Month: December 2005

Police Want to Know Why Didn’t They Fire?

Excerpts;

“One of the officers, a female, told reporters she feared that if she fired, she would strike innocent bystanders. The two also explained they feared perhaps the suspected bomber was just a hearing impaired person who did not hear instructions to halt.”

“A senior police commander explainined police fear the drawing of their weapons and firing because before they take such action, they first consider the ramifications and the police investigations unit which will scrutinize their actions, pointing to several cases in which persons who fired their weapons faced criminal charges.” read more

Once Evacuated, IDF to Fire on Built-up Gaza Areas

Excerpts:

“In the wake of the suicide bombing in Netanya on Monday, and the constant barrage of Qassam rockets on communities in the south of the country, Israel has decided to adopt a harsher response to the rocket fire.”

“Israeli artillery fire against the Qassam launchers that had been aimed, for the most part, only at open areas will now be directed also at built-up areas from where the rockets are being fired.”

“Ahead of the artillery fire at the built-up areas, the Israel Defense Forces will employ loudspeakers to ask the Palestinian residents to clear the area.” read more

Katz Expected to Drop Out of Likud Race

Excerpts:

“MK Yisrael Katz, head of the Likud Secretariat, is expected to drop out of the party leadership race as he continues to lag in the polls.”

“While Katz released statements on Monday that he has no intention of stepping down, persons close to him feel he will have no alternative considering the lack of support for his candidacy.”

Another phoney crony bites the dust? MB

Ezra: Crack Down on Israeli Accomplices

Excerpts:

“Calling Israelis who assist Palestinians in entering Israel ‘despicable villains,’ Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra lashed out at the phenomenon and called for more severe punishments for such accomplices.”

“Ezra spoke hours after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mall in Netanya, killing five people…”

“‘There is a serious problem that cars with yellow [Israeli] license plates transport Palestinians and as a result assist terrorists in crossing into Israel,’ Ezra said. ‘These accomplices are despicable villains and this phenomenon needs to be completely uprooted.’” read more

Background: Why Netanya?, by David Bedein

Excerpts:

“At the end of November 2000, I spoke at a retirement home in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya, to discuss the PLO demand that all Arabs who have wallowed in UN refugee camps for the past 50 years have the ‘right to return’ to villages that they left in 1948.”

“I showed them the map of a “future Palestinian State” which the PLO Orient House headquarters provides in Jerusalem, which marks the 531 Arab villages that are slated for return, all of which had been overrun in 1948.” read more

Kassam Fired at Shuva; None Wounded

IDF Preparing for Gaza Incursion

Excerpts:

“Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz … has ordered IDF commanders to prepare for a military incursion into Gaza, the first such move since the IDF retreat from the area months ago.”

“Sources in Jerusalem are indicating a military counter-terrorism operation in Gaza may be launched in the coming hours.”

PM Orders Wide-Scale West Bank, Gaza Operation

Excerpts:

“…The prime minister has instructed the security establishment to launch a wide-scale operation against Islamic Jihad infrastructure in the northern West Bank, in what is actually an expansion of a previous decision taken after the Hadera market terror attack, which led to a series of arrests and attacks against senior Jihad members.” read more

Netanya Attack: Security Fence Fails, Again

Excerpts:

“Defense establishment officials estimate suicide bomber came to Netanya directly from northern West Bank; say ‘territories cannot be hermetically sealed.'”

“The defense establishment has launched an investigation into the Netanya terror attack and is trying to locate the suicide bomber’s point of departure.”

“According to estimations, the bomber, Lutfi Amin abu-Salem, departed from one of the villages in the northern West Bank.” read more

Expelled Residents are Dispersed Throughout the Country

Excerpt:

“One former resident responded: ‘Scary and shocking how they separated us. This is exactly what they tried to do!'”

5 Killed in Netanya Bombing

And of course all of the spineless political wimps and phoney cronies have to parrot in:

MK Orlev: Sharon’s Message – ‘Forward to Terror’

Excerpt:

Orlev: “since Sharon has turned Disengagement into his flagship policy, Israel has stopped fighting a significant war on terror.”

MK Ehud Yatom: Netanya Attack Result of Sharon’s Defective Policiesa>

Livnat: Restraint Against Kassem Rockets Encourages Terror

Iran Threatens Counter-Strike

Excerpt:

“Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says recent Israeli statements on Iran’s nuclear project show Israeli government is frustrated from failure to bring international community to pressure Iran: ‘Zionist authorities are well aware that if they make a foolish mistake against Iran, Iran’s harsh response will be destructive and determined'”

This blog does not normally cover or comment on items such as the Iran Nuke situation as it is an issue totally separate from the expulsion or it’s implications and consequences. However, in light of the possible directions this election campaign might take, don’t discount the possibility of a Sharon “March Surprise” attack on Iran’s Nuke Reactor(s) in the weeks before the vote. MB read more