Author: moshe

Monday War News: Rocket Fire Continues, IDF 1st Stage Op Completed; Islamic Violence Spreads to Jerusalem, Hevron, Through Judea, Samaria

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Grad Attacks [on Ashkelon] Continue

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“Grad missile slammed into the seventh floor of an apartment building in central Ashkelon on Monday morning. Another two Grads hit the city, one landing near a kindergarten. 16 people were treated for shock after the morning attack.”

150 Teacher Soldiers Sent to Ashkelon [to Assist in the Schools During Emergencies.]

Four Rocket Attacks, No Injuries

IDF Fires at Kassam Launchers in Gaza

Two Rockets Land in Sderot; House Hit, None Wounded

IDF Troops Complete First Stage of Operation Hot Winter, leave Gaza read more

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Parsha Pekudei 5768: Paradigm Leadership, Accountability, Transparency vs the Revilers in the Camp

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by Moshe Burt

Our Parsha Pekudei begins; “These are the accounts of the Mishkan (the Sanctuary), the Mishkan of testimony, which were drawn up on Moshe’s orders …” (Shemos, Perek 38, posuk 21 — Metsudah Linear Chumash, page 579).

In short, Pekudei is the accountant’s parsha, the parsha of crunching the numbers.

The Sefer L’lmod U’Lamed (Parsha Pekudei, pages 97-98) asks what the primary reason was for Moshe’s detailed accounting of the costs of the construction of the Mishkan. The Sages tell that “there were apparently some who suspected that Moshe might have keep some … contributions for his own use.” (L’lmod U’Lamed, page 98). read more

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Olmert Regime Ill-Conceived Gaza Aims, Goals

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Commentary;

Just short of two weeks ago, this blog questioned the Olmert Regime’s apparent goals, third party insertion of multinational forces rather than total victory — eradication of rocket attacks, weapons smuggling and terror, in a Gaza conflict with the Hamas sector of the Pa. Why the phraseology; Hamas sector of the Pa? Because, in the final analysis, all segments of the Pa. are unified as to the same end — the destruction and eradication of the Jews.

Further indications that this is so is found both in Dr. Aaron Lerner’s commentary below and Calev Ben David’s piece, “Deja` Vu for Olmert?” as well as the related article and commentary below. read more

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Sunday War News: Heavy Gaza Fighting Rages On, Empty Haniyeh Office Hit, Netivot Rocketed; Psagot, Gilo Under Fire

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Attacks Widen: Netivot [Hit by Improved Kassam-type Rocket], Psagot and Jerusalem [Gilo] Under Fire, by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)

IAF Hits 7 Targets in Overnight Strikes

Six IDF Attacks [on Weapons Factories, Warehouses] in Gaza Since Midnight

Terrorist Hit by IDF Fire While Trying to Plant Bomb near Gaza Fence

Barak: Israel Must Prepare for Possible Gaza Escalation

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“‘We will continue our action with all our strength and we need to prepare for escalation, because a broad ground operation is real and tangible,’ Barak told Israel Radio.” read more

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Shabbos War News: Rocket and Mortar Bombardments, Heavy Fighting Rages in Gaza, Abbas Demeans Holocaust, Sderot Demands Fortifications in Court

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Heavy Rocket Fire Riddles Western Negev [50 Kassam and Grad Rockets Fired at Israel]

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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

6 Soldiers Lightly to Moderately Injured in Gaza

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 read more

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Shas Stays in Coalition: ALL About the Money, Or Nepotism???

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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

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“The Knesset Finance Committee on Wednesday approved the transfer of NIS 475 million to Shas’s Torah institutions. read more

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Friday War News: IDF Ops in Gaza, Kassams Blitz South; Youth Rock Thrower Nabbed, Rock Attacks, Firebombs in Yesha, Galilee; 6 Terrorists Nabbed

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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

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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) read more

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Thursday War News: Gaza Kassam Blitz of Ashkelon, Sderot, Negev With Death, Injuries, Shock – IDF Responds; 12 Terrorists Nabbed, 1 Killed

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[Five] Long Range Rockets Hit Ashkelon

Kassam Hits House in Ashkelon

18 Rockets Hit Sderot, Medics Treat Victims for Shock

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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] read more

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Revisited: When is an Act Deemed Moral Turpitude?

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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. read more

Shas: Internet Law While Jerusalem Gets Carved

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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. read more

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