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Can There Be Any Doubt About The YeSh"A Council?
8 of the Eighth Month 5770This article from Israel National News (italics) is interspersed with my comments.Barak Lauds Wallerstein on MutinyGil Ronen, October 25, 2009(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Ehud Barak reacted Sunday to the “Kotel mutinyâ€...
The Price Of "Arab" Olives
7 of the Eighth Month 5770I have written about Jews getting pushed around over the masiq (olive harvest) so many times, I have decided to add an "Olive Harvest" label to Esser Agaroth.Each fall, Jews are kicked out of their homes, have their movement...
YeSh"A Council: Modern Day Spies (Film Review)
27 of the Fourth Month 5769"Instead of expelling Arabs, you're expelling me?! What have I done to you?!" - Mrs. Luber, Qatif, Av 5765 (part 3, 6:10)Pretty much sums up the expulsion of Jews from Azza, doesn't it?Finally, a documentary has been produc...
Racist Ad? A Friendly Soccer Game With The Enemy?
21 of the Fourth Month 5769A buddy of mine, writer Zack Katowitz, tipped me off to an article on Haaretz.com. Of course, I prefer to call the Israeli news daily.......instead, but that's besides the point.The article reports on the criticism of a rec...
Yitzhar: The Israeli Government's Jewish Expulsion Laboratory
15 of the Fourth Month 5769Teen Wounded in Arson-Rock Terror Attack on Yitzhar JewsNissan Ratzlav-Katz, 8 Tammuz 5769/June 29(IsraelNN.com) In what appears to have been a coordinated attack on Jews from Yitzhar, in Samaria, a group of Arabs set fire ...
Return To French Hill, part 1
10 of the Fourth Month 5769When I tell people I was a victim of a terrorist attack in Jerusalem in Giv'ath Tzarfatith (French Hill), people always have to ask me, "Which one?"There have been so many.It was seven years ago. On 9 of the Fourth Month (...
Religious Zionists, Make Up Your Minds!
Erev Shabbath Qodesh B'ha'aloth'kha 5769Yesha Rabbis Advise Soldiers Not To Help Destroy OutpostsTzvi Ben Gedalyahu, Erev Shavu'oth 5769/May 28, 2009(IsraelNN.com) Leading national religious rabbis called on soldiers Wednesday night to refuse orders ...
Tapu'ah Dog Catches Arab Invader
Erev Shabbath Qodesh/Rosh Hodesh Iyyar 5769Voice Of Judea: Israeli Dog Captures Arab Invader Loco, a well-trained security dog stationed with Kfar Tapuach's canine unit, succeeded in finding and neutralizing an Arab who snuck into an abandoned Jewish...
Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi Is Right
Mossa'ei Shabbath Qodesh Parshath Yithro 5769YNET: IDF Renounces General's CommentsHanan Greenberg, 02.14.09, 20:20Remarks made by Maj. Gen. Avi Mizrahi alluding to Turkish oppression of Kurds, Armenians were rejected by army in statement. The commen...
Gaza Updates
Erev Shabbath Qodesh Parshath Wayigash 5769Live-blogging of the war can be found by Jameel at The Muqata and by Aussie Dave at Israelly Cool.Meanwhile, Jack at Random Thoughts has been compiling posts on the war, and posting periodic round-ups, so th...
Peace House Eviction Protests - From Jerusalem Through The Shomron
8 of the Ninth Month 5769Here is a recounting of some of the protests occurring this evening in response to the surprise and very violent eviction of Jews from Beth HaShalom (Peace House) in Hevron.Events personally witnessed by this blogger are in b...
