Perspectives on the Alledged Halutz Stock Scandal …

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Analysis: Unworthy of Command? By Yaakov Katz and Anshel Pfeffer (Jerusalem Post)

“He was handpicked by prime minister Ariel Sharon to replace the deposed Moshe Ya’alon and lead the disengagement from Gush Katif and Northern Samaria. Halutz was seen as Sharon’s protege and many believed that after his term as chief, the next stage would be the political scene, perhaps even as Sharon’s successor.”

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Despite severe criticism of the management of the second Lebanon war, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz had been expected to survive with his career intact. Some generals were expected to pay with their heads for a campaign that ended with 118 soldiers dead and failed to achieve any of its original goals, but not Halutz. read more

What Bureaucratic Obstacles Will the Regime Place in the Way of Northern Claimants?

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Tax Authority Launches Compensation Administration for Northern Residents

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“To date, over 8,000 claims for property damage caused by Hizbullah rockets have been submitted to the Tax Authority. 6,000 claims have been submitted for indirect damage to trade, services, industry, hotels and agriculture. The Tax Authority estimated that 90,000 claims in total for indirect war damage would be filed.” read more

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Olmert Behaves (Almost) Like A Mensch in Encore Welcome to Olim …

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520 Olim Arrive from US, UK, Canada

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520 new immigrants from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom arrived on three flights sponsored by Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Agency Wednesday morning and were welcomed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and agency Chairman Ze’ev Bielski.

Olmert’s decision to greet the newcomers showed the “great importance” he placed on their arrival, a spokesman from his office said.

Jewish Agency spokesman Michael Jankelowitz praised the olim who arrived during the 35 days of violence, saying many of them had decided to make aliya two years ago, during the worst days of the second intifada. read more

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Wednesday War News…

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IDF Killed Hizbullah Leader Just Before Cease-Fire

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“IDF troops killed Hizbullah Special Forces head Sajad Dawir just a few hours before the cease-fire went into effect on Monday morning.”

Tank Hits Not as Bad as it Seemed

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“OC Armored Corps Brig.-Gen. Halutsi Rudoy revealed Tuesday that out of the almost 400 tanks that operated in Lebanon, only a few dozen were hit by antitank missiles and only 20 were actually penetrated.”

Lebanon: ‘No Need to Disarm Hezbollah’ read more

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Parsha Re’eh 5766 — Collective Responsibility for Our Brethren and for Eretz Yisrael — Revisited.

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Parsha Re’eh 5766 — Collective Responsibility for Our Brethren & for Eretz Yisrael — Revisited.

By, Moshe Burt

Parsha Re’eh begins with the B’nai Yisrael assembled on Mount Gerizim and Mount Eval. Moshe Rabbeinu continues his mussar saying, “Behold, I set before you … a blessing and a curse; the blessing if you heed the commandments of Hashem, and the curse, if you will not observe his commandments.(Sefer Devarim, Perek 11, posukim 26-27) read more

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Rank’s Privilege: I Will Beat The War Crash, To Heck With Everybody Else?

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Halutz Sold Investments After Kidnapping

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Several hours after the kidnapping of two IDF soldiers on the northern border and in the midst of discussions over whether to launch a major military operation in Lebanon, the chief of staff, Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz, decided to sell off his personal investment portfolio, Maariv reported Tuesday morning.

According to the report, Halutz spoke to his investment broker at Bank Leumi about three hours after Hizbullah’s cross-border raid, and instructed him to sell all the assets in his portfolio, valued at about NIS 120,000. read more

Olmert HaBayita (Olmert, Go Home!)

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The Olmert Government Must Go, By Caroline Glick

“We don’t need a commission to determine what we need to do. Because of the Olmert government’s failures, ever greater battles await us. As the dangers mount by the hour, we must replace this misbegotten government with one that can defend us.”

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We do not need a commission to know what happened or what has to happen. The Olmert government has failed on every level. The Olmert government must go.

The Knesset must vote no confidence in this government and new elections must be carried out as soon as the law permits. If the Knesset hesitates in taking this required step, then the people of Israel must take to the streets in mass demonstrations and demand that our representatives send Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and their comrades out to pasture. read more

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What a Surprise: Withdrawal from Yesha Dangerous …

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Committee Finds: Withdrawal from Yesha Dangerous

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Leading politicians not necessarily associated with the right-wing have come to similar conclusions. Less than two months ago, President Moshe Katzav said that a unilateral pullback from Yesha should not be construed as constituting a diplomatic solution, and even had strong criticism of the unilateral nature of the pullback from Gaza.

A minister in Olmert’s own government and party, Housing Minister Meir Sheetrit of the Kadima party, recently expressed his opposition to a unilateral withdrawal from Judea and Samaria. One of the first to join former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in forming Kadima last year, Sheetrit said, “For one thing, in Gaza, we withdrew all the way to an internationally recognized border, whereas that will not be the case in Judea and Samaria. So what would be the point?” read more

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Tuesday War News …

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Rockets Hit Lebanon Despite Cease-Fire

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“Hezbollah guerrillas fired at least 10 Katyusha rockets that landed in southern Lebanon early Tuesday, the Israeli army said, adding that nobody was injured. The army said that none of the rockets had crossed the border and so it had not responded.”

118 Still Hospitalized, 32 in Serious Condition

Bush Says Israel Defeated Hezbollah

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“President Bush admonished Iran and Syria for backing Hezbollah, which captured two Israeli soldiers on July 12 igniting the conflict. Bush made clear he was determined to help the Israelis in the post-fighting struggle of words about who wound up on top.” read more

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A Replay of Olmert’s Despicable Display of Last Year?

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Olmert to Greet Three Flights of Immigrants Wed.

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will greet three chartered flights of Jewish immigrants from the U.S., Canada and UK that will land simultaneously in Israel Wednesday morning, resulting in a day of record setting Western immigration.

The U.S. flight, departing JFK, will also carry Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Mr. Danny Ayalon.

The expected arrival of more than 800 North American and British Jews on Wednesday is part of a six day global campaign by Nefesh B’Nefesh, an organization dedicated to the revitalization of ‘Aliyah’ (immigration to Israel), in close cooperation with the Jewish Agency for Israel. read more

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