Month: January 2007

Tuesday War News

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Palestinian Terror Cells Seek to Acquire Katyusha Technology

Excerpt;
“According to the officials, the new rockets, with an estimated range of over 35 kilometers, could reach the southern cities of Kiryat Gat, Netivot and Ofakim.”

IDF Forces Arrest 30 Palestinians in the West Bank

Arab Driver Arrested After Injuring Policeman

Police and Army Work Together to Catch Arab Car Thieves

Two Arabs Try to Rob Israeli Cab Driver Who Stopped for Gas

Lakia Resident Caught Transporting 16 Illegal Arabs from Hebron read more

Olmert Regime’s Deliberate Fabrications: Calling Abbas “Moderate”

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Israeli Prime Minister Spokeswoman Reassures that Abbas has not Sanctioned Missile Attacks. Abbas’s Officers Deny It, by David Bedein (Behind the News in Israel)

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Full Text;

Since Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert now describes Palestinian Authority President and Fateh chairman Machmoud Abbas as a “moderate”. [“There are among the Palestinians responsible and moderate sources who openly say they want to make peace with Israel,”.- December 25th, 2006], read more

Motsei Shabbos and Sunday War News

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[Arabs’ Open Season to Attack Jews, No Matter;]
Olmert Heads to China

IDF: 4 Suspects Planning Suicide Attack Arrested

Imminent Suicide Bombing Thwarted

Saudi Arabia to Buy 72 Fighter Jets from Britain [Wonder Why Saudis Need Fighter Jets??]

‘Egypt [Grossly] Violating Philadelphi Agreement’

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Terrorist Critically Wounds Policeman in Rehovot

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Tanzim Recruiters and Would-Be Suicide Bomber Identified

IDF Thwarts Terror Attack in Nablus read more

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The End of Israel’s Governmental Corruption Begins With Us

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This author read a commentary by the K’li Yekar on the first posuk of Parsha Vayechi which was leyned this Shabbos.

That first posuk reads; “And Yaakov lived in the land of Mitzrayim for seventeen years…” The K’li Yekar indicates in part that Yaakov lost his Ruach HaKodesh; his ability to give prophesy, and that the Shechinah, Hashem’s presence (if you will) departed from him during his 17 years in Mitzrayim.

The K’li Yekar further indicates that the loss of prophesy and the departure of the Shechinah; read more

The Scope of Consequences of Israel’s Pervasive Government Corruption

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Column One: The Bitter Fruits of Corruption, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“That Israel faces unprecedented threats to its security and very existence while it is being led by the most incompetent, corrupt leadership it has ever known is not coincidental.”

“The one obvious conclusion that can be drawn from the events of the past week and year without Sharon is that in order to forge competent, honest policies, Israel needs competent and honest leaders. And so to extricate itself from the morass of ineptitude and criminality that has become its public sector, Israel must find the way to rid ourselves of the current political and military leadership that embody both.” read more

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Shabbos War News

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IDF Fires on Palestinians Near Gaza Security Fence

Commentary;
A group of Palestinians approached the northern security fence and
ignored warnings to stop including warning shots.

Egypt Seeking Nuclear Weapons? For Use Against Whom?

Excerpt;
“President Mubarak declared yesterday for the first time at the end of his talks with the Israeli prime minister in Sharm al-Sheikh that Egypt ‘would not stand aside’ if the nuclear arms race in the region escalates and that it would be ‘forced’ to try and equip itself with similar weapons in order to defend itself.” read more

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Abbas to Olmert: Release Terrorists, Even if Caught in Act of Murdering Jews

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Weekly Commentary: Palestinian Demands to Free Terrorists – the Failed Litmus Test, by Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)

Full Text;

If a Palestinian gunman was captured tonight as he was murdering an Israeli family what would “moderate” Mahmoud Abbas like Israel to with him?

Release him.

That’s right.

This is a fundamental problem.

Because when Palestinian “moderates” want Israel to release all Palestinian terrorists regardless of when they committed their crimes, they are effectively saying that no Palestinian commitment is binding. – including the very anchor commitment of Oslo to abandon violence. read more

Friday War News

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IDF Forces Arrest 2 Islamic Jihad Activists Near Tulkarm

Gaza Terrorists Launch 3 Kassams Into West Negev

Kassam Strikes Sderot Neighborhood

Excerpt;
“Two families escape grave injury after missile tears through their homes.”

“Islamic Jihad” Terror Gang Says It Shelled Sderot

2 Palestinian Fugitives Arrested in Judea-Samaria

Terrorist Wounded, Six IEDs Thrown at Soldiers in Shechem (Update)

Stoning Attacks Injure Two People, Damage Cars

IDF, Palestinian gunmen exchange fire in Nablus read more

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Israelis, Jews MUST Commit Themselves to Bring Real Change

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On 1 January, 2007, Ruth Matar posted an article to the Women in Green website entitled; Has Prime Minister Olmert Lost His Marbles? Apparently she received many responses to this piece, thus requiring an article in response.

This blog quotes from an important, pertinent section of this response which came in email form and does not yet appear on the Women in Green website as of this posting.

To begin, this author wishes to make clear the high regard with which Women in Green is held. One would need pages and pages to list all of the battles which Women in Green; Nadia Matar and Ruth Matar have undertaken on behalf of Am Yehudi. read more