The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Passover and Jonathan Pollard, by Kenneth Lasson (IMRA)
Commentary;
Israel’s handling of, abject neglect and abandonment of Jonathan Pollard, and the complicity of silence by the masses is a collective blot of moral and spiritual defilement on all of our souls!! MB
Full Text;
Perhaps the most symbolic of all Jewish holidays, Passover above all celebrates redemption. This is the time to remember deliverance from Egypt, to appreciate the renewal of spring, to contemplate the meaning of freedom.
IDF Arrests Six Terror Suspects in West Bank
Commentary;
Olmert’s news manipulators, spin-doctors and censors back at work. It CANNOT possibly be that there are only two war-related stories on any of the Israeli news sites! MB
Stoning Attacks Damage Vehicles on Highway 60
Palestinians Fire at Troops in West Bank
NY Times: Israel Delaying US-Saudi Arms Deal
Excerpt;
“Israel is… concerned that there could be a revolution in Saudi Arabia that would leave the Saudi arsenal in the hands of militant Islamists.”
IDF Forces Capture 20 Wanted PA Terrorists
Commentary;
After last week’s re-entry into Homesh, this author, with the help of various media coverage during and after the fact, tries to set the 2 1/2 day Homesh event in perspective.
The left and some of the media tried to present this event as an arrogant power-grab on behalf of Orange activism. In doing so, they’ve pushed all of the wrong buttons.
But are enough Jews wise and savvy enough to discern psychological projection when they see it?
Case in point, this blog picked up, Welcome to Settler Nation. Now, Obey!, by Bradley Burston of Haaretz under the headline;
Homesh… and Leftist Hate Journalism from H-ll!
Double Standard Watch: The Right of Return: What if the Shoe Were On the Other Foot?, by Alan Dershowitz (Jerusalem Post)
Recently, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that, as a matter of deep principle, he would never accept a right of return by Palestinian refugees and their descendants. His argument was simple: the Palestinians, aided by the surrounding Arab countries, started a war against the new state of Israel in an effort to destroy it; had they instead accepted the partition—the two-state solution—Israel would have accepted the presence of significant numbers of Palestinians in the new Jewish state. But once the Palestinians started a genocidal war, the inevitable consequence was the creation of refugees. Even if some were in fact forced to leave by Israeli military commanders, such actions were in response to the attack by the Palestinians.
Israel Still Hopeful for Regional Parley, by Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpts;
Olmert, at a press conference Sunday evening in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, proposed “a meeting of all the heads of the Arab states, including – obviously – the Saudi king, whom I see as a very important leader, to have discussions with us.”
The idea, according to senior diplomatic officials, was for a meeting where regional leaders who “believe in dialogue” would meet and express “face to face” their ideas about how to achieve a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
IDF Fires into Lebanon for First Time Since War
IDF Kills Gaza Terrorist, Wound Another
IDF, Palestinians Clash Along Gaza Fence
Related report:Tzvika Fogel: IDF Will Occupy Gaza for Six Months
Palestinians Detonate Explosive Charges Near Gaza
IDF Fires at 3 Palestinians Near Security Fence
Shin Bet Arrests Tanzim Leader in Jericho
IDF Uncovers Two Explosive Charges Near Kalkilya
Terrorist Wounds IDF Soldier [in Jenin] After Arab MK Incitement
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Tibi Attends Jenin March, by Roee Nahmias (Ynet)
Excerpts;
Five years after IDF’s Operation Defensive Shield in Jenin, dozens of gunmen march through streets of Jenin refugee camp dressed up in suicide explosive belts and wearing IDF uniforms. MK Ahmad Tibi calls for an end to the occupation.
Dozens of armed men participated on Tuesday in a procession marking five years since the IDF’s Operation Defensive Shield, during which over 50 Palestinians were killed in the Jenin refugee camp. Among the participants were Islamic Jihad members dressed up as suicide bombers and children wearing military uniforms and carrying real firearms. Speakers at the event included Knesset Member Ahmad Tibi (United Arab List-Ta’al) and Zakariya Zbeidi, a senior official in Fatah’s al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev
Related report:
Rocket Attack [in Gaza] as IDF Strikes at Fatah Terrorists [in Shechem]
Kassam Lands North of Gaza Strip; No Injuries Reported
Attack on IDF Unit In Samaria, No Injuries
IDF Wounds Al Aksa Member in Nablus [Shechem]
Palestinians Report Gun Clashes with the IDF in Nablus [Shechem]
Explosive Device Used Against IDF Force in Nablus [Shechem]; No Injuries
Islamic Jihad Terror-Operative Arrested at the Ein-Bidan Crossing
An Open Letter From an “Illegal Outpost”
Battling Against ‘The Falsification of History’, by Josh Hamerman (Ynet)
Residents of Maaleh Rechavam Sue Maariv Newspaper for Libel, by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (Israel National News)
Excerpts;
After requests that the newspaper publish a retraction were refused, according to Drori Bar-Levav, general secretary of the community, it was decided to sue Maariv.
Lawyers representing 14 residents of Maaleh Rechavam filed suit with the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Sunday. The defendants named in the case are Amnon Dankner, Maariv’s editor-in-chief, journalist Uri Yablonka, and Maariv’s publishing corporation. According to the suit, the representation of the community as it appeared in a May 2006 article by Yablonka defamed them, and negatively impacted Maaleh Rechavam residents’ businesses and relations with their Arab neighbors.