Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
National Union Activists Dress Up as Electric Company Workers in Election Stunt
Excerpt;
“The party attempted to demonstrate that a direct hit on Ashkelon’s power plant by a Kassam rocket, would leave residents without electric power. Since the Disengagement, Kassam rockets fired from Gaza have landed perilously close to the power plant.”
Hospital Director Attacks Rumors of Pre-Election Sharon Funeral
Excerpts;
“Rumors that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will be taken off life support in the coming weeks have prompted hospital officials to announce that Sharon could still come out of his coma naturally.”
“’There is a chance that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will wake from his coma,’ said Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director of Hadassah Hospital Monday. ‘It is not something that has no chance of occurring … though his condition upon waking up remains a question.’”
Photo Essay: Gaza’s Jewish Refugees Today
Excerpts;
“Since the forced removal of the Jews of Gaza from their homes over six months ago, the Jewish refugees have found themselves scattered across Israel. Arutz-7 offers a glimpse into their daily lives.”
“… It is often shown on television that everyone is OK and has gotten their lives back together, but it is simply untrue.”
“‘I very often say to people: ‘We have to put all our energies toward keeping our families and our lives together. People who are comfortable and sitting in lovely homes are the ones who have to go out and demonstrate for us. They still have energy left. We are focused on surviving and keeping our families together.'”
A short time out from the constant reporting and commentary evolving around the Expulsion which took place in mid-August,2005 and it’s continuing, ongoing ramifications and consequences for Israel and for all Jews, as well as all of the subsequent news; strokes, scandals and the like.
Its time to give a look back as well as a look forward at The Sefer Torah Recycling Network, another of the reasons why this blog exists as a means of trying to locate Sifrei Torah and trying to raise funds in order to continue the project.
Kadima Rocked by New Graft Investigations
Excerpt;
“Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, minister without portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi and former MK Omri Sharon were all in the eye of the new storm of corruption Monday as law-enforcement and judicial authorities continued investigating various allegations of their misconduct.”
Omri Sharon’s Calendar Reveals Corruption in Kadima
Excerpts;
“The publication of Omri Sharon’s appointment calendar “has exposed to all the way in which Kadima was formed. No honest person can identify with a movement with these values,’ says Likud MK Erdan.”
For context regarding the Demographics Dud, click here. MB
Olmert’s Plan to Abandon Jews of West Bank Based Upon Faulty Demographics, by Aaron Klein
Excerpts;
“If acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s Kadima party wins next month’s elections, members of Israel’s Knesset will be asked to determine Israel’s “permanent borders” in a vote on West Bank withdrawal, Olmert said. Olmert justified his plan to vacate the West Bank, which borders most of Israel’s major cities, by claiming that unless Israel soon separates from the Palestinians, Arabs will outnumber Jews and threaten the country’s Jewish character. But recent studies indicate that Olmert is relying on faulty demographic information, and that Jews likely will outnumber Arabs by more than double in 20 years.”
Update: 4 Dead and 7 Injured in Surgical Strike
IDF Kills Islamic Jihad Operative
Surgical Strike Eliminates Terrorists in Gaza
IDF Soldier Wounded by Terrorist Gunfire in Shechem
Update on Hevron Hills Shooting Incident
Hevron Hills Shooting Incident
IDF Fires Artillery Into North Gaza
Two Kassam Rockets Fired from Gaza; None Wounded
This author remembers it well; It was the last Shabbos Ma’ariv before Erev Rosh Hoshanah, 5759 — 6 months before Aliyah.
Back in Philadelphia, in the Old Country, couple of us guys commented how this Tefillah was particularly significant and how it would be highly appropriate to daven that final Ma’ariv to end Shabbos with a special kavanah (concentration and understanding). But, unfortunately, the Tzibbur didn’t see it our way and so we had the usual “one, two, six” Ma’ariv.
Column One: ‘Strong Leadership for Peace’, Caroline Glick
Excerpts;
“This week, Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu took a vital step towards reinvigorating Israel’s democratic system. By forcing the Likud’s Central Committee members to transfer their power to select the party’s Knesset candidate slate to the rank and file membership of the party, Netanyahu brought about a change which optimally will make Likud Knesset members directly responsible to more than 100,000 voters rather than to 2,500 party officials.”
An Olmert Victory Will Mark More Expulsions 
Dichter Reveals Olmert’s Major Expulsion Plan
Full Text;
“Former Shin Bet director, Avi Dichter, who is vying for a Kadima Party Knesset seat, over the weekend revealed Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s master expulsion plan.”
“Speaking to a Holon audience, Dichter spoke of the Kadima leader’s plan, the removal of most of the Jewish communities throughout Judea and Samaria.”
“According to Olmert, the plan provides for a number of major settlement blocs and a small number of secondary settlement blocs, but most of the existing communities will be uprooted and their residents ousted. Olmert feels that without a Palestinian Authority (PA) partner, he is compelled to act unilaterally, following the example of his predecessor, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.”