Archive for April, 2007

Yom Ha’atzma’ut War News and Terrorist Attempts

April 24th, 2007

Hamas Launches Independence Day Rocket [and Mortar] Attack on Israel
Related reports:
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 […]

Monday, Erev Yom Hatzma’ot War News — Israel at 59; Kassams, Rock-Throwing, Shooting Attacks

April 23rd, 2007

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
Israeli Injured in […]

Regime in Denial Regarding Syria’s War Intentions

April 22nd, 2007

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 […]

Sunday War News

April 22nd, 2007

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
Kassam Rocket Hits House in Sderot, […]

Discriminatory “Justice” Toward Opponents of Expulsion

April 22nd, 2007

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 […]

Freed Terrorists Would Hit the Ground Running to Shed More Jewish Blood

April 22nd, 2007

‘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 […]

Leftist Designs Upon the Jews of Hevron?? Will Olmert, Livni Follow Suit?

April 22nd, 2007

Beilin Proposes Law to Remove Jews from Hebron
For related context, click here.
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 […]

Shabbos War News

April 22nd, 2007

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 […]

Ha’aretz Ticker Headline: IDF Revokes Approval for March to Homesh

April 20th, 2007

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 […]

Friday War News

April 20th, 2007

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
Palestinians Open Fire on IDF Troops in Jenin; No Injuries
Breakdown of IDF dead in Second Lebanon War