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One question that is NOT being asked - by anyone!!!! Ask your bleeding heart left wingers the simple question: Why are there no bomb shelters in Gaza? You would think... that the UN, Hamas, Egypt, SOMEBODY would have thought that some of the billions of dollars the PLO and Hamas have received could have been prudently set aside to build some kind fo shelters for their civilians.... Send this to all your left wing friends: Bin Ladin was recorded lately calling the Hamas leader Mashal in Syria: "Brother - I have risked my life to call you. I have a...

I am bringing this item from a Blog written by an anti-Hizbollah Shiite in Beirut. I have been viewing him since last summer and have found his blog to be a great source of news and opinion that the "mainstream" doesn't want to us to hear... here is today's post: Reuters: no arms smuggling If you read Reuters' coverage of Nasralllah's latest interview, you will come across the following "background information" in nearly every story filed by their editors: Lebanese security and political sources said in May that Hezbollah had replenished its rocket arsenal and received improved anti-aircraft and...

Humiliation and Collective Punishment in Israel With a title like the one I chose, I will probably get "googled" along with a deluge of anti-Israeli hate articles. Sorry (in advance) to disappoint you.... In the latest issue of TIME Magazine the article, "No Room for Civility at the Checkpoint", "journalist" Jamil Hamad, bends the truth, and in doing so, keeps the fire of anti-Israelism going. TIME doesn't have anyone around to tell the full story, and, the way it looks, even if they had, they wouldn't tell it. To be FAIR, I will allow Jamil begin first (the link...

Rwanda begins probe into alleged French genocide role KIGALI, Rwanda (Reuters) -- A Rwandan government-appointed commission launched a probe on Tuesday into allegations French troops supported soldiers behind Rwanda's 1994 genocide and helped facilitate mass murder. Rwanda's Tutsi President Paul Kagame, whose government came to power after the genocide, has accused France of training and arming Hutu militias who were the main force behind a 100-day slaughter that killed 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Kigali says France backed the government of Rwanda's former President Juvenal Habyarimana, providing military training for government forces, despite knowing that some within the leadership...

UNHEARD OF SCANDAL in ISRAEL: IDF COS Dan Halutz sold his potfolio after Hizbullah attack ! YNET/GAMLA: News and Views from Israel IDF confirms chief of staff sold his personal portfolio hours after Hizbullah kidnapped two soldiers on July 12; 'he is not a private man, his every act has influence on whole country,' officers say Hanan Greenberg Why did Halutz sell his shares hours after soldiers were kidnapped? Embarrassment is prevailing in the Israel Defense Forces after reports on Tuesday that Chief of Staff Lit.-Gen. Dan Halutz sold market shares on July 12, the day Hizbullah kidnapped two...

http://www.gamla.org.il/english/news/index.htm Large number of civilians hurt in large barrage of missiles on Haifa, Israel GAMLA: News and Views from Israel A large number of Katusha rockets have hits several buildings in Haifa. The Channel News 2 is now reporting, and it seems that at least one building has fallen with dozens of injured. They are hinting that many people are buried under the reckage. They are repoting that the missiles shot were not regular Katushas, but with a much larger amount of explosives. Needless to say, these missiles were shot on purpose to hit and kill as many civilians as...

At least 10 Israeli civilians killed by rocket attack near Kiryat Shmona GAMLA: News and Views from Israel At least ten people have been killed by a rocket barrage on Kiryat Shmona. According to Magen David Adom, four other civilians are mortally wounded. An initial report by Magen David Adom says the rockets directly struck a group of civilians. Galilee District Police Commander Danny Hadad said: "This is a very serious incident. There are many casualties on the scene." Stay tuned here for the full breaking news - and not just what the media wants you to read! Click...

Iran announces that tomorrow it will send the first group of "suicide bombers" to Lebanon GAMLA: News and Views from Israel YNET reports tonight that the Iranian news agency IRNA has announced (the item appears only in the Arabic language reports) that Tehran will begin sending on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 (after the afternoon prayers), the first groups of Iranian "suicide bombers" to fight the "Zionist enemy" in Lebanon. This group, called "The Islamic Justice" will be the first of its kind sent on a mission since they were assembled in the last years. According to this report, some...

Fatah, Hamas, Jihad - All using specific Nazi symbols in their fight for the destruction of Israel ( MUST SEE PICS!! ) GAMLA: News and Views from Israel While everyone is shocked seeing Hizbollah youngsters saluting in German-Nazi fashion, this is nothing new. GAMLA has been, for years, archiving Palestinian terror groups saluting and marching in Nazi style. The pictures look bad, so TIME doesn't care, since they are "only" Hizbollah... but what about THESE shown below of Palestinians, including PA police (Yes.. the ones Israel and the West are funding...). Take a good look. Send them to your...

IDF: Control of Bint Jbeil to provide security GAMLA: News and Views from Israel Commander of Galilee division says army forces have achieved full control of area dubbed as 'Hizbullah's capital': 'Many residents of northern Israel will now be protected from low-trajectory fire, and soon, from high-trajectory fire as well' Ynet reporters In a press conference Tuesday evening, Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsch, commander of the IDF's Galilee division, said "We have achieved full control over Bint Jbeil and, as such, many residents of northern Israel will now be protected from low-trajectory fire, and soon, from high-trajectory fire as well....

<p>An Elite IDF force killed a Hizbullah senior commander near the villages of Maroun al-Ras and Bint Jbeil.</p> <p>An army source told Ynet that the terrorist was killed by soldiers when the force invaded a structure used by Hizbullah as a war room.</p>

Attacking Syria Would Ensure Cease-Fire in North GAMLA: News and Views from Israel Michael Oren (born in 1955 New Jersey, USA) is an Israeli historian and writer. He has published books, articles and essays on the subject of Middle Eastern history and is the author of the best-selling Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East. He is a Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem. Nearly 40 years ago, Israel and the Arab world fought a war that altered the course of Middle Eastern history. Now, as the region teeters on...

Syria's Role in the Israel- Hizbullah ConfrontationAiman Mansour (Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies - Tel Aviv University) July 23, 2006 GAMLA NOTE: GAMLA does not adhere to many of the views from this left-leaning institution, but we are bringing it as some indication on what the Israeli "elite" is thinking in these days. The confrontation between Israel and Hizbullah that has unfolded since the abduction of two soldiers on July 12 has prompted considerable speculation about future Syrian policy. One school of thought argues that Syria under President Bashar al-Asad will not stop at the brink and will actively...

Left and Right in Israel: Math for DummiesZvi Lando July 23, 2006 In the Israeli media, during normal days, there are three political "views": The left, the center, and the "extreme right". In these "normal days", it is hard for "normal" people to understand the difference between these groups of political thinking. But in "abnormal days", like these days of war in Gaza and Lebanon, with WWIII looming up ahead, the distinction that I have always used in my talks, is becoming clearer. Today, in the Hebrew "Yidiot Aharonot", veteran Israeli author and left wing "prophet" Yoram Kanuik writes...

Rocket Attack in Haifa Kills 2 GAMLA: News and Views from Israel At least two people were killed in a massive Hizbullah terrorist attack on Haifa a short time ago. One rocket exploded near two cars, which were hurled several meters and in the opposite lane. Another rocket hit a building, and at least three suffered serious wounds. Rescue units are evacuating the injured. Click here for the full breaking news! Click here to sign up for the FREE GAMLA Intelligence Newsletter!

Israel building prison for Lebanese captives, attests to Israeli plans for large-scale ground incursion GAMLA: News and Views from Israel / YNET IDF has started building detention compound to be used for holding Hizbullah members that will be captured during fighting in north. Officials: Project attests to government's plans for large-scale ground incursion in Lebanon Sharon Roffe-Ofir Preparing for an extended ground operation: The IDF has started constructing a temporary detention center designed to hold the Lebanese prisoners that will be captured during army operations in Southern Lebanon, Ynet has learned recently. A truck convoy carrying barbed-wire fences, containers,...

July 20, the day Tehran took control of Lebanon War GAMLA: News and Views from Israel DEBKAfile Exclusive: Syria placed its army on war preparedness, pointed Scuds at Israel from Thursday, July 20, the day Tehran took control of Lebanon War Our sources add Syrian fighter pilots are sitting in their cockpits. These orders went out from Syrian president Bashar Assad July 20 when Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander Brig.-Gen Yahya Rahim Safavi assumed command of the Lebanon war from Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Tehran’s direct military intervention in the conflict was accompanied by an Iranian weapons airlift which began...

(20:56) Tel Aviv on top alert for woman bomber heading for attack GAMLA: News and Views from Israel Tel Aviv on top alert for woman bomber heading for attack. Police throw up roadblocks, sweep Friday night crowd centers, cafes, restaurants, clubs Search operation takes place in metropolitan Tel Aviv and points north This item is just now breaking into the news. The fact that they are specifically looking in north Tel AViv for a woman says that the woman may already be inside a club. Items do not usually break like this. GAMLA will stay on for developments! Click...

GAMLA: News and views from Israel http://www.gamla.org.il/english/news (12:43) IDF calls up reserve division GAMLA: News and Views from Israel IDF officials began calling reserve soldiers on Friday morning. The reserve forces are scheduled to reinforce IDF units operating in different areas and allow the standard forces to operate in the north. IDF officials said the recruited reserve forces are equal to a division. In the beginning of the week three reserve battalions were called to duty as well. Click here for the full article! Click here to sign up for the FREE GAMLA Intelligence Newsletter!

Former Israeli Chief of Staff Ya'alon: Sharon's Disengagement a Disaster; Will Only Lead to More War GAMLA: News and Views from Israel Date Posted: July 6, 2006 GAMLA NOTE: This article was published "a long" time ago... July 6. It was received by the Israeli media and general public with not a little scorn. "Boogie" Ya'alon, the IDF Chief of Staff that quit the army instead of becoming "cozy" with the inner cirlce of lawyers and spinmasters that rule Israel (if you do not get the hint, GOOGLE "Dubi Weinglass", or better yet, ask Condi....) Since then, those same...