Archive for March, 2009

Arab Tractor Terrorist: An Illegal Who ‘Drove Unhindered to Scene’

March 6th, 2009

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‘Terrorist Drove Unhindered to Scene’, by Shelly Paz, Rebecca Anna Stoil (Jerusalem Post)
Commentary:
According to an updated Jerusalem Post report, since the original report came out on this latest tractor terrorist attack; certain other salient facts regarding the tractor terror attack have come to light:

The attacker - later identified as Mar’i al-Rdaidah, 26, […]

Thursday Night, Friday War News: At Least 7 Rockets Hit South, IAF Hits Smuggling Tunnels; 2 Terrorists Nabbed

March 6th, 2009

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Kassam Hits Open Area South of Ashkelon, No Casualties
Grad Rocket Slams into Netivot; IAF bombs Smuggling Tunnels, by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
Related report: Update: Grad Rocket Landed Near Netivot Synagogue [6th Rocket Launched in Evening, 5 Were Launched During Daylight Hours]
IAF Attcked Five Smuggling Tunnels in the Southern Gaza Strip (IDF Spokesperson) […]

Thursday War News: Another Tractor Terrorist; “No Reason Other than… that We Live in Jerusalem” — Mayor Barkat; Four Kassams, Mortars Hit Western Negev, 4 Terrorists Nabbed

March 5th, 2009

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The Jerusalem Post reports a tractor driver was shot while attempting an attack on a police car, a bus and other vehicles:
Excerpts;
A tractor driver was shot after intentionally attacking a police car on Thursday and trying to tip over additional vehicles including a public bus at the Golomb intersection, near Jerusalem’s Malha Mall. Army […]

Purim 5769: The Meaning of Purim, and the “New Jew”

March 5th, 2009

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By Moshe Burt
In writing a vort on Purim, this author thinks back to a theme addressed in an earlier Siyum on Mesechta Megillah from a few years ago as well as another recurring theme on this blog.
The Jew separates and distinguishes himself from the rest of the nations through the Mitzvah of Bris Milah, even […]

Wednesday War News: 2 Kassams Hit Negev, IAF Reponds Killing Senior Islamic Jihad Commander; 9 Terrorists Nabbed, Molotov Hurled at Israeli Vehicle

March 5th, 2009

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Senior Islamic Jihad Commander [Responsible Recent Rocket Fire on Ashkelon] Critically Wounded in Air Strike
Gaza: 2 Killed [Indicating Islamic Jihad Commander] in Israeli Strike, by Ali Waked (Ynet)
2 Kassams Hit West Negev [Ashkelon, Sha’ar Hanegev Region]; None Wounded [Tuesday Night]
IAF Strikes Tunnels in Southern Gaza [After Kassams Hit Ashkelon, Sha’ar […]

Sunday Night, Monday War News: At Least 10 Rockets Hit Since Sunday Afternoon, Including 5 at Sdot Negev region; 9 Terrorists, 53 Illegal Arabs Nabbed

March 2nd, 2009

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2 Kassams Hit Sdot Negev in Latest Barrage; No Casualties or Damage
Rocket Falls Short in Gaza
Rocket Hits Outside Sderot Home as 6 Rockets Fired from Gaza, by Yaakov Lappin (Jerusalem Post)
Excerpts:
Gaza terrorists continued their attacks on Israeli civilian areas on Sunday evening, firing six rockets at the western Negev. One of the […]

Sunday War News: Kassams Hit South Satuday Night, Sunday AM, Olmert Vows “Total Quiet” in South; Israeli Car Stoned Near Ramallah, 2 Terrorists Nabbed

March 1st, 2009

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Kassam Hits Open Area in Western Negev [12:10 AM Sunday Morning]; No Casualties Reported
PM Vows to Bring ‘Total’ Quiet to South
Commentary:
Olmert’s comments; …We will respond in a serious, painful, strong and uncompromising way…. Israel has a wide range of options which can be used and these options will be utilized until total quiet is […]

Parsha Tetzaveh 5769 — The Urim U’Tumim, Divine Inspiration and Plain Common Sense

March 1st, 2009

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by Moshe Burt
In our Parsha Tetzaveh, the laws regarding the annointment, the vestments and the Avodah (service) of the Kohanim are enunciated for the Jewish people.
While preparing this Parsha HaShavua, this author came across a puzzling quote in Torah Gems by Aharon Yaakov Greenberg on our Parsha.
The quote, which is cited (pg 192) […]

Friday, Shabbos War News: At Least 9 Unanswered Gaza Terror Rockets Hit South Israel, Arabs Stone Israeli Bus Near Hebron

March 1st, 2009

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Commentary:
40 Days until Pesach is a long time in terms of the ability of the Olmert-Livni-Barak troika to further damage Israel either by their actions visa vi Mahmud Abbas or by their inactions such as, leaving at least 9 terror rockets over Friday and Shabbos unanswered and going silent as Gaza terror rockets continue to […]