Support for Hareidi Party Endangered
UTJ Fears Intimidation by Extremists
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It is truly fascinating to contrast Yaakov Litzman’s version of the situation with that of the Admor [Rebbe] of Slonim.
As one reads both articles, one finds that apparently Litzman plays the same game in Chareidi circles that Sharon and Olmert play; alienation […]
U.S. Expert: Israeli Media Distort Polls
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How reliable are pre-election polls? Local media distort survey results, fail to present accurate picture, American professor says. Polls mishandled large number of undecided voters, Kenneth Goldstein charges.
The margin of error of pre-election polls presented to the Israeli public is too large to show an accurate picture of what […]
Acting PM Mandate is Nearing an End
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In 2.5 weeks, the 100-day maximum permitted an acting prime minister will come to an end, bringing an end to the current term of Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
If a new government is not established by that time, a new prime minister will have to be appointed. […]
High Alert: 85 Terror Warnings
W. Bank: Two Soldiers Wounded in Arrest Operation
IDF Fires Artillery Shells at Kassam Launch Sites
Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev Area
Kadima: We Have No Ideology
Kadima’s Sheetrit: “We’ve Disengaged from All Ideologies”
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At the Kadima Party’s campaign-concluding conference in the northern city of Kiryat Motzkin last night, Sheetrit said, ” We have former members of Labor, and former members of the Likud, and people who were not in any party. We are […]
Text: Haaretz’s Ari Shavit Debates Chaim Ramon on Olmert’s Retreat Plan
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Haim Ramon called. He really didn’t like the op-ed in which I severely criticized the Olmert plan. He was surprised - he thought we were on the same wavelength. He thought I understood that Yossi Beilin and Benjamin Netanyahu […]
The Battered Woman Syndrome
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The provocative campaign of the National Union-National Religious Party against my candidacy for the Knesset is, above all, reminiscent of the battered woman. A man beats, abuses and dishonors his wife, who, in great anger, throws him out of the house; yet, he is sure that he will return. He […]
MK Eitam Congratulates IDF Chief-of-Staff on Chief Rabbi Appointment
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MK Effi Eitam (National Union – NRP) has congratulated IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.Gen. Dan Halutz on his selection of Avichai Ronsky, head of the yeshiva in the Samarian community of Itamar, as the next Chief Rabbi of the IDF.
Eitam said, “Ronsky was a commander in the […]
Gov’t Workers Promised Awards For Taking Part in Expulsion Still Waiting
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Defense Ministry workers who were promised vacations and pay hikes in return for their voluntary participation in the expulsion of Jews from Gaza and northern Samaria last summer now complain that those commitments have gone unfulfilled.
Workers originally received emails promising awards for those […]
Two Arabs Arrested Near Shechem with Homemade Weapons
IDF Aerial Attack Against Terrorists in Northern Gaza Strip
Rachel’s Tomb Attacked With Pipe Bomb
Kalandiya to Become Sole W. Bank-Israel Crossing
Soldiers Come Under Fire Near Jenin; None Wounded
IDF Attacks Open Rocket Launching Fields in Gaza
Palestinian Offered NIS 1,000 to Stab Jews in TA
Palestinian With Dagger Apprehended in […]