Tuesday War News: Gaza Mortars Near Ashkelon and IDF Response, Attempted Terrorist Infiltration at Gaza Border; South Lebanese Expell Hesbollah, IDF nabs 4 Terrorists, Arabs Stone Jewish Auto, 7 Arabs Nabbed With Weapons Caches

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Supreme Court Appointments: Elon Nixed, Religious Anglo Appointed With 2 Others

Commentary:

This blog recently posted 2 pieces [here and here] relating to efforts to mobilize a grassroots effort to insure that 3 Nationalist MKs on the Court Judges appointment committee didn’t vote to appoint more leftist judges.

Apparently, the mobilization met with some success as the committee repelled Judge Sefi Elon’s nomination while appointing Supreme Court President Judge Dorit Beinisch’s hand-picked candidate Uzi Fogelman.

The right-wing members of the committee approved of Fogelman in exchange for appointments of Judges Yitzchak Amit and Neal Hendel who is American-born, Yeshiva educated and who made Aliyah in 1983 receiving his Israeli law license in 1984. (MB) read more

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Thursday Thru Monday War News: 3 Gaza Arabs Caught Near Kibbutz, Peres: Hezbollah Has 80,000 Missiles, 27 Terrorists Nabbed, Stonings and Firebombings of Jewish Buses, Auto Near Hevron, Ariel

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Parsha Ki Teitsei 5769: Collective Responsibility, Kindness and Unity in War

by, Moshe Burt

Parsha Ki Teitsei teaches numerous Mitzvot such as; returning lost items to their rightful owners, loaning money to one’s fellow Jew free from interest, what one is permitted to or prohibited from taking from another Jew as loan security, Shatnes (wool and linen together), Tzitzit, and dealing fairly and truthfully with one’s fellow Jews in business. The Maftir Aliyah of our Parsha tells us collectively to remember, for all time, the actions of Amalek who attacked B’nai Yisrael when they were weak while blotting the rememberance of Amalek from the earth. read more

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Ya’alon: Israeli Elites, ‘Peace Now’ Harmful “Viruses”

Allies, or Will Ya’alon Fold?

Both the Jerusalem Post and Israel National News are reporting that Vice Premier and Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya’alon apparently spoke recently likening ‘Peace Now’ and Israeli elitists to “viruses” and expressing support for the positions of Moshe Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit:

Speaking in a closed meeting organized by Feiglin for Manhigut Yehudit members this week, Ya’alon openly expressed his fears that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu might succumb to the Left. read more

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Land of Israel Supporters Hope to Squash Judges’ Appointment

This blog posted previously about efforts by Land of Israel supporters to squash Appointment of 2 Judges, Sefi Elon and Uzi Fogelman, to Israel’s Supreme Court. The previous report focused on apparently pro-expulsion Judge Elon.

This post focuses primarily on Judge Fogelman and his alledged conflict of interest concerning Supreme Court President Judge Dorit Beinisch relating to Fogelman’s rejection of a petition filed by investigative reporter Yoav Yitzhak against Beinisch:

As Friday’s scheduled meeting of the Judicial Election Committee draws near, right-wing organizations and individuals are applying pressure to prevent the appointments of Beersheba District Court Judge Yosef “Sefi” Elon and Tel Aviv District Court Judge Uzi Fogelman… read more

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Wednesday War News: Bomb Explodes Near IDF Patrol by Nahal Oz; IDF Nabs Suspect in Murder of Jewish Cabbie, IDF Nabs 12 Terrorists, Injuries in Rock Attack Near Karnei Shomron

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Shabbos Thru Tuesday War News: Hamas Diverts Cement to Smuggling Tunnels, Hamas Using Mosques to Spread Hatred; 16 Terrorists Nabbed Including Weapons — 2 in Attempt on Border Police, Teenage Terrorist Nabbed for Planting Explosives in Gush Etzion, Arab Women Nabbed With 2 Knives, Arab Rock Attacks on Autos, Bus

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Parsha Shoftim 5769: Israeli Governance: Justice in Judgement, or Subversion Thereof?

The third posuk of our Parsha reads;

“Tzedek, Tzedek tierdof…” Righteousness, righteousness (also rendered Justice, Justice) you shall pursue that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord, your G’d gives you.” (Sefer Devarim, Perek 16, posuk 20)

This posuk follows immediately after the opening of our Parsha in which Moshe Rabbeinu urges the B’nai Yisrael;

“Judges and officers shall you appoint in all of your cities — which Hashem …gives you — for your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgement. You shall not pervert judgement, you shall not respect persons, neither take a bribe, for a bribe binds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.” (Sefer Devarim, Perek 16, p’sukim 18-19) read more

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Wednesday Thru Friday War News: 14 Terrorists Nabbed, Terrorists’ Molotov Attacks, Stonings and Shootings in Yesha Locations

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