Olmert Must Go! Not the Time for Expanding His Coalition…

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Weekly Commentary: Not the Time for an Expanded Ruling Coalition
Aaron Lerner
Date: 7 September, 2006

“If anything an expanded coalition only gives him more time to work on dangerous policy surprises.”

“If we have to choose between a foolish [Israeli] prime minister and another who is strong and capable, we prefer that the fool remain” Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah As-Safir (Lebanon)
5 September 2006

As Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s team works feverishly to keep their boss in power, there are indications that some MKs are toying with the possibility of trading their seats among the ranks of the opposition for ministerial portfolios. read more

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Investigating Olmert …

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Investigating Olmert By Michael Freund
(Israel National News)

Ehud Olmert is in trouble.

Despite the Government’s best efforts to avoid a serious inquiry into its handling of this summer’s Lebanon war, it now seems all but certain that wide-ranging investigation will, at last, take place.

Speaking before the Knesset State Control Committee today, State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss made clear that he has every intention of conducting a thorough examination of the Government’s conduct of the war. read more

The True Price of a Deal …

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The True Price of a Deal
From The Jerusalem Post — Editorial:

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At least part of Al-Hayat’s reporting on a purported deal taking shape for the release of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, the newspaper now admits, was incorrect. Here’s hoping that much of the rest is off the mark, as well.

It’s not that Israel is anything but eager to see the 20-year-old soldier return home safely and swiftly. We all long to see Shalit reunited with his family, in fact. But it is difficult to see how the wildly asymmetrical deal Israel is reportedly considering, in which 800 Palestinian terrorists currently held in Israeli prisons would be released, is either morally tenable or wise. read more

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Thursday War News…

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3 PA Arabs Dead in Shootout With IDF

Atarot stabbing Suspect Arrested

Kassam Attack in Western Negev

2nd Kassam Attack in Western Negev

Terrorist Sentenced to Life

2 Arab MKs Visit Damascus

82 Illegal Palestinians Nabbed in North

IDF Arrests Female Fatah Fugitive Near Nablus

Terrorists Fired at Military Vehicle

’Lifting the Lebanon Blockade Means Abandoning the Captives’

Excerpt;
“So says Gen. (ret.) Uzi Dayan, head of the Return the Captives task force.”

Iran Test Fires 2000-Pound Guided Bomb read more

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URGENT: Major Problem at Rachel’s Tomb…

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Received this important email from;

Kever Rachel as it once was.

Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:24:55 +0200
From: “Mattot Arim”

Subject: Rachel’s Tomb

We have an urgent problem at Rachel’s Tomb at the moment. The “security” wall has just been completed there, and the new arrangements for prayer are NOW being determined by the Jerusalem Region Police. Kindly immediately call, before the ink dries on the relevant government papers, and pleasantly ask for the following two crucial things: read more

A Visit to the Reserve Soldiers’ Protest in the Rose Garden …

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This author visited the reservists protest site at the Rose Garden on Sunday afternoon. The visit was both discouraging and disheartening at best.

After visiting the Quality in Government table and signing their petition calling for a state committee of investigation, they were asked how many people have signed the petition. The response; around 50,000 signers. About 100 meters further were the tables where reservists were sitting. One table was at street level and another was up, in the garden, along one of it’s paths. read more

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Yesha Council Attempts PR to Preserve Yehuda, Shomron…

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Judea and Samaria: Where Do We Go From Here? By Anshel Pfeffer (Jerusalem Post)

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The settlers in Judea and Samaria are beginning to plan a major offensive. This time it won’t include moving caravans in the dead of night onto a barren hilltop; the next battle will be carried out by slick PR firms in Tel Aviv in a desperate last-ditch attempt to shift the Israeli mainstream. The next plan for the future of the region might come from, of all places, the YESHA Council.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert virtually admitted on Monday at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that realignment was off indefinitely, and opinion polls show that a majority of Israelis suddenly think that disengagement wasn’t such a great idea, a year afterwards, and increasingly oppose another unilateral retreat. read more

Israel Bashing and Global Anti-Semitism…

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Israel Bashing and On-Jew Violence, By Anshel Pfeffer (Jerusalem Post)

For context on violent Anti-semitism, click here.

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Quite a few children starting school this week in Jerusalem were surprised to discover groups of new kids in their classes – and they were all speaking French.

It’s not only in the schools. Sit on a bench in almost any middle-class neighborhood park in towns like Netanya or Ashdod, and from the voices around, you might be able to imagine yourself in a suburb of Paris. read more

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Wednesday War News…

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IDF Fires at Rocket Launching Sites in Gaza

Palestinians Fire at Jeep in Neveh Daniel

IDF Uncovers Weapons Cache in Hezbollah Tunnel

IDF Kills Islamic Jihad Operative in Jenin


FLASH: Israel to Lift Blockade of Lebanon on Thursday Evening

Excerpt;
“Families of kidnapped soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev said that Israel should not lift the blockade before the kidnappers reveal any signs of life of the captured troops. They have repeatedly expressed fears that the kidnappers would attempt to smuggle the soldiers out of Lebanon.” read more

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