Month: April 2007

Massive IDF Drill Prepares for Syrian Attack on the Golan, Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

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“Since the Second Lebanon War, Military Intelligence has claimed that war with Syria is now closer than ever…. President Bashar Assad, analysts have said, was empowered by Hizbullah’s surprise success while fighting the IDF. The assessment is that he might be motivated to launch hostilities in an effort to retrieve the Golan Heights, either by initiating a surprise attack to capture one or two Israeli communities or by firing long-range ballistic missiles at the home front.” read more

Winograd Report in English Due Monday, by Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)

Winograd Interim Report, Media Briefing on Monday

Winograd Report to Slam Pre-War Conduct

Winograd Commission Will Shock Public, Source Says

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The government-appointed Winograd Committee of Examination will publish its interim report on the events of the Second Lebanon War on Monday, the committee said on Wednesday in a press communique.

According to the committee’s statement, the censored report and Winograd’s statement will be available in English and Hebrew versions, on the committee’s official Internet site. read more

Homesh Return March Exceeds Expectations, by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (Israel National News)

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Thousands of people have been marching to the former Samaria community of Homesh since Tuesday morning, on Israel’s Independence Day. The number of participants far exceeds the expectations of the march organizers and of the security forces assigned to the event.