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Mean Me’ir: Another Regime Lackey Passing the Buck at Expense of Sderot Residents

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Minister Attacks Gaydamak

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At the weekly Cabinet meeting, Housing and Construction Minister Meir Sheetrit denounced an offer by Russian-born Israeli business tycoon Arcadi Gaydamak to provide fortification for 1,300 housing units in Sderot, calling the idea “ridiculous.”

Minister Sheetrit had equally disparaging words for complaints by residents of the rocket-battered city who have accused the government of neglecting to repair, upgrade and increase the number of bomb shelters in the western Negev town. read more

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Spin Doctors Spinning Barghouti Release

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Report: Media Preparing Ground For Barghouti Release, by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)

“Although Israel’s media routinely refers to those convicted of rape as rapists (“The rapist Benny Sela escaped from police custody”) and murder as murderers (“The murderer Yigal Amir applied for the right to have a conjugal visit from his wife”), Barghouti is never referred to as a murderer on either Kol Israel government radio or Army Radio.”

For previous reports related to Marwan Barghouti, click here. read more

Olmert Regime and the Rule of Law: Two Must Reads [With a Few Thousand Grains of Salt Re: Motivations of the Writers]

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Paz-Pines: Olmert Weakening Rule of Law, by Gil Hoffman (Jerusalem Post]

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Labor leadership candidate Ophir Paz-Pines launched his campaign on Wednesday by accusing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of being corrupt, Defense Minister Amir Peretz of causing damage and his party of being “addicted to power.”

“Olmert saying that he had no agenda was one of the worst things a prime minister has ever said, especially at a time when mothers are sending their children to war,” Paz-Pines said, referring to a statement Olmert made in September. read more

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Tossing Around Hot Potatoes

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The blame game begins or continues between regime officials, each as evil as the other — including “Mean Me’ir.” The bottom line: for all of the blame and hot potatoes being tossed around, former Gush Katif residents continue to be without permanent resettlement, and the housing shortage in Yehuda and Shomron continues. MB

Sheetrit Accuses Government of Delaying Housing for Refugees

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Minister of Housing and Construction Meir Sheetrit accused “top government officials” of delaying the construction of housing for refugees from Gush Katif. According to Sheetrit, he has made several agreements to begin building permanent homes for the refugees, only to have ministers and other top officials back out at the last moment. read more

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IDF Must Conquer Both Northern Gaza & the Egypt-Gaza Border…

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More Calls to Conquer Large Parts of Gaza, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

Col. (ret.) Moti Yogev: “The Kassam rockets are a direct result not only of the terrorists who fire them, but of the wantonness, lack of professionalism and irresponsibility of this government and its ministers. This includes Minister Sheetrit, who is talking nonsense… The government is not implementing the most basic effective measures to fulfill its basic responsibility to protect the citizens of Sderot and the western Negev.” read more

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With a Murderous Terror Enemy Bent on War, Peace Initiatives More Dangerous than Living With War…

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Three Deadly Fallacies, by Evelyn Gordon (Jerusalem Post)

“If the other side is not ready for peace, bold initiatives – “there is no such thing as a government without a diplomatic agenda” – are often more dangerous than simply trying to manage the conflict until conditions do become ripe for real peace.”

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In an interview in last Thursday’s Haaretz, Justice Minister Meir Sheetrit provided a textbook example of what is wrong with Israel’s foreign policy. read more

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Sha’ul Mofaz: Bandwagon Jumper, Political Opportunist, Lacking the Competency and Moral Integrity Needed to Lead…

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The Latest Bandwagon Jump of Sha’ul Mofaz, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

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The call by Cabinet Minister Sha’ul Mofaz for a public state commission of inquiry into the government’s handling of the Lebanon war prompts more criticism of his political opportunism.

Transportation Minister Sha’ul Mofaz issued a statement last night (Sunday) stating that only a state commission with real “teeth” can return the nation’s trust in the government and in the Kadima Party. read more

Banks Began Implementing “Convergence” Prior to Lebanon War…

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Prior to War, Banks Began to Refuse Yesha Mortgages
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Prior to the Re-Engagement War in Lebanon and Gaza, banks began refusing mortgages to people wishing to build in Judea and Samaria (Yesha) due to PM Olmert’s Convergence Plan.

Following a recent Arutz-7 report on the matter, and now that PM Olmert has reportedly shelved his Convergence Plan, the Finance Ministry has stated that none of its directives had changed, and that any refusal to grant mortgages was the decision of the banks alone. read more

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Mean Me’ir’s Perk, For Doing Absolutely Nothing …

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He’s Back, but Refugees Have No Home By Ido Efrati (Ynet)

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Meir Sheetrit, he of the mean, nasty, divisive mouth, the boorish bully who is confused about his identity, roots and ideology gets rewarded with a 2nd ministry, Justice, in addition to the Housing Ministry in which capacity he utterly neglected the citizens of the north.

Meir Sheetrit has not a hint of clue as to what “Tzedek, Tzedek tierdof…” (‘Justice, justice you shall pursue…’) means. MB read more

Loss of War in Lebanon Buries “Convergence”?

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MKs: Convergence May be PM’s Undoing By Sheera Claire Frenkel
(Jerusalem Post)

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The convergence plan that served as a cornerstone of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s rise to office may lead to his downfall, members of the coalition said Wednesday.

“If you asked me now what could break up the coalition, I would say convergence,” said a senior Labor minister. “We can’t support a plan which calls for unilateral moves.”

The plan, which calls for a withdrawal from large swaths of the West Bank, allows for a unilateral withdrawal if a “partner” is unavailable for negotiations, said MK Otniel Schneller, the Kadima MK who helped draft the plan. read more