Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Bomb Attack Prevented Near Central Gaza Security Fence
IDF Troops Kill Palestinian Gunman
Kassam Rocket Lands south of Ashkelon; No Injuries
Kassam Rocket Fired [Landed Near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai], Unreported Upon
IDF Arrests 7 Wanted Terrorists
IDF Troops Arrest Tanzim Operative in Kaladiya
The terms leadership, accountability and transparency have been bandied about often since last summer’s snafu in Lebanon and over these past months with the host of open files on both the state attorney general’s and state comptroller’s desk.
Our Parsha Vayakhel is dedicated to teaching B’nai Yisrael about Shabbat which has always, until recent times, been the unifying, defining factor of Judaism. It alludes to all else — Yishuv HaAretz, Kiddushin, etc. It symbolizes the Jew’s faith in Hashem. The parsha begins by stating that “Moshe assembled the entire congregation of B’nai Yisrael…” (Perek 35, Posuk 1) However, Torah’s loshen (language) “Adat B’nai Yisrael”, in the context of learning the laws of Shabbos as related to the construction of the Mishkan seems to indicate a unity, as one, amongst the Assembly of the B’nai Yisrael.
Light, Not Leaks (Jerusalem Post Editorial)
“In principle, of course, keeping the citizenry in the dark negates the commission’s raison d’etre – to uncover what went wrong, expose errors and name those responsible.”
Full Text;
Last week the public was told that the Winograd Commission’s interim report on the conduct of last summer’s Lebanese conflict, expected on March 27, will include no “personal recommendations.”
Moreover, no “warnings will be issued” to top brass, thereby lowering the likelihood of eventual stringent conclusions.
Rivlin: If Elected, I Won’t Prevent Barghouti’s Release
Excerpts;
MK Ruby Rivlin, who will apparently face Minister Shimon Peres in the upcoming election for Israel’s next President, says he won’t stand in the way of a government decision to free murderous terrorist Marwan Barghouti.
It appears that the Knesset will choose from between MK Rivlin (Likud) and Deputy Prime Minister Peres (Kadima) when it elects Israel’s 9th President this coming July.
Rivlin, who served as Knesset Speaker from 2003-2006, met over the past few days with a delegation of foreign ambassadors and delegates in the Knesset. He told them that though he objects to an early release for arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti, he would not – by refusing to sign a pardon – veto a government decision to free him.
Commentary;
Gush Etzion Mayor Shaul Goldstein has apparently buried or subordinated his principles (if he had any in the first place), in awarding and glorifying Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, former Defense Minister during the August, 2005 expulsions of Jews from Gush Katif and 4 Shomron towns. Goldstein argues that Mofaz is receiving an award because of his refurbishment of Efrat Junction and because Gush Etzion is asking him to “double the lanes leading to Jerusalem.” This seems a definite case of distateful political glorification; Mofaz’s calling in the “debt”: the payoff for merely doing his job.
Palestinians Hurl Stones at Border Guard Force Near Hebron
Israeli Bus Damaged by Rocks Near Nablus [Shechem]
Stoning Attacks near Shechem, Gush Etzion, Bus Damaged
IDF Arrests 12 Wanted Terrorists
IDF Arrest Hamas Legislator Second Time
Border Police Shoot Palestinian Near Bethlehem
Excerpt;
“Searching the man’s vehicle, the border police found a knife and two metal rods.”
Commentary;
While Syria smells blood, Jewish blood and prepares for war, the Olmert Yudenrein regime casts national security and the national wellbeing to the wind in it’s mad dash to spin surrender, to spin convergence, in whatever disguise, at all costs. MB
Likud MKs Call on PM to Cancel Meeting With Abbas
Abbas, Olmert Meet in Jerusalem for Latest Round of Talks
Abbas-Olmert Summit Underway in Jerusalem
Excerpt;
“Olmert was expected to tell Abbas that Israel will not talk with the Palestinian unity government until it accepts the principles of the Quartet of international peace brokers – recognizing Israel, renouncing violence and recognizing previous agreements.”
Molotov Cocktail Hurled at Border Guard Force in East Jerusalem
Terror Attack Thwarted at Tomb of the Patriarchs
Related report: Female Terrorist Acted “Because of Family”
Palestinians Throw Stones at Israeli Vehicle Near Nablus [Shechem]
Rocks Thrown at Israeli Bus Near Nablus [Shechem], No Injuries
Attacks on Gush Etzion and Har Homa Thwarted
IDF Prevents Tunnels Road Attack [and Attack on Har Homa]
29 Years Since Coastal Road Massacre
Excerpt:
“Arab terrorists murdered 35 Israelis and injured 71. The attack was carried out by members of the Fatah organization.”
For related reports, click here and here.
Commentary;
Will Olmert, Peretz, Livni and Peres successfully stonewall investigations long enough to remain in power long enough to stumble and bumble us into another war for which they have apathetically made the IDF totally unprepared for? MB
At This Rate, We’ll Lose the Next War, Oded Shelo (Ynet)
“‘The bag holds your emergency gear. Check that everything is inside.’ When I did, I discovered equipment that looked as if it had been used by Jewish fighters during the War of Independence.
Report: Syria Deploying Thousands of Rockets
Excerpt;
“‘We have noticed that in recent months Syria has deployed hundreds, possibly thousands, of medium and long-range rockets along the border (with Israel),’ one Israeli security source said. ‘Many of the rockets are hidden in underground chambers and in camouflaged silos, which make them very difficult to locate,’ the source said.”
IDF Officials: No Syrian Activity has been Identified at Border