Archive for March, 2007

Breaking News: Wife of Activist Arrested Upon Subpoena, Children Taken Into Custody

March 23rd, 2007

Update: Elisheva Federman Released
Police Arrest Wife of Right-Wing activist Noam Federman
Full Text:
Hebron regional police arrested Elisheva Federman, wife of right-wing activist Noam Federman, for questioning, following her subpoena to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court.
During the arrest, police took into custody Federman’s children, who where with her at the time.

Marwan Barghouti’s Terrorist Son Freed by Israeli Prisons Service on Bail

March 23rd, 2007

Qassam Barghouti, Son of Top Palestinian Militant, Freed on Bail, By Avi Issacharoff (Haaretz, Reuters)
Excerpts;
Qassam Barghouti was arrested in late 2003 after crossing from Jordan into the West Bank. Israeli security officials accused him of complicity in Palestinian militant attacks, a charge his lawyer denied.
Prisons Service said Barghouti was convicted of […]

Friday War News

March 23rd, 2007

Elei Sinai, Dagit [Former Jewish Gush Katif Towns] Used for Terrorist Training
[Arab] Thief Caught With Five Calves
Police, IDF Stop Illegal Palestinian Bike Ride
Three Palestinian Fugitives Arrested in West Bank [Judea and Samaria]
Related report: IDF Arrests 3 Terrorists, One Wanted Since 2001
Three Arabs Arrested in the North
Arab Girl Wounded by Arab Stone-Throwers [Near Tekoa]
Palestinians […]

Gaza Incursion: State Security Dictates an Operation Far More Massive than “Incursion” Via an Army Committed to WIN!

March 22nd, 2007

Former MK and defunct Shinui leader Tommy Lapid wrote an Op-Ed piece questioning whether or not an IDF incursion into Gaza should be ordered and opting instead;
If the Hamas government launches a new intifada, we will respond with unprecedented force. Not by means of an incursion, which would merely get us into trouble, […]

Arab, Islamic Tactics: Revenge-Rape — Feminists, Leftists Complicit?

March 22nd, 2007

Raping as ‘Resistance’, By Yisrael Medad (Jerusalem Post)
“Why hasn’t the feminist community addressed - or at the very least investigated - the matter of Jewish women allegedly being raped out of nationalist motivation?”
Full Text;
A good friend of mine, Edva Naveh of Sha’arei Tikva in Samaria, made an interesting observation recently concerning the gang […]

Testimonies of Olmert, Peretz, Halutz to be Released Before Pesach

March 22nd, 2007

For related reports on the Winograd commission, click here.
High Court: Winograd Commission Almost in Contempt of Court, by Aviram Zino (Ynet)
Full Text;
The High Court of Justice ruled Thursday morning that the Winograd Commission testimonies of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz […]

Thursday War News

March 22nd, 2007

Report: Sensitive Refinery Struck During War [Lebanon Conflict]
Excerpt;
“Only by sheer luck did not explode near any of the potentially hazardous chemicals stored there.”
Related report:
Katyusha Hit Haifa Refinery in Summer War
Palestinians Shoot at Israeli Bus [Near Isawiyeh, North of Ramallah]; No Casualties
9 Palestinian Fugitives Arrested by IDF Overnight
Palestinians Open Fire at IDF Troops in […]

Dayenu 5767: The Leftist Dayenu?

March 21st, 2007

by Moshe Burt
This year will mark twelve years, and my ninth Pesach in Eretz Yisrael. As has become tradition with me from prior to my Aliyah, I am emailing the rendition of Dayenu quoted from the book “Dear Brothers.” In each year, Dayenu holds a unique perspective, unlike the perspective of any previous year.
But […]

Jerusalem Conference Session on The Expulsion: Judgemental Errors Remain; Sacred Principles Abandoned

March 21st, 2007

Ariel, Boim and Moyal Face Off at Expulsion Session, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)
“‘We have lost our way. We have forgotten why we are here. As a secular Jew who does not keep all the commandments, I say that it is impossible to even […]

Wednesday War News: More on Egypt’s Military Buildup

March 21st, 2007

Improved Egyptian Navy Can Block Red Sea
Related report: Tuesday War News: Feature on Egypt’s Military Buildup
Shooting Attack on Egged Bus in Samaria, No Injuries
Gunmen Fire on Bus Near Ramallah; None Wounded
IDF Arrests 20 Wanted Terrorists
Attacks on Soldiers in Jenin, Shechem
IDF Troops Kill Palestinian in Nablus [Shechem]
Excerpt;
“The man was armed and opened fire on the […]