Author: moshe

I Have the Right to Be Unforgiving

This opinion article is a response to an earlier opinion article posted to the Israel National News website. The earlier article is linked from within this response. MB

Police Officer to Stand Trial for Beating Protestor

Enough is Enough: Kfar Darom Quits Hi-Rise Option

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“The 58 families of the former Jewish Gaza community of Kfar Darom, for instance, have been told time and again that their move to a high-rise building in Ashkelon was just a matter of time, and that they could expect to move within a short time. In fact, after several delays and postponements, some families actually began moving their belongings this week into what they thought would be their home for the coming 2-3 years.” read more

V’Shavu Banim l’Gvulam

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“Dr. Max Nordau, one of the founders of the World Zionist Organization, was named at birth Meir-Simcha. However, he was known as Max, a children’s doctor in Paris. The following story was told by Avraham Shmuel Yehuda, a Jerusalem Orientalist professor, in his book, ‘Ezer HaRav,; describing how Nordau became interested in Zionism. ”

“On the second night of First Zionist Congress in Basel, Nordau spoke in German, giving a long speech. He mentioned several times, as a motto, three words from Jeremiah, in Hebrew, ‘v’Shavu Banim l’Gvulam,’ ‘Our Children Have Returned to their Borders.’ When asked by a young representative at the congress how he found this verse, and especially in Hebrew, for this did not fit Nordau’s educational background, Nordau replied: ‘I know these words from the person to whom I am obliged all my Judaism and Zionism. A person whose name I don’t even know. A person who was, in essence, only a little boy of eight or ten.’” read more

Sabbath Terror Recap

No Injuries in Firebomb Attack

Katsav: Politicians, Tell the Truth

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“In a veiled attack on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Thursday, President Moshe Katsav complained about politicians who did not make ‘the right statements’ detailing their true objectives, and pledged that he would use the four months until election day to press voters to demand that party leaders clearly disclose their intentions.”

“‘Asking for clear answers on [controversial] issues must become part of the national agenda,’ Katsav said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post. This was not done in the past, he said, with the electorate subsequently accusing the prime minister of deviating from his stated platform. ‘The public didn’t ask the right questions in the past, and the political leaders didn’t make the right statements.’” read more

A Sad Chapter For Israeli Justice

Sadly evenhanded at a time when “Evenhandedness in defense of JEWS, The Land of Israel and a JEWISH sovereignty is no virtue!” MB

Homeless in the Homeland

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“The government’s decision to work with evacuees as individuals rather than as communities has been widely criticized by several Israeli non-governmental organizations, including the Israel Legal Forum, the social service agency Lema’an Achai, and Jewish Family Services, Israel. According to a report compiled by Arlene Kushner for the Israel Resource News Agency, The Disengagement Authority, SELA, insisted on negotiating compensation only with individual families and refused requests from leaders of Gush Katif communities to allow the Israel Legal Forum to negotiate on their behalf as communities.” read more

4 Hamas Terrorists Apprehended During the Night

One-Quarter of PA Police ‘Missing’

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“The Palestinian Legislative Council searched for the 60,000 officers who receive salaries and discovered that 15 percent of them do not exist or no longer work.”

“The report follows complaints … that the PA has padded its salary list with fictitious people.”

National Security Council Counter-Terrorism HQ Statement

Perhaps this warning should be extended to ALL Jews! MB

Adviser Reveals PM Planned Split Months Ago

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“A meeting of the party on Thursday exposed the truth – that contacts to establish Kadima began at least two months ago.”

“Yitzhaki said to those present, ‘So, as I presented this to the prime minister two months ago,’ before realizing he was making unnecessary comments. He froze for a moment, before continuing, and attempting to free himself from the error. One of those present at the meeting told Ynet: ‘We were embarrassed. The big secret is out. Sharon has been busy building a new party for two months.'” read more

Diaspora Jews Tour Evacuees’ Site

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“One of the tour’s organizers, Eve Harow of the “One Israel” fund, said that trips like the one held Thursday, during which American Jews are exposed to the evacuees’ suffering, help the foundation raise funds to benefit the former Gush Katif residents.”

“‘After the tour we were able to raise USD 10,000 in favor of the expelled settlers who live here in horrible conditions. This is the sixth group we have brought here since the eviction. Everyone is appalled by the hard conditions in which the Jews here live in, and they consequently open their hearts and their pockets,’ she said.” read more