The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Is God With Us? By Avi Shafran (Jerusalem Post)
“Dershowitz invoked a verse from the book of Isaiah that speaks of the ultimate futility of the plottings of the Jewish people’s enemies.”
“‘Utzu eitzah v’tufar; dabru davar v’lo yakum,’ the former yeshiva bochur eloquently intoned. ‘Plan a conspiracy, and it will be foiled; speak your piece and it will not stand.'”
“Very inspiring, except that Dershowitz left out the final words of the verse, ‘ki imanu [K]el’ – ‘for God is with us.'”
Ron-Tal Calls on Halutz to Resign
UPDATED HEADLINE: Report: Chief of Staff to Fire Ron-Tal
“NU/NRP faction head MK Uri Ariel said Ron-Tal’s condemnation of the IDF’s participation in the disengagement reflected the opinion of most senior IDF officers.”
“‘The problem is that they don’t stand behind their opinions and say this when the chips are down,’ he said, and called on all senior IDF officers to reveal how strongly they had opposed the disengagement.”
Fatah member: Abbas Recognition of Israel Political, By Aaron Klein (WND)
“Our Fatah movement keeps dreaming of Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jaffa and Akko”
Commentary;
“Land for Peace” and all of it’s synonyms and euphemisms, i.e. convergence, consolidation, realignment, security fences, etc. ought to be killed and cremated. The concept is not even worthy of burial. It envisions nothing more than the separation of Israelis from their Jewish roots and heritage. It is nothing more than the fruition of all of the self-doubt which the post-zionist elitists have brainwashed the average Israeli into believing. MB
Chareidim Awaken: Do You Really Think That Kiryat Sefer, Beitar Illit Are More Kadosh Than Anywhere Else in Yehuda, the Shomron, Gaza or the Golan???
Factory Manager [in Kiryat Sefer] Foils Kidnap Attempt
Excerpt;
“An IDF manhunt was underway Wednesday afternoon after a group of Palestinians who apparently tried kidnapping a factory manager in Kiryat Sefer, near Modi’in. A hole in the factory fence was found, along with bloodstains, a gun and plastic handcuffs.”
Commentary;
The above incident can’t help but bring to this author’s mind a conversation with a group of Chareidim which took place last Shushan Purim in Jerusalem. The tone of the Chareidim was very negative about the Land. MB
Secretary of Winograd Commission Kadima Activist During Elections
Commentary;
If these allegations are in fact true, and it would come as no great surprise if they are, then there are some giant conflict of interest and legal ethicacy questions which arise regarding the Winograd Commission. And assuredly, if these allegations are true, they represent merely the tip of Israeli government crime syndicate iceberg. MB
Full Text;
The secretary of the newly established Wingrad Commission to investigate the government’s behavior in the recent war has been found to have been a leading activist on behalf of the ruling Kadima party during last elections.
Five Palestinians Wounded in IAF Strike in North Gaza
Excerpt;
“The terrorists were on their way to launch rockets at Israeli communities in the western Negev.”
Three Shooters Open Fire at IDF Soldiers Near Gaza
2 Illegal Residents Found in Israeli Car at Oranim Checkpoint
Israeli Arab Arrested For Assisting in Suicide Bombing of Coffee Shop
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Kafr Qasem Man Admits to Driving Bomber in TA
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Blamed by the Agranat Commission for the IDF’s unreadiness in the Yom Kippur War, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. David Elazar was drummed out of the army. Two years later, at age 51, still stunned by the onus that had been placed on him, he died of a heart attack.
In subsequent years, documents and the testimony of principal players would reveal Elazar as the anchor who held Israel together in its darkest hour. He would prove to have been Israel’s greatest wartime chief of staff, indeed someone who merits a prominent place in the pantheon of military commanders in modern world history. His merit lay not in brilliant maneuvers but in keeping his head in a time of extraordinary stress and in his ability to analyze with clarity a rapidly evolving military and political situation and shape appropriate responses.
Our World: Tzipi Livni and Us, By Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
“We must hope that Livni is exposed as an incompetent, opportunistic phony before she can do us similar, if not greater damage in the future.”
Commentary;
A must-read article lest anyone conclude that Livni is governing material. MB
Excerpts;
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is an interesting case study in how a public image can trump professional competence in Israeli politics.
Livni was brought into politics by then prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu in 1999. The back-bencher became prominent in 2003 after undergoing two major transformations. First, she exchanged her frizzy light brown curls and dowdy dresses for straight blond hair and couture. Next she followed former premier Ariel Sharon from the nationalist camp to the post-Zionist camp.