Month: August 2006

Jews: Rise Up and Force Victory Upon Incompetent Leaders …

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Why Israel Must Win, By Caroline Glick

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Under attack domestically, both Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have less time and ability to rally their nations to fight against the forces of global jihad. Moreover, as a result of its own culture wars, Israel today finds itself led by the weakest government it has ever had. The weakness of all three governments presented Iran with an unmistakable opportunity to strike.

Today, the ability of both Blair and Bush to convince their nations to support their war efforts against forces committed to the destruction of their nations’ ways of life is dependent on Olmert’s ability to lead Israel to victory in the war against Hizbullah. read more

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A Spirit of Absolute Folly…

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A Spirit of Absolute Folly, By Ari Shavit (Haaretz)

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In the difficult summer of 2006, the State of Israel is declaring in astonishment: They surprised us. They surprised us in a big way. They surprised us with Katyushas and they surprised us with the Al-Fajr rockets and they surprised us with the Zelzal missiles. They surprised us with anti-tank missiles. And they surprised us with the operational skill of the anti-tank squads. They surprised us with the bunkers and the camouflage. They surprised us with the command and monitoring. They surprised us with strategy, fighting ability and a fighting spirit. They surprised us with the astonishing power that a small death-army with low technology and high religious motivation can have. read more

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Shabbos War News …

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Cease-fire Expected to Begin on Monday From AP and Jerusalem Post

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The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1701 Friday evening, calling for a cessation of hostilities between Hizbullah and Israel.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was expected recommend to the cabinet that it accept the UNSC resolution at its weekly meeting Sunday.

The agreement was expected to go into effect by Monday morning.

However, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman told the UNSC that unless the means to enforce the resolution were to be defined, “We will be back [in the UNSC], if not in a week, then in a month or a year, facing an even greater tragedy.” read more

Olmert Must Go …

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Opinion: Olmert Cannot Remain in the Prime Minister’s Office By Ari Shavit (Haaretz)

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Ehud Olmert may decide to accept the French proposal for a cease-fire and unconditional surrender to Hezbollah. That is his privilege. Olmert is a prime minister whom journalists invented, journalists protected, and whose rule journalists preserved. Now the journalists are saying run away. That’s legitimate. Unwise, but legitimate.

However, one thing should be clear: If Olmert runs away now from the war he initiated, he will not be able to remain prime minister for even one more day. Chutzpah has its limits. You cannot lead an entire nation to war promising victory, produce humiliating defeat and remain in power. You cannot bury 120 Israelis in cemeteries, keep a million Israelis in shelters for a month, wear down deterrent power, bring the next war very close, and then say – oops, I made a mistake. That was not the intention. Pass me a cigar, please. read more

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Thursday Night, Friday War News …

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Reservist Killed, One Seriously Wounded by Anti-Tank Missiles

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“Eight others seriously wounded in clashes with Hizbullah in Leboneh, Marjayoun, Aynata; seven Lebanese reported dead in IAF strike.”

Haifa Home Hit by Rocket; Earlier Barrage Wounds 2

Bolton: Resolution Could Get Vote Friday

IAF Struck 100 Targets in Lebanon Overnight

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“Among the targets were buildings belonging to the Hizbullah in the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut.”

Five IDF Soldiers Lightly Wounded in South Lebanon read more

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With Ongoing War Raging on 3 Fronts; IDF, Police Still Have Ample Time to Destroy Jewish Home…

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IDF and Police Destroy Jewish Home in Samaria

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Despite the ongoing war in the north and call-up of reserves, 30 IDF soldiers, police officers and riot policemen were dispatched to destroy the foundations of a Jewish home in Samaria on Wednesday.

The house, in the early stages of construction, was located near the Binyamin community of Shilo, on the outskirts of the Adei Ad hilltop community. It was being built by retired IDF officer Shaul Halfon, who served with former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in the elite Unit 101. read more

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But Regime Has No Time for Elderly, Infirm, Handicapped, and Disadvantaged in North — Same Abandonment Suffered by S’derot …

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When the State Turns Its Back

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Government abandoned weak populations in north to fend for themselves. Welfare organizations fighting to feed and aid elderly, infirm, handicapped, and disadvantaged in north, almost without any help from state. Demand: State must establish ministry to deal with wartime protocol for civilians.

Where is the State? What really is the situation in the field? Activists from social organizations tell Ynet what they have done for the northern residents, and the difficult scenes they encountered. And they all turn to the government with the same question: Where are you? read more

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Rosh Chodesh Elul Torah Reading and Prayer Vigil at Kever Rachel…

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Kever Rachel as it was before the complex was encased.

Evelyn Haies, the president of Rachel’s Childrens Reclamation Foundation, located in Beit B’nei Rachel in the Kever Rachel Complex announces that there will be a Torah Reading and Prayer Vigil on Rosh Chodesh Elul, 24 August, 2006 at Kever Rachel on behalf of our soldiers fighting a Two-Front War as well as for the hundreds of thousands of Jews displaced from their homes and communities in the north by the daily Hezbollah Rocket Barrages. read more

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US Pressure: “Real” or Camouflage for Olmert’s Real Motivation — Convergence??

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US Pressure Prompts Delay of Offensive

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“Troops were already rolling late Wednesday when they were ordered to halt. It appears heavy US pressure delayed the offensive to allow diplomacy to run its course. A senior minister said Wednesday that Israel might delay the expansion for 2-3 days for that purpose.”

Analysis: Olmert Loads the Gun but Doesn’t Fire It , By Herb Keinon and Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

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The security cabinet, in dramatic, swashbuckler style, decided to finally unsheathe its large sword Wednesday, but also to keep it poised high in the air – not yet stabbing – until further notice. read more

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Wednesday Night, Thursday War News …

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Mother and Son Killed in Rocket Barrage Near Karmiel

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“The barrage of Katyushas continued Thursday with reports of at least 165 rockets landing in cities and towns throughout northern Israel. Late in the afternoon, a barrage hit the Haifa Bay area, in the Ma’alot region as well, damaging a factory. Shortly afterward, rockets struck Acre; no one was wounded.”

Soldiers Kill 7 Hizbullah Terrorists

Kassam Rockets Land in Sderot

Eli Settlement Loses 3rd Soldier to Hezbollah

IDF Arrests Six Fugitives in West Bank Overnight read more

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