Shas Stays in Coalition: ALL About the Money, Or Nepotism???

moshe

.

Commentary;

Below are three real short reports, which speak volumes. Will Shas ever see a silver shekel of NIS 475m? Or will their just reward be that it bounces as high as the funds which Gimmel never got for being in the Expulsion coalition? Do they perceive themselves as on a power trip? Does nepotism trump defense of Jerusalem? MB

Knesset [Committee] Approves Transfer of NIS 475m. to Shas’s Torah Institutions

Full Text;

“The Knesset Finance Committee on Wednesday approved the transfer of NIS 475 million to Shas’s Torah institutions. read more

Uncategorized

Friday War News: IDF Ops in Gaza, Kassams Blitz South; Youth Rock Thrower Nabbed, Rock Attacks, Firebombs in Yesha, Galilee; 6 Terrorists Nabbed

moshe

.

Woman Lightly Hurt in Kassam Attack on Sderot; IDF Strikes in Gaza

Two Kassam Rockets Landed in Sderot Area; None Wounded

IDF Fires at Kassam Rocket Launchers

IDF Hits Enemy Gunmen in Northern Gaza Operation

IDF Forces Prepare for Gaza Incursion, by Hanan Greenberg (Ynet)

Defense Minister Orders “Color Red” Sirens for Ashkelon

Related reports;

Ashkelon Katyushas Came From Iran Via Egypt, by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)

Ashkelon Shelling Draws Record Day of IAF Air Strikes on Gaza, by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News) read more

Uncategorized

Thursday War News: Gaza Kassam Blitz of Ashkelon, Sderot, Negev With Death, Injuries, Shock – IDF Responds; 12 Terrorists Nabbed, 1 Killed

moshe

.
[Five] Long Range Rockets Hit Ashkelon

Kassam Hits House in Ashkelon

18 Rockets Hit Sderot, Medics Treat Victims for Shock

Related reports;

70-Year-Old Woman Wounded as Rocket Attacks Continue

Factory in Sderot’s Industrial Area Suffers Kassam Hit

Man Sent Into Shock as Kassam Hits Sderot

Dichter’s Security Guard [Lightly] Hurt in Sderot Rocket Attack

2 Kassam Rockets Strike Open Areas in Western Negev; None Wounded

17 Killed in IDF Ops Since Wednesday [as 50 Rockets Pummel Negev, Ashkelon on Wednesday] read more

Uncategorized

Revisited: When is an Act Deemed Moral Turpitude?

moshe

.

Commentary;

Inevitably, the indictment against former President Katsav includes overtones concerning the amorphous legal term “Moral Turpitude.”

The article below sets forth definitions by prominent “expert” members of Israel’s secular political legal, judicial establishment. This blog did it’s own search for a definition of moral turpitude some 11 months ago.

What it comes down to is that what Moshe Katsav is accused of, and even that which he has admitted to, no more and no less meets the criteria of moral turpitude than that which Haim Ramon, Yitchak Mordechai or Shmuel Flatto-Sharon were all found guilty of. read more

Shas: Internet Law While Jerusalem Gets Carved

moshe

.

Commentary;

While Olmert, Livni, Abbas and Qurei carve up Jerusalem daily and excise our very heart, the Shas politicians are more concerned about their pet projects. How is it they focus on what you see on the internet while whaffling TOTALLY about Jerusalem?

Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA (Independent Media Research and Analysis) wrote this 5 weeks ago about Shas and Jerusalem. It is worth re-reading;

Considering that the negotiations are taking place in secret it is hardly clear if Shas will actually know when Jerusalem is the subject of negotiations. But even if taken at face value the approach makes absolutely no sense. And the absence of logic should most certainly be clear to negotiating masters like Yishai. read more

Uncategorized

Wednesday War News: Israel Strikes Against Kassam Launch Crews, Wounded Sderot Boy Critical, Faces Surgeries; Egypt Doubles Sinai Forces; Hamas Charity Laundry Hit by IDF, 17 Terrorists Nabbed in Jericho

moshe

.
Update from Gaza: Six Terrorists Killed in Air Strike

Related report: Men Killed in IDF Strike Were Commanders of Rocket Unit

Kassam Lands in Western Negev, Causing No Casualties or Damage

Wounded Sderot Boy Remains in Serious Condition

Related report; Many Operations Await Kassam Victim, by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich (Jerusalem Post)

Egypt Doubled Troop Levels in Sinai

Islamic Jihad Man Killed by IDF in Gaza

Mortar Attack at Sufa Crossing

Hebron: IDF Raids Offices of Charity Organization Funnelling Funds to Hamas read more

Uncategorized

Another Group of Politicians’ Lame Balks About Jerusalem Divide

moshe

.
Commentary;

This blog cautions against undue optimism regarding these 11 Kadima MKs and their faction meeting of yesterday. Don’t expect them to be any more serious about their so-called “red lines,” Kadima’s platform and a united Jerusalem under Jewish control, than Shas has been about theirs [If they start talking about, no make that continue to talk about dividing Jerusalem…]. Israel’s political, governmental leaders — it’s all about enhancement of personal power, spoils and self-aggrandizement, while blantantly ignoring the nation’s security and well-being. MB read more

Uncategorized

Tuesday War News: Kassam Bombardments Increase, Sderot House Damaged, 50 Gaza Stoners Nabbed; Hezbollah Plans Retaliatory Mega-Strike; Hamas Funding Nixed in Hevron, Molotovs and 25 Terrorists Nabbed in Yesha

moshe

.

Four Kassam Rockets Land in Western Negev; No Wounded

Two Kassam Rockets Fired at Western Negev, No Injuries

Sderot House Damaged in Kassam Rocket Attack

Kassam Rocket Strikes Sderot; Nobody Wounded, and No Damage Reported

IDF Soldiers Arrest Some 50 Palestinian Stone-Throwers at Erez

Kuwaiti Paper: Mega-Attack on Israel in March [Retaliation for Alleged Assassination of Hezbollah commander Mughniya]

IDF Shuts Down Hamas Terror Funding Network in Hevron

IDF Troops Detain Eight Palestinian Fugitives [in Yesha, Jordan Valley] Night-Time Ops read more

Uncategorized

Islamic “Human Wave” Fizzles

moshe

.
Commentary;

Well, the Islamics’ (no distinction between Hamas, PFLP, Fatah, al-Aqsa Brigades; their goals are all the same — the destruction and eradication of the Jews) human wave came up a wee bit short. Hamas policemen “blocked the main road leading to Erez” lest they be embarrassed after their boasts of a human chain forcing its way over the Gaza border with the rest of Israel went bust.

But the big question is; will the political echelon, the too-tired Olmert regime, back the IDF’s continued vigilance or will they, in their endoctrination of the masses as being exhausted from 60 years of conflict, get complacent and cause IDF complacency. Will inculcated complacency cause a surprise that the incompetent Olmert regime will be ill-equipped to properly cope with? MB read more

Uncategorized

Monday War News: Sderot Boy Seriously Wounded in Kassam Bombardment, Police Mobilize as islamic Protest Fizzles; Terrorists Nabbed in Counter Terror Operation, Fire Bomb and Stones Tossed in Yesha

moshe

.
Two Kassam Rockets Land in Western Negev; None Wounded

Sderot Boy Severely Wounded in Kassam Rocket Attack [3 Rocket Bombardment]

IDF Kills Three Armed Terrorists [Near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, Northern Gaza]

6,500 Policemen to Deploy in Preparation for Gaza Protest

IAF Improves Ability To Pinpoint Terrorists

Large IDF Counter Terrorist Operation in Shechem

IDF Arrests Eight Wanted Terrorists [in Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan River Valley]

Fire Bomb at Israeli Vehicle in Samaria

IDF Arrests 2 Palestinians Suspected of Throwing Stones Near Kalkilya read more

Uncategorized