Hudna–"winked"

BY DAVID BEDEIN, SDEROTMEDIA— Readers of the western media are cordially invited to share the following 220 words with anyone who thinks that a cease-fire is now taking place between Israel and its Islamic adversaries. Over the past few weeks, the western media and even the Jewish media have mistranslated the term “hudna” to mean…

The Egypt factor in Gaza

BY YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST— One of the main reasons that Israel appeared to be shying away on Sunday from significantly escalating its military response to the continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and launching Operation Cast Lead II was the absence of diplomatic support in Egypt for such an operation. The understanding in Israel…