Monthly Archives: October 2011

Why is this man still a member of the Knesset?

Posted on 31 October 2011 by anneinpt

MK Ahmed Tibi, from the UAL-Ta’al (United Arab List) party, visited the convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti in jail yesterday, calling for the release of this brave “freedom fighter”. “Marwan Barghouti is like the Palestinian people; he’s unwilling to surrender to … Continue reading →

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Once again “Israel hit back first”, or Israel struck for no reason

Posted on 30 October 2011 by anneinpt

UPDATED (several times) at the end of this post. As I remarked in yesterday’s post about the renewed missile fire into Israel’s south, I wanted to make a point about the timeline of events in case the international media reversed … Continue reading →

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Anat Kam, who stole and passed secret military documents to Haaretz, gets 4.5 years in jail

Posted on 30 October 2011 by anneinpt

Anat Kam, notorious for having stolen secret documents from a general’s office during her military service, and then selling them to Haaretz reporter Uri Blau, received a surprisingly harsh sentence of 4.5 years in jail plus 2 years house arrest … Continue reading →

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More missiles on the south

Posted on 29 October 2011 by anneinpt

UPDATE 12.30 a.m. One man has been killed, died of his injuries in the missile barrage on Ashkelon. Schools in Ashdod, Beersheba and Kiryat Malachi were cancelled by local officials, and the IDF Home Front Command has asked members of … Continue reading →

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Here we go again – Grad missiles on the south

Posted on 27 October 2011 by anneinpt

For the first time in a while, 3 rockets slammed into southern Israel last night.  And for the first time ever, air raid sirens were activated right into central Israel.   I’ve included a map of the area here to give … Continue reading →

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Turkey relents and requests aid from Israel after the earthquake

Posted on 26 October 2011 by anneinpt

I felt a sense of relief on behalf of the earthquake-stricken victims in Van on learning that Turkey’s Foreign Ministry had requested aid from Israel (amongst others) in the form of temporary housing. They haven’t asked for help with manpower … Continue reading →

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