Month: August 2008

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The third posuk of our Parsha reads; “Tzedek, Tzedek tierdof…” Righteousness, righteousness (also rendered Justice, Justice) you shall pursue that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord, your G’d gives you.” (Sefer Devarim, Perek 16, posuk 20)

This posuk follows immediately after the opening of our Parsha;
“Judges and officers shall you appoint in all of your cities — which Hashem …gives you — for your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgement. You shall not pervert judgement, you shall not respect persons, neither take a bribe, for a bribe binds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.” (Sefer Devarim, Perek 16, p’sukim 18-19) read more

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Commentary;

Israel National News has reported, as have other media, about the 3 young married men living on Hilltops; 2 from Givat Adei Ad next to Shilo, and a 3rd man from a hilltop at Yitzhar who are being singled out by the military command for eviction on bogus grounds.

I am told that the original eviction date was set for Friday, however, in one case where the individual responded to the eviction order asking why he was being evicted, the eviction date was pushed back to next Tuesday.

I spoke by phone with the fellow from Yitzhar who is asking the following; read more

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Palestinian Arrested Near Cave of the Patriarchs in Possession of Knife

Hevron: Soldiers Arrest Arab Attackers

IDF Arrests Three Palestinians During Operations

Iran Supplied Hezbollah With Advanced Missiles, by Roee Nahmias (Ynet)

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Two Israeli Arabs suspected of Planning Terror Attacks

Terror Cell that Planned to Assassinate Israeli Pilots, Scientists Arrested

Israel Arrests Fatah Man Who Was Pardoned but ‘Returned to Terror’, By Michael Freund (Jerusalem Post)

Arabs Damage Bus in Hevron, Firebomb Cars in Samaria

Palestinians Throw Molotov Cocktail at Israeli Car [East of Kalkilya]; No Wounded

Palestinians Throw Rocks at Israeli Car South of Bethlehem

100 Tons of Illegal Gas [Owned by Israeli Arab] Confiscated from Warehouse South of Ashkelon read more

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Commentary;

Israel’s securing of a high-powered early-warning missile radar system in the Negev, manned by U.S. military personnel is not without its consequences relating to Israel’s security and sovereignty. Below are comments by Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA as well as commentaries by Caroline Glick and by Aluf Benn and Barak Ravid on the technology and the dire implications of implementation of the system. MB

Americans Manning Warning Station in Negev to Serve as Human Shields for Iran and Syria, by Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA) read more

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Commentary;

How is it possible that 70 children will be able to fit into the above-pictured shelter without over-crowding, with scarcely any room to breathe? And so the regime continues developing hazardous alternatives to solving and eliminating THE problem; terrorist rocket and mortar fire from Gaza as well as weapons and munitions smuggling into Gaza from Egypt. MB

Sderot Schoolchildren Can Finally Feel Safe, Shmulik Hadad (Ynet)

Excerpts;

The new school year is right around the corner and most of Sderot’s children will return to their respective educational institutions with protected classrooms. read more