Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Comptroller’s Report Scathes Disengagement Executors
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Now it’s official: “The State and its institutions failed in their treatment of the expelled citizens of Gush Katif,” according to the State Comptroller’s just-released detailed report.
State Comptroller and former Judge Micha Lindenstrauss concluded that the Sela (Aid for the Expellees) Administration, the Prime Minister’s Office, the State Service Commission and the Finance Ministry were all at fault.
Olmert: Appeasement Recipe for Shoah
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In his speech, Olmert described the “innocent Jew,” armed only with his heritage, angering the Nazis because of Jewish moral values.
“The lesson of World War II is that appeasement, concessions, and weakness are a recipe for a holocaust,” he said. “As a Jew, I always carry in my heart the seal of pain over the Holocaust of my brothers and sisters, but I’m proud for being the archenemy of Nazi evil.”
Postmortem: Israel’s 2006 Elections, by Yedidya Atlas
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This postmortem analysis is an after-the-campaign report to all those who were involved in implementing a national campaign to prevent a leftist victory in the Israeli 2006 elections, with all its ramifications.
Results
Approximately two months prior to the elections, it became clear to concerned people on the ideological right that the new party of then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon posed an existential threat to the State of Israel should they garner the number of expected Knesset seats (44-45) then being predicted by the various polls promoted by Israel’s leading media vehicles. It was further obvious that the various parties on the right of the Israeli political spectrum – including, and perhaps especially, the Likud – seemed (and later proved) incapable of launching a successful campaign to alter the media-advocated results before the fact. The last important point was that Kadima, a party comprised of opportunistic and corrupt politicians with no binding ideology (in fact, no ideology at all beyond a secular left-wing agenda), was a party without infrastructure, few if any field workers, and relied solely on gifted PR manipulators and massive media promotion; i.e., without the across-the-board overt advocacy of the Israeli media, Kadima would have sunk significantly in the polls.
Coalition Deal Leads to Labor ‘Crisis’
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Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz may have characterized his meeting on Monday with Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as “good” but his somber stroll through the Knesset Monday told a different story of what awaits him in the party ranks.
Labor MKs confirmed that there was a “crisis” in the party over Peretz’s handling of the coalition talks and the ministerial portfolios allotted to Labor. Tempers that had flared over the weekend were inflamed when the party was notified that Peretz had agreed to cancel the deputy ministerial positions.
Former Def.Min. Moshe Arens: “Northern Gaza Must be Recaptured”
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“I fear that the government is refraining from sending IDF troops into Gaza to stop the Kassam rockets because it doesn’t want to admit its mistake in withdrawing from Gaza in the first place.”
Armed Arab Woman Detained in Bethlehem
Israeli Lightly Wounded by Rocks Near Nablus
Three Sudanis Caught at Israel-Egypt Border
Harassment of Gush Katif Evictees Continues
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Elazri said that he has received a portion of his government-promised compensation payments, “but it’s not anything near what we were promised. I need something to do! Our monthly expenses are very high, including buying totally new furniture and kitchen equipment, and yet I spend my days doing absolutely nothing. It’s terrible for me, and it’s bad for my children to see me this way.”
Elazri’s partner, Avraham Ben-Hamu, said he hopes that other displaced residents will join them in their initiative to stand in protest at the intersection.
Tomb of Jewish Talmudic Sage Ransacked In Arab Village
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The tomb of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel is located in the Israeli Arab village of Kafr Kana, near the Golani Junction.
In recent weeks the iron bars at the entrance to the structure – which sits atop the cave the prominent rabbi is buried in – were bent and broken. The entire tomb was also set on fire.
The fire damaged the site, blackening the stones and obscuring explanatory plaques explaining its significance. The stone steps leading down to the grave have been smashed and one of the walls has been torn apart as well. The site is also apparently being used as a dumping ground for garbage from the local village.
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In the world of Kadima, there are no valid promises, no honesty, no integrity. Even their prospective labor coalition partners seem to agree on this point. MB
Kadima, Labor Poised to Sign Agreement
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In the early hours of Monday morning, the Labor Party announced that it had come to an agreement with Kadima to raise the minimum wage by NIS 500, paving the way for Kadima and Labor to meet Monday morning to sign the coalition agreement.
The Gil Pensioners’ Party was also expected to sign an agreement with Kadima.
Kadima Expects to Present Gov’t by Early Next Week
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A senior Kadima official said he expects Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to present his new government by early next week.
Kadima had actually hoped to finish coalition negotiations by the middle of this week.
The official said all the coalition agreements would be presented to the Knesset by next Sunday or Monday.
Despite the official’s remarks, Kadima has not announced any coalition agreements with Shas or United Torah Judaism, two religious parties which Olmert plans on including in his government.
Shalom Working to Oust Netanyahu
Shalom: “People have left the Likud because the Likud left the people, I believe I can bring them back”
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Sylvan Shalom was an abject failure as Finance Minister and left the Foreign Ministry in total disarray. People left Likud because it’s values are equivocal. There is ONLY one who can bring Likud back, based on Jewish values. MB