Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

PM Livni? Are We Crazy?, by Uzi Landau (Ynet)

Foreign Minister lacks independent worldview; we cannot afford another experiment.

“Livni, with all due respect, is there by coincidence. She was able to jump on the right bandwagon at the right time. She has no independent worldview. She zigzagged with her positions based on political benefits to be gained at the time. And while she’s finishing up her one-year internship at the Foreign Ministry, she’s already rushing to do some basic training at the Prime Minister’s Office, at the expense of the public.” read more

Arabs Throw Rocks at Jewish Vehicle Near Shechem

Rocks on Israeli Vehicle on Jerusalem-Modi’in Road

Four Kassam Rockets Fired at Negev; None Wounded

Israeli Seriously Hurt in Drive-by Shooting near Ramallah

Shooting Attack Leaves Security Guard in Serious Condition

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3 Palestinians Hurt in Clashes With IDF in Jenin

Palestinians Throw Rocks at Israeli Vehicles Near Hebron

IDF Arrests Four Terror Suspects in West Bank

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Column One, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“The report’s concentration on the personal failures of the three men serves mainly to strengthen the Left’s push to place all the blame for the war’s dismal outcome on the personal incompetence of Israel’s leaders. This it does by deliberately ignoring the ideological and cognitive failure of the government and the Israeli establishment as a whole. It was this failure that led to the war and to its dismal outcome.” read more

Homesh: ‘A Settlement Renewal Point’, by Matthew Wagner (Jerusalem Post)

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With the Israeli public’s morale at an all-time low, now is the time to launch a new bid for increased settlement activity in Judea and Samaria, with Homesh as a rallying point, Benny Katzover, former chairman of the Samaria Regional Council and a founder of Gush Emunim, said Thursday.

A huge demonstration at Homesh, one of four northern Samaria settlements evacuated during disengagement in August 2005, was being planned for this summer, when high schools and yeshivot are on vacation, said Katzover. He said he was lending his rich experience in settlement activism to the younger generation of settlement leaders. read more