Month: August 2006

A Replay of Olmert’s Despicable Display of Last Year?

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Olmert to Greet Three Flights of Immigrants Wed.

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will greet three chartered flights of Jewish immigrants from the U.S., Canada and UK that will land simultaneously in Israel Wednesday morning, resulting in a day of record setting Western immigration.

The U.S. flight, departing JFK, will also carry Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Mr. Danny Ayalon.

The expected arrival of more than 800 North American and British Jews on Wednesday is part of a six day global campaign by Nefesh B’Nefesh, an organization dedicated to the revitalization of ‘Aliyah’ (immigration to Israel), in close cooperation with the Jewish Agency for Israel. read more

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PMO: The World Will See Who the Aggressor is and Will Understand Us…

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Jerusalem Expects Cease-fire Deal to Fail, by Gil Hoffman

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Israel intends to abide by the cease-fire when it takes effect on Monday morning, even though senior Israeli officials assume that Hizbullah will not honor it, officials close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday night.

The officials said the working assumption at the Prime Minister’s Office was that Hizbullah would not honor the agreement and that the world would then comprehend Israel’s predicament more than ever. At press time, the Lebanese cabinet had not given final approval to the cease-fire. read more

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After Cease-Fire: Covering Thineself Begins in Earnest Among PM, DM, FM and Chief of Staff …

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Now the Infighting Begins

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At exactly 8 a.m. on Monday the fighting in Lebanon will come to an end. IDF troops will man key positions throughout southern Lebanon, but will stop sweeping through villages in pursuit of Hizbullah terrorists as they have been doing for the past month. The IAF will cease air strikes and cannons will become silent.

But while the fighting in Lebanon might be coming to an end, the infighting in Israel is just beginning. Officers and politicians involved in the decision-making process throughout the war have for the past few days – ever since realizing that a cease-fire was about to be implemented – been working on creating alibis for their actions and decisions throughout Operation Change of Direction. read more

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Monday War News …

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7 Soldiers Killed in South Lebanon

Hezbollah Gunman Hit by IDF Fire in Southern Lebanon

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“Golani soldiers fired at the armed operative who moved towards an IDF unit ‘in a threatening way.’ The army said it did not know if the fighter had been killed or wounded, but said the Israelis ‘fired in self-defense.'”

Peretz: We’ll Silence the Guns, Won’t Lift the Blockade

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“Defense Minister Amir Peretz made it clear that the naval and land blockade of Lebanon would not be lifted until other elements of the resolution are in place.” read more

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Why, Mr. Prime Minister, Why?

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To the PM, From a Mother By Esther Wachsman (Jerusalem Post)

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On Tuesday the 7th of Av I took my youngest of seven sons to the army induction center. Because we are a bereaved family I was obligated to sign a waiver so he could serve in a combat unit. My hand shook as I placed my signature on that permission slip.

But my son was adamant: “I must fight for my country, for its very existence.”

I was proud – and, yes, anxious.

But I became all the more troubled when, the very next day, on the eve of the most tragic date on the Jewish calendar, the 9th of Av, you, Mr. Prime Minister, gave an interview to the foreign press. And in response to a question, you connected the war in Lebanon to your West Bank convergence plan, suggesting that success in Lebanon would facilitate your plans to uproot settlements in Judea and Samaria, as you did in the Gaza Strip. read more

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Livni, Olmert, Peretz, etc. Still Put Their Trust in the Nations …

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Livni Talks of “Moment of Truth” for International Community

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Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (Kadima) said at press conference following a meeting with Javier Solana, the EU’s appointee for foreign affairs, that “this is a moment of truth, not only for the government of Lebanon, but for the international community.

Livni said, “We expect that the international community will work to implement the UN decision, fully and quickly.”

Solana said the EU would send 4,000 troops to participate in the multinational force to be positioned in southern Lebanon according to the Security Council ceasefire resolution. read more

Cease-Fire: Israel’s Bill of Defeat, of Surrender??

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PM: Israel to Talk with Hezbollah Over Release of Abductees, By Aluf Benn (Haaretz)

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel will negotiate with Hezbollah over the release of Israel Defense Forces soldiers Eldad Regev and Udi Goldwasser, abducted on July 12.

Olmert met with the abductees’ parents in Jerusalem Sunday.

The UN resolution on cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon calls for the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers, but is not included as a binding section in the resolution. read more

Horrendous Cease-Fire…

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Comment: An Unmitigated Disaster, By Caroline Glick

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There is a good reason that Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah has accepted UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which sets the terms for a cease-fire between his jihad army and the State of Israel.

The resolution represents a near-total victory for Hezbollah and its state sponsors Iran and Syria, and an unprecedented defeat for Israel and its ally the United States. This fact is evident both in the text of the resolution and in the very fact that the US decided to sponsor a cease-fire resolution before Israel had dismantled or seriously degraded Hezbollah’s military capabilities. read more

Saturday Night, Sunday War News …

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Three Soldiers, Two officers Killed in South Lebanon

250 Rockets Hit North; 80 Hurt

One Killed in Rocket Attacks; 30 Wounded

IDF Shoots Down Two Unmanned Hizbullah Drones Loaded with Explosives

IDF Destroys Hizbullah Bunker Filled With Weapons

Israel Radio: 4,000 Hizbullah Rockets Hit Israel

Neighbors Smell Blood in Israeli Cease-Fire Acceptance

Army Intel Chief: Syria and Iran Will Continue to Arm Hizbullah

Rock Attacks South of Hevron

At least 120 Rockets Hit Israel Sunday Morning

24 Troops Killed in Day of Battles read more

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A TRUE Jewish Army: In Their Merit; Total, Complete, Unequivocal Victory …

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On Friday night, Rav Chaim Zev Malinowitz spoke of an email which he received being a subscriber to the Pirchei Shoshanna Hilchos Shabbos email list. He explained that ordinarily he doesn’t have the time to read these emails, but this week, he read this particular posting.

The point of Rav Malinowitz’s Drash on Friday night and this author’s vort during Seudat Shlish’t was that, here were these soldiers, in the heat of war, with concern for the nations welfare and for their own survival and yet, while having to violate Shabbos for pikuach nefesh in defense of the Jewish people, still sought to keep Shabbos in a way pleasing to Hashem. read more

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