Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
No Injuries in Anti-Tank Rocket Attack
Air Force Targets Gunmen in Gaza
718 Illegals Apprehended Over the Weekend
Excerpt;
“Also taken into custody were 3 Israelis who employ the illegals, as well as 18 Israelis who provide them with transportation.”
Terror Alert Continues in the Shechem Area
Terror Attack Averted on Elon Moreh – Itamar Road
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“A border police lookout post detected Arabs placing the bomb, apparently intended for detonation against passing Israeli vehicles.”
Olmert is Waiting for Ravitz By Ruth Sinai (Haaretz)
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“If a commission of inquiry is established, it will have to conclude that by his failure to appoint a minister of social affairs, Olmert left the civilian population to its own devices.”
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In a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office during the war, one of the participants remarked that there is no minister of social affairs. “What do you mean, there is no minister of social affairs?” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert snapped. “I am the minister of social affairs.” Olmert’s response reflects cynicism and insensitivity, for which no declarations about his deep concern for the civilian population and his commitment to rehabilitating the north can atone. His comment is as much in need of an official examination as are other matters.
No Injuries in Kassam Rocket Attack
Report: IDF Forces Operating near Karni Crossing
IDF Uncovers, Detonates Weapons Cache in Lebanon
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“The cache included Katyusha rockets, launchers and anti-tank missiles, Army Radio reported.”
IAF Destroys Weapons Storehouse in the Gaza Strip
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“The storehouse, destroyed by the strike, was located in a domestic home belonging to a Hamas member.”
IDF Operating in Shechem, Gaza and Elsewhere
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“Several explosive devices were thrown at soldiers and at least one PA Arab was killed as he threw a bomb.”
The Necessary Accounting By Caroline Glick
“Olmert and his colleagues require the fiction of Abbas as a moderate leader and the fiction of Fatah as a moderate counterweight to Hamas to justify their planned policy of retreating from Judea and Samaria.
It becomes self-evident that both the demand for Olmert, Peretz and Halutz to resign and the demand that an accounting be made of the mistakes that led Israel to its strategic defeat in Lebanon are necessary.
The only way that the proper lessons can be drawn is for the current military and political leadership to be replaced by alternative leaders capable of understanding the nature of the threats that surround us. For both objectives to be achieved, the only commission of inquiry that should be established is the inquiry of the citizens of the state that takes place in general elections.”
Reserve Commanders Call for State Inquiry Into War
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“The Forum of Reserves Brigade and Battalion Commanders called for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry on Friday.
The Forum wants the commission to examine three issues related to the war in the North: the use of force during the fighting, the care for reserve forces and the management of the home front.
The forum also called for an investigation into claims of confusion in the orders given to troops and the apparent lack of definition of the aims of the war.”
2 Explosive Devices Detonated Near IDF in Nablus
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“Near IDF troops operating in Nablus in an operation aimed at arresting wanted Palestinians. Some Palestinians opened fire on Israeli forces in Jenin. No one was harmed in either attack.”
Kassam Fired at Western Negev; No One Hurt
IAF Strikes Gaza Home of Aksa Brigades Operative
Air Force Carried Out Strike on Gaza Weapons Storehouse
IDF Arrests Six Terrorists Overnight
Shots fired at IDF Force Near Jenin; No One Hurt
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“The army asserted that the home was also used to store weapons.”
The First Punic War of Lebanon by Elyakim Haetzni (Israel National News)
When the complaints of reservists reached the media to the effect that the IDF was not able to supply them with, among other things, water, I recalled images from the nightmare of the expulsion from Gush Katif; images of policemen and soldiers wearing their best expulsion outfits, with a stylish, uniform water bottle clipped on their backs. It was another piece of equipment of an organized and well-equipped army – but only for the oppression and expulsion of “the enemy within,” the settlers.
When Will Olmert Realize It’s Time to Go? By Mordechai Gilat (Ynet)
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Ehud Olmert, witnessing the massive protests amassing against him, stuffed his bags with money and flew off to Kiriyat Shmona to distribute it.
He was sure that with his money and promises he would be able to mend the hearts of the country’s northern citizens, but he was wrong. The Mayor and members of the Kiryat Shmona city councils didn’t accept his performance. The rich uncle from Jerusalem came to hand out candy to the kids, but in response, they explained that the country had abandoned them.
Backlash Against Administrative Orders as Mother-of-6 Arrested by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)
”They Send Enough Police to Arrest a Mafia Crime Boss”
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Administrative detention, a legal remnant from the British Mandate period, allows security forces to hold citizens in prison without allowing them to meet with a lawyer, stand before a judge or even be informed of the allegations against them. At this time, at least fifteen Jewish activists are being held by the government in such a manner.
Security Forces Nab Hamas Leader
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“Hamas officials identified the captured man as Younis Abu Daka, a local Hamas leader. His brother, Yousef, was killed in the fighting.”
Palestinians Fire Kassam Rocket Into Ashkelon
Kassam Rocket Fired by Islamic Jihad
24 Wanted Terrorists Arrested Overnight
Shootings at IDF Troops in Northern Samaria Overnight
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“Arabs opened fire on IDF forces in Shechem and Jenin.”