Shas: Political Machinations With Jerusalem at Stake …

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Shas to Support Gov’t in No-Confidence Motion on J’lem Gay Pride Parade

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The ultra-Orthodox Shas party will support the government on Monday in a no-confidence motion on the gay pride parade scheduled to be held in Jerusalem in early August.

The motion was submitted by ultra-Orthodox party United Torah Judaism.

In return for its support Shas required that the government call on Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski to act for the cancellation of the parade.

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Yet Again, Shas Shows that it’s for the Money First, Even at Cost of J’lem, Kedusha … MB read more

‘Moderate’, ‘Indirect Deal’ for Soldier: Oxymorons of the Highest Order as Sderot Blitz Proves It…

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PM Willing to Deal with ‘Moderate’ Palestinian Leaders

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While Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Sunday’s cabinet meeting ruled out a prisoner swap with Hamas, he noted that he has expressed willingness in the past to release Palestinian prisoners in a deal with moderate Palestinian leaders.

Olmert’s comments could indicate the possibility of an indirect deal to win the release of a captive IDF Cpl. Gilad Shalit.

Olmert told the cabinet that he had been considering a prisoner release long before Shalit was kidnapped on June 25, but said that such a deal could only take place with moderate Palestinians. read more

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Kassam Blitz Continues, IDF Hitting Warehouses, Launch Sites and Other War News …

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Palestinian Gunman Killed by IAF Missile

IDF hits Islamic Jihad Warehouse in Northern Gaza

IDF Artillery Firing Shells Into Southern Gaza

Fatah Terrorist Apprehended South of Shechem

PA: Hamas Terrorist Killed, Others Injured in Gaza Operation

IDF Fires Artillery at Gaza Rockets

IDF Targets Hamas Cell in the Northern Gaza Strip

Kassam Lands in Sderot; Early Warning System Fails

PA Arabs: Terrorists Attempted to Fire Rocket into Israel from Samaria

Palestinians Throw Stones at Lieberman’s Car read more

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Will the Chareidim Leave the Beis Medrash for Their Brothers in Kiryat Sefer?

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Modi’in Illit Neighborhood Challenged

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The High Court of Justice is due on to hold a hearing on Sunday concerning two petitions challenging the legality of the procedure in which a Jewish company took possession of 900 dunams of land in the West Bank and the construction of apartment buildings for Jewish settlers on the site.

According to the first petition, filed by Peace Now, several construction companies are building housing in a new neighborhood of Modi’in Illit called Matityahu East without legal building permits and on the basis of a planning scheme not approved by the planning authorities. read more

Rocket Attack on Netivot: Time to Tell Who Was Right …

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Rocket Lands Near Tomb of Baba Sali

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“A Kassam rocket landed in the southern city of Netivot, near the Tomb of Baba Sali. No injuries are being reported.”

Prepare for the Coming of the Kassam, By Moshe Leshem: Jun 28, ’05 / 21 Sivan 5765

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Uprooting 8,000 Jews from the Katif region and the destruction of flourishing towns will not only not bring about peace or calm, it will bring 44 towns into range of the Kassam rockets. Hundreds of millions will be invested in protection. As if it were a consolation, industry leaders come and offer “a bright and colorful roof that passed a test for Kassam rocket and mortar shell strikes.” (Yediot Aharonot, May 5, 2005) Note the emphasis on “bright and colorful”, which covers in a layer of sugar the bitter pill of the chilling security situation created by Ariel Sharon’s government. The color and brightness serve a similar purpose as the word “disengagement”, which is a much more pleasant term than “uprooting and expulsion”. read more

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Ehud, Justify This …

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Column One: How Olmert Justifies Failure, By Caroline Glick

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s secret visit to Sderot Tuesday morning was met with snorts of disgusted laughter…. The message he sends is clear: Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza last summer was a national security disaster – and he knows it.

Olmert said he hid his plan to visit Sderot because he didn’t want to give the Palestinian Authority a special reason to launch rockets against the city. That statement, like the government’s decision to retake the destroyed communities of Dugit, Elei Sinai and Nisanit in a bid to halt the Palestinian rocket offensive, is a clear admission that the IDF is incapable of defending southern Israel from outside the Gaza Strip. read more

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Gaza Invasion, Kassam Blitz Intensifies, War on Islamic Terrorism Continues …

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Four Wounded as Kassam Rocket Strikes Sderot Home

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Four people were wounded on Sunday morning, 1 moderately and 3 lightly, when a Kassam rocket, launched from the northern Gaza Strip, landed in a house in Sderot.

The four were evacuated to Barzilai Hospital.

A second rocket landed in open territory in the city. No one was wounded and no damage was reported.

Police Update on Kassam Rocket Attacks

Over 20 Rockets Fired Over the Weekend

IDF Artillery Fires on Kassam Launch Sites

Talk of Liberation War From Syria read more

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Background on Gaza “Incursion” or Preparing Olmert’s Next Spin?

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A Tactical Move to Thwart Kassams, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

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There is no connection between the current Gaza incursion and the disengagement from Gaza.

Last summer, the nation decided to leave Gaza. At that time, it is important to remember, the IDF was only in Gaza to protect Israeli citizens.

Today’s incursion into Gaza was necessitated by reality. We couldn’t fail to react after a soldier had been captured and Kassams had been fired at Ashkelon.

The operation in northern Gaza does not endanger Gilad Shalit. Those who hold him know that, if anything should happen to him, Israel will find them and put them on trial. read more

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And Olmert is Not the Only One Who “Doesn’t Get It” …

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Likud Divided Over Palestinian State

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Likud MK Dan Naveh is expected to face stiff opposition to his proposal for the Likud to endorse the formation of a Palestinian state when he convenes the leadership of the Likud’s ideological bureau on Sunday at the party’s Tel Aviv headquarters.

Naveh, who chairs the bureau, believes that the move is necessary to attract voters who left the Likud for Kadima in the last election and to rebuild the Likud as a center-right party. He hopes that even Likud MKs who left the party for Kadima would return if the proposal passes.
“The Likud has to face the reality whether we like it or not,” Naveh said. The proposal also includes a clause banning the Likud from merging with other parties on the Right. read more

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Chayalim: See What Immoral Orders Wrought …

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11 Months Later, IDF Re-enters Former Jewish Towns in Gaza

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The IDF’s Golani Brigade entered northern Gaza after 2 AM, and continues to advance. Some of the units have already reached their destinations, such as in El Atatra, just south of Dugit, from where Kassams were fired at Ashkelon, a crowded built up area. Over the past few days, the forces have penetrated only as deep as 600-1000 meters into Gaza, but they have now already gone as far as 5-6 kilometers.

For context, click on this meaningful commentary by Barak of IRIS. read more

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