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MK Sharren Haskel placed a bill on the Knesset table removing Cannabis from list of dangerous drugs, the PM favors a moderate change

MK Sheran Haskel has proposed a new bill aimed at completely eliminating cannabis consumers in Israel, and asks the Knesset to approve the possession of up to 50 grams of cannabis for self-use without incrimination.

A new bill calls for the complete abolition of cannabis consumers in Israel, without the strict conditions set out in the new law drafted by Minister Gilad Erdan and called "non-incrimination." The new bill ("a real non-incrimination") was placed on the table by MK Sheran Haskel (Likud), who promised more during the election campaign that he will present when the new government is formed.

The proposal, entitled "Cancellation of Offenses and Punishment for Hemp," proposes that adult citizens (18+) be allowed to grow one cannabis plant for their own use and hold up to 15 cannabis seeds. In addition, up to 50 grams of cannabis will be allowed for self-use - all without risk of incrimination.

"The court will be entitled to determine that a person committed the offense and impose a fine on him, but will not be convicted of committing the offense and will not be registered in the criminal register," the wording of the bill states. The use of cannabis in public is prohibited and whoever violates the prohibition will be fined up to NIS 500. Possession of cannabis for self-use in quantities greater than 50 grams will be limited to NIS 2,000.

In addition, the bill refers to a person who has already been convicted of criminal offenses for his own use of cannabis - who may apply to the Minister of Justice to cancel a criminal record. "The purpose of the bill is to prevent unnecessary criminal records to the public using cannabis over the age of 18," the explanatory notes said. "More than a million Israelis, including academics, public figures and more, consume cannabis in leisure time with occasional consumption, and this public is largely not a criminal group."

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The Wondrous Golan Area: Dr. Guy Bechor and Israel's New Cities; a Breathtaking View

Dr. Bechor and Marcello del Monte explore the Golan Heights, with a breathtaking view on the foundations of both Judaism and Christianity. History comes alive!

 

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Hebron's adjacent sister-city, Kiryat Arba, with area spokesman
Yishai Fleisher & surprise guest

 

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MK Sharren Haskel placed a bill on the Knesset table removing Cannabis from list of dangerous drugs, the PM favors a moderate change

MK Sheran Haskel has proposed a new bill aimed at completely eliminating cannabis consumers in Israel, and asks the Knesset to approve the possession of up to 50 grams of cannabis for self-use without incrimination.

A new bill calls for the complete abolition of cannabis consumers in Israel, without the strict conditions set out in the new law drafted by Minister Gilad Erdan and called "non-incrimination." The new bill ("a real non-incrimination") was placed on the table by MK Sheran Haskel (Likud), who promised more during the election campaign that he will present when the new government is formed.

The proposal, entitled "Cancellation of Offenses and Punishment for Hemp," proposes that adult citizens (18+) be allowed to grow one cannabis plant for their own use and hold up to 15 cannabis seeds. In addition, up to 50 grams of cannabis will be allowed for self-use - all without risk of incrimination.

"The court will be entitled to determine that a person committed the offense and impose a fine on him, but will not be convicted of committing the offense and will not be registered in the criminal register," the wording of the bill states. The use of cannabis in public is prohibited and whoever violates the prohibition will be fined up to NIS 500. Possession of cannabis for self-use in quantities greater than 50 grams will be limited to NIS 2,000.

In addition, the bill refers to a person who has already been convicted of criminal offenses for his own use of cannabis - who may apply to the Minister of Justice to cancel a criminal record. "The purpose of the bill is to prevent unnecessary criminal records to the public using cannabis over the age of 18," the explanatory notes said. "More than a million Israelis, including academics, public figures and more, consume cannabis in leisure time with occasional consumption, and this public is largely not a criminal group."

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Cool, maybe it will mellow you fuckers out.

 

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Akiva Bigman, Investigative Journalist with Israel Hayom

A discussion on the long awaited reforms in the governmental-judiciary framework,
at the center of the coalition and overall political discussion of today's Israel.

 

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The 'Spirit of Zion' award winners
Maor Farid and Ruti-Anatoohun Turetsky to be awarded Moskowitz Prize for Zionism on Jerusalem Day next month.

Dr. Maor Farid, founder and director of the "Learning to Succeed" organization, and Ruti-Anatoohun Turetsky, who is a member of the Israeli Society for the Heritage of Ethiopian Jewry, received the "Spirit of Zion" award at the Moskowitz Prize ceremony for the 2019 academic year.

The Spirit of Zion Prize seeks to find and encourage new ideas designed to deal with the challenges of Zionism in Israel today. The prize is given annually to creative young Israelis who are committed to the Zionist idea and strive to provide a solution to the complexity of Israeli society.

Dr. Maor Farid suffered from acute attention deficit disorder (ADD) in childhood and was the first in his family to attend high school. In the absence of anyone to believe in, apart from his parents, he was on the path to violence and crime. Despite his difficulties along the way, he enlisted as an officer for the excellence program "Barakim," where he absorbed the values of the IDF and decided to take action to promote and rescue marginalized youth from the periphery so they realize their potential without the need for luck to play for their benefit.

During his army service with the rank of captain, he completed his bachelor's and master's degrees cum laude and completed his doctoral studies as the youngest graduate of the Technion at the age of 24. In the same year he served as an outside lecturer at Ben Gurion University in an original course he wrote. His research dealt with the protection of vital systems for Israel's security against earthquakes, which received many prestigious awards and publications.

Maor initiated and established the "Learn to Succeed" program, a non-profit organization whose goal is to encourage and promote youth and students from the geographic and socio-economic periphery to excellence and self-fulfillment, both through academic success and through meaningful service in the IDF. Which must be found and acted upon with the help of guidance, guidance and correct tools, and that every boy needs one adult to believe in.

The association includes dozens of volunteers and volunteers from all over the country, most of them with extensive experience working with youth. All the organization's activists operate out of mutual responsibility and a sense of mission, and strive to bring about a significant change in the lives of many youth in the State of Israel.

The organization operates according to a unique model of personal and group mentoring, setting up a personal program, conducting preparatory activities for the IDF, giving lectures throughout the country, running an Internet hotline, distributing the book "Learning to Succeed," which Maor wrote to thousands of youth at risk throughout the country.

Ruti-Anatoohun Turetsky was born in Ethiopia and immigrated to Israel during Operation Solomon when she was 5 years old. She grew up in Kiryat Malachi, was active in "Bnei Akiva" and served as a youth group coordinator for Ethiopian immigrants in Lod. After her service, she went on to a midrasha and studied teaching.

Today Ruti holds a degree and a teaching certificate in education and teaches girls at risk. Ruthie married Yossi Turetsky 11 years ago, when his parents immigrated from England. They have five children.

Ruti and her husband Yossi give talks to teenagers and adults, and produced a joint show "Nes Eloki" which deals with the integration of the exiles and their personal story, and another show, "Olim to Jerusalem", which tells about the world of Ethiopian Jewry.

Ruti published a comic book that connects the children in colorful and accessible language to the Jewish-experiential world of Ethiopian Jews.

Ruti is currently working on publishing additional comic books to promote her ideas, and on developing technological initiatives that will enable her to experience the miracle of the ingathering of the exiles in an experiential way.

The 'Spirit of Zion' award winners

 

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Shma'a Yisrael in Ramallah

in case Jews of Ramallah miss the time of prayer in the central beit knesset...

 

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Kinda necessary when you live among savages.

 

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Chief Rabbi: Add 20 minutes to Shabbat- because of the Eurovision

During his lesson Thursday in his hometown of Modi'in, Rabbi Lau spoke against the preparations for the European Song Contest in the midst of the day of rest, and said: "This Shabbat is about to be a mass desecration of Shabbat, and unfortunately this is not the first time, but this time it will be for the eyes of the entire world," Rabbi Lau said during his lesson in his city of Modi'in on Thursday. Therefore, I ask each and every one - ten minutes before the lighting of the candles - to accept Shabbat, to light candles earlier and not to do work. "

He added, "Ten minutes after the end of the Shabbat, to refrain from doing work, we will extend the sanctity of the Shabbat to ourselves, and we will add from the profane to the holy." And signed with greeting from the verses of Zemirot (praise songs) of Shabbat: "We will show Hashem that in spite of that we are "A people sanctifying the Seventh", and hope that "Soon everyone will satiate and delight in Your goodness."

Earlier this week, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a prominent Lithuanian rabbi in Bnei Brak, published a protest letter that was distributed in the Haredi communities and even outside of them. Among other things, he wrote that a danger looms over the land because of the desecration of the Sabbath: "Behold, the convicts of the covenant have risen to desecrate the Shabbat of our holiness and glory in the open and high hand, Hashem forbid , also make keepers of Shabbat work and we cannot do anything to stnd against them or interrupt their counsel. A danger to the entire community here in the Holy Land. "

Source: Ynet - "Add 20 minutes to this Shabbat"

 

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Chief Rabbi: Add 20 minutes to Shabbat- because of the Eurovision

During his lesson Thursday in his hometown of Modi'in, Rabbi Lau spoke against the preparations for the European Song Contest in the midst of the day of rest, and said: "This Shabbat is about to be a mass desecration of Shabbat, and unfortunately this is not the first time, but this time it will be for the eyes of the entire world," Rabbi Lau said during his lesson in his city of Modi'in on Thursday. Therefore, I ask each and every one - ten minutes before the lighting of the candles - to accept Shabbat, to light candles earlier and not to do work. "

He added, "Ten minutes after the end of the Shabbat, to refrain from doing work, we will extend the sanctity of the Shabbat to ourselves, and we will add from the profane to the holy." And signed with greeting from the verses of Zemirot (praise songs) of Shabbat: "We will show Hashem that in spite of that we are "A people sanctifying the Seventh", and hope that "Soon everyone will satiate and delight in Your goodness."

Earlier this week, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a prominent Lithuanian rabbi in Bnei Brak, published a protest letter that was distributed in the Haredi communities and even outside of them. Among other things, he wrote that a danger looms over the land because of the desecration of the Sabbath: "Behold, the convicts of the covenant have risen to desecrate the Shabbat of our holiness and glory in the open and high hand, Hashem forbid , also make keepers of Shabbat work and we cannot do anything to stnd against them or interrupt their counsel. A danger to the entire community here in the Holy Land. "

Source: Ynet - "Add 20 minutes to this Shabbat"

Are you against the Eurovision song competition?

 

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Chief Rabbi: Add 20 minutes to Shabbat- because of the Eurovision

During his lesson Thursday in his hometown of Modi'in, Rabbi Lau spoke against the preparations for the European Song Contest in the midst of the day of rest, and said: "This Shabbat is about to be a mass desecration of Shabbat, and unfortunately this is not the first time, but this time it will be for the eyes of the entire world," Rabbi Lau said during his lesson in his city of Modi'in on Thursday. Therefore, I ask each and every one - ten minutes before the lighting of the candles - to accept Shabbat, to light candles earlier and not to do work. "

He added, "Ten minutes after the end of the Shabbat, to refrain from doing work, we will extend the sanctity of the Shabbat to ourselves, and we will add from the profane to the holy." And signed with greeting from the verses of Zemirot (praise songs) of Shabbat: "We will show Hashem that in spite of that we are "A people sanctifying the Seventh", and hope that "Soon everyone will satiate and delight in Your goodness."

Earlier this week, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a prominent Lithuanian rabbi in Bnei Brak, published a protest letter that was distributed in the Haredi communities and even outside of them. Among other things, he wrote that a danger looms over the land because of the desecration of the Sabbath: "Behold, the convicts of the covenant have risen to desecrate the Shabbat of our holiness and glory in the open and high hand, Hashem forbid , also make keepers of Shabbat work and we cannot do anything to stnd against them or interrupt their counsel. A danger to the entire community here in the Holy Land. "

Source: Ynet - "Add 20 minutes to this Shabbat"

Are you against the Eurovision song competition?

The last time I looked, Israel was not in Europe.

 

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Chief Rabbi: Add 20 minutes to Shabbat- because of the Eurovision

During his lesson Thursday in his hometown of Modi'in, Rabbi Lau spoke against the preparations for the European Song Contest in the midst of the day of rest, and said: "This Shabbat is about to be a mass desecration of Shabbat, and unfortunately this is not the first time, but this time it will be for the eyes of the entire world," Rabbi Lau said during his lesson in his city of Modi'in on Thursday. Therefore, I ask each and every one - ten minutes before the lighting of the candles - to accept Shabbat, to light candles earlier and not to do work. "

He added, "Ten minutes after the end of the Shabbat, to refrain from doing work, we will extend the sanctity of the Shabbat to ourselves, and we will add from the profane to the holy." And signed with greeting from the verses of Zemirot (praise songs) of Shabbat: "We will show Hashem that in spite of that we are "A people sanctifying the Seventh", and hope that "Soon everyone will satiate and delight in Your goodness."

Earlier this week, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a prominent Lithuanian rabbi in Bnei Brak, published a protest letter that was distributed in the Haredi communities and even outside of them. Among other things, he wrote that a danger looms over the land because of the desecration of the Sabbath: "Behold, the convicts of the covenant have risen to desecrate the Shabbat of our holiness and glory in the open and high hand, Hashem forbid , also make keepers of Shabbat work and we cannot do anything to stnd against them or interrupt their counsel. A danger to the entire community here in the Holy Land. "

Source: Ynet - "Add 20 minutes to this Shabbat"

Are you against the Eurovision song competition?

The last time I looked, Israel was not in Europe.

Neither was Australia or Azerbaijan.

 

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Chief Rabbi: Add 20 minutes to Shabbat- because of the Eurovision

During his lesson Thursday in his hometown of Modi'in, Rabbi Lau spoke against the preparations for the European Song Contest in the midst of the day of rest, and said: "This Shabbat is about to be a mass desecration of Shabbat, and unfortunately this is not the first time, but this time it will be for the eyes of the entire world," Rabbi Lau said during his lesson in his city of Modi'in on Thursday. Therefore, I ask each and every one - ten minutes before the lighting of the candles - to accept Shabbat, to light candles earlier and not to do work. "

He added, "Ten minutes after the end of the Shabbat, to refrain from doing work, we will extend the sanctity of the Shabbat to ourselves, and we will add from the profane to the holy." And signed with greeting from the verses of Zemirot (praise songs) of Shabbat: "We will show Hashem that in spite of that we are "A people sanctifying the Seventh", and hope that "Soon everyone will satiate and delight in Your goodness."

Earlier this week, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a prominent Lithuanian rabbi in Bnei Brak, published a protest letter that was distributed in the Haredi communities and even outside of them. Among other things, he wrote that a danger looms over the land because of the desecration of the Sabbath: "Behold, the convicts of the covenant have risen to desecrate the Shabbat of our holiness and glory in the open and high hand, Hashem forbid , also make keepers of Shabbat work and we cannot do anything to stnd against them or interrupt their counsel. A danger to the entire community here in the Holy Land. "

Source: Ynet - "Add 20 minutes to this Shabbat"

Are you against the Eurovision song competition?

Musicians can be talented, but my thoughts regarding the competition are somewhat close to my thoughts regarding the gay parade.

 

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Smotrich: We'll make sure government is genuinely right-wing
National Union leader says coalition negotiations affected by 'disagreements' on issues of religion and land of Israel

National Union leader Bezalel Smotrich arrived Wednesday to speak at a 'Bnei Yehuda Keshet" workshop initiated by the Institute of State Theory in cooperation with Lifshitz College.

In an interview with Arutz Sheva, MK Smotrich said, "There is no doubt that the ability to bring out writers who translate the Torah and the Beit Midrash [study hall] into contemporary language will make it accessible to the general public and will succeed in [spreading knowledge]."

"We will come from the Torah and out of the study hall," Smotrich added. "The Almighty looked at the Torah and created the world. We shape our whole worldview from the Torah. We understand that what is happening today is a living performance of Torah. That is the meaning of the beginning of the flowering of our redemption, and therefore the Torah is that which should illuminate the dark."

"This requires us first of all to understand that we need to explain to ourselves the worldviews of the Torah and how they apply to current life in the State of Israel. After this inner clarification we can then explain it outward.

Smotrich defended the United Right's conduct in the coalition negotiations. "Given the nature of the negotiations, I can't discuss all the details. We are moving ahead alongside the Likud in a good atmosphere, but on the other hand there are also quite a few disagreements, mainly on fundamental issues that concern the Land of Israel and religion and the State of Israel. We insist on things because we believe they are important and correct."

"We have one goal: to make sure that the right-wing government that is formed will not be a right-wing government in name only, but in content and substance," he said.

Smotrich: We'll make sure government is genuinely right-wing

 

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'Liberman and Smotrich will have to compromise'
With less than 10 days left to build government, Dep. FM Tzipi Hotovely speaks to Arutz Sheva about stalled coalition negotiations.

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) spoke with Arutz Sheva on Sunday about the stuck coalition negotiations and the demands of the parties that are expected to be part of the next coalition.

When questioned whether there will be or will not be a new government at the end of the allotted period for negotiations, Hotovely stated, "There will be a government if people understand their political power and won't be extortionists."

In a direct appeal to MK Bezalel Smotrich (Union of Right-Wing Parties), Hotovely said, "The voters want to see you as a minister in the right-wing government and not see you torpedo the establishment of a right-wing government. There's no doubt that MK Yariv Levin will do the same work with the legal system with the same ideology you want to implement. Give the Likud the lead on the legal system."

"Religious Zionism is part of a large system, partly in the Likud and partly in the sectoral party. If we join forces, we'll bring about change, But if everyone feels that they are the largest and strongest when we, the ruling party, is the largest party with 35 seats, the public will lose trust in us."

Hotovely calls on the Union of Right-Wing Parties to join the government and accept the prime minister's proposal to grant them the Education Ministry and Ministry of Public Security. "These are very generous offers and we have to convene to form a government because we are approaching the deadline."

In spite of the decisive tone of her words, Hotovely makes it clear that her party is not afraid of a repeat of elections, and that fear is not what's motivating her to make these comments. What's motivating her is the public's desire to form a right-wing government under Netanyahu. "It's still possible to convene to form a government."

We questioned Hotovely about statements made by Smotrich to Arutz Sheva a few days ago that, putting aside the issue of the ministries, the Likud negotiating team refused to include demands on the issue of settlements in the government's basic principles from the start. Smotrich claimed that although Levin is personally supportive of these demands, as the representative of the prime minister, he is still unwilling to agree on a declaration that territory will not be handed over to any foreign entity, the revocation of the Disengagement Law, at least for northern Samaria and action against the Palestinian takeover of Area C.

Hotovely responded, "I don't think that is the area of dispute - I understood that the ministries are what is under dispute. In the face of the Trump plan, we have to say that we are moving forward with settlements, and not only that we don't want a withdrawal of land. We want this plan to advance us to apply sovereignty over the settlements in Judea and Samaria. I hope that these things will appear in the government's basic guidelines."

"It is perfectly clear to me that there will be an agreement on these issues. MK Levin will tell you that these are not the core issues, There are other issues that are under dispute. There is no ideological gap between the Likud and Bayit Yehudi. You have to understand that a party of five mandates cannot demand what a party of 35 seats wants."

What about the disagreement between Liberman and the haredi parties? This dispute, from the perspective of the Likud, is more complex because in this case, it is not the Likud's concession that will calm the hawks, but only an agreement between the two sides. It's doubtful whether the intervention of the Likud will lead to an agreement between the two sides.

"There are ongoing talks with Liberman," Hotovely responded. "Netanyahu spoke with Liberman. There's a desire to explain to Liberman that the issues of religion and state are completely solvable. We have to remember that these are people who sat together in Israeli governments, including the previous government, so there is an ability to reach agreements. We're not talking about a matter of Liberman creating a total turnabout in enlisting haredim into the IDF. The dispute can be solved with good will. The question is whether or not there is such a desire."

"If Lieberman doesn't want to be part of the next government, the right-wing public will judge him for it. He's losing points in the public for being viewed as preventing the political system from joining the government that the people have chosen."

"Everyone needs to be flexible, but as far as we're concerned, Liberman climbed a tree that is too high. We would be happy to see Smotrich sign the agreement of the principles of the coalition negotiations and lovingly accept the very generous ministries that were offered him," Hotovely concluded.

Source :'Liberman and Smotrich will have to compromise'

(Tzipi Hotovely at 4th Sovereignty Conference, copyright: Yisrael Bardugo)

 

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Gabbay Won't Run to Keep Labor Leadership - Your News From Israel

 

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Israel to seek $250b compensation for Jews forced out of Arab countries
After 18 months of research, first claims being finalized for reported $35b from Tunisia, $15b from Libya, for assets Jews left behind when kicked out after establishment of Israel

Israel is preparing to demand compensation totaling a reported $250 billion from seven Arab countries and Iran for property and assets left behind by Jews who were forced to flee those countries following the establishment of the State of Israel.

“The time has come to correct the historic injustice of the pogroms (against Jews) in seven Arab countries and Iran, and to restore, to hundreds of thousands of Jews who lost their property, what is rightfully theirs,” Israel’s Minister for Social Equality, Gila Gamliel, who is coordinating the Israeli government’s handling of the issue, said Saturday.

According to figures cited Saturday night by Israel’s Hadashot TV news, compensation demands are now being finalized with regards to the first two of the eight countries involved, with Israel set to seek $35 billion dollars in compensation for lost Jewish assets from Tunisia, and $15 billion dollars from Libya.

Israel is preparing to demand compensation totaling a reported $250 billion from seven Arab countries and Iran for property and assets left behind by Jews who were forced to flee those countries following the establishment of the State of Israel.

Justice for Jews from Arab Countries (JJAC), an international umbrella group of Jewish community organizations, has estimated that some 856,000 Jews from 10 Arab countries — the other two were Algeria and Lebanon — fled or were expelled in 1948 and after, while violent Arab riots left many Jews dead or injured.

For the past 18 months, utilizing the services of an international accountancy firm, the Israeli government has quietly been researching the value of property and assets that these Jews were forced to leave behind, the TV report said.

“The time has come to correct the historic injustice of the pogroms (against Jews) in seven Arab countries and Iran, and to restore, to hundreds of thousands of Jews who lost their property, what is rightfully theirs,” Israel’s Minister for Social Equality, Gila Gamliel, who is coordinating the Israeli government’s handling of the issue, said Saturday.

According to figures cited Saturday night by Israel’s Hadashot TV news, compensation demands are now being finalized with regards to the first two of the eight countries involved, with Israel set to seek $35 billion dollars in compensation for lost Jewish assets from Tunisia, and $15 billion dollars from Libya.

It is now moving toward finalizing claims as the Trump Administration prepares for the possible unveiling of its much-anticipated Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal. A 2010 Israeli law provides that any peace deal must provide for compensation for assets of Jewish communities and individual Jews forced out of Arab countries and Iran.

(Immigrants from Iraq soon after landing at Lod Airport, summer 1951, Teddy Brauner, GPO)

Read Full Article : Israel said set to seek $250b compensation for Jews forced out of Arab countries

 

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From what I’ve read elsewhere, the Israeli missile defense system was very effective in intercepting the barrage of rocket fire from the Islamic terrorist enclave of Gaza. In spite of the Iranian welfare money used to arm Hamas and Islamic gee-had, the missile salvos had little effect.

I suspect the next episode of Islamic terrorist attacks will cause Israel to respond forcefully.

The Shia Iranian Mullocrats will have a good laugh at the death and destruction in Gaza brought to their Sunni errand boys.




Israel's Iron Dome missile-interception system stopped 86% of an enormous rocket barrage despite Hamas claims to have overwhelmed it
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Israel's Iron Dome missile-interception system stopped 86% of an enormous rocket barrage despite Hamas claims to have overwhelmed it

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