Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Israel Forms Panel To Examine ‘Ill Preparedness’ By David Bedein (The Evening Bulletin)
“‘Olmert pounded on the podium and exhorted his questioner to examine ‘Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon as a model which Israel would apply to Gaza and Samaria.’ Although Hezbollah terrorists had stationed 15,000 missiles and mortars in Lebanon, Olmert proclaimed that ‘they have never, never, never used missiles against Israel on the northern border since Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in May 2000.'”
Our World: Israel’s Strategic Rot, By Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
“Order of Battle, by Division 91 Commander Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsh: ‘a massive infiltration with a small signature, charge, quick deployment in the commanding territories and the creation of cataclysmic contact with the built-up areas while inducing shock and awe.'”
“Division 91’s operations are being reviewed by none other than Brig.-Gen. Hirsh – who has asked to extend his command.”
Home Front Report Indicates ‘Complete Disorder’
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MK Ami Ayalon, head of the investigation committee into the management of the home front during the war in Lebanon, submitted the committee’s findings to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday morning.
The report claimed that the government ministries had failed to properly take care of the home front during the war and that “complete disorder” had prevailed.
It also said that no one body had coordinated the home front management, and that even when such a body was set up by the Prime Minister’s Office, no definite goals were set for it.
Peretz Authorizes Destruction of 90 Buildings in Judea & Samaria
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Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Monday night gave authorization to IDF officials to evacuate and destroy 90 buildings throughout Judea and Samaria termed illegal by the Civil Administration. Military officials reported about one-half are Israeli and the remainder Arab.
The defense minister instructed the military to carry out the order using its own timetable that best serves the IDF’s considerations.
It is unclear whether the decision means the destruction of small hilltop communities termed “outposts” by the government.
2 Kassam Rockets Land in West Negev, None Wounded
Kassam Rocket Lands Near Negev Kibbutz
Tel Aviv and Sharon Regions on High Alert For Attacks
Alert Raised in Jerusalem Following Terror Warning
Terrorist Killed in Former Jewish Town of Sa-Nur
IDF Kills Armed Palestinian Fugitive Near Nablus
IDF Arrests 14 Palestinian Fugitives in West Bank
IAF Strikes Gaza Building Covering Tunnel
Each Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we daven the Unesaneh Tokef as part of the Mussaf tefillah.
The story behind the Unesaneh Tokef tefillah (expressing the seriousness of the day): relates the Gezeira Rah (evil decree) faced by R’ Amnon of Mainz and his Kehilla of forced conversion to Christianity dating back about 1,000 years.
R’ Amnon who, with his Kehilla, faced dread coersion as well as mortal, imminent threat of death, gave the perception of consideration of possible compliance with the demand to convert to Christianity and, as a result, became distraught at even having given the impression that he could betray Hashem.
War Committee to Begin Probe Monday By Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)
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The Winograd Committee, created to probe the war in Lebanon, is expected to start its work on Monday, following a tortuous route, whereby it took almost as long for the government to set up a committee to investigate the war as it did to fight the war itself.
The cabinet on Sunday approved the establishment of the Winograd Governmental Investigative Committee by a vote of 20-2, with Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz (Kadima) abstaining.
The Media Yawns at Renewed Palestinian Rocket Attacks By Michael Freund (Israel National News)
Call it “the news not deemed worthy of reporting”.
Several days ago, Palestinian terrorists in Gaza resumed firing rockets into Israel, and they have been doing so on a daily basis – but you won’t read much about it in the international press.
Indeed, just this morning, three Qassam rockets landed in Israel’s western Negev region. One of them hit the town of Sderot, leaving one person lightly wounded and two others requiring treatment for shock.
IDF Neutralizes Two Kassam Launchers in North Gaza
IDF Officer: Hizbullah Drone Intended for Tel Aviv
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“The drone which was launched by Hizbullah during the war in Lebanon, and which was shot down in the area of Haifa, was intended to strike the Gush Dan region. We found in wings of the drone 10 kilograms of explosives, with ball-bearings packed inside.”
Two Kassams Land Near the Security Barrier in Gaza
Ari Shavit did an interview with former Chief of Staff Moshe “Boogey” Yaalon which appeared in this past Friday’s (15 September, 2006) Haaretz Magazine.
Aaron Lerner, in posting the interview on IMRA observed “Those in the national camp hoping to see Ya’alon teaming with Netanyahu should take note… when asked about the Golan [Yaalon responds]: “If a territorial concession will bring about true peace and full recognition of Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, I am not against that.”