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Israel News Oct 09

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1 OCT 09     ISRAEL strikes two Gaza tunnels. jpost  THIS was the second strike Wed. haaretz  TWENTY female prisoners to be released Friday in exchange for Shalit video. jpost  THE first prisoner has been released as part of the deal for a video of Shalit. The 15 year old girl was convicted of "attempted" manslaughter. Manslaughter means accidental death; how can one be convicted of "attempting" to cause an accidental death? jpost  SHE actually tried to commit murder and got off very lightly. haaretz  NETANYAHU is now attempting to block the Goldstone Commission report. This mostly balanced report covers the excesses of Hamas and Israel during the Gaza war.  Israel's consistent failure to cooperate with the Commission and its attempts to block discussion of the report are seen as evidence of coverup by many nations. jpost  NETANYAHU refuses Israeli internal investigation and threatens an end to peace process if Security Ciouncil approves the Report.  This is arm twisting for a US veto. haaretz GAZA bombing continues in what asheva calls a "mini Cast Lead".  ISRAEL takes delivery of two more German Dolphin submarines. jta  NO announcement made at Iran nuclear meet. jpost  The parties will meet again after consulting with their governments. haaretz   OBAMA gives Iran two weeks to submit to his demands. jpost 
2 OCT 09      BECAUSE the Rabbinic Calendar starts the Feast of Tabernacles this Friday evening, many people are searching the internet for material on the Feast.  In order to have a presence on the internet I have published the Tabernacles Day One Morning page here   The Morning page features Special Music, an Audio Message and Articles about the Feast.  Subsequent pages will feature new Audio Messages, many new Articles and more Special Music.  Our Feast site will feature two pages (Morning and Afternoon) for the first day.  On Sunday the 4th I will put up the Afternoon page, and a new page will be added each day after that.   Remember that the Feast actually begins on Sunday evening at sunset.   This page was put up as a teaser to interest people in coming to our site!
ROCKET fired from Gaza today. haaretz  VIDEO shows Shalit alive and healthy. haaretz  ISRAEL shuts down West Bank borders for Feast. presstv   IRISH referendum very close. telegraph   ENGLISH transcript of Shalit comments. haaretz  SHALIT video. ynet  THE United States warns people to stay away from the old city of Jerusalem during Succot and especially on Monday when a major confrontation is expected. jpost   ISRAEL files official complaint over increasing Gaza rocket attacks. ynet  HAMAS implies further seizures of Israelis being planned. haaretz 
3 OCT 09      WITH nothing official in yet, the Irish referendum appears to be swinging to the YES side.  This is apparently do to the YES side's using the world economic situation to play on the fears of people that a NO will bring economic disaster. referendum   ISRAEL bombs two tunnels and a workshop. haaretz  Islamic view on Aksa Mosque. ynet  ISRAEL still persecuting Jews who accept Christ. Nothing has changed in 2,000 years. pewforum  BRITISH Navy begins practice for carrying out action against Iran. Video interview with British Commander. bbc   ISLAMIC Jihad fears renewed Israeli assault on Gaza within days or weeks. ma'an 
4 OCT 09      SHALIT talks remain deadlocked as both sides stick to their positions. ynet  MORE on talks. haaretz  The first day of the Feast of Tabernacles material is now complete with the addition of the; Day One: Afternoon, page. This page focuses on the Millennium and its place in God's plan.  ISRAEL closes Temple Mount for Security reasons. ON Monday religious Jews will go to the Western Wall to pray. jpost   ISLAMIC media go ballistic at the taking of al Aqsa by Israeli forces.  Alalam  THIS opinion piece in the Washington Times is a classic example of extremist rhetoric at its worst. Full of false statements; it still reflects the Establishment's call for regime change in Iran. wtimes 
5 OCT 09      PRIESTS recite blessing at Western wall under heavy police protection. jpost   asheva  ISRAELI military chief meets American-European military chiefs in France. ynet  The Lisbon Treaty is officially challenged in the Czech Republic. There will be no ratification until this is settled, which may take months. irishtimes 
DAY two of the Feast has now begun in the Asia-Pacific region; and the Tabernacles: Day Two page is now up.  This page features a; Signs of the Tribulation Message, articles about False Prophets and the start of the Deuteronomy reading.  Iran and Hamas blamed for ongoing Palestinian riots in Israel. debka  THE Abbas government has found it politicaly expedient to call for resistance. jpost   DISTURBANCES spread to Ramallah. reuters  THE Signs of The Tribulation Feast Message has been reloaded and should now work.
6 OCT 09     
UNREST in Israel continues with major demonstrations called for Friday 9 Oct. debka  ZIONISTS and Feast visitors hold Jerusalem parade today. asheva  MITCHELL to visit Israel during this week of high tension. reuters  TABERNACLES Day Three is now up.  I am beginning to get into the High Priesthood and the Book of Hebrews. ISRAEL detains the leader of the Israeli Islamic Movement as riots continue. afp  FIREFIGHT breaks out on Gaza border. jpost  HAMAS Fatah reconciliation still in doubt. asheva  IMPORTANT: when visiting our Feast of Tabernacles at The Festivals of God site it may take a moment for the audios to load up, PLEASE BE PATIENT.  This Music IS NOT available in stores. To purchase CDs you MUST go to the Announcements page at the Feast site and click (or click here) VISIT SONIA KING. You may then order directly from her site.  Choose the items you want by clicking: add to cart, you will then be prompted along.

7 OCT 09      PAKISTAN readies offensive in South Waziiristan. ynet  Members of the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee visited the Temple Mount compound Wednesday. ynet  61% of Americans now support military action against Iran.  This extraordinarily high figure is likely to go even higher if the attack is in defense of Israel as well.  asheva   15 US Navy vessels have arrived in Israel for next week.s missile defense exercise. gsnewswire   THE Tabernacles: Day Four page is now up at the Feast site. Day four has begun in the Asia Pacific region.
8 OCT 09
     
75 Muslims arrested this week; with a demonstration called for tomorrow. asheva  MITCHELL to begin another round today in Israel. Lieberman intent in sabotaging peace. haaretz  ABBAS holds talks with Pope. These types of talks are always brief and usually cap off more substantial talks with the Vatican Foreign Affairs Minister. ynet  ROCKET strikes Israel anear Sderot. ynet  THE government of Jordan; which officially oversees the East Jerusalem Holy Sites has requested UN assistence and an immediate halt to Israeli violations of the Temple Mount  Israeli troops have entered the Aqsa Mosque twice and are possibly preparing to violate its sanctity a third time.  This is the issue behind the demonstrations.  mcritics   TABERNACLES: Day Five is now up.  HAMAS declares Friday a "day of rage" for the al Aqsa Mosque. haaretz  JERUSALEM ready to violently erupt. Israel blames Hamas. telegraph  SENIOR Egyptian cleric joins the call for " a day of rage" adding to the fears of an explosion. skynews 
9 OCT 09      IRAN limits its citizens to 55 liters (28 gal) of gasoline per month to provide fuel for the military. debka   
IRAN will respond to any attack with an overwhelming missile barrage against Israel  haaretz  OBAMA awarded Nobel Peace Prize. jpost   JERUSALEM braces for Friday violence. jpost  GAZA and refuge camps in Lebanon and Syria hold demonstrations. ynet  ISRAEL seals Gaza borders and bombs tunnels. presstv  ISRAEL has gone to a high alert in anticipation of violent incidents. worldtribune  TABERNACLES: Day Six is up. Day Seven is under construction.
10 OCT 09
     CLINTON to visit Russia/Europe in bid for new Iran Sanctions. See Editorial  haaretz  IRAN to enrich uranium to 20% if proposed deal falls through. See Editorial  ynet  POLAND ratifies Lisbon Treaty while the Czech Republic demands an exemption from certain aspects of the treaty before ratifying. mc  CZECH demands. chinaview  
TABERNACLES: Day Seven is now up.
11 OCT 09    
TEMPLE Mount restrictions eased today: Muslims, Jews and Tourists allowed to visit. afp   US ISRAELI exercise to begin tomorrow. jpost  FAILURE in igniting a major uprising is being viewed as evidence of the decline of Hamas in the West Bank. haaretz  JORDAN mediated end to crisis. ynet  THE Last Great Day page is now up.
12 OCT 09     TODAY is the Eighth Day; which is a High Holy Day added onto the end of the Feast of Tabernacles. THERE is a very important Editorial today on the potential 19 Oct date for the setting up of the abomination.
THE Juniper Cobra Exercise has been postponed by one week. debka  reuters  THE United States strongly opposes the Palestinian reconciliation agreement due to be signed this week. haaretz 
13 OCT 09     THE United States is to begin military exercises in Africa next week. global   A US India military exercise began yesterday. global  84 Israeli youth refuse military service out of rejection of opression of Palestinians. This incident is the tip of the iceberg in Israel and reflects a widening split in society between the extremist Settler Movement and the less religious but more peacable segment of society.  aljazeera  RUSSIA resists American pressure for more Iran sanctions. nytimes   ISRAEL bombs Gaza after rocket strike. chinaview 
14 OCT 09     FATAH accepts Palestinian reconciliation agreement, Hamas not sure yet. jpost  ISRAEL to demolish East Jerusalem Palestinian houses. afp  ISRAEL will refuse to engage in peace talks unless the Goldstone Gaza Report is dropped. Israel complaines the report is one sided. If it is; it is Israel's own fault for not cooperating with the investigation. If there is nothing to hide, why not allow a full investigation by this Jewish Judge?  mc  ISRAELI Settlers attack Palestinian farmers harvesting their olives. imemc
15 OCT 09     MODERN history of the New World Order. global  HAMAS rejects Palestinian reconciliation agreement. jpost   haaretz  ISRAEL accuses Syria of supplying long range missiles to Hezbollah. haaretz  UN Human Rights Chief endorses Goldstone report. haaretz  RUMORS of Khameini death.  haaretz   NEW UNSC members. ap  ISRAELIS will now fine Palestinian farmers for accepting international assistance. imemc   

16 OCT 09     CONCERNED Californians warn against Harvey Milk Day.  UN Human Rights Group passes Goldstone report which merely demands that Hamas and Israel each conduct investigations into the war on Gaza. Why is Israel so afraid to conduct a credable investigation into its own actions? afp   TURKEY arrests 33 al Qaeda suspaects preparing attacks against the US and Israel.  afp   EVEN though the Feast is now over: all Feast material except for the Special Music will remain up and available  for study.  Please use the link at the top of this page.
17 OCT 09     PAKISTAN launched its long awaited offensive in
South Waziristan yesterday. The Swat Valley was cleared over the last few months.  When Pakistan is cleared, the United States and NATO will be ready to finish the job in Afghanistan.  wsj  THE US is set to use military contractors (mercenaries) to pacify Somalia.  presstv 
18 OCT 09     A terrorist attack by Jundallah, an Anerican, British, Israeli; backed terrorist organization, has killed five key senior Iranian leaders. debka  THE US denies involvement, even though they finance Jundallah.  Iran vows a response.  The timing of this; the day before the nuclear meeting seems very suspicious. jpost  THREE Israeli divices found in Lebanon in violation of ceasefire by Israel.  jpost  TOP Canadian soldier pays working visit to Israel.  asheva   ROCKET fired from Gaza Sunday. haaretz  EGYPT critical of Hamas refusal to sign reconciliation agreement.  afp 
19 OCT 09     IRAN to present evidence before striking Jundallah bases in Pakistan. debka   IRAN accuses Pakistan, the US and Britain of being behind terrorist bombing.  It should be remembered that there have been several such Jundallah bombings in Iran in the past.  This one is "the last straw" for Iran.  jpost   PROSPECTS for today's Iran nuclear talks not looking very bright.  jpost   KADIMA Party calls on government to heed Goldstone Report and begin an investigation into Operation Cast Lead.  jpost  Former Israeli Ambassador to Germany also calls the Netanyahu approach to the Goldstone Report wrong. haaretz  SETTLEMENTS issue may be resolved and an Obama Mid East Peace speech may come soon. haaretz   RUSSIA calls for a United Central European Security System to control all security issues in Europe. global
20 OCT 09     HEZBOLLAH-HAMAS continue to stockpile rockets.  debka  VIENNA Iran nuclear talks enter day two amid serious problems. ynet  JUNIPER COBRA to start tomorrow. afp  ISRAELI government to discuss setting up Gaza inquiry today in response to Goldstone report. ap  TOP US Generals confer with Pakistani's. csm PAKISTANI progress. npr  MASSIVE fraud by Karzai in Afghan elections. ap    TODAY's Editorial is an important comment on 19 Oct. Editorial page  INDIA warns of an imminent terrorist attack.  It is reasonible to believe that the al Qaeda and Taliban would want to distract Pakistan from their South Waziristan offensive by stirring up strife with India. jaibihar 
21 OCT 09     JUNIPER COBRA begins. debka  IAEA announces that a draft nuclear agreement will be presented to the involved governments for approval as negotiators meet again today.  jpost   PALESTINIAN election date may be set for Jan 28th.  ap   A new Situation Report: 21 Oct has been put up just below the News and Situation Reports on the Nav Bar. If anyone wishes to make any further submissions or comments on the end of the 1,335 days issue; please do so as soon as possible.  I would like to consider them before the end of the month.Today is the New Moon; the beginning of the Eighth month by the Biblical Calendar. 
22 OCT 09     IRAN promises "crushing response" to Jundallah and its supporters "soon". presstv   ROMAN Catholic Church opens its doors to disaffected Anglicans; allowing them to embrace Catholicism in mass over Anglican schisms on homosexual issues and women priests.  pittstribune  NETANYAHU still refusing Goldstone Report recommendation for an internal Israeli investigation into Gaza War. More and more Israelis call for Israel to impliment Goldstone recommendations, once again showing the cleavage between left and right in Israel.  csm    ISRAEL bombs Gaza targets. jpost  CZECH REPUBLIC may yet ratify Lisbon Treaty.  deutschewella   THE EU is working on a deal for the Czechs. eubusiness   
23 OCT 09     ISRAEL plans big excavation at Western Wall. asheva  CZECH President accepts EU offer of Lisbon Treaty opt out on restoring German property seized at the end of WW 2.  Czech Supreme Court will discuss a challenge to the Treaty on 27 Oct, which may clear the way for Czech ratification. echo  BRITAIN may hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty and withdraw its ratification next summer. euractive   THE Vienna nuclear talks are nearing collapse as Russia, the US and Britain are now agreeing to provide Iran medical isotopes for its uranium; and Iran is insisting on nuclear fuel for its electric power reacter at Busher. jpost 
24 OCT 09     PALESTINIAN elections set for Jan 24th. jpost   IRAN delays response to nuclear proposal until later next week. haaretz  ISRAELI setttlement construction advances at rapid pace ahead of a possible freeze. harretz   PAKISTAN offensive update. nytimes    AUTHORITIES prepare for Temple Mount confrontation tomorrow. jpost   OBAMA consults over Iran nuclear offer. jpost  OBAMA declares Swine Flu a National Emergency.  Since most people are not tested as to what type of flu they have; all cases are being labelled Swine Flu and Swine Flu cases are grossly exagerated. jpost 

25 OCT 09     RIOT breaks out at Temple Mount. ap  ISRAEL blames Hamas.  jpost  MUSLIMS were responding to Jewish calls for Jews to ascend the Mount in honor of Maimonides visit some 800 years ago. Background.. jpost   JUNIPER COBRA up-date. jpost  QOM nuclear site receives inspectors. ctv 
26 OCT 09     THE Temple Mount is developing into a justification for war between Hamas and Israel, as Hamas continues to call for violent resistence. haaretz   TEMPLE Mount violence continues. haaretz  HAMAS warns that Israeli extremists plan to destroy Mosque to build Temple. presstv   THE Temple Institute provokes the situation further. jpost  BUILD Temple NOW call by Rabbi Weiss. ynet  ISRAELI Settlers steal land, attack villagers. A fairly common occurance. ism    Middle East peace talks now not likely. chinaview   A war will be required to set the conditions for peace and a new government actually interested in peace must be established in Israel.
27 OCT 09    
SETTLERS attack Palestinian farmers as they harvest olives.   haaretz  ISRAEL appoints Task Force to study Goldstone report.  haaretrz  IRAN may ask for changes to nuclear offer. ynet  ROCKET fired from Lebanon. Israel responds with artillery and bombs. jpost 
28 OCT 09     AMERICAN National Security Advisor threatens Iran. debka  IRAN expected to reply to nuclear offer tomorrow. jpost  NEW Israeli Lobby holds first meeting in US.  This is the left wing version of IPAC. christiansciencemoniter     OBAMA scheduled to address the J Street General Assembly (new Israeli Lobby) while Clinton and Mitchell will arrive in Israel Sabbath night to hold more talks.  jpost  NEW German government takes over today. ynet   HAMAS takes a firm stand against Jan elections.  ynet  SHALIT update. ynet  FOUR rockets dismantled in Lebanon. haaretz  JUNIPER COBRA update. jpost  JUNIPER COBRA to prepare for war on Iran. opednews 
The promised new article on 19 Oct and the lessons learned; is now posted directly above the Editorial page and titled; When Will The Tribulation Begin?.  I am very interested to receive your comments and input.  I thank all of those who have submitted material up till now.
29 OCT 09     ISRAELI Commandos brush up at drills this week. jpost 
IRAN provides an answer to nuclear offer. Details not yet available. jpost  THE UN General Assembly will take up the Goldstone report on 4 Nov. If the Report is referred to the Securioty Council the US will probably veto referral to the court. ynet   ISRAEL marks the anniversary of the death of Rabin. haaretz  HOUSE Committee passes new Iran sanctions bill.  It would add refined fuels to present sanctions and extend the sanctions from 2011 to 2016.  haaretz  ANALYSIS of Palestinian situation. wpr
30 OCT 09     THREE new American bases under construction on the Black Sea.  global  TRAGEDY in Tel Aviv. The price of sin. Homosexuality is very common in Israel, this man was Haredi or Ultra Orthodoxjpost   HEAVY rains falling accross Northern and Central Israel. Israel has been experiencing a period of drought. asheva  THE EU is insisting that Iran accept the nuclear offer as presented. ynet  IRAN'S proposals for changes to the nuclear deal are seen as a rejection. nytimes  CLINTON NETANYAHU meeting set for 10 PM Saturday night. ynet  ISLAMIC Jihad rallies against Israel in Gaza. jpost  IRAN announces that they have not replied to nuclear plan. They have only expressed a willingness to hold further talks about the plan. jpost    This kind of obfuscation is not helping Iran's cause. Obfuscation is the concealment of intended meaning in communication, making communication confusing, intentionally ambiguous, and more difficult to interpret. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscation   NETANYAHU and Barak off to Washington next week. ynet 
31 OCT 09     The US Administration is backing Congressional rush toward increased Iran sanctions, and will act unilaterally if the UNSC cannot be brought on line. jpost  Teheran insists on simultaneously exchanging nuclear material for fuel produced abroad  jpost   THE British Conservative leader, David Cameron; has sent a letter to the President of the Czech Republic asking him to hang in there, in resisting the Lisbon Treaty. Cameron, who is expected to become Prime Minister of Britain in April or May has promised a national referendum and a British withdrawal from the Treaty. mail  Germany and France unite against the Blair candidacy for EU President. independant  THE Czech President's view. times