Lieberman’s Gov’t Reform Bill Passes Cabinet Revote…

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Cabinet Passes Lieberman’s Bill by Vote of 12-11, by Sheera Claire Frenkel (Jerusalem Post)

Caroline Glick’s words bear repeating;

“The greatest deficit of Israel’s governing system is not its instability, but its uneven checks and balances between the three arms of government. Second, Israel’s most urgent problem today is not its malfunctioning political system, but its incompetent political leadership.”

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The cabinet approved on Sunday Israel Beitenu’s governmental reform bill by a vote of 12-11. Israel Beiteinu has demanded coalition support for the legislation as a condition for joining the government. read more

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Sunday War News…

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IDF Captures Terrorist near Shechem

Large Bomb Found Near Jenin, Israeli Injured in Rock Attack

Two More Kassam Rocket Attacks, No Injuries

Kassams Land in West Negev; No Injuries Reported

Eitan, Yishai: Israel Must Return to Philadelphi

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“Eitan said that the Gaza Strip was “a problem” and called for the return of the Philadelphi route, the strip of land that was now under full control of Egyptian border guards and constantly being used by Palestinians as a way of smuggling weapons from Egypt to Gaza via tunnels. read more

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Lieberman’s Gov’t Reform NOT Cure for “Chronic Instability”, a Disguise for Ethnic Partition in Galilee…

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Column One: What Lieberman Wants, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“We haven’t the time to think about the growing threats to our country because we are wholly engaged in a vacuous debate about electoral reform.

Lieberman argues that his plan must go through, and that getting it through justifies joining the Olmert government because today Israel’s greatest problem is its governmental instability. This assertion is wrong for two reasons. First, the greatest deficit of Israel’s governing system is not its instability, but its uneven checks and balances between the three arms of government. Second, Israel’s most urgent problem today is not its malfunctioning political system, but its incompetent political leadership.” read more

Axiomatic: Third Parties Simply Cannot Be Relied Upon for Jewish State’s Security…

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Wake Up Call: Dumbo Crashes In Gaza, by Aaron Lerner (Independent Media Research and Analysis)

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It just doesn’t work.

Years of working papers, conferences, arrangements and photo ops have failed to obviate Israel’s need to keep the Gaza Strip and West Bank within the Jewish State’s security envelope. As developments in the Gaza Strip prove once again, third parties simply cannot be relied upon to take Israel’s place in this critical matter. read more

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IDF Officials Offer Lame Excuses for Immodestly Clad Female Vocalist at Assembly That Included Nachal Chareidi…

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Religious Insensitivity Compels Soldiers to Leave Ceremony

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Soldiers attending Thursday’s ceremony launching the IDF’s new combat infantry Brigade, Kfir, left during the assembly due to the immodest dress of a female performer.

A number of members of the Netzach Yehuda Battalion, more commonly known as Nahal Hareidi, left the event when a female vocalist got on stage to perform, due to religious prohibitions on listening to a woman sing.

They explained they were upset as well as surprised, citing the lack of religious sensitivities of the event organizers since a sizable number of participants in the event are Sabbath-observant soldiers. The singer’s immodest dress was also found offensive to the religious soldiers. read more

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Justice Barak on Involuntary Displacement of a Person From His Home: “Seriously Harms His Dignity, His Liberty” — Applies for Arabs but Not for Jews…

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Excerpted From; Sodom in the Outposts, Elyakim Haetzni (October 13, 2006 No URL)

(Translated from the Hebrew as a public service by Women in Green)

For context, click on New Persecutions in Yehuda and the Shomron…

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A barometer for measuring the full dimensions of the human and legal scandal inherent in the system of persecution of the Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria is provided by the decision by Supreme Court President Aharon Barak, in HCJ Ajuri (7015/02).

The Commander of IDF Forces in Judea and Samaria issued an “order assigning place of residence” against the Arab appellants, residents of the area, in which they were ordered to move to the Gaza Strip for a period of two years. In his decision the justice portrayed the harsh security circumstances: the terrorists “are supported by part of the civilian population, and by their families and relatives.” The State of Israel was faced with “a new and difficult reality,” and, on this background, the decision spoke of the transfer of the family members of suiciders or those conducting severe terror attacks, and their dispatch to Gaza. read more

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Rice Wants Barghouti Freed; Israeli Government: Not a Peep About Pollard…

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Report: Rice Backs Freeing Barghouti

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A Saudi Arabian newspaper has reported that American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to release convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti. Barghouti is the founder of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the terrorist arm of the Fatah movement headed by Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas.

The Saudi newspaper Okaz reported Wednesday that Rice told Prime Minister Olmert that freeing Barghouti, who is widely popular among the Arab population, would help strengthen Abbas and weaken the Hamas terrorist organization, which controls the PA legislature. read more

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Should Israel Strike NOW in Gaza?

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Officials Warning of Growing Dangers in Gaza

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“Security and intelligence officials continue to warn of the growing dangers in Gaza, citing Hamas and other terrorists are arming themselves with anti-tank rockets and other weapons.

There is a growing sentiment among senior military commanders that the IDF may soon be compelled to order a major ground incursion into Gaza, one that may escalate to a full war.”

Getting Ready for the Next Gaza War, by Michael Freund (Israel National News) read more