Just to be clear--do you contend that this video demonstrates that Israel's offensive is eroding support for Hamas amongst the civilian population of Gaza in general?

No Bell,

We can't know the answer to that until the shooting has stopped for a while. All we have is a video shown on PA TV.

Whether it is propaganda or general sentiment it is impossible to say - for now.

What we can say for sure is that the backing for Hamas is not universal.

Gradually returning to the internet after a lengthy pc-free vacation, I was dismayed to find that the 72 new items on my RSS feed for this blog translated to only three (light) posts from the host.

It is the pattern most of my favorite sites have undergone over the years, where 1, 2, 3 weeks of "too busy to blog" turns into 4, 5, 6, 7 weeks of "you know what, I don't actually hate having the extra time in my life that has been freed up by not blogging".

I sure won't blame you, Mr. Scheie, if that's that's the way you end up heading....but I will damn well miss your well-crafted prose style and (even more) your singular insights. I sincerely appreciate the amount of time you have spent working on this site, and I feel like I learned a lot about myself just from pondering the points you've raised (on sexuality, and society's treatment of such, in particular).

I must say, though, that I still wish you'd turn the "off" switch on this monotonous interloper who currently posts.

Would gladly monitor an Eric/Justin/Dennis blog, no matter how infrequent the updates.

Gradually returning to the internet after a lengthy pc-free vacation, I was dismayed to find that the 72 new items on my RSS feed for this blog translated to only three (light) posts from the host.

It is the pattern most of my favorite sites have undergone over the years, where 1, 2, 3 weeks of "too busy to blog" turns into 4, 5, 6, 7 weeks of "you know what, I don't actually hate having the extra time in my life that has been freed up by not blogging".

I sure won't blame you, Mr. Scheie, if that's that's the way you end up heading....but I will damn well miss your well-crafted prose style and (even more) your singular insights. I sincerely appreciate the amount of time you have spent working on this site, and I feel like I learned a lot about myself just from pondering the points you've raised (on sexuality, and society's treatment of such, in particular).

I must say, though, that I still wish you'd turn the "off" switch on this monotonous interloper who currently posts.

Would gladly monitor an Eric/Justin/Dennis blog, no matter how infrequent the updates.

lousy logitech mouse. I only clicked "post" once.

Jason,

Eric asked me to hold down the fort while he did some work that meant he couldn't post much.

I'm sorry to have disappointed you.

Eric will be back as soon as he can. Hopefully another week. But who can say?

Si Mon

Even you would have to admit that "What we can say for sure is that the backing for Hamas is not universal." is a far cry from "Yes I have information that support for Hamas is weakening."