Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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Defense Minister Ehud Barak keeps saying things like “I will do everything to bring him [Gilad Shalit] back” or “Israel would do everything in its power to see the safe return of captured Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit.” It is highly questionable what the limits of that “everything” are. For instance, does everything include liberation by military means?

Meanwhile, we have watched Barak’s coalition partner prime minister Ehud Olmert complete his 2 year charade concerning deceased IDF soldiers Regev and Goldwasser which, as Evelyn Gordon seems to indicate in her commentary below; read more

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[Jerusalem Municipality Manager:]’No Way to Mandate Security Checks for Tractor Drivers’ [Under Current Law]

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“…Mandating criminal and security background checks for drivers of heavy construction machinery… would be impossible under current law.”

Government Vows To Keep Rafiah Closed until Shalit Freed

Humanitarian [???] Shipments to Gaza Increase

Palestinians Attack Contractor [in Southern Israel Kibbutz] With Hammer

Rock-Throwing Arabs Rampage at Old City, One Injured read more

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Israeli Car Stoned Near Ramallah; None Injured

Border Police Arrests Two Palestinian Youths in East Jerusalem [Police Found Bag of Bullets in Youth’s Home, Other Youth Attemted to Grab Police Weapon]

Jerusalem Arabs Stone Police During Arrests

IDF Arrests 7 Palestinians [Terrorists] During Operations

Israeli Car Stoned Near Hebron

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Commentary;

We have no one to blame but ourselves, for “tolerating evil in the camp” while Israeli kablanim (builders) rake in windfall profits through employment of inordinately cheap Arab labor while Jewish unemployment rises.

Shifra Hoffman of Victims of Arab Terror noted, regarding the non-existence of a policy of not hiring Arabs; “We hold the government guilty of this attack for not implementing this policy.” MB

Sixteen Wounded in Copycat Bulldozer Attack in Jerusalem read more

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