Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

Rabbi Eliyahu Releases a Statement of Warning & Instruction
Excerpts;
Former Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu told a conference of rabbis in Jerusalem’s Binyanei HaUma Convention Center that it is forbidden to enter into a coalition government that advocates additional surrender of land to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA).
The forum was an urgent meeting […]

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Officials Turn a Blind Eye to Ongoing Illegal Arab Construction
Excerpts;
While police on Thursday took the unprecedented move of granting a Land Day rally permit in Lod, area residents decried what they insist is the double-standard regarding illegal Arab construction.

Three Israelis killed in West Bank suicide bombing attack
3 Israelis Killed in Terror Attack at Kedumim Gas Station

Excerpts;
Three Israelis were killed Thursday night after a suicide bomber blew up inside an Israeli car near the gas station at the entrance to the settlement of Kedumim in the northern West Bank.
According to Kedumim Regional Council […]

Parsha Vayikra: Admission and Atonement For Mistakes And Failed Policies
By Moshe Burt
The first word of our parsha; Vayikra begs discussion of why the small “aleph” in Vayikra, and what it indicates regarding Moshe Rabbeinu’s level of principle, integrity and standard of leadership of B’nei Yisrael.
We are told how Hashem, Kav’yochal, would call gently, affectionately “Moshe, […]

Unilateralism an Empty Dream
Commentary;
Perhaps Olmert’s “Convergence” will go the way of Barak’s pre-campaign push to draft Chareidim. It’s two massive in scope and too economically costly. The American aid that Israel banked on with the Gaza expulsion never materialized as the US was stuck with a major refugee problem of it’s […]

Olmert’s Obligations

Excerpts;
Humility is not presumptive Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s strong suit; nor is winning an election usually conducive to developing such a trait. The circumstances, however, require humility, and not just because the winner arrives as a stand-in for the comatose Ariel Sharon.
The voters have indeed given Olmert a mandate, but […]

US: No Comment on Eitan’s Election

Main Points;
1/ Rafi Eitan, leader of the Gil Pensioners’ Party, to the Knesset; “… considered an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the Jonathan Pollard spy case and might be taken in for questioning if he enters the US.”
2/ He was “former senior Mossad official, was head of the branch dealing […]

Temple Mount Remains Closed to Non-Muslims

Excerpt;
Jerusalem district police announced late Wednesday night that the Temple Mount would remain closed to Jews and other non-Muslims on Thursday.

Wednesday: Nahal Hareidi Commander: We Prevented Large Attack in Tel Aviv
Other War News;
Security Forces on High Alert for Land Day
Unarmed Infiltrators Apprehended at Egyptian Border
Suicide Bomber Caught, Navy Shells Rocket Launching Sites
Soldiers Uninjured in Bomb Attacks
Eigth Terror Suspect of the Day Apprehended
7 Arrested in Counter-Terrorism Operations

Try Victory, by Daniel Pipes
Excerpts;
As Israelis went to the polls, not one of the leading parties offered the option of winning the war against the Palestinians. It’s a striking and dangerous lacuna.
Rather than seek victory, Israelis have developed a lengthy menu of approaches to manage the conflict. These include:
•Unilateralism (building a barrier, partial […]