Archive for March, 2007

Friday War News

March 30th, 2007

Arabs Who Sold Home to Hebron Jews Arrested, Face Death Penalty
Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev; None Wounded
Terrorists Attack Soldiers Near Kissufim
Explosive Device Activated Against IDF Force in Northern Strip
Arab Man Indicted of Arad Rape
IDF Arrests Four Wanted Terrorists
5th Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev; None Wounded

When an Indecent, Immoral Act is NOT Moral Turpitude

March 29th, 2007

Ramon Considers Returning to Politics, By Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)
Full Text;
Associates of former justice minister Haim Ramon said Thursday that he was to decide on whether to return to politics only after the Pessah holidays.
Earlier, the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court decided to uphold the Ramon’s conviction of committing an indecent act, but ruled […]

Ashkenazi’s Committment to Stop Arms Smuggling — Credible?

March 29th, 2007

Ashkenazi: I’ll Stop Arms Smuggling
Full Text;
DF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi told the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday that the buildup of terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip required a swift and urgent response, Army Radio reported.
At his first appearance before the committee, Ashkenazi said that one of the main immediate […]

Thursday War News

March 29th, 2007

Two Arabs Held in Kidnapping Plot [Involving Chareidim]
Excerpts;
“The two suspects allegedly scouted several Jerusalem neighborhoods — including Neve Yaakov, Givat Shaul, Har Nof, and Beit Hakerem — in one of their vehicles and offered haredim rides.”
Palestinians Throw Rocks at Israeli Car Near Nablus [Shechem]
Gaza: Kassam Cell Member Injured by IDF Fire Dies
IDF troops Kill [Armed] […]

Police Evict Remaining Activists From Homesh

March 28th, 2007

Police Begin Evacuating Homesh Settlers by Force, by Yaakov Katz , Ben Uchitelle-Pierce (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpts;
Police began evacuating settlers one by one from the former settlement of Homesh on Wednesday morning, after the hundreds of demonstrators spent two nights at the site in an attempt to reclaim it.
According to a report […]

Wednesday War News

March 28th, 2007

Palestinian Suspected of Hurling Bomb at Police
IDF Forces Come Under Fire During Ops in West Bank
IDF Foils Rocket Attack in Northern Gaza
Related report: IAF Strikes Kassam Cell in Hot Pursuit
Excerpt;
“Israel’s Air Force struck a Gaza terrorist cell engaged in launching Kassam rockets Wednesday, striking back for the first time in four months […]

Continuing Coverage: IDF Strategy to “Dry them Out” at Homesh

March 27th, 2007

LATEST UPDATES:
Homesh Settlers Celebrate Evacuee Family Brit
Full Text;
Settlers stationed in Homesh were celebrating on Tuesday afternoon the ritual circumcision of the son of one of the families evacuated from the settlement in 2005.
Family members came to the settlement especially for the occasion, which was approved after negotiations between the IDF and settler representatives.
Hundreds of […]

Former Gush Katif Residents: Regime Leaves Them Indefinitely Homeless

March 27th, 2007

20 Months Without a Home: Gush Katif Report, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)
For related reports, click here as well as; Expulsion Won’t be Repeated, by Elyakim Haetzni (Ynet)
Excerpts;
Out of 1,667 families expelled from Gush Katif in August 2005 by the Ariel Sharon government, 1,405 are living together in 26 temporary sites. […]

Saudi Plan: Israel Must Walk Away

March 27th, 2007

Embrace of Jihadist ‘Peace’ By Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpts;
Sunday, the Olmert-Livni-Peretz government has announced that it is open to negotiating on the basis of the Arab plan. As one government official told The Jerusalem Post, Israel will “not dismiss” the plan.
THIS IS Israel’s position in spite of the […]

Tuesday War News

March 27th, 2007

Pipe Bomb Discovered Near Har Homa
Pipe Bomb Found Near Gaza Security Fence
Pipe Bomb Found Near Jerusalem Security Fence
IDF Troops Arrest Seven Terrorists in Judea and Samaria
IDF Kills Two Al Aksa Men in Nablus [Shechem]
Man Admits Trying to Shoot Down Israeli Plane