Thursday Thru Sunday War News: Kassam From Gaza Hits West Negev, Arab Arson in Galilee?, 7 Terrorists Nabbed, Arabs Stone Jews Near Shechem, Kalkilya, Jews Attacked at Tomb of Shimon HaTzaddik, Regime Removes Jews From Destroyed Town of Homesh

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Ido Zoldan Z’l: Torah Scholar, Builder, A Founder of Homesh First

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Commentary;

Some are calling bizarre the “slip” which Prime Minister Olmert made yesterday in a statement made concluding his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheik.

Aaron Lerner of IMRA (Independent Media Research and Analysis) writes;

PM Olmert termed 29-year-old Israeli citizen, Ido Zoldan z”l of the settlement of Shavei Shomron, who was murdered Monday by Fatah members, a “soldier” in his remarks.

While agreeing with Lerner that the statement seems bizarre, this author would further opin that Olmert’s characterization symbolizes a typical lack of forethought in his words. And with this lack of forethought, the characterization of Zoldan as a “soldier” could be looked upon as a back-handed or unintended compliment. read more

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Juvenile Court: “Disengagement Law” No Longer Applicable Re; Homesh

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Related report: Another Expulsion at Homesh

‘Pullout Law Can’t be Basis for Homesh Arrests’

Commentary;

The left will surely appeal to the Supreme Court regarding the decision which goes contrary to their leftist, post-zionist, anti-Jewish, anti-Torah agenda. MB

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The Kfar Saba juvenile court on Sunday ordered the release of a girl who was arrested for marching to the former settlement of Homesh, ruling that the law governing the disengagement did not cover the prosecution of those who returned to the evacuated settlement, Army Radio reported. read more

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Homesh: Focal Point for Efforts to Increase Jewish Population in Yehuda and the Shomron

Homesh: ‘A Settlement Renewal Point’, by Matthew Wagner (Jerusalem Post)

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With the Israeli public’s morale at an all-time low, now is the time to launch a new bid for increased settlement activity in Judea and Samaria, with Homesh as a rallying point, Benny Katzover, former chairman of the Samaria Regional Council and a founder of Gush Emunim, said Thursday.

A huge demonstration at Homesh, one of four northern Samaria settlements evacuated during disengagement in August 2005, was being planned for this summer, when high schools and yeshivot are on vacation, said Katzover. He said he was lending his rich experience in settlement activism to the younger generation of settlement leaders. read more

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Ha’aretz Ticker Headline: IDF Revokes Approval for March to Homesh

UPDATE: IDF Changes Mind, Won’t Allow Homesh March (Israel National News)

Excerpt:
“The IDF has changed its mind about the march to the ruins of Homesh planned for next Tuesday, Independence Day, and will not allow anyone to enter the Homesh area. The army had told the march’s organizers Thursday that it would allow patriots to enter Homesh provided they leave it soon afterwards.”

Related reports:

IDF Flip-Flops, Bans Homesh Event; Backers Vow To Celebrate

Haetzni: Homesh March On As Planned read more

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Visible from Strategic, Yudenrein Homesh: “On a Clear Day…” Skyscrapers in Tel Aviv, Hadera Power Plant, Gilad Mountains in Jordan; Does Hate-Blinded Regime Know or Even Care?

IT’S TIME TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR BUS TO CHOMESH (See Mattot Arim Message Below)

Report: Settlers to Spend Independence Day in Homesh

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Families evacuated from the former settlement of Homesh plan to head to the ruins for a second time on Independence Day next week, Army Radio reported on Thursday.

“There is no greater gift for Independence Day than to return to the Zionist values of building and ideology,” said Yossi Dagan, one of the organizers of the Homesh campaign. “We will march up to Homesh with thousands of people, in a beautiful and joyous manner.” read more

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Homesh: In Retrospect

Commentary;

After last week’s re-entry into Homesh, this author, with the help of various media coverage during and after the fact, tries to set the 2 1/2 day Homesh event in perspective.

The left and some of the media tried to present this event as an arrogant power-grab on behalf of Orange activism. In doing so, they’ve pushed all of the wrong buttons.

But are enough Jews wise and savvy enough to discern psychological projection when they see it?

Case in point, this blog picked up, Welcome to Settler Nation. Now, Obey!, by Bradley Burston of Haaretz under the headline;
Homesh… and Leftist Hate Journalism from H-ll! read more

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Police Evict Remaining Activists From Homesh

Police Begin Evacuating Homesh Settlers by Force, by Yaakov Katz , Ben Uchitelle-Pierce (Jerusalem Post)

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Police began evacuating settlers one by one from the former settlement of Homesh on Wednesday morning, after the hundreds of demonstrators spent two nights at the site in an attempt to reclaim it.

According to a report on Israel Radio, a bulldozer was on the way to the settlement to dismantle the makeshift shelters and tents that the settlers had set up.

Police were picking up protesters bodily and taking them away, with officers commanding the operations by megaphone, the report said. read more

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Continuing Coverage: IDF Strategy to “Dry them Out” at Homesh

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Homesh Settlers Celebrate Evacuee Family Brit

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Settlers stationed in Homesh were celebrating on Tuesday afternoon the ritual circumcision of the son of one of the families evacuated from the settlement in 2005.

Family members came to the settlement especially for the occasion, which was approved after negotiations between the IDF and settler representatives.

Hundreds of settlers who arrived at the ruins of the settlement on Monday morning also participated in the event.

The settlers have refused to leave the site, vowing to reclaim the home they lost in the disengagement from Gaza. read more

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Homesh Re-Entry Now Underway: To be Updated Throughout the Day

Coverage of the Homesh Re-entry and Re-Establishment Will Continue on Tuesday

An Evening Bright With Hope in Homesh, by Hana Levi Julian (Israel National News)

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The site of the destroyed Samaria community of Homesh came alive Monday night with dancing and singing and plans for the future.

The musician “Yirmiyahu” provided melodies and musings in what participants called a “Woodstock with separate seating” atmosphere. Fireworks augmented light provided by a generator that was recently hidden in the abandoned infrastructure. read more

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