Two video clips caught my attention last week which reminded me of the constant suffering of the people of Sderot. Whilst Gaza is always in the news, the hardship of those who have lived in Sderot - right next to the Gaza Strip - for the past five years is wantonly ignored. I am ashamed to say that before watching these clips, I had put the suffering of the people of Sderot to the back of my mind. The similarities between them and the people of Gaza also came back to me - while the people in...

Authorities uncover large weapons cache hidden in Sinai. Egyptian authorities intercepted a shipment of at least 190 anti-aircraft missiles in Sinai probably destined for Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian news Agency Ma'an reported. According to the report, the Egyptian police raided several storage areas in the area and discovered the secret cache hidden in a remote region in the center of the peninsula. RELATED: In addition to the anti-aircraft missiles, rockets and other...

Senator Scott Brown (R - MA) visited Sderot yesterday and viewed the warehouse of Kassam rockets that have been fired from Gaza over the past 9 years. Senator Brown is a political conservative and known to be a strong supporter of Israel. Last year Brown took the Senatorial seat long held by Democrat Ted Kennedy. His landslide victory in liberal Democrat-dominated Massachusetts was seen as signaling a dramatic change in American politics. Video:Eliran Chen In his June 6, 2010 speech to...

Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured from mortar shells fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip this morning, landing in the Eshkol Regional Council. The two were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment. An IDF force responded by firing at the source of the launches. The mortar shells landed in the same area where just last night IDF soldiers thwarted an attack by an Islamic Jihad militant who planted an explosive device near the security fence. Terrorist organizations...

// A network of former Fatah operatives in the Gaza Strip (Al-Ahrar) supported by Hamas announced the establishment of a military wing. Flags of the US and Israel were set on fire during the announcement ceremonies, while a representative of the Turkish organization IHH congratulated the participants by a video call. Overview 1. A network of former Fatah operatives referring to themselves as the Palestinian Movement of Al-Ahrar (“The Free”) has recently announced the...