Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

Report: Peres Will Have Number Two Slot in Kadima

Full Report;

“Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised Shimon Peres Tuesday that he would be slotted in Kadima’s number two position on the party’s list for the upcoming Knesset elections, according to a Channel 2 report.”

“According to the report, Tzipi Livni accepted Kadima’s number three slot. ”

“In addition, Peres was reportedly promised involvement in compiling Kadima’s Knesset list, as well as involvement in foreign affairs and diplomacy.” read more

Amir Oren: Corrupt Olmert is a Worthy Successor of Sharon

Excerpts;

“Power, said Henry Kissinger, is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Kissinger used this to explain why an expert – with a thick German accent – in the convoluted nuances of nuclear deterrence became an object of desire for a Hollywood blonde. Power, one can add upon consideration of Israeli politics, is also the best antiseptic. Taking the reins of power retroactively cleans all the stains and smells along the way.”

“The current model for this is Ehud Olmert, the frequency of whose meetings with the police rivaled that of a Civil Guard volunteer. Olmert, in keeping with the hymns of praise from his supporters, is indeed a worthy successor to Ariel Sharon. Both have the tendency to enter the thicket of criminal suspicions, as well as the ability to worm their way out of these suspicions even if they are smeared with harsh words that would have caused a sensitive citizen of good conscience to shut himself up in his home – but did not interfere with them climbing onward and upward.” read more

PM Shows Movement on Left Side for First Time

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“Prime Minister Ariel Sharon showed movement on his left side Tuesday, for the first time since his massive stroke and brain hemorrhage six days ago, senior physicians at Hadassah University Hospital said Tuesday evening.”

“The damage to Sharon’s brain is believed to be concentrated in those areas of the right hemisphere which control the left side of his body.”

“In addition to responses on his left side, movements on Sharon’s right side were more intense Tuesday and his breathing was more independent, hospital director Professor Shlomo Mor-Yosef told reporters Tuesday evening.” read more

Military Position Targeted in Firebomb Attack

Full Report;

“A firebomb was hurled at an IDF position near Rachel’s Tomb in Palestinian Authority (PA) controlled Bethlehem earlier Tuesday night. No injuries were reported.”

Shin Bet head: Arms Smuggling in Gaza Has Worsened

Shin Bet: 3,000 Rifles Smuggled into Gaza

IDF Shells N. Gaza After Kassam Lands in Negev

Jihad Fugitive Arrested Northeast of Nablus

For Background; Senior Islamic Jihad Terrorist Arrested in Kabatiya

Terror Mastermind Given 35 Life Terms [or Until the Next Mass Prisoner Release] read more

PM Receives Same Treatment as Others

Excerpts;

“Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is getting the ‘same outstanding treatment’ available to any patient at the neurosurgery intensive care unit at Hadassah-University Hospital in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem, according to June Walker, president of the Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA).”

“‘Everyone gets the same treatment according to his needs,’ she told The Jerusalem Post Monday. The only difference with the prime minister is that because of his position, he needs special security and privacy, she added.” read more

Report: Sharon Had Undiagnosed Brain Disease

Excerpt;

“The disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), may have increased the risk of a brain hemorrhage through its interaction with the drugs he was prescribed after his first stroke.”

Shwarma Brought to PM’s Room to Stimulate Senses

As the Big Booper once said; “… You know what I like!” MB

Exclusive: Rabbi Shalom Elyashiv and Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Helped Renew Ordination For Sanhedrin

Excerpt;

“The statement marked the first time Rabbis Yosef and Elyashiv have been publicly tied to the Sanhedrin project and is expected to increase the influence of the nascent body, which was recently bolstered by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz’s agreement to act as its Nassi [president].”

B’nai Noach Stand Before Sanhedrin, Request Approval For Council

2 Arrests Made During the Night

Netanyahu Urges MKs to Back Initiative to Pass 2006 Budget

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“Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning urged lawmakers to support his initiative to pass the 2006 budget bill as soon as possible in a bid to help Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and ‘out of national responsibility.'”

How can the Budget be passed if Knesset has been disbanned?
Why would Bibi want to help Ehud Olmert 2 1/2 months before an election in which he ought to plugging to catch up in? “National Responsibility” — Baloney, sounds more like Bibi’s Macho Ego to this author! MB read more

This author is no great fan of Education Minister Limor Livnat. But the vicious attack upon her by aides of PM Sharon (who termed her demand for investigation of the Schlaf case was “metaphorically speaking, accessory to murder”) was uncalled for and seems emblematic of a prevailing Kadima spin; “EVERYONE ELSE is Responsible.”

PM Aides Blame Livnat for Worsening of His Health

Look at what this mindset has wrought regarding the police, the Justice System, the State Comptroller and the Likud, the former party of Sharon, of Olmert, HaNegbi, Mofaz, etc.; read more