Archive for May, 2007

Erev Shavuot/Shavuot War News: Kassam Blitz of South Continuing

May 24th, 2007

2 IDF Soldiers Lightly Wounded at Dugit Ruins in Gush Katif
Over the Holiday: 5 Rockets, 2 IAF Strikes
IAF Bombs Money-Changing Offices that Funded Hamas
Related report: IDF Targets Businesses Transferring Funds to Terror Organizations
Two Kassams Fired Near Ashkelon and Sderot

Three Terror Rockets Hit Southern Israel
Arabs Shoot, Throw Bombs at IDF; Six Arrested
Erev Shavuot War […]

Lebanon and the Consequences of Lack of a Thorough, Thought-Through Military Plan

May 22nd, 2007

Think Again: The Sages and Winograd, by Jonathan Rosenblum (Jerusalem Post)
Commentary;
With Chag Shavuot coming tonight, Jonathan Rosenblum’s column adds a spiritual dimension to our current national crises.
There was a time in recent history, in Israel’s previous wars, where the IDF had the capacity to plan ahead, to plan not only the […]

Tuesday War News: Kassams on Ashkelon and Beersheba? Sneh: “Fighting War With Heads, Not Hearts”

May 22nd, 2007

3 Kassams Hit West Negev; No Casualties Reported
Related reports:
Israel Braces for Rockets on Ashkelon and Beersheba
Sneh: There are No Quick and Easy Solutions
Excerpt;
“Sneh stated, ‘We are fighting this war with our heads, not our hearts, and we are doing all that needs to be done, everything in their proper proportions.’”
We’ll Attack Israel from […]

Shavu’ot/Parsha Naso - Loving and Caring for the Ger Tzeddik, Paradigm of Loving Our Fellow Jew

May 21st, 2007

By Moshe Burt
With Shavuot always being during the week of Shabbos Parsha Naso, there are various common threads between Shabbos Parsha Naso Chag HaShavuos. One such thread is the importance of caring for the Ger Tzeddik.
Near the beginning of Parsha Naso, Hashem speaks to Moshe telling him to speak to the B’nai Yisrael […]

Monday War News: Kassam Blitz in the South Continues

May 21st, 2007

Kassam Rockets Land in Sderot Commercial Center
Kassam Lands in West Negev; No Casualties or Damage
Greenhouses Damaged by Rocket Attack in West Negev
Al-Aksa Rerror Suspect Arrested in Nablus
Palestinians: Two Killed in IAF Strike in Jebalya
IAF Guns Down Four Jihad Operatives
3 Kassam Rockets Hit West Negev; No Casualties
Related story: More IAF Air […]

My Shabbos in Adura; Hachnasat Sefer Torah on 30 May, 2007

May 21st, 2007

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Mean Me’ir: Another Regime Lackey Passing the Buck at Expense of Sderot Residents

May 21st, 2007

For context on Me’ir Sheetrit, click here.
Minister Attacks Gaydamak
Excerpts;
At the weekly Cabinet meeting, Housing and Construction Minister Meir Sheetrit denounced an offer by Russian-born Israeli business tycoon Arcadi Gaydamak to provide fortification for 1,300 housing units in Sderot, calling the idea “ridiculous.”
Minister Sheetrit had equally disparaging words for complaints by residents of the rocket-battered city […]

Sunday War News: Arab Islamic Rocket Blitz of Sderot, Negev Jews Continues

May 20th, 2007

3 Kassam Rockets Land in West Negev; None Wounded
Rocket Destroys Kibbutz Restaurant
Related reports:
Cabinet Gives IDF Green Light to Target Hamas Politicians
IAF Targets Five Gunmen in Gaza Neighborhood
4 Kassams hit Sderot
5 Kassams Strike Sderot, Surrounding Area; 1 Hurt
125 Kassams Launched Since Tuesday
Related reports:
Peretz Declares State of Emergency in Gaza Periphery
Excerpt;
“Practically, the declaration means that […]

Forget About Olmert Resigning; Press His Enablers to Force New Elections to SAVE the Nation

May 20th, 2007

Column One: The Master Politician and Us, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“Olmert, the major league politician, sits securely on his perch while Olmert, the little league leader, is plunging us into a new war, which like the last one, he is incapable of winning.”
Excerpts;
The primary reason that the Israeli media are ignoring the rapidly […]

Military Support for Fatah “vs Hamas”: More Weapons and Training in Hands of Murderers to Attack Jews

May 20th, 2007

Israel Considers Giving Fatah Military Support, Commentary by Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)

Excerpt;
“‘Sometimes the army needs to show determination, to put pressure on extremists, to put pressure on these terrorists, in order for the
Palestinians to understand this is not something that is tolerable, that this is something that also affects their life,’ […]