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Parshat Terumah 5784: The Crown of a Good Name, Motivation and Credibility

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Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua, Parsha Terumah is being co-sponsored both anonymously dedicated for Hatslucha to children of the community and by Rabbi Tully and Hindy Bryks of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated lilui nishmas for Hindi’s Father, Moshe Zev ben Yosef, z”l. Both co-sponsors also dedicate this vort for the safety of the Chayalim and the liberation of all hostages and their return home whole physically, mentally and spiritually. To our anonymous co-sponsor and to Mishpachat Bryks, many thanks for your sponsorship and for your continued kindnesses. read more

Parshat Bo 5779: Credibility vs Nitpicking and Faultfinding

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Shalom Friends;

This week, our Parshat HaShevua — Parshat Bo is being sponsored by Ayton and Ayelet Lefkowitz of Ramat Beit Shemesh dedicated Lilui Nishmas Ayton’s Grandmothers: Chana Michla bas Zeev Yitzchak and Miriam bas Avraham and his Grandfather Klonimus Yechezkel ben Yehuda. To Mishpochat Lefkowitz, many thanks for your sponsorship and your continued kindnesses.

You can celebrate a Simcha — a birth, a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, a Chassuna or other Simcha event in your life, or commemorate a Yahrtzeit of a loved one, or for whatever other reason by sponsoring a Parshat HaShevua. read more

Costly Lessons Ignored, Unlearned: An Incompetent Regime’s Appeasement of Syria Further Jeopardizes Israel’s Military Credibility, National Security

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Column One: Statecraft in the Absence of Statesmen, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“Olmert is demonstrating that he is incapable of responsibly advancing Israel’s interests. Indeed, his willingness to engage in surrender talks with Damascus shows that he doesn’t even understand what Israel’s national interests are.”

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It is doubtful that opening negotiations on an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights would weaken Syria’s relations with Iran. Why would Syria consider distancing itself from Teheran when its close alliance with the ayatollahs is what is provoking the US and Israel to mollify it? read more

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Saudi F-15S Fighter-Jets Deployed 150 Km from Eilat: Credibility of US Committments and Assurances Useless

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Air Show at Tabuk Reminds Israelis Not to Rely on US Assurances of Deployment limits on Weapons to Saudis, by Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)

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Remember the US sale of F-15S fighter-jets to Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s? Look at where the Saudis have deployed them; in the Saudi base of Tabuk, located just over 150 kilometers from Israel’s port city of Eilat.

The US, it seems, has NEVER once protested that the deployment violates U.S. export terms of 1978.

Yesterday, to quote from IMRA archives; read more

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Olmert: Credibility of His Words Long Since Lost — Totally!

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PM: We Can No Longer Ignore Kassam Rocket Fire

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Israel can no longer ignore the continuation of Kassam rocket fire on the western Negev, and continued attempts by Palestinian terrorists to infiltrate into Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said at the beginning of Sunday’s cabinet meeting.

“Israel sent clear messages to the Palestinian Authority and to other international authorities saying that we are not interested in escalation, but that we won’t avoid taking the steps necessary to defend our citizens in the south,” Olmert said. read more

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Arab Perceptions of Israeli Losses Verify Olmert Regime the Cause of Severe Loss of Credibility, Deterrence

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Rami G. Khouri Lists Seven Events During Olmert Administration Seen as Israeli Losses, byRami G. Khouri (Beirut Daily Star)

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By most measures, it would seem the Israelis are winning the Palestinian-Israeli war. They control and colonize Arab lands, enjoy military superiority and total American support, and unilaterally define most diplomatic parameters of the conflict. Yet this may be a mistaken assessment: The Palestinians and Arabs are perhaps starting to win some battles, while Israel is losing some of its dominance. Seven events in the past five months seem to lend credence to this view. read more

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PM: I Hope to Meet Abbas in Coming Days; Olmert Regime Credibility Not Worth a Plug Nickel…

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PM: I Hope to Meet Abbas in Coming Days

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in comments broadcast Thursday that he hopes to meet Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in the coming days.

Asked in an interview with Israel Radio when a summit with Abbas was likely, Olmert said: “I hope in the coming days, I hope. I, in any case, asked him. I told him that I would be happy to meet with him.”

The prime minister also reiterated that he would not free any Palestinian prisoners, not even as a goodwill gesture, until Hamas releases kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. read more

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A Government of Israel Devoid of Jewish Moral Ethics is Devoid of Credibility As Well…

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Squandering the Country’s Credibility By Evelyn Gordon (Jerusalem Post)

“The bottom line: Construction on permanent housing has yet to begin in even one of the 18 locations earmarked for resettling evacuees.”

“Having evicted these families from their homes to serve its own policies, the government has an ethical obligation to at least keep its promises on resettlement.”

“The government has virtually guaranteed that any future evacuation will meet with far fiercer resistance than the Gaza pullout did. Because if you are going to be a homeless refugee regardless of whether you cooperate or resist, why would anyone choose to cooperate?” read more

Halutz’s Military Leadership Credibility: Shot to Smitherines …

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No Confidence in the Commander

His claim that he is “more ethical than many others” does not meet the test of taking responsibility. “A victory on points, not a knockout,” as Halutz summed up the war, is not good enough for a small, threatened country such as Israel.

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For now, the weekend papers are taking the place of a commission of inquiry. The frustration and anger expressed by both reservists and regular soldiers who took part in the fighting may never be heard by any official investigative body, but they will echo throughout Israeli homes for many months to come. read more

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Must Reading: Elite Dreamland and The Loss of International Intelligence Credibility …

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Column One: An Acceptable Cease-Fire, By Caroline Glick

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Benn continued, “The moment Hizbullah took control over… south [Lebanon] and armed itself with thousands of Katyushas and other rockets, a stable balance of deterrence was created on both sides of the border.”

On Thursday, Benn wrote a follow-up column excusing his own blindness by noting that “the IDF, the intelligence services and the government, which have at their disposal much better sources of information than mine, thought the same” of Nasrallah in the days before his Iranian bosses ordered him to war. read more

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