Bibi: “No [More] Unilateral Expulsions”, But Pro-Expulsion Judge Up for High Court?

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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu recently promised not to repeat the “mistake” of 2005’s expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and the 4 Shomron Towns. Israel National News reports:

Promising not to surrender communities in Judea and Samaria to the Palestinian Authority, the Prime Minister said there will be no unilateral expulsions.

But one must wonder, for a change, whether Netanyahu speaketh with forked tongue. For Israel National News also reports that his own Justice Minister Yaakov Ne’eman, head of the committee which selects Judges for the High Court, appears to be party to a “deal” to facilitate appointment of a leftist, pro-Expulsion judge to Israel’s Supreme Court: read more

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Olmert Agrees to Give Most of Yesha to Islamic Enemy, Expulsions of Tens of Thousands More Jews, to Give Away Har HaBayit

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PA: Israel Agrees to Destroy Jewish Towns, Starting in November, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

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“The Palestinian Authority’s Maan news agency has published a copy, in Hebrew, of PM Olmert’s agreement to expel tens of thousands of Jews and replace them with a Palestinian state.

The report states that Israel has agreed to begin destroying Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria immediately following the US-sponsored international summit this coming November. read more

COS Ashkenazi: “Confident in Ability of IDF to Carry Out ANY Mission Assigned.” — Even Expulsions of Jews??

IDF Chief: ‘The Army Must Be Worthy of the People’s Trust, by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (Israel National News)

“I am confident in the ability of the IDF to carry out any mission it will be assigned.”— Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi

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The IDF Chief of General Staff, Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, said on Wednesday evening that the army is implementing lessons learned during the 2006 war in Lebanon. He also expressed his confidence in its ability to carry out any mission that it is assigned. Ashkenazi was speaking before an annual gathering in honor of the military’s outstanding non-commissioned officers. read more

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More on IDF Officers Merhavia and Klein: Killed in Action in Battle of Bint Jbail — Their Connections With Expulsions Past and Future(?)

The Open Wound of Gush Katif, By Nadav Shragai

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When Makor Rishon’s photographer, Miri Tzahi, saw the photo of First Lieutenant Amihai Merhavia, who was killed in the battle of Bint Jbail, it jogged something in her journalist’s memory. She thought she had seen this face before.

Tzahi, who is about publish the album, “Katif – Nine days in Av,” featuring hundreds of photos of the “days of the expulsion,” searched through her computer archive and found a series of photos from around four years ago, showing Merhavia during the violent evacuation of Havat Gilad (Gilad Farm) in Samaria. read more

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Will Another Generation of Secular Israelis be Further Brainwashed to Tow the Regime Line; to Support Expulsions of Jews from Parts of Israel?

Yuli Tamir Indicates Will Use School System to Educate to Support Withdrawal Plan

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Yuli Tamir: ” … If a government decision is passed to continue with the evacuations, then I expect that the educational system will prepare the students for it, that it will talk to them about it, even if the matter is subject to deep public dispute”

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What’s in A Name, A Label?? Olmert’s Latest label for Expulsions of Jews …

From ‘Convergence’ to ‘Consolidation’

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Now that the adjectives “acting” and “interim” have officially been removed from Ehud Olmert’s prime ministerial title, get ready for another significant semantic change: Olmert’s “convergence plan” is on the verge of morphing into the “consolidation plan.”

Government sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that there were discussions afoot to change the English translation of the name of Olmert’s plan to unilaterally withdraw from much of the West Bank and beef up a few large settlement blocks contiguous to the Green Line, called hitkansut in Hebrew, to something that makes more sense in English than “convergence.” read more

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Those Who Brought You Expulsion from Gush Katif and Amona: A Stay Home on Election Day is a Vote for Olmert and for More Expulsions …

Weekly Commentary: The Retreat Referendum

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I wanted to send a simple message to my fellow countrymen who oppose the retreat but out of disgust for the politicians do not plan to vote: These elections are not about Netanyahu, or Silvan “Steve” Shalom, or various other politicians in the other parties in the national camp. These elections are a national referendum on retreat.

Staying at home is a vote for retreat. I have no illusions. There is no guaranty that the politicians will ultimately even honor the outcome of the “referendum”. But it is our only shot. And sometimes in life you make an effort because an issue is so important even if you can’t be certain that the effort will pay off. read more

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Motivation Problematic in IDF After Expulsions from Gush Katif, Amona …

Gush Katif Spokesman Declares Victory

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“Eran Sternberg, thrown out of his home in Gush Katif last summer, says that the reports of ‘concern in the IDF’ over lack of motivation among future officers are a sign that his approach is correct.”

“IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz has publicly acknowledged that the IDF’s active involvement in the expulsion from Gush Katif and the destruction of nine houses in Amona has led to much ‘bad feeling’ among many of its best soldiers.” read more

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Calling for Referendum Rather Than Outright Opposition to Further Expulsions: Political Savvy?

NU/NRP Candidate: We Combine Unity and Political Savvy

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‘We won’t join a government unless it is clear that if it chooses to carry out another withdrawal, it will first hold a national referendum.’ So says Uri Bank, #16 on the NU/NRP list of candidates.”

“There is no real difference between the Likud and Kadima,’ Bank told Arutz-7. ‘Both of them keep on talking about peace, agreements and what borders we will be willing to retreat to. We, on the other hand, say that the Palestinian Authority must be dismantled and totally disarmed, and that Israel must take control again over those areas.'” read more

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The Truth Starts to Emerge Regarding Police Lies and Persecutions During Gush Katif Expulsions …

Police Investigation: Kfar Darom Protestors Did Not Throw Lye

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“Many protestors at the Kfar Darom expulsion in Gush Katif were indicted based on reports that caustic soda was thrown at policemen, but the latest tests show no evidence that it was thrown.”

Following another examination of the uniforms of policemen who claimed to have been hit by the substance during the evacuation, the police now say that no evidence of the material was found. Parents and other supporters of the indicted youths responded angrily, blaming the police, the prosecution and the media.” read more

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