| Week ending Shabbat, March 11, 2006 |
Adar 11, 5766 |
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Hamas Launches Suicide Promoting Website:
This week, Hamas launched a new website targeting children. This website was not about education in the sense of learning valuable tools in life, but on exalting "shahids" [a.k.a. homicide bombers]. This website gives praises to past "martyrs" and their families. It also encourages others to follow the shahids before them. The website is reported by the Palestinian Media Watch group to contain such material. There are many articles and games encouraging little children to desire death. One in particular states that a mother learned of here child becoming a martyr and she went and bought candies and fruits and celebrated the event. Since children desire to please their parents, the likely conclusion is evident.
Editors Note: If there is anyone out there that would still see these people as viable peace partners, please take your head out of the sand.
Solar Energy in Negev:
Solel, an Israeli company is to build its first solar power plant, which should supply clean power to over 300,000 homes in the Negev [southern Israel]. Solel’s CEO Avi Brenmiller said, "Israel has the ideal conditions for producing clean energy" and that "the three most significant reasons for moving to solar energy are ecology, employment, and the need to diversify the energy resources." It is estimated that in approximately ten to fifteen years Israeli will consume ten percent of their energy through solar power.
Solel has also just won a bid in Nevada to provide solar energy components that will be used to supply energy to over 150,000 homes. The bid is estimated to be worth 11 million dollars.
Hamas Leaders are not Immune:
Even though the recent "elections" in Gaza established Hamas leadership, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz [left] released a statement this week saying, "if Hamas, a terror organization that doesn’t recognize agreements with us and isn’t willing to renounce violence, presents us with the challenge of having to confront a terror organization, then no one there will be immune. Not just Ismaile Hanyeh. No one will be immune." Mofaz also stated that the current policy of targeted killings has proven effective and they will continue.
Saudi Arabia to host Boycott Conference on Israel:
Saudi Arabia recently became a member of the World Trade Organization [WTO], after committing to the United States and the WTO that they would drop their boycott against Israel. Being apart of the WTO means that each country is supposed to treat all members equally when it comes to economic trade. Saudi Arabia currently has on schedule to host a conference of Islamic states concerning the continued boycotting of Israel. It will yet be seen what will be done concerning Saudi Arabia if they let this event continue. It is well known though that the Saudi Family has close ties to the current US administration, not to mention a substantial number of oil fields.
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