Weekly Commentary: No Jordan Option, Aaron Lerner, IMRA
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Before the retreat from the Gaza Strip Ehud Olmert was proudly clueless as to who or what would fill the void.
But today, in the aftermath of the rise of Hamas to power, the simplistic “RFTH” (run for the hills) approach is wearing thin.
In fact, some of the […]
Parshiyot Tazria/Metzora: The Kohen’s Diagnosis
By Moshe Burt
In learning about the laws of tzara’as, we find posukim which are a pelah, a wonderment.
Torah relates in our Parsha; “If the tzara’as […]
State Comptroller: Peres Suspected of Taking Illegal Gifts
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The State Comptroller’s Office acknowledges that over the past several months, it has been investigating the contributions received from abroad by MK Shimon Peres for his recent primaries bid for Labor Party leadership against Amir Peretz. The contributions in question total $320,000, reportedly from the […]
Labor and Kadima Set to Sign Coalition Agreement
But, stop the music, Hold the phone;
Update: Labor-Kadima Signing Postponed [Over an issue With the Text of the Agreement]
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Kadima’s spokesman announced on Thursday that Labor and Kadima’s negotiating teams would meet at 3:30 p.m. in Kfar Hamaccabia in order to sign the coalition agreement between […]
Sneh: Peretz to Tackle Settler Violence
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Under Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz’s leadership, the Defense Ministry will wield a strong hand against settlers who violently resist government policy, Labor MK Ephraim Sneh told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday.
Peretz would also cease to turn a blind eye to illegal building in the West Bank, […]
IAF Missile Strike Kills Senior Islamic Jihad Militant in Gaza Strip
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Israel Air Force aircraft fired three missiles at targets in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, critically wounding two Palestinian militants, Palestinian health officials said. One of the militants later died in hospital.
The Israel Defense Forces said the airstrikes were aimed at a […]
Rafi Eitan Can Serve as a Minister Despite Charges
Full Text:
Attorney General Menachem Mazuz said today that he does not intend to prevent newly sworn-in Knesset Member Rafi Eitan, chairman of the Pensioners Party, from taking a ministerial post despite criminal charges filed against him.
Channel 10 television news reported that Eitan, an […]
Sources: U.S. Won’t View Pullout Line as Final Border
Duh!
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The United States will not recognize a border created after a unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank as Israel’s permanent frontier, senior U.S. administration members said in unofficial conversations.
Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is due to arrive in the U.S. capital during the third […]
For Context, refer to this post from Tuesday.
Lessons Not Learned
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As happened at the end of World War II, when wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill was replaced by Labor’s Clement Atlee with his mostly domestic agenda, so it has been in Israel. For the moment, socio-economic and domestic issues have trumped security issues, and the desire […]
Another Firebomb Attack on Israeli Motorists
PA Forces Foil Attack; Sinai Rocked Again by Bombings
Terror Incidents at Rafiah, Karni
IDF Forces Apprehend Two Palestinians Near Ramallah
Police Uncover Large Cache of Weapons Near Hebron
Nablus: 24-year-Old Wounded in Clash with IDF
Officials: ‘Global Jihad is Closing In’
Six Arabs Attempt to Infiltrate From Gaza
More Rock-Throwing Attacks