Month: July 2007

Can it be that Netayahu fears a head-on run for leader of Likud against Moshe Feiglin?

Silvan Shalom Drops Out of Race for Likud Top Spot, by Gil Hoffman (Jerusalem Post)

Excerpt;

Likud MK Silvan Shalom announced at a press conference in Tel Aviv Monday morning that he was dropping out of the September 3 primary race against current party chairman Binyamin Netanyahu.

Related reports and commentaries:

MK Shalom Considering Quitting Likud Primaries

Excerpt;
“‘The possibility not to run was an option raised by many friends,’ said a source close to Shalom. ‘If he does not run, we are creating a situation in which Netanyahu is competing against Feiglin, and this is not such a good situation for him.‘” read more

3 Mortar Shells Land Near Border Fence, No Injuries Reported

Kassam Strikes Western Negev; No Wounded Reported

IDF Arrests Three Molotov Cocktail Suspects

IDF Arrests Arab Attackers Near Ramallah

Update: Qabatiya Terrorists Were Released Prisoners

IDF Arrests 10 Terror Suspects Overnight Sunday

IDF Kills Islamic Jihad Man Near Jenin

Four Mortar Shell Attacks [Fired at Western Negev]

Commentary;

The disclosures over recent years concerning the relationship between Israel and Dr. Ashraf Marwan dating back to warnings of the impending Yom Kippur War indicate an outrageous precedent of disloyalty and disregard for non-Israeli Allies who have risked their lives on behalf of Israel.

This precedent could be seen as manifested most notably in cases such as Jonathan Pollard or the South Lebanese Army.

These cases, as well as the MIAs who have seemingly been abandoned and neglected by successive Israeli governments have seemingly set the stage for the next level; neglect, disloyalty and the legalized robbery, pillage, and abandonment which was the expulsion of Jews formerly of Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron Towns. MB read more

Palestinians Fire Four Mortars into Israel

Five Rockets Fired into Western Negev

Related reports: Kassam Rocket Barrage Damages Building; No Injuries

IDF Arrests Female Terror Operative in Ramallah

Terrorists Steal Agricultural Bomb-Making Chemicals

IDF Arrests Islamic Jihad Operative Overnight

Cabinet Gives Green Light on Terror Prisoner Release [250 Terrorists to “Boost” Abbas]

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‘Syria Removing Golan Army Checkpoints’

Excerpt;
“Syria’s decision to remove military checkpoints on the road to Kuneitra on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights could be a preparation for war.”

Palestinians Fire on IDF Outpost in Ramallah

Kassam Lands in Western Negev; No Casualties

Kassam Rocket Lands Near Sderot

Two Kassams Fired at Israel; None Wounded

Mock Explosive Device, Bullets Found at IDF Checkpoint [Near Shechem]

Related reports:

Netanyahu Wants Jordanian Troops Deployed in West Bank, by Hilary Leila Kreiger (Jerusalem Post)

Excerpt;
Bibi: “Since it endangers the Hashemite Kingdom, we expect them to lend a hand.”

Abbas Seeks to Bolster [Jordanian Based] West Bank Forces

No Jordan Option, by Marc Lynch (Middle East Report June 21, 2004)

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Weekly Commentary: Keep Jordan Out of West Bank Security, by Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)

Full Text;

Involving Jordan in West Bank security could undermine effective ongoing Israeli operations in the area, destabilize the Hashemite Kingdom and hurt relations between the Jewish State and Jordan. In the longer run this could mean setting the scene for a confrontation with a different Jordanian regime which has advance position next to Kfar Sava and Netanya. read more