The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
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Having failed in an initial attempt to rally the rest of Likud’s leaders for a gang-up ambush on Netanyahu, the 47-year-old Shalom chose to launch his attack by a series of interviews that dominated last weekend’s papers. Shalom’s analysis of his party’s dismemberment is plausible: it had become too hawkish, anti-social and divided, while Netanyahu’s personality chased away numerous good people and gave rise to assorted new parties, the last of which was Kadima.
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Eight months after the withdrawal from Gaza, or what was referred to as a “unilateral disengagement,” things are not developing according to the early scenario marketed to the public.
Almost nothing has materialized in the way pullout supporters promised us would happen.
Did Israel gain from the disengagement? Less than what its planners hoped. The United States didn’t grant us even one cent in economic aid, even though in various phases of preparation for the withdrawal and upon the pullout, much was said about a special USD 2 billion grant. As of today, there’s no grant.
Will Previous Prediction: Pollard for Barghouti be Actualized?
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Report: US to Release Pollard in Barghouti Swap Deal
Request to Olmert to Obtain Pollard’s Release
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Activists working towards obtaining the release of Jonathan Pollard on the eve of Passover submitted another request to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, based on reports the Bush administration would be willing to release the convicted spy should Israel make another official request, the daily Ha’aretz reports.
Bloodshed or Compromise, by David Wilder
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Even prior to the ‘deal’, the defense establishment had already begun the process of voiding any possible Arab claims to the former ‘market’. The defense establishment notified the Supreme Court of this plan and added its intention to “weigh leasing the structures to Hebron’s Jewish community.” The actual legal process by which the Hebron Arab municipality was notified of the intentions to void any possible legal rights to the site began prior to the agreement reached between the community and the state. This process was approved by none other than Attorney General Menachem Mazuz himself.
IDF fires Artillery Against Kassam Launch Sites
Explosive Device Hurled at IDF in Nablus
IDF Arrests 9 Palestinian Fugitives in West Bank
IDF Troops Shoot, Wound Palestinian Near Nablus
IDF Arrests Six Palestinian Infiltrators
Firebombs Hurled at Motorists in Samaria
Armed Arab Apprehended at Hawara Checkpoint
IDF Cannons Pound Kassam Launch Sites
IDF Continues Artillery Barrage on North Gaza
IDF Arrests 5 Palestinians in W. Bank Operations
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Here’s an assignment for Tzipi Livni’s Foreign Ministry: to make sure that in the next five years, the CEOs of all the Fortune 500 companies, the 100 presidents of the most prestigious universities, the heads of the most important research institutions and key artists and writers visit Israel; and to ensure that they leave here with joint projects, research plans and plots for new novels. It is possible that they’ll need an encouraging word from their congressman to get them on their planes. But Israel has nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to what it has to offer America, especially when compared to its Arab neighbors. And it will benefit from the closer ties to the most developed economy and educational system in the world. Olmert should think about this, and not only about the list of handouts he’ll ask for from Bush, when he goes to America next month.
Olmert’s Vacation Ruins Neighbors’ Holiday
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Residents of a moshav in the Galilee complained Thursday night that Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s choice of the moshav as a vacation spot for his family ruined their Passover holiday. One resident reported that in the early morning hours, noisy trucks began unloading equipment for security walls and electronic equipment. One news source noted that the house where he was vacationing operated without a business permit.
Peretz: $1,000 Minimum Wage is a Deal Breaker
Olmert Faces Opposition to Lieberman
Probe May Prevent Lieberman Appointment
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The fact of the matter is that despite the media spin’s, Olmert’s not having an esy time of it with coalition-building. This author remebers Chaim Ramon’s boast just after elections that Kadima will have a coalition gov’t in place by Pesach. Well fans, the Pesach Seder has come and gone and Olmert is still struggling. It’s not easy when all of the characters are as crooked as the day is long. Dishonesty, duplicity, lack of trustworthiness and integrity cuts both ways! MB
Murder Traced to Jerusalem Land Sale
This report is a follow-up adding a few new details to the previous report.
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Police believe an eastern Jerusalem resident whose body was found in Jericho was murdered for selling his property to Jews.
According to police, the victim was shot seven times, apparently for selling his property in the predominately Arab-controlled eastern capital to Jews for a sum of $1.5 million. According to a Galei Tzahal (Army) Radio report, land in Abu Dis was sold to Jews seeking to resettle Arab portions of the capital.