Author: moshe

Comptroller: “PM Sharon Distributed Millions Without Approval”

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“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.” read more

Hesder Student Becomes Hero in Foiling Hizballah Raid

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“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.” read more

IAF Strike Against Hizbollah Target in Southern Lebanon

Army Rescues Israeli Hang Glider Swept Into Lebanon

Israeli Glider in Trouble?

IAF Bombards Lebanon – With Leaflets

IDF Begins to Tear Down Jenin Terrorist Hideout

Troops, Palestinians Hurt in Jenin clashes

Eitam: Likud Preferred Party Unity Over Land of Israel

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“Eitam said, ‘The Likud, which was afraid to depose Sharon before he lifted his hand against Gush Katif, is today paying the price of the treachery against the values of the nationalist camp, and for the turning of their back against the settlers. The Likud now sees how its leader abandons the sinking ship after he made holes in its ideological bottom, and now goes to bring new wind into the left-wing sails.‘”

“‘Those who sacrificed the wholeness of the Land of Israel on the altar of the wholeness of the Likud Party,’ Eitam said, ‘now see that dividing the Land of Israel leads to the division of the Likud Party.'” read more

Our World: The Jewish Refugees, By Caroline Glick

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“When one enters Nitzan, at first glance it looks like a success story. The roads are largely paved. Each family lives in a red-roofed mobile home with grassy lawns all around. But dig just slightly beneath the surface and you see you are in a refugee camp. The fiberglass walls of the homes can be torn apart by a stray soccer ball. Children play in dirt plots next to moving bulldozers. Sewage runs openly between the homes. And those homes – 60 square meters for families of five and under, and 90 square meters for families with more than three children – are cramped and tiny. Most of the families in Nitzan had lived in homes that averaged 200 square meters in Gaza.” read more

After 20 Years: Knesset Recognizes Pollard As A Prisoner of Zion

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

“Members of Knesset ratified a decision tonight recognizing Pollard as a Prisoner of Zion and calling upon the US to free him.”

“Twenty years after he entered prison in America, after being convicted of espionage for Israel, the Knesset tonight issued a resolution which states, ‘The Knesset recognizes Jonathan Pollard as a Prisoner of Zion, and calls upon the Unites States to release him upon humanitarian grounds.’ The Knesset will also petition the Prime Minister to make an official request to the US regarding this matter.” read more

Deal in Knesset: Israel will go to the polls on March 28

Katsav Asks to Freeze Dispersal Bills

Explanation of Presidential Dispersal VS Knesset Dispersal. MB

Likud in Post-Sharon Maneuver: Throw Omri Out of the Knesset

MK Orlev to Announce Whether NRP Will Join National Union Tuesday

Hanan Porat: Setting Up a Right-Wing Bloc is Essential

National Religious Party Calls for Rightist Merge

Why, pray tell, does talk of a “Right-Wing” Bloc seem restricted to NRP and National Union? What about Shas and Gimmel? What about Likud? And what about Baruch Marzel’s Hazit? We could be talking about a bloc of 50 or more seats here. MB read more

Hevron Arabs Ask Jews For Help in Getting Rid of Western Left-Wing Anarchists

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“Local Arabs told the Kol HaIr newspaper that the young westerners act in a lewd manner in public areas and corrupt the local youth with drugs and illicit sex.”

Vicar Asks Israel’s Help for Christians of Bethlehem

Here’s an oldie but a goodie from December, 2003 about how the left instructs young high school students on how to avoid and evade duty in the IDF. This is particularly instructive in light of the hypocritical approach taken by law enforcement against those who protest last August’s expulsion by not serving their scheduled reserve duty. MB

Financing Desertion in Israel, By David Bedein December, 2003

Likud Leadership Election Set for December 19

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“The Likud leadership election was set for December 19 in a faction meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

In case none of the candidates receive the minimum of 40% of votes, a runoff election was set for December 22.”

“Hanegbi will convene the central committee in Tel Aviv on Thursday to finalize a date for the race. Sharon handed in his resignation letter from the Likud to Hanegbi, who will replace him as Likud chairman in an interim capacity.” read more