The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
IDF Soldier Killed During Fierce Gunbattle in Jenin
IDF in Gunfight in Jenin; 15 Terrorists Arrested
Air Force Strikes Four Roads in Northern Gaza
Shots Fired at Israeli Car Near Nablus; No Wounded
Border Policeman Stoned Near J’lem Security Fence
Palestinians Open Fire on IDF Near Gaza Strip
Israel Seizes Jailed Palestinian Militants
‘Jericho Six’ May Avoid Israeli Courts
Eyewitness: Jericho’s Prison Walls Come Tumbling Down
Gaza: 15,000 Palestinians Stage ‘Protest March
Israel Was Compelled to Launch Jericho Operation
Electionscape: Olmert’s Osirak
Olmert: No Politics Involved in Timing
Commentary;
This move shows that Israel can still act successfully, when leaders have a mind to. But would Olmert have acted on the release threat had the sequence of events not taken place two weeks before national elections? Frankly, this author harbors grave doubt that Olmert, Bibi, or for that matter Sharon would have acted were we not on top of elections. Were this not on the eve of elections, would we yet again be cast as the ineffectual “victims?”
Our World: Seinfeld vs. Churchill, Caroline Glick
Excerpts;
… Ma’ariv – like every other newspaper in the country, led its Friday edition with its “exclusive” interview with Kadima leader and Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Although Olmert told Ma’ariv, as he told every other newspaper in the country, that he is planning to destroy many, many Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria if he becomes elected and surrender the vast majority of the areas, as well as a number of neighborhoods in Jerusalem, to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, he did not once explain how doing so would advance Israel’s national interests or thwart the global campaign of jihad.
Firebombs Hurled at Hadassah Mt. Scopus in Jerusalem
Israeli Motorist Targeted in Firebomb Attack Near Hizme
Soldiers Uninjured in Bomb/Shooting Attack in Shechem
14 Arrested in Counter-Terror Operations
8 Kassam Rockets Fired at Israel During the Night
Kassam Lands in Western Negev, None Wounded
Jenin: Border Police Arrest Senior Jihad Activist
IDF Arrests 10 Infiltrators on Israel-Egypt Border
This author has been fighting with himself for weeks as to how to break this news to the readership.
On the heels of the catastrophic expulsions of the past six months, when one looks around at what’s out there to vote for in the coming election; a bunch of gutless, meaningless right wing parties (including the governing party who’s central committee didn’t go stark, raving mad when Sharon disregarded the Likud referendum), each of them who sat glued to their seats at crucial points when any of them could have voted against the expulsion and brought about the end of the government.
Here’s a Flash from Barak at IRIS confirming as fraudulent the report a few days ago of the demise of the Dubai deal for acquisition of 21 American Ports;
Analysis Confirmed: Dubai Port Pullout a Fraud
For context, read these posts …
Disengagement is Not Over: Nitzan is ’Ticking Social Time-Bomb’
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Nitzan, just north of Ashkelon, is the largest new temporary community of families that were uprooted from their homes in Gush Katif last summer in the framework of PM Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan. Over 300 families currently reside there.
The session was held today as a result of calls by nationalist-camp MKs, in response to the harsh report issued last week by the State Comptroller regarding the Disengagement. “The State and its institutions failed in their treatment of the expelled citizens of Gush Katif,” the detailed report concluded. State Comptroller and former Judge Micha Lindenstrauss determined that the Sela (Aid for the Expellees) Administration, the Prime Minister’s Office, the State Service Commission and the Finance Ministry were all at fault.
Legal Expert: Mofaz and Ezra Show Contempt for Knesset Committee
Full Text;
An expert in constitutional and administrative law from the University of Haifa, Emanuel Gross, said that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Internal Security Minister Gidon Ezra have acted in contempt of the Knesset.
Gross said the ministers’ refusal to allow soldiers and police officers to testify before the Knesset committee investigating police violence at Amona was illegal and “in contempt of Israel’s democratic framework.”
Likud, Labor Spar Over Large Number of Undecided Voters
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Although the two parties still officially have the premiership as a goal, on an unofficial level, both are using public relations in an effort to increase their strength in comparison to Kadima. The Labor Party is aiming for 24-25 Knesset seats, and senior party officials are now relaying the message that a strong Labor Party is needed in the government. Likud is reaching for 20 seats, with party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu declaring that the goal is to create a right-wing bloc large enough to keep Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from forming a coalition.
Cabinet Takes a Step to Attract Arab Vote
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In what Kadima opponents are calling a cynical move, the cabinet on Sunday morning decided to accept the recommendations of Acting Prime Minster Ehud Olmert, to encourage citizens of minority groups to join government ministries. The decision was directed at Arabs and former immigrants from Ethiopia.
The plan calls for a one-for-one arrangement by which the treasury will finance a Jewish worker for every Arab worker hired by ministries.