PA Announces it Won’t Abide by Last Week’s Rafah Agreement
Many thanks to Barak at IRIS for the extensive report on the pals(sic) latest free ride. MB
Author: moshe
Today’s War Action …
IDF Discovers Bomb Factory in Jenin
Palestinian’s Car Stolen With NIS 750,000 Inside
Excerpt:
“The identity of the assailants, who allegedly fled south with the vehicle, is currently under investigation. The owner of the vehicle said that they were Jewish.”
Boost for Nefesh B’Nefesh …
Parsha Chayei Sarah 5766: Two Shidduchim and a Legacy
Parsha Chayei Sarah 5766: Two Shidduchim and a Legacy
by, Moshe Burt
Toward the end of our parsha, after Avraham Aveinu’s acquistion of the Ma’arat HaMachpela for 400 shekels of silver from Efron the Hittite, after his burial and mourning period for Sarah Emeinu, Avraham sends Eliezer back to his (Avraham’s) family on a mission to find a wife for Yitzchak.
As Eliezer approaches Aram Naharayim, the city of Nahor, the home of Avrham’s family, he prays to Hashem; “Oh Lord, G’d of my master Avraham, I pray you … show kindness to my master Avraham.”
Electioneering: On Both Sides of “The Line”
PM’s New party ‘Kadima’ Announces Slogan
Excerpt:
Campaign slogan will be, “Sharon, a strong leader for peace.”
As always, isn’t that “p” spelled wrong? Let’s correct it; “piece.” MB
Peretz’s Real Test: Your Trade Unionship, Sir?
Excerpt:
“Now that Amir Peretz is the Chairman of the Labor party, his real test will be his ability to come to the major trade unions, those who took the time and trouble to vote for him and tell them: ‘Thanks for everything, but from the moment I won the election, I don’t owe you anything.'”
PM, C’mtee Making Like They Are Doing Something, Gush Katif Refugees Disrupt Bassi Appearance …
PM Sharon Convenes Meeting of the Ministerial Disengagement Committee
Oh How Nice it Looks on Paper, But Reality — Phoney Baloney. MB
Evacuees Interrupt Bassi’s Speech
Excerpts:
“Disengagement Administration Head Yonatan Bassi, who delivered a speech at the Sderot Conference for Society Wednesday, was continuously interrupted by Gush Katif evacuees who arrived to participate in a panel on the lessons of the disengagement.”
“Bassi stepped up onto the podium accompanied by a security guard, only after police reinforced the number of security guards in the hall.”
Jonathan Pollard in 21st Year in Prison in US…
Azzam Azzam: Pollard is in Our Hearts
Excerpts:
“The political establishment has no shame, no red lines; Israeli captives suffer in prisons for years, while Arab murderers are released to kill again, convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard wrote in a letter read by his wife Wednesday night, during a rally marking 20 years since his arrest in the U.S.”
“Thousands of right-wing activists from around the country gathered outside the prime minister’s official residence in Jerusalem, demanding Pollard’s release from prison. He is currently serving a life sentence.”
Overnight War News …
Halutz: More Attacks on North Coming
Palestinian Driver Allegedly Tries to Stab Israeli
Palestinian Tries to Carry Bomb Through Checkpoint
IDF Captures Key Jihadist After Staging Siege in Jenin
IDF Cracks Down on Islamic Jihad, Kassam launchers
IDF Makes Six Arrests During the Night
Election News — The Red-Eye Special!
Comptroller: “PM Sharon Distributed Millions Without Approval”
Excerpts:
“MK Uri Ariel (National Union) told the committee that a certain IDF general told him a few years ago that, ‘the IDF doesn’t count MKs’ – meaning the IDF does not need to worry about Knesset approval to receive its funding.”
“Chairman of the Knesset Defense Committee Yuval Steinitz (Likud) is calling for doing away with the Joint Committee for the Defense Budget altogether due to its failure to prevent unilateral decisions to be made by the prime minister.”
General Stern: What Do You Say About This?
Hesder Student Becomes Hero in Foiling Hizballah Raid
Excerpts:
“IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz has even gone so far as to demand that the yeshiva in Elon Moreh no longer be granted Hesder status because its Dean, Rabbi Yaakov Levanon, called upon students to refuse expulsion-related orders….”
“The Commander of the IDF Personnel Corps, Maj.-Gen. Elazar Stern, announced plans a few months ago to disband, to some degree, the Hesder yeshiva units. Relations between the yeshivot and the army are thus not at their zenith.”