Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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

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

Surgical Strike Prevented a Major Terror Attack

IAF Missile Hits Home of PRC Leader

IAF Fires Again in Gaza Strip

Sderot Remains Tense Following a Night of Air Force Strikes

IAF Fires on Jihad HQ in Rafah; No Wounded

IDF Spokesperson’s Anouncement: IDF Aerial Attack of Two Structures Used for Terror Activity in the Gaza Strip

Air Force Targets Terrorists in Northern Gaza

IDF Spokesperson’s Anouncement: IDF Aerial Attack of Access Routes Leading to Projectile Rocket Launching Grounds

IDF Nabs 16 Suspected Terrorists Overnight read more

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

Apparently now, there is two-fold panic in Likud. One is either real or feigned fear of Sharon’s “Kadima (sic)” and the other is that of the corrupt “old boys” who are petrified that Moshe Feiglin may win the Primary, lead Likud to a Jewish Leadership victory in the March National Elections and crumble some patronage empires in the process. MB

There are tens of thousands of Jews sitting on the fence waiting to see the results of the Likud Primary vote. A Feiglin victory in Likud will thrust him into the National Elections with a victory and the Prime Ministership a real possibility. read more

No Answers for Gush Katif Evictees

Expulsion Victim Parks Trailer Home at Knesset

Help Needed for Airlifts to Expulsion Victims

Four Terrorists Dead in Targeted Air Attack in Gaza

Second Airstrike Attempted in Gaza City; Target Escapes

IDF Spokesperson’s Announcement: IDF Aerial Attack in Northern Gaza Strip of Vehicle En Route to Terrorist Attack

Police Arrest Palestinian Teen Carrying Firebombs

Hamas Explosives Lab Discovered in Shechem

Israeli Woman Assaulted by Arab With Axe

Palestinians Nabbed Trying to Infiltrate From Gaza

Suspected Weapons Dealer Arrested in Hevron

Palestinians Fire 2 Kassams at Sderot; No Wounded

Kassam Rockets Launched From Gush Katif read more

Feiglinism and the Likud

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“Upon seeing the news from Israel earlier this week, I was met with the headline that Defense Minister Sha’ul Mofaz became the latest Likudnik to jump ship and join Kadima. The fact that he made this move didn’t surprise me in the least, nor did it disappoint me in the slightest. I had been concerned all along that he was merely serving the role of an Ariel Sharon mole, whose sole purpose was to help Sharon win re-election.”

“There was one point in Mofaz’s act that did make me take note, and that was his attempt to sneak in a cheap shot against Moshe Feiglin before making his dramatic departure. Mofaz is not the first of the Likud renegades to take a poke at Feiglin. In fact, Feiglin has become the favorite target of many former Likudniks who seem to have this irrational fear of Feiglinism taking over the Likud. That is a very interesting phenomenon given the poll numbers, which give Moshe Feiglin less than 15% of the vote. So, there obviously must be much more to it than just poll numbers.” read more

PM Denies Report He Would Compromise on J’lem

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“Prime Minister Ariel Sharon published a special statement Tuesday night in which he totally dissociated himself from quotes in Newsweek attributed to his pollster, Kalman Gayer, in which Gayer claimed the prime minister was ready for territorial concessions.”

“‘The remarks attributed to Kalman Gayer are in total contradiction to my positions and opinions,’ Sharon’s statement read. ‘If, indeed, these remarks were made, they were made strictly on Mr. Gayer’s initiative, and they are senseless and absurd.'” read more