Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
.
Two Rockets Fired into Sderot; None Wounded
IAF Strikes Kassam Launcher in Gaza; None Wounded in Attack
IAF Strike on Terrorists, 18 Mortar Attacks
Israel to Hand Over 87 Palestinian Prisoners to PA on Monday
For recent previous posts on the 87 Islamic prisoners set to be released by the Olmert regime., click here.
Palestinian Forces Discover Two Kassams in Bethlehem
Commentary;
Not the first, won’t be the last! MB
Israel Waiting for PA to Transfer Kassams [to Israel] Found in Bethlehem
.
Corruption Corrupts (Jerusalem Post Editorial)
“We must not let ourselves become numb to this unacceptable state of affairs. If a fraction of the allegations of corruption pan out, we have a serious problem.”
Excerpts;
It is distressing that the news that the attorney-general has ordered a criminal police investigation into the actions of the prime minister is of passing interest, an event that is expected to quickly blend into the miasma of investigations, suspicions and scathing reports that swirl around our political leadership.
.
Mortar Shells Fired at Kerem Shalom
Two Kassam Attacks, No Injuries
PA Prisoner Release Delayed Until Next Week
Commentary;
Could blogosphere’s army of Davids be having an impact? MB
Half of Terrorists To be Freed Planned To Attack
Palestinian Man Caught with Knife at Cave of Patriarchs
.
Having emerged from Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and, hopefully we have all been inscribed and sealed for a happy, healthy, successful and meaningful year and years ahead, we find ourselves in the midst of Succot.
During Succot, the B’nai Yisrael, as an Am Segula (a nation apart and unique from the other nations), as Hashem’s special, chosen people, visit, bond, and celebrate our special and unique relationship with HaKodosh Borchu.
Prominent in our thoughts during Succot are the Haftorahs which the prophecy of the War of Gog and Magog, Moshiach, the Ge’ula Shlaima (the Redemption) and the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash are pronounced. Or, as the expression goes among baseball fans each springtime — right down to the fans of the most hapless MLB team; “Hope springs eternal.”
.
Commentary
This author penned these sentiments in July, 2006 just prior to the expulsion of Jews from their homes, neighborhoods, lands and jobs. It is a particularly appropriate response in light of Tzipi Livni’s performance in front of the UN today;
We are the front line of Judaism. Our humiliation at rewarding terror would cast all Jews here and in Chutz L’Aretz again as “spineless”. Look for serious Anti-Semitic backlash. And Chas V’Chalila after Jew would expel Jew, expect the Arabs and the world to attack us at will and as we have probably not seen in the past 50 years. We would again be viewed by the world, as we were seen by the Nazis, as spineless, sub-human creatures. Nothing would remain sacred.
.
Two recent blog posts by Barak of IRIS are particularly insightful.
One of the posts relates the absurdity of what has become Israeli’s revolving door penal code for terrorists who injure, maim and kill Jews or those who conspire with terrorists.
The newest crop of arrested terrorists were rounded up during operations in Shechem just before Yom Kippur, thus foiling a planned Yom Kippur terror bombing in Tel Aviv.
As a result of an arrest raid in Shechem on Thursday night, the plot was uncovered during interrogation of the Head of Hamas in Shechem;
.
Kassam Fired at Western Negev; No Casualties
Kassam Attack Causes Damage at Kibbutz
Two Mortar Shells Fired at Western Negev; No Wounded or Damage
Terrorists Attack Soldiers Near Karni Crossing
Terrorist Attacks [Molotovs Tossed at IDF Near Jenin] in Shomron
IDF Nabs 22 Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank [Yehuda, Shomron] During Night Ops
.
Commentary;
It seems obvious that disjointed “intellects” of Ehud Barak, Haim Ramon and Ehud Olmert, etc. make perverted distinctions between “confidence-building” (repeated shows of weakness, equivocations and relinquishment of assets to Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc.; i.e. prisoner releases, further emulation of the expulsions of Jews from Gush Katif and the Shomron) and Ehud Barak’s pronouncement that “the spirit of Israel must be prepared at every moment as if the next war is around the corner.” MB
.
Hail, Romania, by Evelyn Gordon (Jerusalem Post)
“Constitution Committee Chairman Menachem Ben-Sasson, who personally favors direct elections, bluntly told the Post earlier this month: ‘After talking to almost all 120 MKs, I think it is safe to say it has no chance of passing.'”
Excerpts;
Romania’s main political parties have agreed to change the country’s electoral system prior to a November election, in order to make politicians more accountable to the voters. And President Traian Basescu has threatened to call a national referendum on reform should the politicians fail to make good on this promise.
.
Two Kassam Rockets Land in Sderot; No Casualties Reported
IDF Arrests Palestinian Terror Suspect Who Was Pardoned Last Month
Israeli Car Stoned in Hebron; No Casualties
3 Palestinians Try to Snatch Weapons From IDF Soldiers in Hebron
Police: Palestinians Shoot at Hitchhikers Near Shilo; None Hurt in Attack
IDF Arrests Fugitive Hiding Under Pregnant Woman’s Bed
Rocks Damage Israeli Vehicle Travelling Near Ramallah
IDF Uncovers Explosives Lab [in Shechem], Hamas Fugitive Arrested