Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

Arrogance, by Liat Collins (Jerusalem Post)

“THESE LEADERS were guilty of the same sin as their predecessors in 1973: … Haconceptzia – “The Concept” – a narrow security rationale that held that the Arabs had no capacity to wage war.”

“In the summer of 2006 contingency plans existed but were not implemented, and the country went to war led by Olmert, Peretz and Halutz, all trusting Halutz’s overriding belief that air power would determine the outcome, what has become known as Haconceptzia ha’avirit – facts on the burning ground be damned.” read more

Hamas Threatens to Kill Shalit if IDF Enters Gaza

Excerpt;
“MK Yisrael Katz called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to declare that if Hamas harms Schalit, PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his friends in the Hamas government will be assassinated.”

10 Palestinians Arrested During House Demolition in East Jerusalem

Kassam Rocket Fired at Sderot

Kassam Strikes West Negev; No Wounded or Damage

Terrorists Firebomb Soldiers; No Injuries

IDF Troops Arrest 28 Palestinians in West Bank

1 Wounded as IAF Strikes Car in Gaza read more

Rashi asks a critical question on the very first posuk of our Parsha;
“Hashem spoke to Moshe on Har Sinai, saying.” (Parsha Behar, Vayikra Perek 25, posuk 1) He asks why the laws of Shemittoh are singled out as having been given at Sinai. Were not all of the Mitzvot said at Sinai?” He answers that just as all of the Mitzvot; their general rules and their specifics were taught at Sinai, so too were the general rules and specifics regarding Shemittoh taught at Sinai. Rashi then reasons that the posuk comes to teach us that every utterance said to Moshe, they were all from Sinai. read more