Winograd Transcripts; The Sooner Released, the Sooner Regime Falls, The Sooner Jewish leadership Takes Over?

Families Demand Winograd Be Published

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A group of bereaved families demanded on Sunday that Judge Eliahu Winograd, who heads the Winograd Committee of investigation into the Second Lebanon War, publish transcripts of the committee hearings.

“If you don’t intend to abide by this court order,” the families wrote in a letter, “We call on you to resign from the committee, in order to set up a state committee of inquiry and disband this shameless government.”

The state prosecutor backed up the Winograd Committee’s request not to publish transcripts of the committee protocols until an official interim report was issued. read more

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Olmert Doesn’t Learn, Boasts Continue

For a comprehensive listing of Olmert’s previous boasts, click here.

Olmert: Peace Within Five Years

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Saturday night that a comprehensive regional peace plan could be reached within five years. While Olmert said that the Saudi plan, which calls for Israel to give the PA all of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza and to accept several million Arabs as citizens, is “not good enough,” he said that it is much better than the peace plans offered in the past. Olmert called the plan “very interesting,” and said that he sees Saudi Arabia’s role in the Middle East as very positive. read more

Sunday War News

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Olmert: Lacking Backbone, Do You Even Know How to Win?

‘Time Not Right for Gaza Invasion’

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Ehud, if not now, when?? How much worse do things have to get and how worse our position? How much more danger for the people in the South? Do you even care? Do you even know how to win besides bloodying Jews?

To get an idea of the extent of the arms smuggling problem, the frequency of Kassam rockets being launched at Israel from Gaza and other instances of terror attacks launched upon Israel from Gaza, click here, here and here.

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Shabbos War News

UN chief: Arms Smuggling Threatening Cease-Fire

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Friday with Lebanese security chiefs during his two-day visit to Lebanon….

The leading Lebanese daily An-Nahar reported Saturday that Ban told the Lebanese security chiefs that Israel had provided him with “evidence and pictures” of trucks crossing from Syria to Lebanon and unloading weapons.

On Saturday, Ban again voiced concern about the reported arms smuggling.

General Closure on PA Territories for Passover read more

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When an Indecent, Immoral Act is NOT Moral Turpitude

Ramon Considers Returning to Politics, By Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)

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Associates of former justice minister Haim Ramon said Thursday that he was to decide on whether to return to politics only after the Pessah holidays.

Earlier, the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court decided to uphold the Ramon’s conviction of committing an indecent act, but ruled that the felony would not carry with it moral turpitude, which would enable Ramon to return to public life, if he chose to do so.

Ramon will still have to carry out 120 hours of community service. read more

Ashkenazi’s Committment to Stop Arms Smuggling — Credible?

Ashkenazi: I’ll Stop Arms Smuggling

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DF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi told the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday that the buildup of terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip required a swift and urgent response, Army Radio reported.

At his first appearance before the committee, Ashkenazi said that one of the main immediate goals he had set for himself was to stem the smuggling of weapons and technology from the Gaza Strip into the West Bank.

Following the meeting, MKs expressed satisfaction with Ashkenazi’s presentation, and did not hesitiate to compare him to his predecessor, Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz. read more

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Thursday War News

Two Arabs Held in Kidnapping Plot [Involving Chareidim]

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“The two suspects allegedly scouted several Jerusalem neighborhoods — including Neve Yaakov, Givat Shaul, Har Nof, and Beit Hakerem — in one of their vehicles and offered haredim rides.”

Palestinians Throw Rocks at Israeli Car Near Nablus [Shechem]

Gaza: Kassam Cell Member Injured by IDF Fire Dies

IDF troops Kill [Armed] Palestinian in Jenin

IDF Arrests Islamic Jihad Head in Nablus

Three More Kassam Rockets, No Injuries read more

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Police Evict Remaining Activists From Homesh

Police Begin Evacuating Homesh Settlers by Force, by Yaakov Katz , Ben Uchitelle-Pierce (Jerusalem Post)

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Police began evacuating settlers one by one from the former settlement of Homesh on Wednesday morning, after the hundreds of demonstrators spent two nights at the site in an attempt to reclaim it.

According to a report on Israel Radio, a bulldozer was on the way to the settlement to dismantle the makeshift shelters and tents that the settlers had set up.

Police were picking up protesters bodily and taking them away, with officers commanding the operations by megaphone, the report said. read more

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