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• Netanyahu: We uprooted Israelis from Gaza, and now it is a terror base
• VIDEO / Inside Ofra: a settler's perspective
• Shalit provides Israel with excuse for brutality toward Gaza
• Jordan to lodge protest with Israel over cross-border fires
• Israel asks Spain to stop funding group that reported IDF 'crimes' in Gaza

Netanyahu: We uprooted Israelis from Gaza, and now it is a terror base Posted: 02 Aug 2009 10:57 AM PDT Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked on the four-year anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. At the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said that "Israel uprooted 10,000 of its citizens from their homes and Gaza has turned into a terror base under the control of Hamas, and sponsored by Iran." ...

VIDEO / Inside Ofra: a settler's perspective Posted: 02 Aug 2009 04:54 AM PDT Ofra is one of the largest and oldest settlements in the West Bank with close to 3,000 residents.

Shalit provides Israel with excuse for brutality toward Gaza Posted: 02 Aug 2009 12:55 AM PDT Alas, Hamas operatives have begun enforcing a dress code for women at the beach, forcing them to cover their head. The Taliban is on our southern border. Interesting: In Saudi Arabia women must wear veils and are forbidden to drive, to travel abroad unaccompanied by a man or to work in a long list of professions. Yet our hearts go out to the Saudis. If only they would shake our hands. ...

Jordan to lodge protest with Israel over cross-border fires Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:51 PM PDT The Jordanian government planned to lodge a protest with Israel over fires that started in Israel last month and spread across the border, damaging a number of citrus farms in the Jordan Valley, the official Petra news agency reported Saturday. ...

Israel asks Spain to stop funding group that reported IDF 'crimes' in Gaza Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:14 PM PDT Israel on Thursday asked the government of Spain to halt its funding for the human rights group Breaking the Silence, which has been critical of the Israel Defense Forces' conduct during January's Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. Similar requests have been made of Britain and The Netherlands. ...

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