Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

Olmert Replies to IDF: Firing on Terrorists Costs Israeli Lives

Commentary;

A few weeks ago, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan commented that “One of the problems in the negotiations for the release of the two kidnapped Israeli soldiers in Lebanon is the demand for Hizballah to return them alive.”

This author undertook, with the help of a graphics expert to initiate the Kofi Annan Award for Absurdity.

It was inevitable that the first co-recipients of this award would be Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister/Justice Minister Tzipy Livni for dropping all defense against the launching of Kassams against Negev and southern Israeli Jewish cities such as Sderot. read more

100,000 Hizbullah Supporters Still Protesting

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100,000 people were still demonstrating outside of the parliament building in Beirut.”

Commentary;

Although Hezbollah’s demonstrations and the hundred of thousands of people involved far from represents a legitimate democratic protest or uprising, the sheer numbers and the longevity of the action proves once again that with proper motivation, masses of people can and will have impact. read more

Syria Smuggling [Long-Range] Missiles to Hizbullah

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“In the four months since the war, Hizbullah has received weapon convoys carrying short-range missiles, anti-tank missiles and long-range missiles. Most of the weapon convoys crossed into Lebanon from Syria at night.”

Naveh Intensifies [Increases the Stringency of] West Bank Rules of Engagement

West Bank Arrests Must be Approved by Senior IDF Officers

Undercover IDF Troops Storm Cafe, Kill Terrorist

Kassam Fired at Israel Lands in PA Territory read more

[“Sacrifices for PR”?]Security Cabinet Decides Not to Stop Terrorists About to Attack, by Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 3 December, 2006 (IMRA)

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Israel Radio diplomatic affairs correspondent Shmuel Tal reported this afternoon that the Security Cabinet decided at its meeting today to instruct the IDF not to take action to stop terrorists seen about to launch rockets towards Israel nor to try to hit them immediately after they have launched the rockets.

Defense Minister Amir Peretz and Public Security Minister Avi Dichter argued that Israel was obligated to protect its citizens but they were overruled by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni who maintained that there were other considerations that transcended preventing Israelis from being murdered by Qassam rockets. read more

Kassam Rocket Lands in West Negev; None Wounded

IDF to Warn Cabinet Not to Extend Cease-Fire to West Bank

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According to statistics released by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (CSS), there were 287 terror attacks including shootings, Kassam rocket attacks, stabbings and roadside bombs in November, in comparison to 172 in October, 115 in September and 151 in August.” read more

Another Tack: Been Betrayed Before, by Sarah Honig (Jerusalem Post)

“Our so-called ‘territories’ are literally home both in terms of geographical proximity and historical pertinence. Failure to acknowledge this is tantamount to accepting Arab portrayals of Jews as foreign interlopers.”