Month: January 2006

Troops Arrest 10 Fugitives in West Bank

Source: Arab-Trained Palestinian Terrorists Have Entered Gaza

Shots Fired in Direction of Vehicle Travelling near Avnei Heifetz

Sources: Sharon Reports too Optimistic

Excerpts;

“Reports on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition are ‘too optimistic,’ senior sources at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital who are familiar with the situation told Ynet Sunday evening.”

“Another senior source at the hospital addressed the prime minister’s prospects for recovery and said: ‘The improvement detected is an x-ray improvement, and until we find the clinical equivalent it’s too early to express optimism.'” read more

Police Crack Down on Jewish Legion

Jewish Legion: There is the Smell of the “Saison”

Big Man, the acting Prime Minister. First, he smacks down the poor, the expulsion refugees via a 28.5% Airport Tax on Donated Items for Israel’s Needy. Then he orders kidnapping of trained guard dogs which save Jewish Lives. MB

Tenth of Teveth Prayers in Hevron Tuesday

Excerpt;

“On Tuesday, which is the Fast of the Tenth of Teveth, a ceremony of prayer and lamentation will take place in the Shalhevet neighborhood of Hevron, located in the Hevron market on land owned by Jews.”

Rocket Risk Halts Israeli Water Process

Excerpts;

“Israel’s water company has stopped injecting chlorine gas at a facility near the Gaza Strip for fear that Palestinian-fired rockets would hit tanks holding the potentially deadly substance.”

“Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza have launched rockets that have landed near sensitive installations outside the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon in recent weeks, including a power plant and fuel depot.”

“Menachem Nechama, director of Mekorot Water’s southern division, said no rockets have fallen near the company’s installation near Ashkelon, but preventively, the company has begun using the more expensive liquid hypochlorite instead of chlorine gas to disinfect the water supply.” read more

Expert: Once Israelis Worry About Sharon the Person, not Leader, Support for Kadima Will Drop

Is Barak Probing for a Slot in Kadima?

Speaker Rivlin Opposes Decision to Remain in Govt

Excerpts;

“Rivlin stated on Saturday night that ministers should act on the original decision and resign from the cabinet immediately.”

“Rivlin is calling on Likud to continue its opposition to the policies of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adding the party must work with increased tenacity against the acting prime minister.” read more

Abandoned Comrades

Excerpts;

“Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres, Amir Peretz and Benjamin Netanyahu [add to that Ehud Olmert — in Spades – MB] are so caught up in themselves and the new social agenda they have suddenly discovered that they have lost sight of 10,000 individuals who were uprooted from their homes some three months ago.”

“Many of them are unemployed. And most don’t have homes yet. Their children wet their beds at night, and some cringe in fear at the sight of police or soldiers. Dozens have ended up in hospital cardiac wards. Hundreds are still living in hotels, which have become gilded cages for them. Many families are falling apart; couples are divorcing; parental authority has been undermined; and normal family life has become impossible.” read more

Sharon’s Doctors Delay Decision on Waking Up PM

Excerpts;

“On Sunday morning, an interdisciplinary team of experts at Hadassah-University Medical Center reassessed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition and decided to perform another computerized tomography (CT) scan of his brain prior to deciding whether to gradually reduce the amount of drugs that have kept him in an induced coma.”

“Krumer said that this additional brain scan was part of standard treatment, and that the hospital would give an update on Sharon’s status around noon.” read more

2 Arrests Made Near Bethlehem

IDF fires Artillery Shells into the N. Gaza Strip

Barrage of Qassams Launched From Gaza

IDF Arrests Eight Wanted Militants Across West Bank

Kfar Darom Expellees Move into Temporary Home [Plus Other Gush Katif Refugee News]

Excerpts;

“The Kfar Darom-ites, who have nothing but praise for their hosts in the Paradise Hotel, are scheduled to remain in Ashkelon only for two years or so. In the duration, they will be seeking solutions for the establishment of their permanent community.”

“Many of the new Ashkelon residents are still out of work and will join the city’s unemployed rolls …”

“The community’s educational institutions – the school, yeshiva, Kollel, and the Torah and Land Institute – will continue to function in a building granted by the Ashkelon Municipality. The day care centers and the synagogue will function in the Eyal Towers building itself.” read more