Month: November 2005

Police and Weapons for use against Whom?? Any Good Guesses?? MB

Russians in Gaza Training PA Cops

Egypt and EU Give Ammo and Training to PA as Attacks Continue

As a Follow-up on the previous posts regarding President Katzav, The Vatican and Dovid HaMelech’s Kever:

Israel Government Press Office wrote:
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 22:51:57 +0200
From: Israel Government Press Office
Subject: PM Sharon Meets With President Katsav
To: gpo@pmo.gov.il

(Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met this evening (Sunday), 6.11.05, with
President Moshe Katsav and made the following remarks at the start of the
meeting: “As usual, I am happy to come here. I ascribe great importance to
your trip to Italy and your meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. Despite the
fact that I cannot set the President’s itinerary, it seems to be that his
visits abroad are very important….” read more

Following Up the previous News and Commentary on Chevron:

Arabs Brazenly Remove Caravan from Ancient Jewish Cemetery in Hevron

Arab Laborers Decry Post Disengagement Realities

Feeling Sorry for Them? Why didn’t the Gaza Arabs employed by Jewish employers think ahead about the implications the Expulsion upon their jobs? Noone ever accused the Arab of being stable of mind. MB

Here’s the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Take on Who are ‘apikorsim’.

Lo Nishkach veLo Nislach! (“We Will Not Forget and We Will Not Forgive”) by Aliza Karp

New School opens in Kibbutz Holit for Former Netzarim Families’ Children

Haven’t We “Been There, Done That?”

Sharon Says No to Negotiations with Syria

Rabin’s pronouncement on the Golan all over again?? It’s like I always say; when an Israeli says “Don’t worry”, it’s time to start biting nails and worrying Big-Time! MB

MK Eitam: Sharon’s Reassurance on the Golan Worries Me

Knesset Rejects Sharon’s Appointments, Olmert Appointment Ratified, Sharon Vows Consequences Against Likud Rebels

Excerpts regarding “Compromise”;

“The Likud mediators, MKs Gideon Sa’ar and Michael Eitan, will present a proposal on Monday in the Likud Knesset faction that they hope will guarantee the party six months without disputes. But the proposal makes no mention of Monday’s vote, and Likud rebel MKs said that they would accept the proposal but oppose the appointments, almost guaranteeing the appointments’ failure.” read more

Hebron’s Shalchevet Neighborhood Residents Wage War Against Return of Arab Shopkeepers to Central Market

Murdered Twice? David Wilder

Excerpts;

“Four years ago, in response to an Arab demand to reopen the market, the attorney general’s office notified the Israeli Supreme Court that: 1) the Arabs no longer had any legal rights to the shuk and 2) the Israeli ‘trespassers’ would be evicted from the site. The Israel supreme court never ruled that the former market’s Jewish population must be expelled from their homes. read more

Gush Katif Events Tuesday, Wednesday Evenings

The Tuesday protest, to be held at 6 PM outside the Prime Minister’s Residence near the Sheraton Plaza and Kings Hotel.

On Wednesday at 6PM, at the Binyanei HaUmah Convention Center (Near the Central Bus Station) Various Orange Groups will hold an event:
“We will not forget and we will not forgive.”

Disengaged

I have stayed away, until now, from scholarly detached, “even-handed” pieces which accept that the Expulsion was an unstoppable “fait accompli” from the moment that the words were uttered by Sharon (and his trial-balloon man Olmert). But here is a piece from someone seemingly detached from faith-based philosphy. read more