Author: moshe

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Commentary;

The Olmert, Barak, Ramon regime will stop at nothing; sanctions, short-range missile interception systems, etc. in order to avoid doing what needs to be done — to eliminate the weapons smuggling, manufacture and the army which launches the missiles in the first place.

Former defense minister Moshe Arens writes (excerpt of full article below);

One does not have to be a rocket scientist or nuclear physicist to understand that the shorter the range of the ballistic missile to be intercepted, the more difficult interception becomes. When our defense minister announces that within two and a half years we will have an operational interception system against Kassam rockets – rockets which have a range of only a few kilometers – one should wonder whether this is a reasonable time scale and whether the Defense Ministry’s estimates on how much this will cost are correct. read more

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Video: Terrorists Firing Mortars From Schoolyard

IDF Attacks Mortar Launching Cell in Northern Gaza

UPDATE: IAF Missile Hits Jihad Terrorist

Eight Mortars Hit Western Negev; None Wounded

Mortars Were Launched From Entrance to School

Terror Suspect Killed by IDF in Gaza

Four Mortars Strike Western Negev; No Wounded Reported

Gaza: Four Terrorists Killed, Six Civilians Wounded

Hezbollah Has Tripled Land-to-Sea Missiles

Terrorist Attack Prevented at Patriarchs’ Cave

IDF Arrests 16 Wanted Terrorists read more

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Commentary;

Recently Bitterlemons.org conducted an interview with Palestinian Waqf supervisor Adnan Husseini. Here is the text of the point he made;

Husseini: We want a city with two sovereignties, open to each other and with full recognition between the two sides. There will certainly be technical issues that will need practical resolution, but nothing to do with the fundamental issues of land sovereignty.

The holy places are a closed file. This is not negotiable. The Aqsa Mosque is not something that can be compromised on, nor is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This is a closed file. The Old City is the heart of East Jerusalem, and everything else is the natural extension of this city. read more

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Commentary;

As predicted on this blog a few days ago, electrical power cut sanctions against Gaza are to be suspended. The suspension is upon order of Attorney General Mazuz.

For context regarding Israel’s planned sactions against Gaza,
click here. MB

Atty. Gen. Mazuz Orders Power Cuts in Gaza Suspended, by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (Israel National News)

Excerpts;

While not rejecting outright the option of power cuts to the Hamas-controlled Gaza region in response to continued enemy rocket attacks from the PA, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz said Monday night that the measure should be suspended. The government requires Mazuz’s approval in order to carry out the sanctions. read more