War News Late Friday Afternoon and Over Shabbos …

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Parsha HaShevua: Parsha Vayishlach 5766

Parsha Vayishlach 5766; Maintaining and Restoring Righteousness
By, Moshe Burt

As our Parsha begins, Yaakov sent melachim (angels), some render a translation of messengers, “… ahead of him to Eisev to the land of Seir, to the field of Edom… Thus shall you say … to Eisev, so said your servant Yaakov: ‘Im-Lavan garti’ (I have sojourned with Lavan) …” (Sefer Breish’t, Perek 32, posukim 4 & 5).

We learn that the Gematria (numerical value) of the word ‘garti’ is 613; that Yaakov “… sojourned with Lavan, but yet … kept all of the 613 commandments and … did not learn from his [Lavan’s] wicked deeds.” (Torah Gems, Aharon Greenberg, Parsha Vayishlach page 251) read more

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Stopping the Next Expulsions …

Activists Halt Construction of Gush Etzion Partition Wall

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“Citizens of Gush Etzion were alerted that Defense Ministry contractors intended to begin construction of the Partition Wall Thursday morning in the Suda Forest, adjacent to the Gush Etzion Junction. They arrived this morning with signs decrying the building of the wall they say will cut off and constrict Gush Etzion’s communities.”

“In mid-protest, the Supreme Court ordered work on the wall to be halted for five days. Demonstrators stayed in the forest until the Defense Ministry representatives acknowledged receipt of the order, at which point the crowd dispersed.” read more

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Overnight War News …

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Overnight Election Politics …

Frame Elections as a Retreat Referendum

This item was posted to the blog on Sunday, but bears repeating. MB

Sharansky Offered Spot on Joint Right Wing List

NRP Postpones Meeting on Deal with National Union

Peretz camp: Sharon Wants Terror

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Explosive charge: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has the power to decide whether terror attacks continue and is renewing the ‘cycle of violence’ with his targeted assassination policy in order to turn attention away from other issues, Labor party leader Amir Peretz’s campaign manager Motti Morel charges. read more

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Support for Kadima Poll Drops With a Thud …

Kadima Leaders Worried: Support Dropped 17% in One Week

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Internal polls by Ariel Sharon’s Kadima party show a drastic drop in its public support. Its showing last week translated to 41 Knesset seats; this week – only 34. Netanyahu speaks about Jerusalem.”

“Investigative journalist Yoav Yitzchak reports on nfc.co.il that the controversial defections by Likud leaders Tzachi HaNegbi and Sha’ul Mofaz to Kadima have hurt Sharon’s party, rather than helped. Both HaNegbi and Mofaz were widely accused of opportunism for their sudden moves. HaNegbi left last Thursday, and Mofaz – on Sunday. read more

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A Consequence of The Expulsion?

Suicide Accounts for 1/2 of IDF Fatalities in 2005

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“The army has issued tighter restrictions on soldiers’ weapons because 33 soldiers committed suicide this year …”

“Brig.-Gen. Avi Zimer … gave the information as part of the IDF’s annual fatalities report. The number of suicides accounted for half of the 66 fatalities in the 2005 report, marking a jump from 2004 of 28 suicides.

What is not being disclosed to the public is how many of these 33 suicides occured post-expulsion. MB read more

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Overnight War News …

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Who’s Telling the Truth: Sharon or Newsweek? Other Election Politics …

Newsweek Stands By Quotes on Dividing Jerusalem

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“Newsweek Magazine issued a statement Wednesday backing its article which states that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to cede part of Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The Prime Minister, in a speech at a traffic safety conference Wednesday, harshly denounced the report as ‘lies and incitement.'”

This Author’s money, what little there is of it, is on Newsweek and on the pollster. As for the Prime Minister, C’mon Arik, “Make my day!” Sue Newsweek, like you did after the camps!! MB read more

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