Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

“Israeli journalists view…. their task as making sure that the public reaches the proper conclusions. That is particularly true of those in public broadcasting, which holds a near monopoly over the air waves – a power of which the broadcasters are acutely aware.”

Think Again: Democracy and Media Manipulation, by By Jonathan Rosenblum (Jerusalem Post)

Commentary;

While there is nothing new under the sun in Rosenblum’s column, he expresses points which must emphasized again, and again, and again until either the media get’s the point, or that Yosef Q. Israeli comes to totally disregard the Israeli mainstream media as a valid and objective source of news. MB read more

Simply Despicable

Israel Commemorates 2nd Lebanon War (Jerusalem Post)

Excerpt;

“The first state ceremony for the country’s most recent war was scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert… will be absent from the Mt. Herzl ceremony. Olmert decided not to attend to spare those in attendance the rigorous security checks that the prime minister’s presence would entail, Army Radio reported.”

IDF Kills Top Aksa Commander in Jenin

Hamas Tried To Take Over Temple Mount

Related report: Hamas’s Plans for Temple Mount Foiled, by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

Report: Syria Stockpiling Missiles But Won’t Attack[??]

2 Youths Arrested for Stoning Cars Near Karmiel

IDF Arrests Six Wanted Terrorists

800 Illegals To Be Returned to Egypt

Rocket Hits Near Sderot

3 Kassams Land in Negev; No One Hurt

Gaza: Air Strikes Kill 7 Palestinians

Terrorist Killed Saturday Responsible for 2004 Attack

Five Kassams Hit Sderot Over Shabbat

Two Kassams Hit Sderot; One Lightly Wounded

IAF Strikes Explosives Lab in Central Gaza

IDF: We Attacked Storerooms for Arms Manufacturing in Gaza

Terrorists Fire on Soldiers in Shechem

Commentary;

Once again, we hear the latest variation on Olmert’s general theme; “I’m too tired to win” which translated shows again the the extent of elitist Olmert’s callous disdain for the Negev towns, including Sderot, and for the entire people which he governs. Maximal protection? The people of the Southern Negev towns, including Sderot have NOT even been minimally protected as indicated here, here and here despite Olmert’s empty and worthless pledges and promises. MB read more

Commentary;

The report compiled below sheds no new light about facts that we already knew prior to the leftist politically-agendized historical revisionists who came along endeavoring to replace truth with their own distorted, bogus version of history. But Dr. Haivry’s report bolsters and reinforces the truth vs left’s revisionist history invented and endoctrinated onto the masses. MB

Was There Ever a Palestinian ‘Nation’?, by Ofir Haivry (Ynet)

“During the less than 30 years of the existence of this Mandate, from which the Palestinians draw their name, no significant indications were to be found of a united national identity of their own. The leader of Mandate Arabs was the Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini… headed a loose alliance of clans, tribes, and local interests that were mostly united by hatred towards the Jews, and to a lesser extent towards the British.” read more

Soldiers Shoot Aksa Gunman to Death in Nablus [Shechem] Taxi

Excerpt:

“The gunman was traveling with another armed Palestinian passenger, the IDF said. The second gunman and the taxi driver fled the scene.
Palestinians identified the man as a 26-year-old Aksa Martyrs’ Brigades operative.”

IDF Troops Arrest Three Palestinians in West Bank [Judea and Samaria]

Kidnappers Propose Prisoner Swap Deal: Shalit for Johnston [Johnson Released, Hamas to Deliver Shalit to the Army of Islam]

Bomb Thrown at IDF in Nablus [Shechem]; None Wounded read more

Commentary;

Why do Israeli officials think that they know better? Why do they think they’re sooo smart — especially when they’ve been proven wrong soo many times? Must readers be reminded; the Yom Kippur War intelligence failures, the withdrawal from South Lebanon in 2000, the Oslo accords, the Wye Agreement and 2 years ago, Expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif and 4 Shomron towns which was supposed to end terror emanating from Gaza.

And let us not forget about these so-called smart experts and their agreement with Egypt about monitoring the Gaza Crossings, the total unpreparedness in last summer’s Lebanon conflict of all levels of Israeli military and governance and these smart guys’ dependence and reliance upon upon 3rd party forces and “guarantees” during the past year subsequent to the conflict. read more