All Entries Tagged With: "gilad shalit"
The Day In Israel: Sunday Mar 7th, 2010
Approximately 3,000 leftists – including Meretz Chairman Haim Oron and New Israel Fund President Naomi Chazan – joined palestinians in demonstrating in east Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood Saturday evening, protesting the eviction of four palestinian families from homes in August and the settlement of Jewish families inside the neighborhood.
Incidentally, the leftist Ha’aretz had the figure [...]
The Day In Israel: Tuesday Feb 16th, 2010
Currently in Russia, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Monday told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that we are not pleased with their relations with Hamas. But since they exist..
A senior source in Netanyahu’s entourage said the Israeli leader urged Medvedev not to legitimize Hamas. “We are not pleased with your relations with Hamas,” he quoted Netanyahu [...]
The Day In Israel: Thursday Dec 31st, 2009
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel’s population stands at 7.5 million on the eve of the new decade, having grown at 1.8% over the past seven years. The breakdown is:
5,664,000 Jews (75.4%)
1,526,000 Arabs (20.3%)
319,000 (4.3%) other
Other Israeli population facts:
30% of the population is under the age of 14 and 9.7% is over the [...]
The Day In Israel: Wednesday Dec 30th, 2009
According to Hamas, Israel is refusing to release the “heaviest” prisoners as part of a possible terrorists-for-Gilad Shalit exchange deal, including Marwan Barghouti, Ahmed Saadat, Ibrahim Hamed and Abdullah Barghouti.
Good.
Meanwhile, Hamas has rejected suggestions that they have rejected Israel’s latest offer. But they haven’t denied threatening to kidnap more soldiers.
Updates (Israel time; most recent at [...]
The Day In Israel: Sunday Dec 27th, 2009
Two Hamasholes were yesterday killed after a “mysterious explosion” took place in a car carrying them in a Hizbullah stronghold south of Beirut. Al-Arabiya also reported that two Hezbollah members arriving at the scene to dismantle the explosives were killed in the blast.
No word yet on who was behind the blast, or whether it was [...]
The Day In Israel: Wednesday Dec 23rd, 2009
Israel yesterday reportedly gave a German mediator a list of 100-130 (125?) palestinian terrorists convicted of direct responsibility for the deaths of Israelis to be expelled to the Gaza Strip or abroad and barred from returning to the West Bank.
We are now waiting for Hamas to respond.Senior Hamasholes are expected to meet within a few [...]
The Day In Israel: Tuesday Dec 22nd, 2009
After marathon talks last night, Gilad Shalit’s fate seems no clearer, with the Prime Minister’s Offices stating that the negotiation “have instructed the negotiation team regarding the continuation of the effort for returning Gilad Shalit home safe and sound.” In other words, the ministers have decided to..continue deciding.
Or have they? Ha’aretz reported that Israel has [...]
The Day In Israel: Monday Dec 21st, 2009
After convening three times yesterday, the seven-member inner cabinet is set to meet today to discuss a proposed terrorist exchange for Gilad Shalit with Hamas.
While it has been called “a make-or-break situation,” state officials have estimated that the deal will not be finalized in the near future.
Meanwhile, the parents of Gilad Shalit yesterday delivered a [...]
The Day In Israel: Friday Dec 11th, 2009
The IDF is finalizing a report in response to the allegations leveled by the Goldstone report. This counter-Goldstone report includes:
A review of the 36 “most serious” cases of alleged war crimes cited in the Goldstone Report, concluding that 30 of them are “baseless accusations,” while the other 6 related to genuine instances, where operational errors [...]
The Day In Israel: Monday Dec 7th, 2009
Joke of the day:
Meanwhile, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said his country would urge Israel to be flexible in talks for Shalit’s release.
In an interview with Al-Arabiya Saturday night, Aboul-Gheit said, “We are trying to influence Israel’s position, and to stress that Israel should not go overboard in its demands and that it must pay [...]
