The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Israel is a Hebrew State, by Zvi Zameret (Haaretz)
MK Hendel: Evict Arab MKs from Knesset
“In 2002 then Supreme Court president Justice Aharon Barak ruled on a petition filed by Adalah and others… : ‘The law in Israel does not recognize a collective right to cultivate the unique identity and culture of certain population groups, and thus far we have not heard of a minority’s right to preserve and promote its language while compelling the public authorities to help it.'”
IDF Soldier Wounded by Explosive device in Nablus [Shechem]
IDF Nabs Palestinians With Explosives Near Nablus [Shechem]
Five Kassams Fired, Bombing Thwarted at Checkpoint
Stones Thrown at Israeli Vehicle Near Bethlehem
Two Kassams Launched from Gaza Sunday Morning
Palestinians fire Kassam into Israel
Terrorists Fire on Soldiers in Shechem
Abbas Appoints Dahlan as Top Security Adviser
Related commentary: Remember When! Olmert: “Eradicate” Criminal Dahlan, “Israel Can’t do Business With Terrorists”
Column One: As Syria Prepares for War, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
“Solana announced, ‘We would like to work as much as possible to see your country Syria recuperate the territory taken in 1967.'”
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Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Iranian Defense Minister Mustafa Muhammad Najjar merged the Syrian and Iranian militaries at a summit in Damascus. On Sunday Najjar explained the deal to reporters saying, “We consider the capability of the Syrian defensive forces as our own and believe that expansion of defensive ties would … help deal with the threats of the enemies.” Najjar added that Iran “offers all of its defense capabilities to Syria.” The meeting was capped off on Monday when Najjar signed a memorandum of understanding on military cooperation with his Syrian counterpart Hassan Turkmeni.
Barghouti Planning ‘Million Man March’
Excerpt:
“Although serving time in a maximum security prison, Barghouti entertains a parade of reporters, Red Cross workers, relatives and fellow terrorists, who are able to visit Barghouti under relatively lax Israeli prison visitation policies.”
Related report: Israel’s Prisons Wide Open to Terrorist Kin
IDF Troops Shoot Armed Palestinian in Nablus [in Balata Refugee Camp]
Palestinians Open Fire at IDF Troops in Nablus [in Balata Refugee Camp]
Surrealism as a Form of Government, by Evelyn Gordon
For related reports regarding the obstructions of the state comptroller’s Home Front Security Investigation, and all investigations regarding last summer’s conflict in Lebanon, click here.
“The army… demanding that Lindenstrauss be barred from giving the committee any information at all. And, incredibly, both Attorney-General Menachem Mazuz and Knesset Legal Adviser Nurit Elstein backed this position.”
Full Text;
Imagine a country where unelected officials could bar members of parliament from asking questions or even prevent parliament from meeting altogether. To most people, this would evoke images of totalitarian states. Yet it is precisely what two of Israel’s top legal officials sought to do last week.
Gaza Source Reports Development in Shalit Matter
Full Text:
Abu Mujahed, spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees in the Gaza Strip said, “There are big and serious developments on the Gilad Shalit matter.”
In an interview to the Israeli-Arab newspaper al Sinnara, Abu Mujahed said that his organization was waiting for Israel’s approval, and if it was received, “The deal would include Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti,” he said.
Commentary;
Serial Murderer Barghouti about to be freed with 1,400 other terrorists in exchange for Gilad Shalit? This blog has predicted on numerous occasions that Barghouti will be freed and not serve the 5 lifetimes to which he was sentenced. MB
Arab Rock Attack Near Adam [Town North of Jerusalem]
Arabs Steal Car from Samaria Jewish Resident
IDF Arrests Nine Palestinian Fugitives in West Bank [Yehuda and Shomron]
Fatah Terrorists Said They Fired 5 Kassams Thursday
Israeli Vehicle Damaged by Stones Near Ramallah
Palestinians in Nablus [Shechem] Shoot at IDF
Analysis: Question Marks Over Winograd, By Anshel Pfeffer (Jerusalem Post)
“We are in for 40 days of political paralysis. Now that everyone knows that Winograd and his four colleagues will indeed be deciding the prime minister’s fate straight after Pessah, everything will go on hold.”
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The announcement Tuesday afternoon by the Winograd Committee that it will be including personal findings on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and former chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Dan Halutz in its interim report created just as many question marks as it dispelled.
Hamas TV: Disengagement Key to Israel’s Destruction, by Ezra HaLevi (Israel National News)
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Hamas-controlled television is broadcasting a statement by the group’s late leader Ahmad Yassin several times a day saying Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza is the key to the destruction of the entire Jewish state.
Yassin’s statement was made in 2005, in response to Ariel Sharon’s announcement of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza:
“Sharon said yesterday that ‘Nezarim [Israeli town in Gaza Strip] is [like] Tel Aviv.’ Today he says: ‘The day is near when we will leave Gaza.’ That’s it, it’s lost, Tel Aviv is gone. They are defeated, they have no words left.”
Kassam Rocket Lands Near Ashkelon
Police Nab Palestinians Stealing Torah Scrolls [From Beit Shemesh Beit Knesset]
Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev; None Hurt
IDF Finds Bomb Near Southern Gaza Security Fence
PA Arab Attack on Ambulance [Travelling to Accident Near Jerusalem]
IDF Arrests 24 Suspected Terrorists Overnight