Jewish Settlers will be forced to leave Judea

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) is drafting operational plans to evacuate several West Bank outposts by the end of June, senior defense officials said on Wednesday.

According to preliminary operational plans being formulated in the Central Command, the evacuations will take place over a few days and will likely begin sometime toward the end of next month, after Defense Minister Ehud Barak returns from his scheduled trip to the United States.

Barak issued an official directive to the IDF on Wednesday to finish drafting the plans by the middle of next week, officials said.

Also on Wednesday, officers from the Central Command met with representatives from the Judea and Samaria Police District to discuss the plans. One possibility is that the evacuations will be carried out by the Border Police and the perimeter security will be provided by the IDF, similar to the model used during the evacuation of the illegal outpost of Amona on February 1, 2006, when more than 300 people were injured, the majority of them protesters.

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Source: Jerusalem Post

My comment:

I prefere not to comment on internal Jewish affairs. Political Zionism have many colors, and like all of us, the Jewish people have many colors, and they disagree on several issues.

By my heart cries, when I see Jews fight. You are brothers, why are you fighting each other?

When Joshua and Caleb entered into the Promised Land, they were aliens and strangers. Just like the Jewish settlers in todays Judea and Samaria are looked up on as aliens and strangers.

Settlers are also human beings. They commit mistakes, they get frustrated and angry, and in their anger they do things they should not have done.

But the land is theirs. The promises that God of the Bible gave Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is everlasting. In my dictionary, everlasting still mens forever. (Gen 17: 7-8). Normally, the Jewish settlers do not push anyone away. The majority of them settles on hills and mountain tops. No one lives there, even the goats will find it hard to be feed there. I have seen this with my own eyes. Sometimes the settlers have done wrong, and should gracefully withdraw to another piece of The Mountains of Zion.

Only he knows how difficult it is to be an IDF soldier

I hope and pray that IDF soldiers will understand that we all need mercy. And that there is mercy in the Jewish Messiah. We are simply not able to always act justly under pressure. My heart cries out towards them, who struggle to find the balance between being a soldier under command, and a soldier who shall live by the Words of God of the Bible.

The Jewish preacher John the Baptist was once meet by some soldiers. The Baptist did not tell the soldiers to lay down their guns, but to rather act with justice based on divine wisdom.

Luke 3:14
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”

Gidion was told to keep fewer soldiers. But not to fight without them. Without soldiers, there would not even be a Promised Land. Lets keep both the IDF and the settlers in our prayers.

Catholic Bishop warns of negative effects of Facebook

Bishop warns Roman Catholics against «insane» Internet Twitterings Social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook are full of «insane chatter» and are no substitute for real friendships, a leading Roman Catholic bishop has warned.

Bishop Tartaglia in the center

In a message to be read out at mass in every Catholic parish in Scotland this weekend, the Bishop of Paisley, Rt Rev Philip Tartaglia, speaks against the «obsessive» reliance on new technology. In a pastoral letter to Scotland’s 500 Catholic parishes, Bishop Tartaglia, president of a Bishops’ Conference of Scotland communications group, praises the benefits of the internet but also warns of the dangers such as so-called cyberbullying.

«In dialogue with others we need to be wary of the inane chatter that can go on in the digital world which does nothing to promote growth in understanding and tolerance», he wrote.

Echoing a message on the same theme from the Pope, he said it would be «profoundly sad» if online friendships became a substitute for the real thing.

«The fact that we can instantly communicate doesn’t mean that we must», he added.

«We should avoid an obsessive need for virtual connectedness and develop primary human relationships, pursuing true friendship with real people».

Source: Telegraph co.uk

My comment:

The Bishop has a lot of valid points. But he should first send a twitter to the Pope. Last week the Vatican it self opened an Face book account for the Pope. The Vatican has also started a Pope2You project. May the Lord have mercy on all facebookers. Amen.

Syria is supplying Hizbullah with advanced Russian rockets

Sources in the Israeli defense establishment have voiced concerns that Hizbullah is seeking to deploy batteries of Russian built SA-8 anti-aircraft missiles on the hilltops near the northern border. This is a bid to neutralize the IAF in any future conflict.

Israel has said in the past that such a move would be a red line that, if crossed, would force Israel to respond. The Russian built missiles were supplied by the Syrian military, which also trained fighters in the Shiite terror militia in their use.

Since the inconclusive end to the Second Lebanon War between Israel and Hizbullah in summer 2006, both sides have been anticipated a renewed round of fighting. The SA-8 worries come as the Hizbullah alignment in Lebanon i s poised to make significant gains in upcoming national lections on June 7, as well as a German media report that the UN plans to hold Hizbullah responsible for the 2005 assassination of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.

Israeli officials are nervous that the tension in Lebanon surrounding the election and other developments could cause the shaky situation on the border to erupt.

Source: ICEJ.COM

My comment:

War is never the best option to solve conflicts. But if Hizbullah gets advanced rockets from Syria, Israel might have to strike first. The other option, is to wait till such rockets lands in Israel. That is not a good option for Israel.

Modern War is always a matter of electronics. Today, Israel is ahed in electronic war fare in the Middle East. The IDF have aircraft, that can not be shoot down by Hizbullah.

That can change, «thanks» to Russian technology.

Syria is fighting a proxy war with Israel from the soil of Lebanon. Syria is using the terrorist organization Hizballh to harm Israel.

The first victim of such double games is the truth. The next victim is innocent Lebanese people, killed in the next Israel-Lebanon war.

But is the Lebanese people innocent? Neither have the Lebanese Government disarmed Hizballah, nor have the Muslims in Lebanon stopped supporting and supplying Radical Islam. And the International community at large do not care.

What do the World expect Israel to do?

Still waiting for the best answer.