Author: moshe

More on The Peretz Binoculars Episode

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Gideon Levy Column Misreads significance of Peretz’s Binoculars Incident, by Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)

The significance of the incident last week in which DM Amir Peretz went through the motions of appearing to follow a briefing of a large military exercise with field glasses – when he actually could not see since there were caps on the binoculars, is that he apparently lacked the self confidence to tell anyone that there was a problem.

If Peretz was too embarrassed to tell someone that the binoculars weren’t working what else has he been too embarrassed to say anything about? Does this make him a DM who can be easily snowballed? How effective can a DM be if he is too embarrassed to tell the people on his team when he can’t see what is going on? read more

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Kiryat Sefer – Matityahu East Back in the News and in Court

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By Akiva Eldar (Haaretz)

For related reports, click here, here and here.

Excerpts;

The Supreme Planning Council for Judea and Samaria recently legalized the… construction project in the West Bank. Part of the project is situated on private land, which belongs to Palestinian residents of the village of Bil’in.

The project calls for the construction of 42 buildings containing approximately 1,500 apartments. The buildings, already in various stages of construction, are in the neighborhood of Matityahu East, which is located in the large ultra-Orthodox settlement of Modi’in Illit. read more

Motsei Shabbos and Sunday War News

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Pipe Bomb Hurled at IDF in Hebron; None Wounded

Rock Attack on Israeli Vehicle Near Hebron

IDF Raids Nablus [Shechem], Clashes with Gunmen

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“Troops placed about 50,000 people under curfew in the center of Nablus and closed the main entrance to the city.”

Related Reports:

Nablus [Shechem]: IDF Arrests Terror Suspect, [Nabs Tanzim Fugitive] Finds Two Bomb Labs

Explosives Factory Discovered in Shechem Casbah

IDF Counter-terror Operations Proceeding in Shechem

Two Palestinians With Knives Arrested read more

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Islamic Libel and the Regime’s Self-Demeaning Responses: “Nothing New Under the Sun”

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Rude Awakening, by Sarah Honig
(Jerusalem Post)

Commentary;

For related context regarding “Pallywood”, “Hezbollywood,” the libelous Islamic flaming of religious conflict and the Regime’s disgraceful Jewish self-hating responses, click here.

Also, check out a few of the more recent Islamic libels here, here and here. MB

“If Arab Knesset members profess to believe without reservation or hesitation that Israel’s ultra-broadminded democracy has nothing better to do than kindle an explosive religious conflict, then we have dangerously deluded ourselves about coexistence even within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.” read more

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Most Incompetent DM in Israel’s History Incapable of Winning a War, Set for “Easy Prey” — the Jews

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Commentary;

Defense Minister Amir Peretz, for whom it would make no difference whether or not his binoculars are capped when he looks through them, is incapable of leading national defense in a time of war, so he looks for easy prey to bully; the Jews of Yehuda and the Shomron.

But in preparing for a possible, imminent replay of Amona on a larger scale, he may just have bitten off a bit more than his level of incompetency can handle. All the while, the dire predictions from numerous sources keep flowing about renewed warfare in the north as Hezbollah rearms to pre-war strength and Syria prepares. read more

And The Turks Didn’t Know Their Airspace Used for Iran Contraband? Olmert, Give Us a Break!!

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Commentary;

What about Olmert’s vaunted “Turkish objectivity” regarding the construction site at Mughrabi Gate now? For context, click here and here. MB

“Olmert Showed Turks Proof Iran Used Their Airspace”

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reportedly exposed “sensitive intelligence information” before the Turkish government which shows that Iranian arms supplied to the Hizbullah passed through Turkey’s airspace. This claim was published Thursday in Lebanese newspapers. read more

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Gimmel’s Chance for a Partial Atonement Regarding Gush Katif?

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Gafni to Consider No Confidence Vote

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MK Moshe Gafni of United Torah Judaism said Thursday that he would consider bringing a vote of no confidence in the government due to the government’s treatment of the Jews who were expelled from Gush Katif. Gafni’s decision came during a visit to Nitzan with MK Uri Ariel (NU-NRP). The government has acted cruelly, he said, to the people which it expelled from their homes.

Nitzan is the caravan camp where many of the Jews expelled from Gush Katif still live. While the government has promised to build permanent settlements in the Lachish area, the building has been repeatedly postponed. read more

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Friday War News

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Police Thwart Bombing Attack in Jerusalem Bank

Egyptians Discover Explosives Near Gaza Border

IDF Troops Find Pipe Bomb Near Security Fence

Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev

Police to Limit Age of Muslim Worshippers at Friday Prayers in Temple Mount

2 Palestinian Fugitives Arrested Near Bethlehehem

Arabs Stone Busload of Pro-Israel Germans

Two Firebombs Hurled at Israeli Bus Near Bethlehem

IDF Troops Arrest Hamas Fugitive in Hebron

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Bibi on the Former Gush Katif Residents: Talks Like a Savior, But Voted for Expulsion

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Neglecting the Gaza Evacuees, by Binyamin Netanyahu (Jerusalem Post)

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More than a year has passed since the communities in Gush Katif and northern Gaza were uprooted. Over 1,000 families went from being evacuees to refugees in their own country. Very little has changed since then.

Despite the government’s assurances and the establishment of a large and well-budgeted agency to handle their re-acculturation, hundreds of families are still facing an unbearable reality. Most live in temporary communities. According to the evacuees’ data, nearly half are unemployed and those who did find work earn no more than half of what they used to earn prior to the pullout. read more