Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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Commentary;

Once again, we watch the “revolving door” door of the PA prison system at work, as with the recent report of the escape of two killers of the Jewish hikers near Hevron who were later claimed by PA prison authorities as having been given furlough.

It will be fascinating to watch how the PA explains away this escape — 12 terrorists roaming free to murder and maim more Jews. When will Olmert, Barak, Livni and Ramon come to grasp and take responsibility for the consequences of their equivocation and “goodwill” appeasement of a merciless, murderous enemy? When will Israel again take sole responsiblity for defense of the Jewish people? MB read more

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[Work Accident?] Gaza Man Killed in Possible Kassam Misfire

Two Kassam Rockets Land Near Ashkelon [Four Mortar Shells Fired]

Grad Rocket Launched at Ashkelon; No Casualties

Gazans Fire Anti-Tank Missile at Troops Patrolling Border Fence; None Hurt

Israeli Car Damaged in Hebron Stone-Throwing

IDF Sappers Detonate 2 Bombs in Jenin

IDF Troops Arrest Terror Suspect Near Bethlehem

IDF Officer Lightly Wounded by Palestinian Gunfire near Jenin

Palestinians Throw Molotov Cocktail at Israeli Vehicle [Near Kalkilya]; No Injuries Reported read more

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Commentary;

Former MK Uzi Landau speaks about the long-term risks, militarily and psychologically of substituting fortification for concerted, conclusive military action to end daily terror emanating from Gaza. MB

The Risks of Fortification, by Uzi Landau (Ynet)

“No sensible person can comprehend the gap between young Israel’s aggressive policy and the weakness demonstrated by the strong, well-established Israel, 60 years later.”

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I was on a solidarity trip to Sderot and the Gaza vicinity communities, when in one of the Kassam ridden kibbutzim I met Assaf – a local resident and a father of four. Two of his daughters, he said, were currently serving in the IDF, so when the Color Red alert sounds, he knows they are safe. read more