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Elections and Rehabilitation — NOW …

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Shlomo Avineri has often been seen as a flaming Lefty, but read this! Incredible — No Agenda At All.

Elections Now By Shlomo Avineri

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Israel’s future as a democracy – not the personal fates of Ehud Olmert and Amir Peretz – is in question following this latest war.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should consider stepping down. His resignation would also result in the resignation of the rest of the government, and would thereby pave the way for new elections. read more

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Olmert Tries a Spin Remake: From Ehud, the Destroyer to Ehud, the “Builder”…

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Analysis: Olmert Realigns Master Plan By Anshel Pfeffer (Jerusalem Post)

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The weekend headlines regarding Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s apparent decision to set aside, at least for the time being, his beloved realignment plan were stating the obvious.

It would be political suicide for the embattled prime minister, who will count himself lucky if he manages to avoid a state commission of inquiry on his government’s conduct of the war, to proceed with such a controversial plan now that unilateral withdrawals have proven so disastrous and his personal credibility is in tatters. read more

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More on IDF Officers Merhavia and Klein: Killed in Action in Battle of Bint Jbail — Their Connections With Expulsions Past and Future(?)

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The Open Wound of Gush Katif, By Nadav Shragai

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When Makor Rishon’s photographer, Miri Tzahi, saw the photo of First Lieutenant Amihai Merhavia, who was killed in the battle of Bint Jbail, it jogged something in her journalist’s memory. She thought she had seen this face before.

Tzahi, who is about publish the album, “Katif – Nine days in Av,” featuring hundreds of photos of the “days of the expulsion,” searched through her computer archive and found a series of photos from around four years ago, showing Merhavia during the violent evacuation of Havat Gilad (Gilad Farm) in Samaria. read more

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Where Has North American Jewish Charities Been Since the Expulsion of Jews from Gush Katif??

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For context, Read what former recording secretary, of the Jewish Federation of Greater Clifton-Passaic Buddy Macy has to say here and here about abandonment by American Jewish Federations of the Jews expelled from Gush Katif.

Jewish Charities Seek $300 Million for Israel , ByAlan Cooperman

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An umbrella organization of North American Jewish charities said Wednesday it will seek to raise a minimum of $300 million in emergency humanitarian funds for Israel this year, one of the largest short-term goals in its history. Howard Rieger, president and chief executive of United Jewish Communities, formerly known as the United Jewish Appeal, said its approximately 120 board members voted unanimously to launch the Israel Emergency Campaign. Rieger called the $300 million figure “a floor, not a ceiling,” and the amount raised probably “will grow beyond that.” The aim is to raise the money fast, ideally within weeks, UJC officials said. read more

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Hard-Hearted Olmert’s Compulsion: Just Can’t Give Up on “Convergence”…

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Olmert Says War Will Advance Realignment, Refusals Result

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Speaking with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Prime Minister Olmert said, “I’ll surprise you. I genuinely believe that the outcome of the present [conflict] and the emergence of a new order that will provide more stability and will defeat the forces of terror will help create the necessary environment that will allow me… to create a new momentum between us and the Palestinians.”

“We want to separate from the Palestinians,” he added. “I’m ready to do it. I’m ready to cope with these demands. It’s not easy, it’s very difficult, but we are elected to our positions to do things and not to sit idle.” read more

Ehud; You’ve Apologized for the Qana Attack Where Accusations Against Israel May Be Fraudulent and Bogus, But Here is What YOU SHOULD Be Ashamed of …

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Olmert, Halutz and Peretz Apologize for Qana Deaths

Received this link in an email today;

July 31, 2006: The War Against Israel, By Melanie Phillips

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“The signs are mounting that the atrocity at Qana was not what it originally seemed. Two must-read blogs… suggest the whole thing might have been staged. We have yet to discover the truth of what did actually happen, but the questions are mounting.”

Commentary;

Click on Melanie’s links and judge for yourself. But below are a series of pictures whose validity we can be far more sure of and for which Ehud Olmert should surely be ashamed to his core! MB read more

Follow-up: Mida-Kenneged-Mida: Gush Katif Expulsion and The Gaza/North War …

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Last Tuesday night, Rav Chaim Zev Malinowitz gave a Yom Kippur Kattan Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av Drasha which an attendee was kind enough to summarize and send around by email. This author, in turn picked up on this blog and included it on the blog’s daily email. As a result, Israel National News saw the importance of the Rav’s points and did a news report on it on their website.

This Motsei Shabbos, the Rav requested an addendum be placed to the summary which this author deems vital as an addition, as follows; read more

Flash: Abe Foxman’s Deplorable, Despicable Interview on Israel’s TV Channel 11 News…

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This author tries not to comment or deal on this blog with issues and news not in some way related to or a consequence of last August’s expulsions of Jews from Gush Katif and the Shomron.

This author was dead tired on Friday night after Shabbos Dinner and visiting with friends across the street. Soo dead tired in fact, that a siddur was left at the friend’s home which was seen as gone missing on Shabbos morning.

And so, Motsei Shabbos, this author went back to the friend’s house to retrieve the siddur. Upon arriving to retrieve the siddur, he viewed an interview with ADL’s head Abe Foxman on Israel’s channel 11 news. read more

Who is Calling the Shots in this War, Anyway??

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Senior Officials Believe U.S. Will Give Israel a Week to Complete Military Offensive in Lebanon, Aluf Benn, Shmuel Rosner and Shlomo Shamir, (Haaretz)

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On the eve of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s visit to Jerusalem, senior officials believe Israel has an American nod to continue operations against Hezbollah at least until next Sunday.

Rice will first explore ways with Israel’s leadership to end the crisis and begin to shape a new order in Lebanon. She will return next Sunday to try to implement a cease-fire. read more

Politicization and Manipulation of Media to Give Only Regime Spin on Rockets in Lebanon?

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MK Erdan: Restrict Publication of Rocket Landings

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MK Gilad Erdan (Likud) called on Defense Minister Amir Peretz to enact Section 87 of Defense Emergency Regulations and tell the military censor to restrict media publication of the exact locations of rocket landings.

“The public feels a need to keep up with what’s going on, but it is still necessary to release strictly general information that’s not likely to aid the enemy and endanger the security of Israel and its citizens,” Erdan said. read more

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