Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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Commentary:

On Wednesday, the Regime and its SELA Disengagement Authority was cited by the Jerusalem Post beat reporter Tova Lazaroff as reporting:

Some 87 percent of the Gaza evacuee families have housing solutions and the other 13 percent are in the process of concluding agreements with the Disengagement Authority for their permanent homes, the Authority said on Wednesday.

It made the statement as it released 250 new housing lots in Nitzanim, located between Ashkelon and Ashdod.

However, Katifund.org’s Dror Vanunu, as well as former residents like Anita Tucker or Moshe and Rachel Saperstein would undoubtedly respond: read more

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IDF Under Fire Near Kissufim; None Injured

US Officials Say IAF Did Bomb a Convoy of Trucks in Sudan [in January During Operation Cast Lead]

Strike Reportedly Obliterates Iranian Ship at Sea [With Military Contraban for Hamas]

Report: More Egyptian Supervision of Sudanese Border

Israeli Wounded in Rock Attack [Near Bir Naballah Next to Givat Ze’ev]

IDF Arrests 5 Terror Suspects [in Azoun, near Kalkilya, and in Beil Hader, near Bethlehem]

Rock Attack Near Carmei Tzur [South of Jerusalem] read more

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Palestinians [Terrorists] Fire Kassam Rocket at Sdot Negev Region; No Casualties

IDF Arrests 16 Wanted Terrorists in Judea and Samaria [in Shechem, Jenin, Ramallah,Bethlehem and in area of Hevron]

Terrorists Firebomb Car Near Otniel, No Injuries

Police Arrest 65 Palestinian Illegal Residents [Near Rosh Ha’ayin]

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Kassam Rocket Strikes Open Area South of Ashkelon; None Wounded [Tuesday PM]

IDF Soldiers Foil Attack Near… [Shechem]

Excerpts:

…Troops arrested three Palestinian near Nablus. The three were in possession of a bomb, weapons and detailed maps of the area.

The three admitted that they were planning to carry out an attack against soldiers, the IDF said. read more

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Tel Aviv Police Officer Stabbed in Scuffle With Suspected Palestinian Car Thief

IDF Arrested Arab from Beir Zeit [North of Ramallah]

Soldier Assaulted at Jerusalem Bus Stop Near Hebrew University, Etgar Lefkovits (Jerusalem Post)

Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Israeli Car Near Bethlehem; None Hurt

Rock Attacks Near Tekoa

Palestinians Pelt Israeli Car With Stones [Near Hevron]

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Seven Wanted Terrorists Arrested [in Ramallah, in Dahariya, southwest of Hevron and in Jericho]

Two Jerusalem Officials Attacked by 20 Arabs [in Attempted Abduction]

Stones Hurled at Israeli Cars Near Hebron, None Wounded

Olmert: Car Bomb Came from Judea and Samaria [What Political Cheshbon is Behind this Claim???

Car Bomb’s License Plate was Fake

Excerpt:

“The car bomb was discovered by an alert passerby and disarmed by police. It was considered unusually large and police said it was a “miracle” that it did not go off.” read more

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Commentary:

Here is a clear case of Hashem’s will to prevent massive loss of Jewish life, although there are those who will attribute the failed event to merely, Derech HaTeva, the mal-function of an explosive device.

The Jerusalem Post reports on the car bombing attempt: read more

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The first word of our parsha; Vayikra begs discussion of why the small “aleph” in Vayikra, and tells much about Moshe Rabbeinu’s level of principle, integrity and his standard of leadership of B’nei Yisrael.