Shabbat was rather noisy for some. Here's a roundup of events from the past day...
- 14 mortars hit the Kissufim checkpoint between Gaza and Israel in Southern Israel.
- Qassam rocket hits South of Ashkelon
- 2 Qassam rockets hit Ashkelon Municipal Region
- Qassam misfires and lands in Gaza
- Palestinians claim a 16 year old demonstrator was killed by live IDF gunfire in Shechem -- the IDF is investigating the claim, since they claim they did not use live fire to quash the riots. Rotter net claims he was shot from behind with 7.62 caliber ammunition (AK47) which would mean he was shot by Palestinians. (source)
- Palestinians riot at Kalandia checkpoint area in Northern Jerusalem
- Palestinians riot at Shuafat checkpoint area in Northern Jerusalem
- Color Red Air Raid Siren alert sounded over Shabbat in Ashkelon, Netivot, Sederot, and the surrounding communities of Gaza.
- Minor Earthquake in Northern Israel around 8:30 PM. (source)
- Suspected Terrorist infiltration into Efrat. IDF, Police and Rapid Response Units searched for the terrorist for 2 hours. All emergency forces relieved at 11:45 PM.
- Peace Now demands that Israel's Education Minister Gidon Sar not speak at a Pro-Zionist conference hosted by "Im Tirzu". Yariv Oppenheimer says that "Im Tirtzu" led a fascist, violent, and aggressive ad campaign against the "New Israel Fund" which was designed to delegitimize and incite against the "peace and human rights organizations." (source)
Shavua tov -- a peaceful and rage-less week to us all.
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Showing posts with label Shechem. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Monday, May 14, 2007
Almost made it to Kever Yosef last night.
This picture of Kever Yosef in Shechem, taken around the time of WWI by a British soldier is more interesting in what's missing, than what you see. Note the almost total absence of Arab homes.
This is the way I remember Kever Yosef...the last I time I saw it, 3 days before the IDF abandoned it under fire.
This is the way it looked after the IDF abandoned it, and an Arab mob burned everything (as they usually do to Jewish holy sites and Jewish cemeteries when they have the option)
Last night had all the ingredients for a perfect Muqata Blog Posting:
1. Late at night
2. Going to Kever Yosef
3. Unpredictable circumstances
4. Lots of craziness on the way
Unfortunately, after spending hours trying to get there, bypassing various IDF and police checkpoints, avoiding the Breslover nutcases trying to get on a bus, and driving through the peaceful Hamas village of Chawara just north of Shechem...I gave up and drove home.
We even made it to the famous IDF base, "Base 3"...but because of totally evil and pathetic Israeli policement, we missed the bus by a couple of minutes.
Had the police:
1. Let us through as they should have, since we had authorization (Dayeinu)
2. Not lied to us and led us on a wild goose chase. (Dayeinu)
We would have gotten to the bus with an hour to spare.
Rafi G gives his description of last night over here though he didn't make it in either.
Spoke to a friend this morning who DID make it there. He said the reasons I wasn't zocheh to get to Kever Yosef last night were:
1. Didn't go to the mikva first.
2. Didn't go with him at 2:00 AM.
3. I'm too square, and I should have ignored the policeman who had no reason to lie or prevent me from going on the road the way I planned to.
Don't worry, I haven't given up, and hope to try again soon. (And then the posting well definitely live up to your expectations!)
PS: Vote for the Muqata in the JIB awards! (JIBAwards.com). Only 30 more votes in each category would make the difference! You must know someone to ask...and officemate, roommate, someone...right? You may think that asking like this is silly, but when Arutz Sheva asks all their readers (40,000 daily readers, most of whom, have no clue what a blog is) to automatically vote for "their" bloggers...then it can't hurt to ask for some additional help...
This is the way I remember Kever Yosef...the last I time I saw it, 3 days before the IDF abandoned it under fire.
This is the way it looked after the IDF abandoned it, and an Arab mob burned everything (as they usually do to Jewish holy sites and Jewish cemeteries when they have the option)
Last night had all the ingredients for a perfect Muqata Blog Posting:
1. Late at night
2. Going to Kever Yosef
3. Unpredictable circumstances
4. Lots of craziness on the way
Unfortunately, after spending hours trying to get there, bypassing various IDF and police checkpoints, avoiding the Breslover nutcases trying to get on a bus, and driving through the peaceful Hamas village of Chawara just north of Shechem...I gave up and drove home.
We even made it to the famous IDF base, "Base 3"...but because of totally evil and pathetic Israeli policement, we missed the bus by a couple of minutes.
Had the police:
1. Let us through as they should have, since we had authorization (Dayeinu)
2. Not lied to us and led us on a wild goose chase. (Dayeinu)
We would have gotten to the bus with an hour to spare.
Rafi G gives his description of last night over here though he didn't make it in either.
Spoke to a friend this morning who DID make it there. He said the reasons I wasn't zocheh to get to Kever Yosef last night were:
1. Didn't go to the mikva first.
2. Didn't go with him at 2:00 AM.
3. I'm too square, and I should have ignored the policeman who had no reason to lie or prevent me from going on the road the way I planned to.
Don't worry, I haven't given up, and hope to try again soon. (And then the posting well definitely live up to your expectations!)
PS: Vote for the Muqata in the JIB awards! (JIBAwards.com). Only 30 more votes in each category would make the difference! You must know someone to ask...and officemate, roommate, someone...right? You may think that asking like this is silly, but when Arutz Sheva asks all their readers (40,000 daily readers, most of whom, have no clue what a blog is) to automatically vote for "their" bloggers...then it can't hurt to ask for some additional help...
Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael
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