Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

Parsha Chayei Sarah 5766: Two Shidduchim and a Legacy
by, Moshe Burt

Toward the end of our parsha, after Avraham Aveinu’s acquistion of the Ma’arat HaMachpela for 400 shekels of silver from Efron the Hittite, after his burial and mourning period for Sarah Emeinu, Avraham sends Eliezer back to his (Avraham’s) family on a mission to find a wife for Yitzchak.

As Eliezer approaches Aram Naharayim, the city of Nahor, the home of Avrham’s family, he prays to Hashem; “Oh Lord, G’d of my master Avraham, I pray you … show kindness to my master Avraham.” read more

PM’s New party ‘Kadima’ Announces Slogan

Excerpt:

Campaign slogan will be, “Sharon, a strong leader for peace.”

As always, isn’t that “p” spelled wrong? Let’s correct it; “piece.” MB

Peretz’s Real Test: Your Trade Unionship, Sir?

Excerpt:

“Now that Amir Peretz is the Chairman of the Labor party, his real test will be his ability to come to the major trade unions, those who took the time and trouble to vote for him and tell them: ‘Thanks for everything, but from the moment I won the election, I don’t owe you anything.'” read more

PM Sharon Convenes Meeting of the Ministerial Disengagement Committee

Oh How Nice it Looks on Paper, But Reality — Phoney Baloney. MB

Evacuees Interrupt Bassi’s Speech

Excerpts:

“Disengagement Administration Head Yonatan Bassi, who delivered a speech at the Sderot Conference for Society Wednesday, was continuously interrupted by Gush Katif evacuees who arrived to participate in a panel on the lessons of the disengagement.”

“Bassi stepped up onto the podium accompanied by a security guard, only after police reinforced the number of security guards in the hall.” read more

Azzam Azzam: Pollard is in Our Hearts

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“The political establishment has no shame, no red lines; Israeli captives suffer in prisons for years, while Arab murderers are released to kill again, convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard wrote in a letter read by his wife Wednesday night, during a rally marking 20 years since his arrest in the U.S.”

“Thousands of right-wing activists from around the country gathered outside the prime minister’s official residence in Jerusalem, demanding Pollard’s release from prison. He is currently serving a life sentence.” read more

Halutz: More Attacks on North Coming

Palestinian Driver Allegedly Tries to Stab Israeli

Palestinian Tries to Carry Bomb Through Checkpoint

IDF Captures Key Jihadist After Staging Siege in Jenin

IDF Cracks Down on Islamic Jihad, Kassam launchers

IDF Makes Six Arrests During the Night

Three Tanzim Operatives Arrested in the Village of Kalil

15 Smuggled Kalachnikovs Caught by IDF, Police

Comptroller: “PM Sharon Distributed Millions Without Approval”

Excerpts:

“MK Uri Ariel (National Union) told the committee that a certain IDF general told him a few years ago that, ‘the IDF doesn’t count MKs’ – meaning the IDF does not need to worry about Knesset approval to receive its funding.”

“Chairman of the Knesset Defense Committee Yuval Steinitz (Likud) is calling for doing away with the Joint Committee for the Defense Budget altogether due to its failure to prevent unilateral decisions to be made by the prime minister.” read more

Hesder Student Becomes Hero in Foiling Hizballah Raid

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“IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz has even gone so far as to demand that the yeshiva in Elon Moreh no longer be granted Hesder status because its Dean, Rabbi Yaakov Levanon, called upon students to refuse expulsion-related orders….”

“The Commander of the IDF Personnel Corps, Maj.-Gen. Elazar Stern, announced plans a few months ago to disband, to some degree, the Hesder yeshiva units. Relations between the yeshivot and the army are thus not at their zenith.” read more

IAF Strike Against Hizbollah Target in Southern Lebanon

Army Rescues Israeli Hang Glider Swept Into Lebanon

Israeli Glider in Trouble?

IAF Bombards Lebanon – With Leaflets

IDF Begins to Tear Down Jenin Terrorist Hideout

Troops, Palestinians Hurt in Jenin clashes

Eitam: Likud Preferred Party Unity Over Land of Israel

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“Eitam said, ‘The Likud, which was afraid to depose Sharon before he lifted his hand against Gush Katif, is today paying the price of the treachery against the values of the nationalist camp, and for the turning of their back against the settlers. The Likud now sees how its leader abandons the sinking ship after he made holes in its ideological bottom, and now goes to bring new wind into the left-wing sails.‘”

“‘Those who sacrificed the wholeness of the Land of Israel on the altar of the wholeness of the Likud Party,’ Eitam said, ‘now see that dividing the Land of Israel leads to the division of the Likud Party.'” read more

Our World: The Jewish Refugees, By Caroline Glick

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“When one enters Nitzan, at first glance it looks like a success story. The roads are largely paved. Each family lives in a red-roofed mobile home with grassy lawns all around. But dig just slightly beneath the surface and you see you are in a refugee camp. The fiberglass walls of the homes can be torn apart by a stray soccer ball. Children play in dirt plots next to moving bulldozers. Sewage runs openly between the homes. And those homes – 60 square meters for families of five and under, and 90 square meters for families with more than three children – are cramped and tiny. Most of the families in Nitzan had lived in homes that averaged 200 square meters in Gaza.” read more