Our Gush Katif Brethren: Working Hard to Recover Their Lives…

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A Community Sings, by Rachel Saperstein (Israel National News)

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The leader of a religious community must be its rabbi, and so it was in Gush Katif. Rabbi Yigal Kamineztky was our leader. As we lived in fear through years of Arab bombardment, as we worked to rescind the edict of our expulsion, as we sat hopeless in our tiny hotel rooms, as we pick up the threads of our life here in this refugee camp, we had a constant: the voice and courage of our rabbi. To retain our faith in the Almighty, to hold on to our community, we needed the heart, the voice, the spirit of our rabbi. As it was, so it is today. read more

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Monday War News…

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Soldiers Uninjured in Attempted Knife Attack at a Checkpoint

No Injuries in Kassam Rocket Attack

IDF Shoots Palestinian Attacker Outside Nablus

IDF Kills Palestinian Operative in Northern Gaza

IAF Kills Terrorist, Wounds Three Others

IAF Targets Weapons Storage Structure in Khan Yunis

800 kg. Marijuana Discovered During IDF Sweep

Five Palestinian Fugitives Arrested in West Bank

IAF Destroys House of Terror Operative in Gaza

IDF Fires on 3 Egyptians Smuggling Drugs in South

No Injuries in Sunday Night Firebomb Attacks read more

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Who Says Olmert Has “Given Up on [Realignment]”???

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Lieberman Tells ‘Post’: Gaps Narrowing with Kadima, By Gil Hoffman (Jerusalem Post)

Cmmentary;

For context on why Lieberman’s spin is just not true, read “Olmert: Realignment Plan Not Dead, Just Frozen — Blog Prediction Fulfilled…”

And who said that Olmert and Kadima have dropped “the issue of unauthorized outposts?” For context on why this premise is just not so, read “Jews Prepare: More Amona’s On the Way?”

Lieberman knows the fallacy of his 2 statements as well as anyone else. Are we looking at another power-hungry serial liar? MB read more

Government to HCJ on State Commissions: Excuses for the Unjustifiable…

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No Explanations, Just Excuses (Haaretz Editorial)

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The High Court of Justice has asked the state to justify why no state commission of inquiry was appointed to examine the second Lebanon war, and why the less appropriate government review panel was chosen. But the state will not be able to justify it convincingly at the next hearing either, because only excuses can be made for the state’s behavior, not explanations.

Not a single good reason has been offered for preferring a government review panel, leaving only the obvious reason. A government review panel is more convenient for the government, both because the reviewers were appointed by the prime minister himself and because the government is not obligated to accept its recommendations or even to publicize them. read more

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The Consequences of the Expulsion…

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The Crime and Punishment of Gush Katif, By Uri Elitzur (Ynet)

“The commentators gave opposing views and estimates, but not even one of them thought the major general said what he did simply because he believed what he was saying.”

“No committee of inquiry is built to probe ties that that go so deeply. But if they really want to fix the foundations, they should look courageously at the signs indicating that all the failures and downfalls we have experienced in the past year didn’t constitute the crime but rather the punishment.” read more

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Approaching War: Israel’s Military and Governmental Leaders in Denial…

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Column One: As The Storm of War Approaches, By Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

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The clouds of the coming war are converging upon Israel. But our political and military leaders refuse to look up at the darkening sky.

The Russian bear has awakened after 15 years of hibernation. Under the leadership of former KGB commander President Vladimir Putin, Russia is reasserting its traditional hostility towards Israel.

On Tuesday, Russian military engineers landed in Beirut. Their arrival signaled the first time that Russian forces have openly deployed in the Middle East. In the past Soviet forces in Syria and Egypt operated under the official cover of “military advisers.” Today those “advisers” are “engineers.” The Russian forces, which will officially number some 550 troops, are tasked with rebuilding a number of bridges that the IDF destroyed during the recent war. They will operate outside the command of UNIFIL. read more

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Diaspora Jewry and Aliyah…

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Netanyahu: No Future for Diaspora Jewry By Gil Hoffman (Jerusalem Post)

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Commentary;

Bibi is not exactly a favorite on this blog. But, in this case he is right, and the truth MUST be heard and repeated often enough in different ways, in different contexts, but repeated until it is understood and internalized in Chutz L’Aretz.

The point is, this author is kind of sick of how the machers laugh under their breath and disdainfully mock anyone promoting Aliyah. And the time is approaching when atmosphere in the US and in Europe will be particularly conducive to seriously consider Aliyah. MB read more

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The Way to an Independent War Commission…

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State Comptroller’s Report May Spark Independent War Commission

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Full Text;

The state comptroller’s investigation into the war in Lebanon some feel may spark the formation of an independent commission of inquiry as is being demanded by many.

State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss has assigned 50 members of his staff to investigate the war in Lebanon, a report that is likely to spark much criticism after it is submitted to the Knesset Audit Committee.

Committee Chair MK (Yisrael Beitenu) Esterina Tratman is expected to use the report to launch her drive towards the establishment of an independent commission, unwilling to accept Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s government-appointed commission with its limited mandate. Tratman has called on the State Comptroller’s Office to submit an interim report, hoping to find the ammunition to arm herself for the battle against the prime minister, who remains adamantly opposed to an independent commission. read more

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