Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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‘Iran Smuggling Arms Into Gaza by Sea’, by Yaakov Katz, Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)

Kassam Lands in Ashkelon Industrial Area; No Casualties

IDF Foils Gaza Infiltration Attempt at Kerem Shalom Crossing, by Yaakov Katz (Jersalem Post)

Excerpts;

Shots were reportedly fired at three Palestinian gunmen who moved into the Palestinian side of the crossing. One of the gunmen was shot and killed, and one injured. The third gunman fled the scene, and was being pursued by IDF troops.

The IDF believed that the men were trying to infiltrate the Israeli side of the crossing in order to carry out an attack. read more

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2 More Kassam Rockets Land in Negev; No Injuries Reported

9 Rockets So Far This Morning, Including a Katyusha, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

Two Short Range Rockets Fired at Sderot Area

3 More Rockets Land in Western Negev

‘Grad’ Rocket Fired from Gaza

Four Kassam Rockets Hit Israel Overnight; No Casualties or Damage

Related report; Three Late-Night ‘Kassams’ Make Total of 30 Wednesday

Kassam Rocket Wakes Up Ashkelon in Middle of Night

Some 20 Gazans Killed in IAF Strikes, by Yaakov Katz and Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post) read more

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Commentary;

The Olmert-Livni-Barak regime’s “confidence-building” appeasement concessions to Abbas and the Palestinian Authority impairs and demoralizes IDF counterterror capabilities thus setting in place yet another self-fulfilling prophesy, such as in Gaza where the regime states that “there is no defense against the rockets” which translated means that they lack the moral strength, courage and resolve to completely vanquish it’s enemy.

Ehud Olmert has been cited numerous times on this blog as stating; read more

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Commentary;

The Olmert-Barak-Livni regime continues to appease “Mr. Moderate(sic)”, Mahmoud Abbas while Abbas, in truth, will lavish honors on those who aided and abetted the bomber of Sbarros. How interesting that Likud MK Gideon Sa’ar notes;

A recent history of doublespeak from Abbas, which, Sa’ar said, presented different Palestinian intentions and narratives when speaking to Arab crowds and when addressing Western diplomats.

This author would love to know what Sa’ar’s perspective on “recent” is. One can measure Abbas’s history of doublespeak in terms of years, probably at least since Oslo. MB read more

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Three Soldiers Killed, Two Wounded in Gaza Ambush

Two Soldiers Wounded in Intense Fighting in the Gaza Strip

Two Kassam Rockets Fall in Sha’ar Hanegev Area; No Wounded

Barak Orders Renewal of Gaza Gas Supply

Two Kassam Rockets Strike Open Areas in the West Negev; None Wounded

Ten Kassam Rocket Attacks [in Western Negev, Southern Ashkelon], No Injuries

Air Strikes Kill 9 Gaza Terrorists, Islamic Jihad Leader, by by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)

Gaza Update: 5 Terrorists Killed, IDF Soldier Wounded read more

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Commentary;

Can anyone out there name any time or instance where an Israeli government kept a “deal” made with Yesha residents? Here are reactions of MK Uri Ariel and Baruch Marzel of Hevron;

MK Ariel (National Union) was not happy with the voluntary evacuation. “It will not bring about any positive results,” he said. “Any agreement in which the ‘reward’ is that the government agrees to un-freeze [some] construction in Judea and Samaria and Jerusalem is not worthy of trust.” read more