Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Israel Courting Kassam Catastrophe
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Israel appears content to simply wait for disaster after a Kassam rocket attack that nearly ended in catastrophe when it landed just meters from hazardous materials in Ashkelon Tuesday elicited little more than a token response.
The rocket, fired by Palestinian Arabs operating out of northern Gaza, landed inside Ashkelon’s vulnerable southern industrial district, dangerously close to substances that if ignited would have devastating consequences.
Sufa Crossing Opened for Transfer of Jordanian Goods
IDF Artillery Pounding Gaza – Again
Israel Arrests, Frees Palestinian minister in East Jerusalem
Tanzim Operative Arrested in Tulkarm
IDF Shells Northern Gaza Strip
Nine Kassams Fired at Israel in 24 Hours
Islamic Jihad Takes Responsibility for Rocket Attack
Four Shock Victims in Hospital Following Kassam Attack
Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev, None Wounded
In our Parsha, Tzav is Moshe’s command from Hashem to Aaron HaKohen and his sons to take up and clothe themselves in their Vestments, their garments of service in the Mishkan, and to begin their daily Avodah (service and offerings in the Mishkan).
For seven days, Moshe taught Aaron HaKohen and his sons the laws of their Avodah in the Mishkan. (You might say that they were given, as they term it in the US, OJT from Shemayim.) On the eighth day, Aaron and his sons began their Avodah.
Katsav: Olmert to Form Next Coalition
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President Moshe Katsav decided on Wednesday to assign Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with the task of forming the next coalition.
The president’s office announced that it invited Olmert to come to Beit Hanassi on Thursday, after which the decision was expected to be announced formally.
On Tuesday, after Labor Chairman Amir Peretz phoned the president to express his support for Olmert as the next prime minister, Katsav revealed that there were no parties opposed to Olmert forming the next government.
For context concerning the prediction and it’s first confirmation, click here. The report below is yet a second confirmation.
Jew-Free Gaza Births Humanitarian Crisis
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Their mighty claims of self-reliance notwithstanding, the Palestinian Arabs have failed to turn a Gaza Strip cleansed of all Jews into a source of national pride and prosperity, and are instead, according to United Nations aid workers, on the verge of birthing a full-blown humanitarian crisis there.
At first the “Palestinians” insisted their failure to continue making the once-barren coastal strip blossom as the Jews had was Israel’s doing via a concerted effort to contaminate the land by placing barrels of toxins deep underneath the vacated settlements.
For Context, click here.
State Fosters Settler Mistrust
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Incredibly, the current Israeli leadership seems to be purposely fostering mistrust between the state and Israeli settlers in Judea and Samaria, making the likelihood of bloodshed the next time Prime Minister Ehud Olmert moves to uproot a Jewish community dangerously high.
Just days before the brutal destruction of the Amona outpost in Binyamin two months ago, the IDF succeeded in reaching a compromise deal with the Jews of Hebron regarding their removal from homes in an old vegetable market on the outskirts of the Avraham Avinu neighborhood.
Mofaz Expresses Faith in Peretz
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Defense minister distances himself from reports claiming his associates slammed inexperienced Labor leader as unfit for Defense Ministry.
Commentary;
The first loose cannon of Kadima going off? MB
Kassams and Arrests Continue, Al-Qaeda Strengthening in Gaza
IDF Arrests Islamic Jihad fugitive Near Tulkarm
Kassam Lands South of Ashkelon; None Wounded
IDF Officer Wounded, 2 Terrorists Arrested in Raid
Steinitz Warns of Military Infrastructure in Gaza
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Outgoing chairman of the Knesset Defense and Foreign Affairs committee Yuval Steinitz warned on Wednesday that the Palestinians were establishing military foundations in Gaza.
He noted that the weapons were being smuggled through Egypt. The increase in their military capabilities also included infiltration of al-Qaida agents into Gaza, Steinitz said in an Israel Radio interview.
Olmert and Peretz to Hold Press Conference at 2 P.M.
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“It is very important for the country that there be the widest coalition possible, with representation from as many different sectors in the nation as possible, provided that there be wide agreement on the government’s policies of advancing the peace process and running a stable economy with socioeconomic sensitivity,” Olmert said in a meeting with National Union-National Religious Party MKs.
In an effort to form that coalition, Olmert’s convergence plan will apparently not be mentioned in the coalition guidelines. Instead, the guidelines will follow the outline of Olmert’s victory speech last Tuesday in which he reached out to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas but left open the possibility of Israel acting on its own if the PA is not willing to make necessary sacrifices.
Forbes Reinforces Claim That Kadima is Tool of Oligarchs
Barak of IRIS lays out the reality of the Kadima Party here and here.
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Forbes Israel reported Sunday that twelve business groups control Israel’s economy – making it among the most concentrated on the globe. The report echoes warnings by journalist Ari Shavit.
According to the report, the business groups are controlled by the following families: Sami Ofer, Nochi Dankner, Shari Arison, the Cerberus-Gabriel consortium, Charles Bronfman, Yitzchak Tshuva, the Saban group, Lev Leviev, Matthew Bronfman, Tzadik Bino, the Borovich family, and Eliezer Fishman. The 12 families own 60 percent of the aggregate market value of all Israeli public companies (excluding the even larger Teva Pharmaceutical Industries), Forbes reported.
