Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

(Translation) How Ehud Olmert Became A Millionaire2, Aryeh Avneri, Investigative Journalist, NFC.CO.IL

Excerpts;

By Israeli standards, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is considered to be a millionaire, even though he never publicly reported the extent of his financial and real estate assets.

He will probably take care to do so from now on, in ongoing reporting to the State Comptroller, to draw away from himself the flames of public criticism that burn around him.

The law requires government ministers who hold assets and bank accounts abroad to include them in their reports; their declarations have the standing of a deposition under oath. read more

For Context on the two reports below; click here.

Fears Grow Over New Dubai Revolt

US Official: Dubai Co. Would Have Made Ports Safer

Commentary;

Who’s Zoomin’ Whom? C’mon, give me a break! The answer seems obvious. Why hand over American Assets (Ports, Weapons technology, etc.) over to avowed enemy hands? MB

IDF Arrests 4 Infiltrators at Israel-Egypt Border

Kassam Rocket Fired into Negev; No Damage, Wounded

Firebombing Near Shechem

Firebombs Thrown on Road 443; No Wounded

W. Bank: Israeli Woman Wounded by Rock-Throwing

Firebombs and Stones Thrown Near Ofra, Kfar Akrava

The Case for Likud, by Evelyn Gordon

Netanyahu: Only the Likud Can Stop Olmert’s Withdrawal

Landau Concerned Over [Olmert’s] Plans to Hand Over Old City

Olmert: Only Pro-Uprooting Parties in My Government

Kadima Fears Low Voter Turnout

The Right Could Win it All. Here’s How …

NU-NRP: Students Don’t Buy the Kadima Bluff

It’s Time to Think Big and Take Power in Israel

Marzel: 57,000 Voters Commit to Hazit – Enough for Knesset Threshold read more

With thanks to and permission of Ellen Horowitz.

Bird Flu Over the Cuckoos Nest and Other Reflections
by Ellen W. Horowitz

Until a week ago, every time I spotted flocks of migratory birds from my kitchen window in the Golan Heights, I would grab the binoculars and rush the kids outside to watch a spectacular site. Nowadays, when I spot the flocks, I yell “duck”, grab the kids, and race into the house for cover.

That I have 10 chickens running around my backyard adds to my anxiety. I’ve come to like my chickens. If you recall, two years ago Purim, I expressed a different type of chicken anxiety in “One Tough Chicken.” And so every morning, I arise and look out of my window to see if they’re all still alive and well. It gives new meaning to the expression, counting your chickens before they…croak (G-d forbid). read more