limited American influence in the
Middle East. But the current conflict has been different. Major Arab states, including
Egypt have recognized Hamas for what it is, a terrorist organization that is the
Palestinian version of the Islamists spreading hate throughout the region, political
siblings of those now persecuting Mosuls Christians, and threatening Iraq, Afghanistan,
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other relatively moderate Arab states. These neighbors have
recognized Hamas for the danger it represents, withholding the usual reflexive
support.

It is painful to watch the destruction of civilian lives in the Gaza fortress that Hamas
built in and under homes, schools and hospitals, just as it is painful to see selective
outrage over the death and destruction in Gaza that is but a fraction of the carnage in
Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere in the Middle East. The effort Israel has made to minimize the
loss of civilian lives is unique in the annals of warfare, while Hamas has literally poured
billions of dollars in aid and many hundreds of thousands of tons of concrete into the
ground to build bunkers, rocket launching sites, and 80 foot deep tunnels that have only
one purpose, to facilitate attacks on Israels Jews. Arab recognition of Hamas and its
credo as an existential threat to the future of not just Israel but to the Palestinians, the
region and even the Western world is fortunate, not a problem as the Inquirer suggests.

John R. Cohn
1015 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-923-7685

As Hamas looks on Egypt with suspicion, U.S. limited
July 24, 2014

By Nancy A. Youssef McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS

WASHINGTON To understand the reluctance of Hamas to accept a cease-fire plan
mediated by Egypt, one needs look no further than the coverage Egypts state-owned
news media offers of the conflict.

Azza Sami, a writer for the government-owned al Ahram newspaper, took to Twitter to
thank Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his campaign in Gaza. Thank you
Netanyahu, and God give us more men like you to destroy Hamas! the tweet read.

Another columnist wrote he could not support Gazans since they had voted for
Hamas.

The Egyptian medias attacks on Hamas highlight amajor change in Mideast politics
that has limited U.S. influence in the conflict: The Egyptian government of Abdel-Fattah
el-Sissi is virulently anti-Hamas, and Hamas does not trust it.

That hasnt stopped Secretary of State John Kerry from using Egypts proposal as a
template for a cease-fire arrangement. On Wednesday, Kerry left Cairo for Jerusalem to
keep pushing for a deal even after Hamas rejected it and Egypt declined to alter its
terms.

Kerry is trying to light the fuse to solve the problem, said Jon Alterman, director of
the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a
Washington research center.

Egypts standing with Hamas is a turnaround from the role it played in 2012, when
Israel and Hamas last came to blows. At that time, Egypts president was Mohammed
Morsi, a longtime figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, the secretive Islamist society that
had close ties with Hamas.

Last week, Egypt presented a cease-fire deal that was similar to the 2012 deal. But
while the deal was endorsed by the Arab League and Palestinian Authority President
Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas called it effectively a surrender that met none of its demands.

The triad of hour-long webinars focused on Israel [and not Iran, for example]; information gleaned
therefrom emphasizes the fact that Hamas has fired 2100 rockets @ 70% of population [from Haifa to
Eilat], which remains in shelters. Israel has found 30 tunnels thus far, although they have not all yet been
destroyed. Body-counts are often unreliable, so it is simply desirable to note 800 Palestinian-Arabs were
killed, of whom appear to be aligned with Hamas. Already destroyed is the domestic missile
production capacity; the total has been attenuated from 9K by 2K [although guestimates may be
unreliable], thus far. Thus, the UN Charter justifies defense.

The goal remains to achieve quiet, not necessarily to destroy Hamas or occupy the
entire Strip; the latter may occur in the future, but it would take as long as a year [high
casualties, fighting in populated areas, etc.] The triad of sub-goals includes: [1]No
Hamas infiltration via tunnels, while using the Iron Dome; [2]Intelligence to ID the
Hamas infrastructure; and [3]destroy network of bunkers in Gaza perimeter
(following-up Egypts historically-supportive efforts) to allow the IDF to have easy-entry.

Thus, the plan is to reassess key-data after noting what is accomplished, over time. Therefore, this effort
will be as extensive as is needed to end 14 years of almost-daily attacks. It is not a right/left political
football, for mayors and people concur; the IDF must bring peace and quiet to the south [and, as has
now been witnessed, to the entire country]. This is why people will sit in shelters for as long as it is
necessary; also recognized with appreciation by L.A. Consul-General David Siegel are the morale-
boosting rallies that have been held in multiple US cities.


IDF Said Bombing and Deaths at Gaza UNRWA School
May be From Hamas Rocket Falling Short


LIVE BLOG: Israel's Operation Protective Edge in Gaza [excerpts]

Thursday, July 24

4:00 p.m. Europe's Aviation Safety Agency, which had issued a "strong
recommendation" against flights to Tel Aviv, retracted its warning on flights to and from
Israel.

3:40 p.m. Binyamin Netanyahu spoke at the Knesset at a cabinet meeting, saying Israel
is continuing its operation in Gaza in full force from the ground and the air. He opened
his remarks by saying the IDF has delivered a powerful blow to the Hamas
infrastructure. "We are continuing the operation in full strength," he said, adding that
the IDF was making big gains in Gaza. "In the past day, we have worked to overturn the
FAA ban on flights to and from Israel, and that has gained fruit." He went on to discuss
the fallen soldiers: "In the name of all the people of Israel, I express deep condolences
to the families, the fathers and mothers, of our soldiers that have died protecting our
country."

2:08 p.m. The Egyptian army thwarted an attack against Israel on Wednesday night,
killing a suicide bomber who ran towards the border near Kerem Shalom, Egyptian
military sources said. The Egyptian sources told the Palestinian Ma'an News Agency in a
report published Thursday that the suicide bomber carried an explosive device as well as
wearing an explosive belt on his body. The sources also said that the army destroyed a
vehicle loaded with Grad rockets before they were fired at Israel. The attack on the
vehicle killed two individuals, taking place in the north Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid near
the border with the Gaza Strip.

2:00 p.m. Rocket sirens went on in Ashdod, Ashkelon, Hof Ashkelon, Kiryat Gat and
Kiryat Malachi.

12:40 p.m. Turkey is working with international partners to negotiate both a cease-fire
in the Gaza conflict and access for humanitarian aid, the Turkish foreign minister said on
Thursday. "The US, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt have been working for the last five days to
ensure an immediate cease-fire," Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview with Turkish
broadcaster AHaber, adding Turkey was in constant contact with Palestinian leaders.

12:29 p.m. Rocket sirens heard in Ashkelon, Netivot and communities near Gaza.

11:35 a.m. Code Red rocket alert sirens sound in Sderot.

11:34 a.m. Several pieces of rocket shrapnel land in Tel Aviv.

11:30 a.m. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke with British Foreign
Secretary Phillip Hammond on Thursday where he expressed regret for the heavy
civilian casualties in Gaza but insisted that the IDF is doing its utmost to prevent such
casualties. The PM also added that nothing would prevent Israel from continuing to
protect its people from Hamas tunnels which "penetrate our country."

11:22 a.m. Sirens sound in central Israel and the Sharon region for second time in
minutes. Iron Dome intercepts 6 rockets.

11:05 a.m. Rocket alert sirens sound in Kfar Saba and Petah Tikva.

11:00 a.m. Rocket barrage fired from Gaza reached as far as Emek Hefer and Binyamina
while explosions were heard throughout the greater Tel Aviv area. Sirens went off in
Ramat Gan, Givatayim and Herzliya.

10:46 a.m. Brazil on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations in
protest over the IDF's operation in the Gaza Strip. A statement put out by the Brazilian
foreign ministry said that Brazil considers escalation of violence between Israel and
Palestine as unacceptable. We strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force by
Israel in the Gaza Strip.

8:30 a.m. The IDF took some 150 Hamas terrorists prisoner after they surrendered in
last night's offensive on the neighborhoods of Khan Younis and Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
The prisoners will be transferred to the Shin Bet for questioning regarding the
movements and operations of Hamas in Gaza.

8:02 a.m. Rocket sirens activated in Gaza frontier towns.

7:05 a.m. The FAA lifts its flight ban to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport after reassurances
from the Israeli government of new security measures put in place.

6:27 a.m. The IAF struck over 30 terror sites in Gaza overnight, says Army Radio.

6:11 a.m. Palestinian youths in Bethlehem clashed overnight between Wednesday and
Thursday with Palestinian security forces and Israeli military, showing solidarity as
fighting continued to rage in Gaza, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the
battered territory.

Palestinian riot police were seen trying to prevent youths from getting near Israeli
soldiers but eventually moved aside as scores of youths streamed into the streets
throwing stones and firebombs at Israeli soldiers, who responded with tear gas and
skunk water fired from a cannon.

4:41 a.m. Palestinian health authorities reported that 18 people were killed in IDF
operations in the last few hours, according to AFP. The health officials said the
Palestinian death toll in Operation Protective Edge had reached 714.

3:21 a.m. More than half of the Palestinians want an immediate cease-fire between
Israel and Hamas, according to a public- opinion poll published Wednesday. An
overwhelming majority of respondents, 93%, said they had a negative view of the US
role in the crisis.

1:53 a.m. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "expresses his outrage and regret at the
placing of weapons in a U.N.-administered school," a United Nations statement said.
UNRWA is sheltering 102,000 people in 69 of its schools amid the renewed violence. "By
doing so, those responsible are turning schools into potential military targets, and
endangering the lives of innocent children, UN employees working in such facilities and
anyone using the UN schools as shelter," the statement said. {Remember, the rockets
were then returned to Hamas.}

1:09 a.m. In the last 24 hours, over 95 rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza, the IDF
says.

12:44 a.m. The funeral for Paratrooper St.-Sgt. Li Mat, 19, will take place Thursday at 6
p.m. at the Har Herzl military cemetery, the IDF announced.

12:05 a.m. The ADL condemns the vote by the UN Human Rights Council to establish a
commission of inquiry into Israels alleged human rights violations in Gaza, calling it
"absurd" and another shocking perversion of the Councils mandate.

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