| Week ending Shabbat, April 7, 2007 |
19 Nissan, 5767 |
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Second Annual Washington Israel Summit
Steve Strang of Strang Communications announced the Second Annual Washington Israel Summit to be held in Washington D.C. on July 16-19, 2007. Christians United for Israel (CUFI) is organizing the event. Some of the speakers at the Summit will include John Hagee, Benjamin Netanyahu, Newt Gingrich and Dore Gold. There will be shuttle service from selected hotels for all events including the visit to Capitol Hill. For more information visit the CUFI website.
If you know of others who would be interested in receiving this information, please forward this email to them as well and encourage them to get involved.
Arabs Sold Home to Jews - Now Face Death Penalty
Two Arabs involved in the sale of a Hebron building to the Jewish community have been placed under arrest, one by the "Palestinian" Authority, and the other by the country of Jordan. Since "Palestinian" Authority law dictates the death sentence for anyone found guilty of selling property to a Jew, the arrested Arabs now face capital punishment. Jewish community member Orit Struk, a political activist and member of the Hebron Jewish Committee, contends that the arrests "prove the sale was legal." The Beit HaShalom or "Peace House" (photo) is located among many Arab buildings between the Jewish enclave in Hebron and the neighboring large Jewish neighborhood of Kiryat Arba. It was purchased two weeks ago for the sum of $700,000. An eyewitness told us: "Get a lode of the size of this house that the 'poor Palestinians' live in. It was built for ONE 'Palestinian'
family but its big enough to for 20-40 families."
On Friday the Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh stated that the contentious Hebron home will be evacuated by April 19. Sneh told Army Radio that entering the home required permission from the security establishment,
irrespective of the legality of the purchase. "The choice of the location for this home is not a coincidence," added Sneh. "It is not in immediate vicinity to the other settlers homes in Hebron." Sneh said that it was part of the "strategy of these people" to change the circumstances inside Hebron. Security establishment officials were estimating that thousands of police and soldiers would be required for the evacuation operation if a deal was not struck with the settlers to voluntarily evacuate the building.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz announced Thursday night that in two weeks he would remove the settlers who on March 19 moved into the new four-story building. MK Effi Eitam (NRP-NU) said that Peretz had made the decision out of political considerations. "It is plain to see that the defense minister is not acting against the house in Hebron but against the house he is sitting in - the government and the coalition," Eitam told Army Radio on Friday morning. "It is a house which was bought legally," he blasted, adding, "This is real provocation." Peretz's announcement caught the settlers in the apartment building by surprise. They had assumed that their presence in the 3,500-square meter stone structure was
permissible, since, they said, they had legally purchased the structure for 700,000.
Hebron's Jewish community protested Peretz's decision. "We know the defense minister has been looking for an excuse to expel us. We know that the sale was legal. We think that any attempt made to subvert the law and to expel us for any technical excuse is racist and anti-Semitic," said community spokesman David Wilder. He said the site had been visited by parliamentarians, including MK Otniel Schneller of Kadima, and that over the last two days some 50,000 visitors had come to Hebron to celebrate Pessah. Wilder said Peretz's chief concern these days should be his own political career, in light of the forthcoming findings of the Winograd Committee investigating his actions during the Second Lebanon War and the May 28 primary for leadership of the Labor Party. "It is obvious that soon he will not be defense minister. He should not make decisions that might have long-term effects while his job is in jeopardy," said Wilder. He added that the community would appeal the decision to the High Court of Justice. Schneller said that the Jews' presence in the building helped secure the access road to the Cave and conformed to government policy. He added that in light of the probable court proceedings, Peretz was unlikely to be in office long enough to implement his decision to evacuate the structure.
Testimony at the UN - Don't Let Them Silence Us!
Unbelievable?
You have to see it to believe it!
UN Watch exposes truthful testimony at the United Nations
and their deplorable response. It's a human rights nightmare. Click here.
John Hagee at AIPAC
Pastor John Hagee of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas truly out did himself with this highly inspiring speech that he shared with The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) last week. See the Jerusalem Online video report. Click here.
Tour the Biblical Heartland of Israel
The Tzemach Institute has joined forces with the Christian Friends Of Israeli Communities (CFOIC) in planning a special tour of the heartland of biblical Israel. Join us as we explore Israel from a genuine Biblical Zionists perspective. Meet the people who are continuing the Biblical narrative in the Land today. See for yourself how ancient prophesies are being fulfilled. Discover how you too can participate in the ongoing process of Biblical Redemption. Join us for an opportunity of a lifetime, to see the real Israel from the viewpoint of those who are living the Bible today. The experience will change your life. The tour has been coordinated with Sondra Baras of CFOIC and will be guided by Associate Pastor Jon Klein [pictured left].
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This week's sources: Arutz Sheva, Haaretz, Israel National Radio, Israel Today, Jerusalem Online, Jerusalem Post, WorldNetDaily, UN Watch, Ynet News.
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