Israel and The Sin of Expulsion

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Commentary;
As reported here on Sunday, Hamas rocket attacks continued throughout Sunday into early evening with at least 14 rockets and at least 3 mortars striking Sderot, Ashkelon, near Netivot as well as Kiryat Gat as well as Eshkol, Sha’ar HaNegev and Sdot Negev regions.
As yet, there are no reports of rocket or mortar fire overnight […]

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Commentary;
For context, last Thursday, this blog posted a piece; Gaza Operations: For Naught for Lack of Will to Win?
And so, these comments by Moshe Feiglin beare repeating as they best express the Israeli political governing mindset;
If Israel cannot define a real goal for this war, it cannot win. All the […]

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Rocket Barrages Bit South [Beersheba, Ashkelon, Kiryat Gat], by Yael Branovsky (Ynet)
Excerpts;
Two rockets exploded Saturday in open spaces in the Beersheba area – no injuries or damages were reported in the attack. The rockets were fired during the daily “humanitarian pause” declared by the IDF.
One Grad rocket landed in an open area […]

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IDF Warns of Intense Rocket Fire [in South in Days Before Ceasefire]
Four Rockets Hit South [Open Areas of Eshkol Region]
IDF Kills Three [Hamas] Terrorists in Gaza
7 Palestinians Arrested During Overnight Operations in Gaza
Hamas Interior Minister Said Siam Dies in IAF Air Strike, by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
IAF Hits 40 Gaza Targets [Thursday […]

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Commentary:
The two editorials beneath say it all about the lack of will to win and lack of clearly defined objectives, goals and day-after plans by a corrupt political governance across the board which won’t let the IDF win — including Likud, Yisrael Beiteinu, etc. .
In this context, Moshe Feiglin has […]

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Hamas Interior Minister Said Siam Dies in IAF Air Strike, by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpts;
Siam was the Hamas political echelon’s liaison with the group’s military wing, and was responsible for the various security apparatuses in the Strip, including the police and the naval force.
Siam was considered a radical and was in contact with Hamas’s […]

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Three Katyusha Rockets Strike Open Areas Near Kiryat Shmona, [Three More Grads Live and Prepared to Launch Found in South Lebanon], by Brenda Gazzar (Jerusalem Post)
Terrorists Fire 16 Rockets at Israel [So Far on Wednesday]

Soldier Seriously Hurt [Wedneday PM] by Anti-Tank Missile in [in Northern] Gaza [ 6 Others Moderately Hurt], by Yaakov […]

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IAF Strikes 50 Targets [Including 30 Smuggling Tunnels]
Nine Terrorists Killed, Two Soldiers Wounded
IDF Uncovers Tunnel Leading to Nahal Oz Fuel Terminal, by Hanan Greenberg (Ynet)
IDF Begins Heavy Shelling of Gaza City [Troops Continued Pushing Deeper into the Densely Populated Urban Center],by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpts;
Military sources said that […]

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Hamas Raids Aid Trucks, Sells Supplies, by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpts;
Security officials at Kerem Shalom thwarted an attempt to smuggle electrical goods, disguised as humanitarian supplies, into Gaza. The electrical goods included computers, infra-red cameras, ovens, microwaves and other electronic equipment.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak has forbidden the entry of electronics to Gaza […]

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David Wilder, spokesman for the Jewish community of Hebron, has wrtten this special Op-Ed which appears in the Jerusalem Post. Please pay special attention to the last paragraph. MB

The Great Iranian Sting, by David Wilder (Jerusalem Post)
While our warriors are on the battlefield fighting, it’s difficult to […]