The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
This cannot possibly be the only War events that have occurred today! MB
Senior Tanzim Operative Arrested in Nablus Camp
Kassam Aimed at Ashkelon Lands in Northern Gaza
Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Israeli Car; None Hurt
Kassam Rocket Lands Near Sderot; None Wounded
Stones Hurled at Israeli Bus Near Bethlehem
Last year, this author related how Parsha Vayechi recounts two experiences which carry a common thread relating to Eretz Yisrael. And this week, we’ve just completed our Fast of 10 Tevet. And one year later, it’s deemed important that this thread be recalled.
Our parsha tells how, when Yaakov saw that the time of his death was
near, he called for Yosef and made him (Yosef) promise not to bury him
(Yaakov) in Mitzriyim, but rather in Ma’Orat HaMachpela in Chevron. (Perek 47, posuk 29)
Knesset Committee Rejects Green Line Order, by Sheera Claire Frenkel (Jerusalem Post)
For context, click here.
Full Text;
The Knesset Education Committee rejected Monday Education Minister Yuli Tamir’s decision to commission new geography textbooks containing maps that delineate the Green Line in a vote of eight to two.
Tamir announced her decision to include the Green Line more than a month ago, arguing that it was important to teach the history of the Green Line, which marks the 1967 borders of Israel, in order to familiarize children with prevailing political concepts.
REPORT: Israel to Release Barghouti, Sa’adat in Shalit Deal
Commentary;
Another source revealing the sin that Ehud Olmert is preparing to perpetrate on the nation. MB
Rocks Damage Israeli Vehicle Near Bethlehem
Rocks Thrown at Two Israeli Buses Near Tekoa
Knife Found in Palestinian Car Near Bethlehem
Negev Leader Says IDF Expects Escalation in Kassam Attacks
Hamas Placed Banners on Temple Mount
Excerpt;
“Activists were caught hanging banners of the Hamas flag and of Palestinian Authority (PA) prime minister Ismail Haniyeh.”
Commentary;
David Harris and all like him absent, by omission and perhaps by commission, the hand of Hashem on events and history.
With Hashem seen as “in the loop”, one sees the hand (if you will) of Shemayim in all aspects of life, including the shaping and forming of history. With Hashem in the picture, the Jews see the Burning Bush and are not concerned with the George Bushs’, the Superpower, the EU, the UN, the UAE and Iran’s tyrant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
With Hashem in the picture, one sees and recognizes events and history as being shaped for the good of His special, favored Nation.
U.S. Catholics All for Disinvestment
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U.S. Roman Catholics have come out squarely against Israel in a new poll by a Catholic publication. In a survey conducted by The Tablet, a majority of those questioned agreed that they Ö²“would disinvest from companies whose products are used by the Israeli government in the occupied territoriesÖ²”.
In the poll of more than 2,800 people, 68.5 per cent supported disinvestment while 75 per cent called for the Ö²“removal of Jewish West Bank settlementsÖ²”.
IDF to Loosen Restrictions on Civilians in West Bank Sunday
Commentary;
The Olmert regime gives new meaning to “Foul is fair and fair is foul… as Arabs are slated to get free passage while Jews must show ID. For context, click here.
Rock Throwing Attack Causes Car To Overturn
IDF Shoots, Wounds 2 Palestinians [Who Ignored Halt Warnings] by Gaza Fence
IDF Arrests 3 Palestinian Fugitives Near Hebron
Palestinians on Saddam: We Lost a leader
Commentary;
The Arafat/Abbas “palestinians (sic)” have been in Saddam’s corner for decades. Nothing new here. But when will the Jews wake up to successive Israeli regimes kissing up to Arafat and then to the financier of the Munich massacre, Mahmoud Abbas?? MB
Column One: The New Zionist Occupiers, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
“Israelis routinely assume that Europe’s pro-jihadist policy towards the Palestinians is a result of anti-Semitism or anger over Israel’s military victory in 1967. But the EU’s treatment of Ethiopia and the TFG indicates that Brussels’ hostility towards the Jewish state is part of a much further-reaching policy.”
“Israel cannot influence the Palestinians’ behavior one way or another because the Palestinians do not stand on their own. They are part of a wider pan-Arab and pan-Islamic trend.”
Shomron Gives Report on Lebanon War, by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
Commentary;
Embarrassment and shame seem to mean nothing to Dan Halutz! MB
Full Text;
The General Staff convened to hear former chief of staff Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Shomron’s findings on Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz’s performance during the war in Lebanon this past summer.
Shomron’s report did not detail steps to take against specific individuals in the IDF. Instead, the findings detailed a list of shortcomings in the transfer of orders from commanders to the soldiers in the field. Shomron also criticized the many changes made in operation plans during the war.
Rami G. Khouri Lists Seven Events During Olmert Administration Seen as Israeli Losses, byRami G. Khouri (Beirut Daily Star)
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By most measures, it would seem the Israelis are winning the Palestinian-Israeli war. They control and colonize Arab lands, enjoy military superiority and total American support, and unilaterally define most diplomatic parameters of the conflict. Yet this may be a mistaken assessment: The Palestinians and Arabs are perhaps starting to win some battles, while Israel is losing some of its dominance. Seven events in the past five months seem to lend credence to this view.