Israel and The Sin of Expulsion
The Implications and Consequences of Expulsion for the Jewish People
Hamas Launches Independence Day Rocket [and Mortar] Attack on Israel
Hamas Fires [10] Rockets at Israelis
Hamas Lobs Mortar Shells at West Negev; None Wounded
Attempted Hamas Terrorist Attack Thwarted in the Gaza Strip: IDF Spokesperson
IDF Foiled Hamas Plan to Kidnap Israeli Soldier
Excerpt;
“Hamas, the ruling faction of the Palestinian Authority government, had plotted to carry out the planned abduction during the barrage.”
3 Palestinians Jailed [Sentenced to 23-26 Years in Prison] for Deadly Robbery
Palestinian Tried to Run Over Israeli Near Hebron
Kassam Rocket Fired [Saturday Night] from U.N.-Run Village
Kassam Rocket Lands Near Ashkelon; None Wounded
Related report: Kassam Rocket Explodes Near Reservoir; No Damage
IDF Arrests Five Wanted Terrorists
Israeli Lightly Wounded by Gunfire in East Jerusalem
Column One: Fighting the Next War, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)
“Syria has no intention of fighting a conventional war against Israel. The war that Syria is planning will bear greater similarity to the insurgency in Iraq and Hezbollah’s war last summer than to Syria’s previous wars with Israel.”
Related reports: regarding Syria’s War Intentions.
Excerpts;
Haaretz’s military commentator Ze’ev Schiff accused the Barak and Sharon governments of responsibility for last summer’s war. As Schiff put it, since the IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000, “a threatening system [comprised of Hezbollah, Syria and Iran] arose [on Israel’s northern border], which required a preemptive strike. The aversion to conducting such a strike eventually caused the war.”
Arabs Attack Five Young Jews in Jaffa
Senior IDF Officer Confirms Iran Training Militants in Gaza
IDF Kills Palestinian Armed with Molotov Cocktail
Terrorists Launch Seven Rockets at Sderot, Negev
Kassam Strikes Western Negev; No Wounded Reported
Would-Be PA Arab Attacker Dead
IDF Troops Shoot PA Arab in Attempted Firebombing
IDF Soldier Wounded in Shechem Operation
Judge: Israel Discriminated Against Withdrawal Opponents (Israeljustice.com)
For context over the last 20 months since the expulsion, click here.
“In 2005, the government issued guidelines in dealing with withdrawal opponents. The guidelines ordered prosecutors to ignore evidence that disputes allegations of threats against civil servants.”
“‘These cases cannot be closed by the investigative unit because of lack of evidence or lack of public interest, but only with permission from the state prosecutor.'”
‘Freed Palestinian Terrorists Would Pose Immediate Ihreat’, By Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
“The Palestinians in prison have the terror know-how and the influence over the terror groups,” the defense official said. “If they are released they will be taking those qualities with them and we will need to be prepared.”
Related reports regarding prisoner releases.
Full Text;
If hundreds of terrorists are released in exchange for abducted IDF Cpl. Gilad Schalit they will pose an immediate threat to Israeli cities and settlements, a high-ranking defense official told The Jerusalem Post.
Beilin Proposes Law to Remove Jews from Hebron
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Full Text;
MK Yossi Beilin (Meretz) has proposed legislation to forcibly evict Jews living in Hebron from their homes. The purpose of the legislation, Beilin said, was to “improve the security, political, and economic situation for Israel in its relationship with the occupied territories.
“The danger to the settlers in Hebron, as well as to the Palestinian population, have made securing the area an impossible challenge for the state,” Beilin claimed. “In order to protect the settlers, they must be removed,” he said.
Two Molotov Cocktails Thrown at Car Near Hebron
Israeli Car Attacked on Road 60
IDF Troops Kill Four Terrorists Near Jenin
4 Kassams Land Near Sderot; Residential House Damaged
Excerpts;
“An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a car in the northern Gaza Strip late Saturday, killing a Palestinian man and wounding a second occupant. The airstrike came shortly after Palestinian militants fired four rockets into southern Israel.”
“One of the rockets scored a direct hit on a house in the Israeli border town of Sderot, police said. Officials said there were no injuries, but the residents suffered from shock.”
UPDATE: IDF Changes Mind, Won’t Allow Homesh March (Israel National News)
Excerpt:
“The IDF has changed its mind about the march to the ruins of Homesh planned for next Tuesday, Independence Day, and will not allow anyone to enter the Homesh area. The army had told the march’s organizers Thursday that it would allow patriots to enter Homesh provided they leave it soon afterwards.”
Man Wounded in Explosion Along Security Fence Near Beit Shemesh
IDF Troops Arrest Hamas Operative Near Bethlehem
Gates: U.S. to Sell Smart Bombs to Saudi Arabia
Commentary;
Wondering [tongue-in-cheek] into whose hands these smart bombs will fall! MB