Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

Our World: Prime-Time Blood Libels, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“Israel’s continued silence is a sign that Israeli officialdom has still not understood what the war of images demands of it. The Dura film, like the fictional massacre of Lebanese children at Kafr Kana in Lebanon this summer, shows that victory or defeat in wars is today largely determined on television. To win, Israel must go on the offensive and attack untruthful, distorted images that are used to justify the killing of Israelis and Jews throughout the world.” read more

Kidnapped [by Pa] AP Photographer Spanish Citizen Emilio Morenatti

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The kidnapped AP photographer was forced into a car by armed PA Arabs.

His name is Emilio Morenatti and he is said to be a citizen of Spain.

Palestinian Authority security sources, controlled by Hamas, confirmed the kidnapping to the AP. “We are making searches in the area,” an official promised.

In recent months, two Fox News journalists were kidnapped, as well as an American student volunteering for a left-wing group in Shechem. All were released unharmed. read more

IDF Arrested Erez Attack Suspect in September

IDF Troops Shoot, Wound Armed Palestinian in Gaza

Kassam Rocket Attack Follows Monday’s IDF Strike on Terrorists

Halutz Says IDF Must Stay in Gaza’s Philadelphi Route

IDF Discovered More Than 100 Smuggling Tunnels

Two Arrested With Knives in Hevron

IAF Targets Kassam Rocket Launchers

Nine Fugitives Arrested Overnight in West Bank

Two Palestinians Caught Carrying Knives in West Bank

IAF Hits Rocket Launchers in Gaza

Kassam Lands in Sderot; None Wounded read more

Lieberman Cedes Demands on Behalf of “National Responsibility”, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

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Commentary;

“It’s All About Iran.” Give us a break. Once again, another corrupt politician renegs on every promise made to voters in exchange for power, in the hopes that Kadima stays in power long enough to kill Likud so that Yisrael Beiteinu replaces it and Lieberman becomes Prime Minister. Once again, what Caroline Glick wrote recently is instructive as to the Lieberman strategy; read more

State Won’t Disclose Letter on War Probe, by Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)

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The state on Sunday rejected a request to release the contents of a letter written by Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in which Mazuz allegedly told Olmert he should appoint a state commission of inquiry to investigate the government’s handling of the war against Lebanon last summer.

The request was filed last week by the Movement for Quality Government, one of two watchdog organizations demanding that the government-appointed Winograd Committee of Examination into the government’s handling of the second Lebanese war be dismissed and replaced by a state commission of inquiry, whose members are appointed by the president of the Supreme Court. read more