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Olmert Just Can’t Bring Himself to Declare Unequivocal Nullification of “Convergence”…

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Olmert Announces Policy Shift to Gain Support

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A war-battered prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has signaled his Realignment Plan is “no longer relevant,” seeking to increase popularity.

In his first briefing to the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee since the war in Lebanon, the prime minister on Monday spoke to committee members for three hours.

According to MK (Meretz-Yahad) Ran Cohen, a committee member, Olmert made it clear in his briefing that the Realignment Plan is no longer relevant, the plan calling for the removal of most of the communities throughout Judea and Samaria. read more

A 9/11-Like Commission for Israel?

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Create a ‘9/11 Commission’
From The Jerusalem Post

Not since the end of the 1973 war has there been such a pervasive sense that something fundamental is wrong with our political and military leadership. Even if this sense is exaggerated, the breadth of public distrust and discouragement is itself a problem that must be addressed.

The principal mechanism to begin restoring confidence in our leadership needs to be a proper investigation into the conduct of the war, how the problems the war revealed developed over time, and what must be done to fix them. read more

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Reservists in the Rose Garden: A Second War of Independence?

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For a Second War of Independence, By Daniel Doron (Jerusalem Post)

“The struggle to replace our corrupt system, started by the brave reservists manning the Rose Garden barricades, is our second War of Liberation. If we persevere, this campaign can free us, finally, from the corrupting system that is choking Israel to death.”

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As someone who fought in the 1948 War of Independence, among other conflicts, I view the reservists’ protest against the Lebanon fiasco as having the potential of initiating a process that could contribute to a politically, economically and socially healthier Israel. read more

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Israel’s Existence Gravely Endangered by Political and Military Elites…

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The Commission of Inquiry’s Conclusions, By Moshe Feiglin (Israel National News)

Commentary;

This author is a long-time and devoted supporter of Moshe Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit. This blog has had numerous posts endorsing Moshe, Manhigut Yehudit and it’s positions on various issues.

Lest anyone have any doubts, this dissent is expressed out of unity and out of support for the goals Manhigut Yehudit has put forth, “to make Israel the authentic Jewish homeland… — an Israel motivated and governed by Jewish values and love for every Jew.” read more

The Utter Sickness of Sinat Chinom — Israelis vs Jews …

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Avi Dichter is just another in a long line of cheap, slimey Israeli political agendists who’s hate and disdain for anything Jewish is soo blind and all-consuming. He would walk away from a part of Israel, from any part of the Land of Israel — in a heartbeat.

The Golan, just as Gaza and Yehuda and the Shomron are part of Hashem’s divine mandate: biblical Israel, those areas which HaKadosh Borchu brought to our possession once again in our contemporary times. There is NO Divine mandate, NO Moral mandate to even hear of, let alone consider abandonment of even an inch of Biblical Israel now in our reshus. read more

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Friday War News…

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Hizbullah Encourages Palestinian Terror

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“Palestinian terror cells operating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in conjunction with Hizbullah are under orders by the Lebanese-based terror group to escalate their attacks against Israel.”

Israel Protests Russian Missile Sales to Iran

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“Russian-made anti-tank missiles reached Hizbullah guerrillas in Lebanon and were used in the 34-day conflict. The anti-tank missiles proved to be one of Hizbullah’s most effective weapons in face-to-face combat with the IDF, killing many of the 118 soldiers that died in the fighting. Russia sold the weapons to Iran and Syria, known supporters of Hizbullah, who passed them on.” read more

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Olmert HaBayita (Olmert, Go Home!)

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The Olmert Government Must Go, By Caroline Glick

“We don’t need a commission to determine what we need to do. Because of the Olmert government’s failures, ever greater battles await us. As the dangers mount by the hour, we must replace this misbegotten government with one that can defend us.”

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We do not need a commission to know what happened or what has to happen. The Olmert government has failed on every level. The Olmert government must go.

The Knesset must vote no confidence in this government and new elections must be carried out as soon as the law permits. If the Knesset hesitates in taking this required step, then the people of Israel must take to the streets in mass demonstrations and demand that our representatives send Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and their comrades out to pasture. read more

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Tuesday War News …

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Rockets Hit Lebanon Despite Cease-Fire

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“Hezbollah guerrillas fired at least 10 Katyusha rockets that landed in southern Lebanon early Tuesday, the Israeli army said, adding that nobody was injured. The army said that none of the rockets had crossed the border and so it had not responded.”

118 Still Hospitalized, 32 in Serious Condition

Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah

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“President Bush admonished Iran and Syria for backing Hezbollah, which captured two Israeli soldiers on July 12 igniting the conflict. Bush made clear he was determined to help the Israelis in the post-fighting struggle of words about who wound up on top.” read more

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Why, Mr. Prime Minister, Why?

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To the PM, From a Mother By Esther Wachsman (Jerusalem Post)

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On Tuesday the 7th of Av I took my youngest of seven sons to the army induction center. Because we are a bereaved family I was obligated to sign a waiver so he could serve in a combat unit. My hand shook as I placed my signature on that permission slip.

But my son was adamant: “I must fight for my country, for its very existence.”

I was proud – and, yes, anxious.

But I became all the more troubled when, the very next day, on the eve of the most tragic date on the Jewish calendar, the 9th of Av, you, Mr. Prime Minister, gave an interview to the foreign press. And in response to a question, you connected the war in Lebanon to your West Bank convergence plan, suggesting that success in Lebanon would facilitate your plans to uproot settlements in Judea and Samaria, as you did in the Gaza Strip. read more

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A Spirit of Absolute Folly…

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A Spirit of Absolute Folly, By Ari Shavit (Haaretz)

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In the difficult summer of 2006, the State of Israel is declaring in astonishment: They surprised us. They surprised us in a big way. They surprised us with Katyushas and they surprised us with the Al-Fajr rockets and they surprised us with the Zelzal missiles. They surprised us with anti-tank missiles. And they surprised us with the operational skill of the anti-tank squads. They surprised us with the bunkers and the camouflage. They surprised us with the command and monitoring. They surprised us with strategy, fighting ability and a fighting spirit. They surprised us with the astonishing power that a small death-army with low technology and high religious motivation can have. read more

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