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Monday War News …

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7 Soldiers Killed in South Lebanon

Hezbollah Gunman Hit by IDF Fire in Southern Lebanon

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“Golani soldiers fired at the armed operative who moved towards an IDF unit ‘in a threatening way.’ The army said it did not know if the fighter had been killed or wounded, but said the Israelis ‘fired in self-defense.'”

Peretz: We’ll Silence the Guns, Won’t Lift the Blockade

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“Defense Minister Amir Peretz made it clear that the naval and land blockade of Lebanon would not be lifted until other elements of the resolution are in place.” read more

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Cease-Fire: Israel’s Bill of Defeat, of Surrender??

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PM: Israel to Talk with Hezbollah Over Release of Abductees, By Aluf Benn (Haaretz)

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel will negotiate with Hezbollah over the release of Israel Defense Forces soldiers Eldad Regev and Udi Goldwasser, abducted on July 12.

Olmert met with the abductees’ parents in Jerusalem Sunday.

The UN resolution on cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon calls for the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers, but is not included as a binding section in the resolution. read more

Horrendous Cease-Fire…

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Comment: An Unmitigated Disaster, By Caroline Glick

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There is a good reason that Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah has accepted UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which sets the terms for a cease-fire between his jihad army and the State of Israel.

The resolution represents a near-total victory for Hezbollah and its state sponsors Iran and Syria, and an unprecedented defeat for Israel and its ally the United States. This fact is evident both in the text of the resolution and in the very fact that the US decided to sponsor a cease-fire resolution before Israel had dismantled or seriously degraded Hezbollah’s military capabilities. read more

A Spirit of Absolute Folly…

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A Spirit of Absolute Folly, By Ari Shavit (Haaretz)

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In the difficult summer of 2006, the State of Israel is declaring in astonishment: They surprised us. They surprised us in a big way. They surprised us with Katyushas and they surprised us with the Al-Fajr rockets and they surprised us with the Zelzal missiles. They surprised us with anti-tank missiles. And they surprised us with the operational skill of the anti-tank squads. They surprised us with the bunkers and the camouflage. They surprised us with the command and monitoring. They surprised us with strategy, fighting ability and a fighting spirit. They surprised us with the astonishing power that a small death-army with low technology and high religious motivation can have. read more

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Olmert Must Go …

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Opinion: Olmert Cannot Remain in the Prime Minister’s Office By Ari Shavit (Haaretz)

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Ehud Olmert may decide to accept the French proposal for a cease-fire and unconditional surrender to Hezbollah. That is his privilege. Olmert is a prime minister whom journalists invented, journalists protected, and whose rule journalists preserved. Now the journalists are saying run away. That’s legitimate. Unwise, but legitimate.

However, one thing should be clear: If Olmert runs away now from the war he initiated, he will not be able to remain prime minister for even one more day. Chutzpah has its limits. You cannot lead an entire nation to war promising victory, produce humiliating defeat and remain in power. You cannot bury 120 Israelis in cemeteries, keep a million Israelis in shelters for a month, wear down deterrent power, bring the next war very close, and then say – oops, I made a mistake. That was not the intention. Pass me a cigar, please. read more

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But Regime Has No Time for Elderly, Infirm, Handicapped, and Disadvantaged in North — Same Abandonment Suffered by S’derot …

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When the State Turns Its Back

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Government abandoned weak populations in north to fend for themselves. Welfare organizations fighting to feed and aid elderly, infirm, handicapped, and disadvantaged in north, almost without any help from state. Demand: State must establish ministry to deal with wartime protocol for civilians.

Where is the State? What really is the situation in the field? Activists from social organizations tell Ynet what they have done for the northern residents, and the difficult scenes they encountered. And they all turn to the government with the same question: Where are you? read more

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Rosh Chodesh Elul Torah Reading and Prayer Vigil at Kever Rachel…

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Kever Rachel as it was before the complex was encased.

Evelyn Haies, the president of Rachel’s Childrens Reclamation Foundation, located in Beit B’nei Rachel in the Kever Rachel Complex announces that there will be a Torah Reading and Prayer Vigil on Rosh Chodesh Elul, 24 August, 2006 at Kever Rachel on behalf of our soldiers fighting a Two-Front War as well as for the hundreds of thousands of Jews displaced from their homes and communities in the north by the daily Hezbollah Rocket Barrages. read more

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US Pressure: “Real” or Camouflage for Olmert’s Real Motivation — Convergence??

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US Pressure Prompts Delay of Offensive

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“Troops were already rolling late Wednesday when they were ordered to halt. It appears heavy US pressure delayed the offensive to allow diplomacy to run its course. A senior minister said Wednesday that Israel might delay the expansion for 2-3 days for that purpose.”

Analysis: Olmert Loads the Gun but Doesn’t Fire It , By Herb Keinon and Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

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The security cabinet, in dramatic, swashbuckler style, decided to finally unsheathe its large sword Wednesday, but also to keep it poised high in the air – not yet stabbing – until further notice. read more

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Wednesday Night, Thursday War News …

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Mother and Son Killed in Rocket Barrage Near Karmiel

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“The barrage of Katyushas continued Thursday with reports of at least 165 rockets landing in cities and towns throughout northern Israel. Late in the afternoon, a barrage hit the Haifa Bay area, in the Ma’alot region as well, damaging a factory. Shortly afterward, rockets struck Acre; no one was wounded.”

Soldiers Kill 7 Hizbullah Terrorists

Kassam Rockets Land in Sderot

Eli Settlement Loses 3rd Soldier to Hezbollah

IDF Arrests Six Fugitives in West Bank Overnight read more

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Tuesday Night, Wednesday War News …

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FLASH: 15 Soldiers Killed Wednesday in South Lebanon

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15 IDF soldiers were killed in a series of firefights across the front. In the most serious incident, nine reserve paratroopers were killed, 11 wounded by antitank missiles fired on a house in the village of Debel, in the central sector. Four reservists from an armored brigade were killed in a tank explosion, apparently caused by antitank missiles, in the town of Ayta al-Shaab. An infantryman was killed late Wednesday when he was hit by a mortar in Marjayoun.” read more

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