Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
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Heavy Rocket Fire Riddles Western Negev [50 Kassam and Grad Rockets Fired at Israel]
22 Sderot and Ashkelon Residents Hospitalized
Two IDF Soldiers Killed in Gaza Fighting
Soldier Killed in Gaza is Doron Asulin, 20, of Beersheba
Name of 2nd Soldier Killed in Gaza: Eran Dan-Gur, 20, from Jerusalem
IAF Strikes Gunman Placing Explosives Near Security Fence
59 Palestinians Killed in IDF Operation in Gaza
Abbas [Serial Holocaust Denier]: IDF Action Worse than Holocaust
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Commentary;
Below are three real short reports, which speak volumes. Will Shas ever see a silver shekel of NIS 475m? Or will their just reward be that it bounces as high as the funds which Gimmel never got for being in the Expulsion coalition? Do they perceive themselves as on a power trip? Does nepotism trump defense of Jerusalem? MB
Knesset [Committee] Approves Transfer of NIS 475m. to Shas’s Torah Institutions
Full Text;
“The Knesset Finance Committee on Wednesday approved the transfer of NIS 475 million to Shas’s Torah institutions.
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Woman Lightly Hurt in Kassam Attack on Sderot; IDF Strikes in Gaza
Two Kassam Rockets Landed in Sderot Area; None Wounded
IDF Fires at Kassam Rocket Launchers
IDF Hits Enemy Gunmen in Northern Gaza Operation
IDF Forces Prepare for Gaza Incursion, by Hanan Greenberg (Ynet)
Defense Minister Orders “Color Red” Sirens for Ashkelon
Ashkelon Katyushas Came From Iran Via Egypt, by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)
Ashkelon Shelling Draws Record Day of IAF Air Strikes on Gaza, by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)
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[Five] Long Range Rockets Hit Ashkelon
18 Rockets Hit Sderot, Medics Treat Victims for Shock
70-Year-Old Woman Wounded as Rocket Attacks Continue
Factory in Sderot’s Industrial Area Suffers Kassam Hit
Man Sent Into Shock as Kassam Hits Sderot
Dichter’s Security Guard [Lightly] Hurt in Sderot Rocket Attack
2 Kassam Rockets Strike Open Areas in Western Negev; None Wounded
17 Killed in IDF Ops Since Wednesday [as 50 Rockets Pummel Negev, Ashkelon on Wednesday]
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Commentary;
Inevitably, the indictment against former President Katsav includes overtones concerning the amorphous legal term “Moral Turpitude.”
The article below sets forth definitions by prominent “expert” members of Israel’s secular political legal, judicial establishment. This blog did it’s own search for a definition of moral turpitude some 11 months ago.
What it comes down to is that what Moshe Katsav is accused of, and even that which he has admitted to, no more and no less meets the criteria of moral turpitude than that which Haim Ramon, Yitchak Mordechai or Shmuel Flatto-Sharon were all found guilty of.
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Commentary;
While Olmert, Livni, Abbas and Qurei carve up Jerusalem daily and excise our very heart, the Shas politicians are more concerned about their pet projects. How is it they focus on what you see on the internet while whaffling TOTALLY about Jerusalem?
Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA (Independent Media Research and Analysis) wrote this 5 weeks ago about Shas and Jerusalem. It is worth re-reading;
Considering that the negotiations are taking place in secret it is hardly clear if Shas will actually know when Jerusalem is the subject of negotiations. But even if taken at face value the approach makes absolutely no sense. And the absence of logic should most certainly be clear to negotiating masters like Yishai.
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Update from Gaza: Six Terrorists Killed in Air Strike
Related report: Men Killed in IDF Strike Were Commanders of Rocket Unit
Kassam Lands in Western Negev, Causing No Casualties or Damage
Wounded Sderot Boy Remains in Serious Condition
Related report; Many Operations Await Kassam Victim, by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich (Jerusalem Post)
Egypt Doubled Troop Levels in Sinai
Islamic Jihad Man Killed by IDF in Gaza
Mortar Attack at Sufa Crossing
Hebron: IDF Raids Offices of Charity Organization Funnelling Funds to Hamas
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Commentary;
This blog cautions against undue optimism regarding these 11 Kadima MKs and their faction meeting of yesterday. Don’t expect them to be any more serious about their so-called “red lines,” Kadima’s platform and a united Jerusalem under Jewish control, than Shas has been about theirs [If they start talking about, no make that continue to talk about dividing Jerusalem…]. Israel’s political, governmental leaders — it’s all about enhancement of personal power, spoils and self-aggrandizement, while blantantly ignoring the nation’s security and well-being. MB
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Four Kassam Rockets Land in Western Negev; No Wounded
Two Kassam Rockets Fired at Western Negev, No Injuries
Sderot House Damaged in Kassam Rocket Attack
Kassam Rocket Strikes Sderot; Nobody Wounded, and No Damage Reported
IDF Soldiers Arrest Some 50 Palestinian Stone-Throwers at Erez
IDF Shuts Down Hamas Terror Funding Network in Hevron
IDF Troops Detain Eight Palestinian Fugitives [in Yesha, Jordan Valley] Night-Time Ops
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Commentary;
Well, the Islamics’ (no distinction between Hamas, PFLP, Fatah, al-Aqsa Brigades; their goals are all the same — the destruction and eradication of the Jews) human wave came up a wee bit short. Hamas policemen “blocked the main road leading to Erez” lest they be embarrassed after their boasts of a human chain forcing its way over the Gaza border with the rest of Israel went bust.
But the big question is; will the political echelon, the too-tired Olmert regime, back the IDF’s continued vigilance or will they, in their endoctrination of the masses as being exhausted from 60 years of conflict, get complacent and cause IDF complacency. Will inculcated complacency cause a surprise that the incompetent Olmert regime will be ill-equipped to properly cope with? MB