Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

Halutz: ‘Mr. PM, We Won the War’ (From Ynet)

Halutz smiled and called the prime minister, who was smoking a cigar as he waited in his Jerusalem home to receive the general’s phone call. “All long-range rockets have been destroyed,” Halutz declared. Then, he added three words that haunt him to this day: “We won the war.”

Hezbollah used a method that they most likely learned from the Iranians, and succeeded, among other things, in cracking the code of IDF communications devices, including quick transfers between frequencies. As such, the organization was able to track reports of Israeli casualties and, thus, control the media battle by reporting Israeli fatalities first. read more

He’s Back, but Refugees Have No Home By Ido Efrati (Ynet)

Commentary;

Meir Sheetrit, he of the mean, nasty, divisive mouth, the boorish bully who is confused about his identity, roots and ideology gets rewarded with a 2nd ministry, Justice, in addition to the Housing Ministry in which capacity he utterly neglected the citizens of the north.

Meir Sheetrit has not a hint of clue as to what “Tzedek, Tzedek tierdof…” (‘Justice, justice you shall pursue…’) means. MB read more

No Injuries in Anti-Tank Rocket Attack

Attack Prevented in Jerusalem

Air Force Targets Gunmen in Gaza

718 Illegals Apprehended Over the Weekend

Excerpt;

“Also taken into custody were 3 Israelis who employ the illegals, as well as 18 Israelis who provide them with transportation.”

Terror Alert Continues in the Shechem Area

Terror Attack Averted on Elon Moreh – Itamar Road

Excerpt;

“A border police lookout post detected Arabs placing the bomb, apparently intended for detonation against passing Israeli vehicles.” read more

Olmert is Waiting for Ravitz By Ruth Sinai (Haaretz)

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“If a commission of inquiry is established, it will have to conclude that by his failure to appoint a minister of social affairs, Olmert left the civilian population to its own devices.”

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In a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office during the war, one of the participants remarked that there is no minister of social affairs. “What do you mean, there is no minister of social affairs?” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert snapped. “I am the minister of social affairs.” Olmert’s response reflects cynicism and insensitivity, for which no declarations about his deep concern for the civilian population and his commitment to rehabilitating the north can atone. His comment is as much in need of an official examination as are other matters. read more