Month: February 2007

None Wounded in Kassam Rocket Attack North of Gaza

Security Minister Slams Egypt Over Arms Flow into Gaza

Commentary;
As expressed here often previously, third party guarantees, forces never worked, never will! Security minister’s hot air is futile. Israel can ONLY depend on Israel (with Hashem’s help) to maintain self-defense and security. MB For context, click here, here, and here.

Police Limiting Arabs at Temple Mount Friday

Police Brace for Nazareth Islamic Movement March

IDF Soldiers Capture 3 Islamic Jihad Fugitives read more

’The Arabs Want the Overpass to Collapse, to Keep Jews Out’, By Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

“Eldad said, ‘The struggle is over the preservation of the only Temple Mount gate left out of Wakf [Muslim Authority] hands and in Jewish hands.'”

“‘It’s true,’ Eldad said, ‘that the original sin was when the Jewish People, immediately after the Six Day War in 1967, ceded its hold on the Temple Mount in an unholy alliance between the Chief Rabbinate and Moshe Dayan – each side for its own reasons – but now the danger is that the Arab sovereignty on the Temple Mount will spill over to the Western Wall plaza, and from there to other places.'” read more

For context, click here and here.

Fortifications in Qassam-Ridden Towns Problematic, High Court Says, by Aviram Zino (Ynet)

Chief Justice Beinisch: “‘Thirty children have 15 seconds to get to a fortified structure. This is not enough,’ she said, stating that movement from the classrooms to a separate shelter in such a short time is problematic and will cause panic. “We’re concerned with this ’15 second’ issue.'”

Full Text;

Dorit Beinisch says children attending western Negev schools may not have enough time to reach shelters in case of a rocket attack; 4 Qassams land in Israel, one hits strategic facility in Ashkelon. read more