The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
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Kassam Rocket Strikes Western Negev; No Wounded Reported
Kassam Rocket Lands Near Sderot; None Injured
Ashkelon Stabbing [of a 73 Year Old Woman by a 25 Year Old Arab] Probably ‘Nationalistic’
Kassam Lands in Factory in Western Negev, No Injuries
Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Israeli Cars Near Ramallah; None Hurt
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Satire: Israel Launches New Defense Plan For Sderot, by Baruch Gordon (Israel National News)
Excerpts;
Following the Israeli security cabinet’s decision to refrain from a full-scale military retaliation against rocket attacks from Gaza, state leaders have announced a national defense policy aimed at increasing protection for the shell-shocked Israeli town of Sderot.
At a press conference held at a fitness gym, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak named the new defense strategy: “Run, Jew, Run!”
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Islamic Threat: Hamas Will Harm Schalit if IDF Carries Out Gaza Incursion
Commentary;
Intimidated Israeli appeasement begets more Islamic intimidation.
Shalit and the other 2 prisoners should have been liberated long ago, by military means. This is the true price of abandoning Jewish soldiers on the battlefield. MB
Taxi Driver Kidnapped, Rescued by IDF
Attacks Near Shechem, Arrests Near Jenin
Palestinians Hurl Molotov Cocktails at Israeli Car Near Bethlehem
IDF, Shin Bet Arrest Senior Islamic Jihad Member in Jenin Cafe
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Fifth Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev; None Wounded
Two Terrorists Killed in IAF Attack
4th Kassam Rocket of the Day, No Injuries or Damage
Woman Wounded in Kassam Attack on Sderot
Palestinians Shoot at IDF Bulldozers in Gaza; No Wounded
Gaza Gunmen Fire at Israeli Farmers; No Casualties
Army chief: Gaza Operation Unavoidable, Roee Nahmias (Ynet)
Excerpt;
IDF COS Gabi Ashkenazi: “You cannot defeat a terror organization without eventually taking control of the territory,” he said, “the only reason we have been successful in Judea and Samaria is because we control the area.”
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Commentary;
Isn’t burning tires seditious, incitement against authority? Weren’t these citings sufficient rationale to justify arrest or police, Shabak or Yassam brutality against those who protested against expulsion of their Jewish brothers from Jewish land in Gush Katif ?
Aside from this short report in the Jerusalem Post, there were no reports of either the burning tires or any resultant arrests or police, Shabak or Yassam brutality against the perpetrators. The same could be said for the various trucker and port strikes which we have witnessed in recent years. No charges of incitement or sedition were filed.
Sderot Mayor Resigns Amidst Day of Heavy Kassam Barrages /strong>
20 Kassams fired ahead of scheduled [Wednesday] Post-Annapolis talks.
IDF Summary of Past 24 Hours of Gaza Operations
Defense Officials: ‘Limited Gaza Ops Having Effect’
Report: IDF Kills Islamic Jihad Terrorist Near Kissufim
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State Says Its Not Obligated to Fortify Sderot Homes Against Kassams
Full Text;
The state alleged Monday evening that there is no law forcing it to fortify houses in Sderot against Kassam rockets in a response to a petition filed by 30 of the southern city’s residents.
In its reply, the state also claimed that the fortification issue could have great impact on Israel’s image and its deterrence abilities.
“Even if the government decides not to fortify homes in Sderot, this is an issue that is outside of the court’s area of jurisdiction,” the reply read.
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Parsha Mikeitz records the whole affair between Yosef and the brothers when they came to Mitzrayim to buy food and were accused by the Viceroy of being spies. We learned how after hearing their story and family history, Yosef demanded that they bring their youngest brother to him and incarcerated Shimon as insurance that the brothers would indeed return with Binyamin, their youngest brother. We learn that in the middle of Parsha Mikeitz, with the imprisonment of Shimon, the brothers recognized and attributed their predicament to the sin they had committed earlier by throwing Yosef into the pit and then selling him to the Mitzriyim. Yosef heard and understood their conversation and left their presence to cry silently. (Perek 42, posukim 21-24)