Regev, Goldwasser IDs Confirmed; Kuntar, Hezbollah POWs to Lebanon

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Commentary;

Well, this horrendous terrorists for body-bags “deal” is going forward. The only thing that remained was for the IDF to confirm that the remains in the two caskets were indeed Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser and that Israel wasn’t being zoomed by Hezbollah. Confirmation of identities took place Wednesday afternoon and the “deal” goes forward with Hezbollah, Hamas and the entire Islamic terror structure gleefully celebrates the humiliation of Israel.

Our condolences go out to the Regev, Goldwasser families; “HaMokom Y’nacheim etchem b’toch Sha’ar Aveilei Tzion V’Yerushalayim.” read more

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The “New Israel”: Trading Terrorists Rather Than Rescuing Soldiers

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Commentary;

Below is Caroline Glick’s contrast between Colombia’s steadfast struggle against the terror and subversion of Chavez nor pro-Chavez forces and the “new Israel” of one-sided “cease-fires” and dishonorable, disrepectful deals freeing terrorists to kill and maim more Jews in exchange for a single captive and/or 2 other captive body-bags.

Glick notes succinctly;

It is a failure of will rather than a failure of capacity that has brought Israel to its current cowed and humiliated condition where its media… ignores completely the very notion that he [Shalit] can be rescued. read more

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Shabbos, Sunday War News: Kassam “Truce(sic)” Violations Continue; Jerusalem Shooter Evades Police After Injuring 2, Israeli Arabs Sell Weapons to Terrorists, Terrorist Shechem TV Station Clsoed, Molotov Attacks, IDF Nabs 7 Terrorists

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Kassam Rocket Hits Gaza Periphery [In Sha’ar Hanegev Region]

2 Policemen Wounded in Jerusalem Shooting, by Etgar Lefkovits (Jerusalem Post)

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Two police officers were shot and seriously wounded late Friday night near the Lions Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem, police and rescue officials said…. The attacker was apparently not hit by the police fire. The suspected Palestinian assailant, who opened fire with a handgun on the security officials at close range under cover of darkness, fled the scene. read more

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Parsha Pinchas 5768: Zealousness and National Leadership

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by Moshe Burt

We learn from Midrashim on Parsha Pinchas that there was much dispute in The Camp as to Pinchas’ action in slaying Zimri and Kozbi. There were those who wanted Pinchas killed for killing another Jew; quoted by Rabbi Artscroll(Stone Chumash page 876, Sefer Bamidbar, Perek 25, posuk 11);

“This grandson of someone who fattened calves to be sacrificed to idols” had the gall to kill a prince in Israel! [Pinchas’ father was married to a daughter of Yitro, a former Midianite Priest, who was called Putiel…] read more

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Friday War News: Shipments to Gaza Up Despite Kassam, Mortar Violations, Arms Cache in Sinai; ; 1 Arab Country: OK to Attack Iran; Terrorist Stonings, Molotovs, Firebombs, Shootings in Yesha, 8 PFLP Terrorists Nabbed, 7 Other Terrorists Caught, Rifle Found in Arab Car

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Parsha Balak 5768: Expedient Toleration of Evil in the Camp

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A 2nd Parsha HaShevua by Moshe Burt

In previous years when I have talked about Parsha Balak, about Bila’am’s scheme to lure Jewish men to immorality and avodah zora, as well as connecting Pinchas’ action, in killing Zimri and Kosbi in the act of co-habitation before the Assembly, with a posuk in Parsha Ki Tisa;

You shall annoint Aaron, his sons and their descendents as Kohanim…

But Pinchas was omitted by the posuk in Parsha Ki Tisa as he was born in Mitzrayim, before Yetziyot Mitzrayim, before Matan Torah, to Aaron’s son Elazar, heir to Aaron’s position of Kohen Godol. The Kohanic inheritance and lineage would only kick in after Matan Torah, thus by the annointment of Aaron and his sons, Pinchas Ben Elazar fell through the cracks. read more

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Do Israeli Politicians Believe in the Justice of Israel’s Cause?

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Commentary;

It seems patently obvious that without a Jewish faith-based governmental and leadership rooting, without recognition that our existence as a Jewish nation and our being in OUR Land is directly connected to the tenents of Jewish halacha and principle, both the governance and prestige of Israel are doomed to continued deep downward spiral. MB

Two Years of Hindsight (Jerusalem Post Editorial)

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The second anniversary of the 34-day-long Second Lebanon War offers an apt occasion to reflect on its lessons for Israel, now that the dust has settled somewhat. It is almost universally agreed that although the Israeli home front displayed great resilience, the IDF, in failing to harness its overwhelming military superiority, squandered an opportunity to destroy the bulk of Hizbullah’s military presence in southern Lebanon, to crush that group’s state-within-a-state, and to enhance Israel’s deterrence. read more

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