Author: moshe

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by Moshe Burt

Parsha Nitzavim begins; “Atem Nitzavim HaYom…Today you are standing before Hashem, your Lord… You are thus being brought into the covenant of Hashem, your Lord, and [accepting] the dread oath that He is making with you today. He has established you as his nation, so that He will be a G’d to you…” (Devarim, Perek 29, posukim 9-12)

L’l Mode U’Lamed comments on these first few p’sukim of Nitzavim noting;

That all members of Klal Yisrael, from the greatest of leaders to the simplest woodcutter, stood together as equals before Hashem…. Thus the poor woodcutter who is devout in his ways and who raises his children as true Jews is elevated to the same level as the wealthy supporter of Jewish causes. No man should consider himself too insignificant to be a partner in the covenant between the Jews and Hashem. (L’l Mode U’Lamed on the Weekly Parsha, Parsha Nitzavim, page 183) read more

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Two Kassam Rockets Hit Negev [North of Sderot] as School Year Begins

Related reports:

Olmert: The Schools in Sderot are Protected

Olmert: All Sderot Schools are Fortified According to Home Front Command

Right! And we’ve got a bridge to sell, cheap! MB

IDF Attacks Kassam Launchers in Gaza; No Word on Casualties

IDF Jeep Damaged as Palestinians Detonate Bomb in Balata Refugee Camp [in Shechem]

IDF Fights Terrorists in Shechem

Terrorist Shot and Wounded in Shechem

IDF Troops Arrest Two Palestinian Fugitives in Ramallah read more

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Kassam Rocket Strikes Sderot; None Wounded

Terrorist Shot and Wounded in Shechem

Terrorists Fire at IDF Troops Near Ramallah

IDF Arrests Palestinian Carrying Two Knives at Hebron Checkpoint

Palestinians Throw Rocks at Israeli Car; None Wounded [Near Azun, East of Kalkilya]

IDF Troops Come Under Fire While Operating in Nablus

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Barak of IRIS has posted two MUST-READ contrasting blog entries which clearly indicate the heights of selflessness which the Jewish nation can reach were they not strangled and oppressed by, as Barak himself puts it; “the protexia class that oppresses her.”

The story of Cpt. Edan Morag, who selflessly set aside his own survival interest to run through a minefield to save his fellow wounded soldiers, exemplifies the highest levels of dedication and battlefield valor, ideals and values inculcated to IDF soldiers since Israel’s modern-day inception. These ideals and values, whether the leftist elitists like it or not, are rooted in Torah — pikuach nefesh for one’s fellow Jews. There are many other documented stories of heroism in battle during the Lebanon conflict such as the one posted to this blog after the Lebanon conflict about IDF Officers such as Roi Klein and Amihai Merhavia, as well as stories of heroism from all of modern-day Israel’s previous wars. read more

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Here’s more on the month-long Islamic digging on Har HaBayit and their systematic attempt to seize control of the site. To read a few of this blog’s recent posts, click here and here.

Archaeologists: Muslim Dig Damaged Temple Wall, by Etgar Lefkovits (Jerusalem Post)

“The Islamic infrastructure work comes just months after an Israeli excavation outside the compound ahead of a now-nixed plan to build a new bridge to the Mughrabi Gate led to low-level Arab violence.” read more

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Kassam Lands Near Sha’ar Hanegev

Kassam Rocket Fired at Western Negev; No Casualties

Mubarak Missing, Israel Worried

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“Mubarak’s demise could lead to instability, raising the specter of an Islamist takeover.”

Palestinians Stone Israeli Bus Near KalKilya

Arabs Throw Rocks at Bus [Near Maaleh Shomron]

IDF Troops Arrest Three Palestinian Fugitives

IDF Clash in Shechem; No Injuries

Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Israeli Cars Near Kalkilya; No Casualties

Rock Attacks near Halhul read more

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Kassam Rocket Lands Next to House in Sderot; None Wounded

Kassam Slams into Sderot; Damage and Shock, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

Kassam Rocket Attack on Sderot Injures 2 (Update)

IDF Reveals it Stopped 15-Year-Old Suicide Bomber on Gaza Border

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“The bomber was stopped overnight Tuesday as he approached soldiers, according to the IDF. He had reportedly strapped explosives to his body that he planned to detonate when he reached the force, the IDF said.”

Defense Official: Russia Cause of Tensions Between Israel and Syria read more

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Commentary;

Here is yet another report, in a growing list, of how “brave” Islamics exploit children to handle such tasks as Kassam launchings and rocket launcher retrievals for propaganda value should the children be fired upon or killed by an Israeli response to a Kassam firing.

The great mystery of life is why Ehud Olmert doesn’t have his head in his hands for shame over the Jewish children killed and maimed by the IDF’s misguided preference for the lives of little Arab terrorists-in-training, over the lives of Jewish children. MB read more

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Here is a follow-up from Israel National News relating to Tuesday’s blog post regarding Moslem excavations and desecrations of Har HaBayit.

Policeman Assaulted Trying to Stop Illegal Temple Mount Dig, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

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A policeman trying to stop an Arab tractor engaged in illegal Temple Mount excavations was assaulted – and the police chief who arrived on the scene arrested no one.

Officials of the Moslem Waqf (religious body) on the Temple Mount are digging there illegally, likely destroying precious artifacts from as early as the First Temple period. So say eyewitnesses and representatives of the Committee for the Prevention of the Destruction of Temple Mount Antiquities. read more