Month: January 2006

Esther Pollard: The Circle of Betrayal is Complete

Excerpts;

“The Court simply turned a blind eye to Jonathan’s documented claims of harsh treatment and abuse and to the anti-Semitic nature of his life sentence. It demonstrated a complete unwillingness to extend the same consideration to him that the Government of Israel routinely extends to murderers and terrorists — which it is now poised to extend to multiple murderers Marwan Barghouti and Samir Kuntar — treating themas Prisoners of War, in order to free them.” read more

Haaretz Editorial: Who Decided to Conceal Truth About PM Sharon’s Health From the public?

Excerpt;

“Most of the questions raised about the quality of treatment given to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon are essentially medical, but beyond that, there are other questions of public concern. Who, for example, decided to conceal from the public the truth about the blood vessel disease diagnosed after Sharon’s first stroke? And did doctors issue the partial medical report in good faith, or in consultation with Sharon and his advisers? ” read more

Acting PM Olmert Convenes Ministerial Disengagement Committee

Hevron Supporters Say They’ll Come Through the Arab Neighborhoods

Dozens of Kiryat Arba Residents, Buses From Throughout Israel Coming to Chevron to Pay for Rav Kaduri

Loose Translation from Hebrew;

“Dozens of Kiryat Arba residents broke through a barrier and walked to pray at Mearat HaMachpela. Buses are trying to arrive their from around the country to pray for the recovery of R. Kaduri – some reps say they will go through the Arab-populated areas if blocked along the way.” read more

Police Apprehend Eight in Hebron

Excerpt;

“Enforcing the closed military zone imposed on the Hebron Jewish quarter special police units on Tuesday arrested eight Jewish civilians suspected of participating in the violence that erupted in the city in recent days in response to plans to evict eight families from the Mitzpe Shalhevet encampment, located next to the Avraham Avinu quarter.

Commentary;

Another nasty connotation has reared it’s ugly head;
“Mitzpe Shalhevet encampment”, one or a few steps down the road to dehumanization from the term “settlement.” read more

Yesha Council Head Tells Hebron Settlers to ‘Cast Out’ Protesters

Excerpts;

“Yesha Settlement Council Chairman Bentzi Lieberman urged the settlers of Hebron to ‘cast out’ the young protesters who have taken up their cause.”

“Lieberman condemned the young Jewish protesters who have clashed with Israeli security forces and torched Palestinian homes in recent days, saying that their ‘acts of vandalism’ alienated the Israeli public and overshadowed legitimate claims of settlers to property in the West Bank city.” read more

Government Spin of De-Humanization and Demonation Vs. the Truth

To follow this story, click here for the previous coverage.

To set the proper perspective, this author shares an email received earlier this morning from a friend regarding Hasbara to use against the Sharon/Olmert Regime’s Rhetoric of De-Humanization and Demonization of the Jews of Yehuda, the Shomron and the Refugees from Gush Katif.

The government and the media use these words, and more to paint a picture for
the world:

settlers
protesters
rioters
extremists
ultranationalists
ultra-religious
criminals read more

Labor Polling Stations Open Nationwide

Excerpts;

“The Labor Party began its primaries at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. There were 115,948 voters registered to cast their votes at any of the 350 ballots.”

“There was fierce rivalry reported between the 91 candidates, particularly between Party Chairman Amir Peretz’s camp and those associated with former prime minister Ehud Barak.”

“Army Radio said that Peretz was backing new Labor recruits Avishai Braverman and Shelly Yehimovitch, as well as MK Yuli Tamir. Barak, on the other hand, endorsed Alon Pinkas and Orna Angel.” read more

Widespread Arrests of W.Bank Terrorists Continues

18 Arrests Made During the Night

Kassam Fired at Negev Falls Short in PA Territory

Troops Kill Senior Hamas Man; Group Vows Revenge

For more background, click; IDF: Hamas Terrorist Identified, Was Behind Suicide Attacks

This Author received the following email last evening;

Note: The names of the party to this litigation and the emailer have been deleted in this report for their own protection.

Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:40:09 +0200
Subject: Chevron Update
X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 7.1.371 [267.14.15/223]

I spent this afternoon with my brother-in-law, as he worked his way trying to file for a temporary restraining order against the army. He filed the papers at the Beit Mishpat Hashalom in our very own Beit Shemesh (why BS is another story). After many tense hours the judge, Shimon Shtein, agreed to a hearing tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. read more