Friday War News and Analysis

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Analysis: Don’t Underestimate Syria’s Military, Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

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Since the Second Lebanon War, Syria has established new commando units and is said to have increased urban and guerrilla warfare training.

“Syria saw the difficulty the IDF had during the fighting inside the southern Lebanese villages and now the military there wants to draw us – in the event of a war – into battles in built-up areas where they think they will have the upper hand,” explained a source in the IDF Northern Command. 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

COS Ashkenazi: “Confident in Ability of IDF to Carry Out ANY Mission Assigned.” — Even Expulsions of Jews??

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IDF Chief: ‘The Army Must Be Worthy of the People’s Trust, by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (Israel National News)

“I am confident in the ability of the IDF to carry out any mission it will be assigned.”— Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi

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The IDF Chief of General Staff, Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, said on Wednesday evening that the army is implementing lessons learned during the 2006 war in Lebanon. He also expressed his confidence in its ability to carry out any mission that it is assigned. Ashkenazi was speaking before an annual gathering in honor of the military’s outstanding non-commissioned officers. read more

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Thursday War News

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Drivers Report Gunfire Near Tekoa

IDF Arrests Palestinian in Central Ramallah

Man Stabbed in Neck Near Dung Gate in Jerusalem

Three Israelis Jailed for 13 Years for Driving Bomber

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“… Judge Oded Mudrik… ruled that the three had ignored their suspicions about the terrorist and his accomplice and continued to transport them to the location of the terror attack in exchange for NIS 1,000.”

“The judge also ruled that the three men made no real attempts to look into their suspicions and were satisfied when the bomber showed them tools in his bag, pretending they were meant for stealing cars in Israel.” read more

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Peretz, Like Olmert at Amona, Needs Jewish Blood to Solidify Labor Leadership Re-election Bid?

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Settlers Given 15 Days to Prove They Own Hebron Home

Attorney General Did Not Approve Hevron Evacuation, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

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“It is now clear that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has not approved the evacuation of Peace House in Hevron. It was similarly announced that Peretz had instructed the Coordinator of IDF Activities in Judea and Samaria, Maj.-Gen. Yosef Mishlav, to prepare for the evacuation.” read more

Swap list for Shalit: A Who’s Who of Arab, Islamic Serial Murderers of Jews

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Hamas Prisoner Swap List Is Who’s Who of Terror, by Gil Ronen (Israel National News)

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The list of 45 terrorists the Hamas is demanding be freed in return for Cpl. Gilad Shalit reads like a who’s who of terror, and includes men responsible for intentionally murdering scores of Israeli men, women, children and babies and wounding hundreds of others.

The most prominient name on the list is that of Hamas super terrorist Abdullah Barghouti, who is serving 67 life sentences for the murder of dozens of Israelis and for his part in numerous suicide bombings. He was implicated in the Sbarro horror of August 2001, the triple suicide attack in Ben Yehuda Street in December 2001, the Cafe’ Moment atrocity and the Hebrew University attack of June 2002. read more

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Parsha Sh’mini 5767 — The Eternal Constant: The Jew’s Service

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by Moshe Burt

For seven days, Moshe taught Aaron HaKohen and his sons the laws of their Avodah in the Mishkan. (You might say that they were given OJT from Shemayim.)

Our Parsha Sh’mini begins by relating that on the eighth day, Aaron and his sons commenced their Avodah HaKodosh.

But our Parsha also relates the tragedy of the deaths of Aaron’s two oldest sons, Nadav and Avihu who died while performing an unauthorized Service, offering a “strange fire …, which he did not command them…” (Artscroll Chumash, Vayikra, Perek 10, posuk 1) And our Parsha relates that “Hashem spoke to Aaron saying: Do not drink intoxicating wine, you and your sons …, when you come to the Ohel Mo’ed (the Tent of Meeting), that you not die — this is an eternal decree for your generations. In order to distinguish between the sacred and the profane …” (Artscroll Chumash, Vayikra, Perek 10, p’sukim 8-10). read more

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Tuesday War News

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Kassam Rocket Lands Near Sderot; No Injuries

Three Terrorists Caught Infiltrating Elon Moreh

Pessah Terror Attack Averted by Shin Bet

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“For some unknown reason, after the man reached the Gush Dan region, he returned to Kalkilya where his car exploded a few days later in a ‘work accident.'”

Related report:
19 Hamas Members Arrested for Planning Attack on Pesach

IDF Soldiers Attacked in Shechem

US Fears Iran has Long-Range Russian Missiles

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“The US fears Iran received missiles capable of hitting US naval vessels in the Persian Gulf.” read more

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Olmert Regime Prefers Disgrace of Capitulation to Terror by Freeing Murderous Arabs to Getting Jonathan Pollard Free

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Not at Any Price, by Shlomo Engel (Ynet)

“Against this backdrop of the sweeping Israeli willingness to finalize the Gilad Shalit deal at almost any price, despite its many dangers, it is difficult not to mention Jonathan Pollard.

Pollard is an Israeli soldier without a uniform, who Israel is not only failing to release but also knowingly ignoring.”

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Israel must not pay exorbitant price in exchange for abducted soldier Shalit.

Soon, according to media reports, a deal for the release of abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit may be finalized. We can assume it will be a repeat of the Jibril deal, where Israel released 1,150 terrorists in exchange for three abducted troops. In that deal, all boundaries of proportionality in terms of prisoner swaps were breached. Sadly, the current deal, managed by the most failed government in the country’s history, is expected to be even worse. read more