Archive for May, 2008

Shabbos War News: 8 Kassams Land Over Shabbos, Terrorist Killed in Work Acccident, Egyptians Find Rocket, Explosive Caches in Sinai

May 31st, 2008

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Egyptians Say They Found Two Weapons Caches [Missiles, Explosives on Way to Gaza]
Kassam Rocket Lands in Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, No Injuries
Two Wounded in Kassam Attack in Negev
[Work Accident] Hamas Operative Killed in Gaza City While Handling Explosives
Two Kassams Land in Western Negev; None Injured
Four Kassam Rockets Launched Towards Sderot; No Casualties

Friday War News: Kassam in West Negev, 2 Mortars Hit Ashkelon Beach, 60 Gaza Arabs Nabbed, 10,000 at Sufa Crossing as IDF on High Alert

May 30th, 2008

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Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev; No Injuries Reported
Palestinians: IDF Wounds Seven During Sufa Crossing Protest
Excerpt;
“More than 10,000 Palestinians waving Hamas flags approached the crossing.”
IDF on High Alert After Hamas Calls for Protest March to Sufa Crossing
Two Mortar Shells Land in Ashkelon Beach Region; None Hurt
60 Arrested in Gaza, 2 Wounded in Sderot

‘Other Guy’s Sovereignty’ vs Right of National Defense

May 30th, 2008

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His Corrupt Arrogance
There was a time, during modern-day Israel’s first 40 years, when national defense was first and foremost priority. There were the pre-emptive attacks of the Six Day War, Sharon’s Suez crossing of the Yom Kippur War, there was the IAF bombing raid on the Iraqi nuclear reactor.
The opinion article below penned […]

Thursday Night War News: More Rockets, Mortar Attack, Sderot Girls Hurt Running for Shelter on “Color Red” Warning; Rock Attacks Near Shechem

May 30th, 2008

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Terrorists Fire Rocket, Hit Gaza [Sderot “Color Red” Warning System Sounded]
Two Sderot Girls Hurt While Running for Shelter During Kassam Attack
Rocket Attack on Sderot
Miracle in Miflasim: None Wounded in Synagogue [Rocket] Attack [Failed to Detonate]
Kassam Rocket Strikes South of Ashkelon; No Wounded Reported
Kassam Rocket Strikes Open Area in western Negev; None Wounded
Rocket Attack in Shaar […]

Thursday War News: US Thinks More Syrian Nuke Sites; Gaza Rockets, Mortars Fall in Negev, Near Ashkelon, Mortar Hits Sha’ar Hanegev Home; 6 Islamic Terrorsists Nabbed

May 29th, 2008

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Washington Urges UN to Search for More Syrian Nuclear Sites
Kassam Rocket Strikes South of Ashkelon; No Wounded Reported
Kassam Rocket Strikes Open Area in Western Negev; None Wounded
Mortar Shell Lands in Open Area North of Gaza; No Wounded Reported
Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev; None Wounded
Five Mortar Shells Hit Western Negev [Near Zikim, Netiv HaAsara]; No […]

Barak News Conference: Jig Up for Olmert, or Another Fade-Away Promise?

May 28th, 2008

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Commentary;
Labor Party leader Ehud Barak promised the party that he would call for Olmert’s resignation in the period prior to the final Winograd report. But then he backtracked and Olmert remained.
It is interesting, in light of the above, that while he claims that Labor will quit the coalition of Olmert does […]

Wednesday War News: Rocket, Mortars from Gaza, Chayal Lightly Wounded; Rock Attacks, Terrorists Nabbed, Pipe Bombs Uncovered Near Hevron

May 28th, 2008

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Several Mortar Shells Fired at Western Negev; No Wounded
Two Terrorists Killed while Firing Mortar Shells
Arab Sniper Lightly Wounds Soldier

Tuesday War News: Gaza Grad Missile Hits S’dot Negev Area, Mortar Attack; Five Hezbollah Prisoners for Goldwassser, Regev Alive??; Rock Attacks and Terrorists Nabbed

May 27th, 2008

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Grad Missile Fired From Gaza at western Negev [S’dot Negev Area]; No Wounded
Mortar Strike on Gaza Security Fence [Between Nirim and Nir Oz]
Lebanese paper: Olmert Approved Release of Five Hezbollah Prisoners [Including Murderer Kuntar for Golwassser, Regev]
Excerpt;
“Ofer Dekel, the official charged by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with dealing with the kidnapped soldiers issue, informed […]

Prime Minister Olmert Thinks We’re All Stupid

May 26th, 2008

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Commentary;
Anyone with an ounce of common-sense, who has followed events in Israel; i.e. Rabin and Peres’ talks, Netanyahu’s talks, Sharon’s, who knows Syria’s track record for years knows and understands that for talks to take place, indirect or otherwise, the actualization of “The Syrians know what we want and we know what they want” […]

Monday War News: Gaza Rocket Bombardments, Hamas Rockets Can Reach Ashdod, Kiryat Gat; Stonings, Terrorist Arrests, Pardon Terms Broken by Terrorist

May 26th, 2008

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2 Kassam Rockets Strike Open Area in Western Negev; None Wounded
Kassam Rocket Hits Western Negev; None Wounded
Kassam Rocket Hits Road Near Sderot; No Casualties
Diskin: Hamas Rockets Can Likely Reach Ashdod and Kiryat Gat
Gaza Rocket Explodes Outside Sderot
Explosive Device Neutralized on Gaza Fence
Israeli Car Stoned Near Tekoa; No Wounded
Rock Attack Near Ramallah
IDF Arrests […]