The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
UNIFIL Does Not Track Terrorists at Night
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Palestinian Gunman Killed in IAF Airstrike in Gaza Strip
3 Arabs Suspected of J’lem Shul Attack
Peretz Okays Transfer of 5,000 Rifles to Abbas [Their Use Against the IDF Inevitable!]
IDF Finds Stock of Guns, Ammunition in Gaza Home
IDF Casualty: St. Sgt. Kiril Golenshein, 21, of Moshav Shekef
“Hashem said to Avram, Go for yourself from your land … to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation…” (Breish’t, Perek 12, posukim 1 & 2) Lech Lecha, the “Aliyah Parsha.”
Rashi writes on the posukim, “For your benefit and good. It is there that I will make you a great nation …” (Rashi on Breish’t, Perek 12, posuk 1)
Official: Jews Expelled from Gaza ‘Victims’, by Aaron Klein (World News Daily)
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Withdrawal Authority Says Israel Owes them ‘Almost Anything.’
The thousands of Jews evacuated last summer from the Gaza Strip are “victims” of a government policy and are owed “almost anything” by the state of Israel, said the chief of the withdrawal authority in charge of evacuees’ compensation.
…Leaders from Gush Katif have been turning to mainstream American Jewish organizations for immediate assistance, outlining to them a “humanitarian crisis.” But so far the organizations largely have refused to help.
U.S. Jewish Groups Refuse Aid to Evacuees, Aaron Klein (World News Daily)
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Mainstream American Jewish organizations largely have refused to aid the thousands of Jews evacuated last summer from the Gaza Strip, the majority of whom are unemployed and have yet to find permanent housing…
Leaders from Gush Katif, the former Jewish communities of Gaza, said a series of direct petitions to significant U.S. Jewish organizations in recent months have been fruitless. They outlined a “humanitarian crisis” among the expellees.
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Bolton: Syria, Iran arming Hezbollah
Our World: Israel’s Encirclement, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
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Unfortunately, at this critical moment in Israel’s history, we are led by Ehud Olmert, Amir Peretz and Tzipi Livni. Although Olmert claims that he is taking every step to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, through his government’s actions in recent months, he has steadily undercut the IDF’s ability to take decisive action against Iran.
Southern IDF Commander Warns Hamas Building Anti-Tank and Missile Divisions
Kassam Rocket Falls Near Western Negev Moshav
Soldiers Detect Terrorist Placing a Bomb in South Gaza
IAF Planes Buzz Hezbollah Stronghold in Beirut
UN: Arms Still Smuggled into Lebanon from Syria
IDF Kills Two Hamas gunmen in Southern Gaza
Terrorists Fire at IDF Soldiers From Gaza
14 Arrested in Counter-Terror Operations During the Night
Shots Fired at Troops in Ramallah; None Wounded
Sleep Tight, Hamas, by Michael Freund (Israel National News)
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Have you ever heard of a fighter reassuring his opponent before he gets into the ring that he won’t even try to knock him out?
Neither have I – at least until today, that is.
Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is reported to have said this afternoon that the Government is planning a large-scale military operation in Gaza in order to stem the tide of rocket attacks against Israeli towns and cities.
Israel’s Downfall?, by Sever Plocker (Ynet)
Professor Ciechanover: “Speaking to those possessing academic degrees, I find garbled language, the lack of cultural depth, and ignorance when it comes to general history and the history of the Jewish people.”
Professor Aumann: “The problem is not with our neighbors, the problem is with us, with our impatience and the selfishness that developed within us. Our national agenda has been disrupted; the collective interest has been pushed to the margins in the face of personal interests.”