The 32nd government was just sworn in. Good riddance to Ehud Olmert and his corruption. Welcome back Bibi! Israel faces many difficult challenges today. Bibi and his cabinet are now charged with dealing with them. Read more about the swearing in at the JPost.
Categories: Politics
3 Kassam rockets hit the Negev Tuesday. No one was injured or killed. The IDF, however, caught two terrorists planting a bomb on the Gaza fence line. The terrorists were killed after an exchange of gunfire. This is the worst two direction violence since Operation Cast Lead ended. There have been plenty of rocket attacks, [...]
Categories: Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
Some people think Yisrael Beiteinu party chair Avigdor Lieberman will end up on the wrong end of a criminal investigation. In case that happens, the top two parties in the majority coalition are fighting who will take over the Foreign Minister spot. Likud says it goes to them. Yisrael Beiteinu says that if they can’t [...]
Categories: Politics
Prime Minister Designate Benjamin Netanyahu has made more people a minister than any point in Israeli history. An expected 30 ministers, out of 120 MKs, will make up the cabinet. An array of new and old positions have been distributed to MKs across coalition parties. Positions ranging from the traditional role of Transportation Minister to [...]
Categories: Politics
It seems that Israel did some great work in Sudan. Aside from the impressive intelligence and action, what was destroyed was very important. The convoy held Fajr 3 rockets, which have a range of 40 miles.50 smugglers and Iranian escorts were killed in the attack.Iran planned the entire smuggling operation.Israel launched 3 separate air strikes [...]
Categories: Africa
The founder of Haveil Havalim posted this week’s blog carnival installment. Be sure to check it out at Jack B Nimble‘s blog.
Categories: Uncategorized
From Anthony Reich All Jews have anti-Semitic genes in them. We have all experienced moments when we experience a feeling of dislike towards our own people. This usually surfaces as a result of an episode where we witness other Jews behaving badly, and in a manner that is “typically Jewish”. Sometimes the behaviour is disrespectful, [...]
Categories: Anti-Semitism, Judaism, Zionism
After a full investigation, going far beyond the fabrications of Hamas and international media, Israel has released statistics on the number of deaths in the Gaza Strip during Operation Cast Lead. While some sources cited tens of thousands killed in a “genocide” (they need to read the definition), those numbers were ridiculously high. They were [...]
Categories: Hamas, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Media, Operation Cast Lead
It just came out yesterday that Israel was involved in an air strike over Sudan in January. The United States has confirmed that the attack took place, but Israel has remained largely silent on the issue. The attack took place on a caravan of vehicles holding weapons bound for Gaza. The weapons were on a [...]
Benjamin Netanyahu has been demonized by the United States as a hard liner who will not support the peace process. Bibi and his supporters claim that is far from the truth. Netanyahu does want to see peace, but he has different ideas of how to get there. He has the right idea if you ask [...]
Categories: Peace Process
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