Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
West Bank: Two Israelis Lightly Wounded by Stones
Israeli Woman Injured in Rock-Throwing Attack
Kassam Rocket Lands, No Damage or Injuries
Five Infiltrators Apprehended at Egyptian Border
Arab Attacker Targets Border Guards With Pipe Bombs
Arab Terrorist Captured With Three Pipe Bombs
Arabs Attacked an Ambulance in the Bethlehem Region
AG Defends Decision to Evacuate Amona
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“Attorney General Menahem Mazuz told the special parliamentary investigative committee into the violent events at Amona on Tuesday that settler offers of a compromise that were presented to him prior to the Amona evacuation were untenable, not to the point, and unfeasible.”
“Mazuz added that the Amona structures had to be demolished because, ‘they were tainted with all levels of illegality.'”
“The structures were built on private Palestinian land,’ he said.”
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“Ehud Olmert, the acting prime minister of Israel, has made things quite clear. The March 28th elections are a referendum on the future of Judea and Samaria and on the creation of a sovereign Palestinian Arab nation-state west of the Jordan River.”
“In other words, the referendum that we asked for is here.”
“For the better part of two years, the zeitgeist of Judea, Samaria and Gush Katif was that the government of Israel must hold a referendum before any decision is made concerning the proposed destruction of our communities and the creation of an armed Arab entity, whose purpose would be to transform any area under its control into a launching pad to liberate the rest of ‘Palestine'”.
Acting PM Olmert Convenes Ministerial Disengagement Committee
This story is newsworthy for it’s inaccuracies, distortions, blantant overstatement and it’s obvious media spin. If 1.3 Billion NIS has been disbursed, to whom has it been disbursed? It has not gone to the refugee families for they consistently report having received either nothing or a fraction of the promised compensation. MB
Amona Witness: Police Threw Stones at Roofs
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“Anat Roth, a researcher from the Israeli Institute for Democracy, has given the first testimony given before the committee investigating police violence during the recent evacuation of Amona. Ms. Roth came to Amona at that time to compile material for a doctoral assignment. She previously worked as an assistant to MK Matan Vilnai and former Labor party leader Amram Mitzna.”
“Ms. Roth stated that she had been in Amona since the day before the expulsion. She noticed that in their pre-evacuation preparations, residents and demonstrators alike stressed the need to avoid violence. Demonstrators were told many times that the struggle should resemble that of Gush Katif and that protest methods such as sitting on the ground and other forms of passive resistance should be used.”
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“Elyakim Levanon, the rabbi of Elon Moreh for the past 23 years, has never been so popular among the settlers. He is the elder rabbi of the ‘Hill Top Youth,’ that idealistic, anti-establishment group of young men and women inhabiting the hills near Nablus – often in small, illegal outposts – and hitchhiking on the roads shunned by most Israelis who fear being shot by Palestinian terrorists.”
“Elon Moreh, like other settlements around Nablus – such as Bracha, Yitzhar and Itamar – is both geographically and ideologically detached from much of Israeli society. Most Israelis do not know where Elon Moreh is, and those who do would never dream of visiting – even in a bullet-proof bus. Veteran residents of Elon Moreh include Menahem Felix and Beni Katzover, founding members of Gush Emunim, an organization positing ideals that – if recent election polls are to be trusted – are far from meeting general consensus.”
Comptroller’s Office Looking into Amir Peretz
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“The Special Tasks Department of the State Comptroller’s Office, which investigates allegations of corruption in real time, is looking into information connected to Labor Party leader Amir Peretz, spokeswoman Shlomit Lavi confirmed on Monday.”
“Lavi declined to comment on the suspicions that have been raised against Peretz.”
“During the current election campaign, however, allegations have been made that Peretz used the Histadrut trade union organization to pack Labor with enough followers to win the party leadership.“
10 Arrests Made in Counter-Terrorism Operations
Reservists Find Two Knives in Arab Vehicle
Two Palestinians Carrying Knife and Ammo Arrested
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Two Men Caught Crossing Gaza Border With Israel
Amona Investigation Moves into Full Gear
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“The Knesset investigation into the violence at Amona moved into full gear, with a line-up of senior Israeli officials scheduled to give testimony this week.”
“Attorney General Meni Mazuz will testify tomorrow. On Wednesday, the heads of Israel’s police and security services will appear before the committee. Among those testifying will be IDF Chief-of-Staff Dan Halutz and Police Chief Moshe Karadi.”