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1. Barak, Panetta Hold 'Useful' Meeting in Washington
by Elad Benari
Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Washington on Wednesday, in a meeting that was described as “important and useful,” Bloomberg reported.
The two reportedly discussed Iran, Syria and the changes across the Middle East.
During his two-day visit in Washington, Barak also met Vice President Joe Biden and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon. President Shimon Peres has also arrived in the U.S. for a series of policy meetings, and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will arrive next week and meet President Barack Obama at the White House on March 5.
Bloomberg reported that Barak described the meeting with Panetta as “long,” indicating “the close security ties between the U.S. and Israel.” He called the talks, which were also attended by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “important and useful.”
The meeting was held in the wake of tensions between the U.S. and Israel over how to deal with Iran. One U.S. official after another has called for additional time to let new, more severe sanctions have an impact, but Israeli leaders have warned publicly that time is running out for a military strike that could stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Earlier this week, a U.S. intelligence official said Israeli officials have made it clear they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.
The official told The Associated Press that Israel said that if it eventually decides a strike on Iran is necessary, it would keep the Americans in the dark to decrease the likelihood that the U.S. would be held responsible for failing to stop Israel's potential attack.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted on Wednesday that the Obama administration is undertaking a campaign of "aggressive outreach" to ensure sanctions on Iran are enforced.
"We should recognize what has been accomplished with the sanctions Congress passed and we are aggressively implementing," Clinton told the House Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations. "Discussion hasn't gone anywhere, but pressure has been ratcheted up."
Panetta’s meeting with Barak on Wednesday was the fourth between the two since Panetta took the Cabinet post in July, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told Bloomberg in an e-mailed statement.
The statement said that the frequent encounters have enabled Panetta “to coordinate very closely with the Israelis on security issues, and we will continue to do so.”
Retired American General James E. Cartwright warned on Wednesday against an Israeli strike on Iran.
Cartwright told The New York Times such an attack would probably prompt Iranian-backed terrorist attacks, but only Israel would be targeted with missiles.
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by Elad Benari
Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Washington on Wednesday, in a meeting that was described as “important and useful,” Bloomberg reported.
The two reportedly discussed Iran, Syria and the changes across the Middle East.
During his two-day visit in Washington, Barak also met Vice President Joe Biden and National Security Adviser Tom Donilon. President Shimon Peres has also arrived in the U.S. for a series of policy meetings, and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will arrive next week and meet President Barack Obama at the White House on March 5.
Bloomberg reported that Barak described the meeting with Panetta as “long,” indicating “the close security ties between the U.S. and Israel.” He called the talks, which were also attended by General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “important and useful.”
The meeting was held in the wake of tensions between the U.S. and Israel over how to deal with Iran. One U.S. official after another has called for additional time to let new, more severe sanctions have an impact, but Israeli leaders have warned publicly that time is running out for a military strike that could stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Earlier this week, a U.S. intelligence official said Israeli officials have made it clear they won’t warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.
The official told The Associated Press that Israel said that if it eventually decides a strike on Iran is necessary, it would keep the Americans in the dark to decrease the likelihood that the U.S. would be held responsible for failing to stop Israel's potential attack.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted on Wednesday that the Obama administration is undertaking a campaign of "aggressive outreach" to ensure sanctions on Iran are enforced.
"We should recognize what has been accomplished with the sanctions Congress passed and we are aggressively implementing," Clinton told the House Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations. "Discussion hasn't gone anywhere, but pressure has been ratcheted up."
Panetta’s meeting with Barak on Wednesday was the fourth between the two since Panetta took the Cabinet post in July, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told Bloomberg in an e-mailed statement.
The statement said that the frequent encounters have enabled Panetta “to coordinate very closely with the Israelis on security issues, and we will continue to do so.”
Retired American General James E. Cartwright warned on Wednesday against an Israeli strike on Iran.
Cartwright told The New York Times such an attack would probably prompt Iranian-backed terrorist attacks, but only Israel would be targeted with missiles.
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2. Report: US Preparing Iran Strike Plan
by Chana Ya'ar
U.S. military officials say that America is preparing a plan to strike Iranian nuclear targets in the event that sanctions fail to persuade Tehran to halt its hurtle towards atomic development.
A report by the Bloomberg news agency quoted U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz late Wednesday night as saying such a strike would be carried out if Iran fails to prove its nuclear develop program is geared solely towards peaceful purposes.
“What we can do, you wouldn't want to be in the area,” Schwartz warned.
“There's no group in America more determined to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapon than the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Joint Chiefs Chairman Army General Martin Dempsey said, according to Bloomberg.
The report indicated that options under consideration included the possibility of aerial refueling for Israeli planes as part of the assault. Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flies to Washington D.C. next week to speak at the AIPAC convention, where he will meet on this issue with President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials.
Targets under consideration included the regime in Tehran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security, the Quds Force, and various Iranian military bases.
Iran has long insisted that its nuclear development activities are being carried out solely for peaceful domestic purposes. However, Western intelligence has provided the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency with irrefutable proof that Iran is engaged in the development of a nuclear weapon of mass destruction.
The IAEA has taken note with increasing concern that Iran refuses despite the numerous rounds of sanctions imposed by the international body to halt its ever-increasing enrichment of uranium. Tehran scientists recently managed to break through the 20-percent uranium enrichment barrier at which it is possible to create an atomic warhead, albeit one that is relatively primitive.
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by Chana Ya'ar
U.S. military officials say that America is preparing a plan to strike Iranian nuclear targets in the event that sanctions fail to persuade Tehran to halt its hurtle towards atomic development.
A report by the Bloomberg news agency quoted U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz late Wednesday night as saying such a strike would be carried out if Iran fails to prove its nuclear develop program is geared solely towards peaceful purposes.
“What we can do, you wouldn't want to be in the area,” Schwartz warned.
“There's no group in America more determined to prevent Iran from achieving a nuclear weapon than the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” Joint Chiefs Chairman Army General Martin Dempsey said, according to Bloomberg.
The report indicated that options under consideration included the possibility of aerial refueling for Israeli planes as part of the assault. Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flies to Washington D.C. next week to speak at the AIPAC convention, where he will meet on this issue with President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials.
Targets under consideration included the regime in Tehran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security, the Quds Force, and various Iranian military bases.
Iran has long insisted that its nuclear development activities are being carried out solely for peaceful domestic purposes. However, Western intelligence has provided the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency with irrefutable proof that Iran is engaged in the development of a nuclear weapon of mass destruction.
The IAEA has taken note with increasing concern that Iran refuses despite the numerous rounds of sanctions imposed by the international body to halt its ever-increasing enrichment of uranium. Tehran scientists recently managed to break through the 20-percent uranium enrichment barrier at which it is possible to create an atomic warhead, albeit one that is relatively primitive.
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3. Nadvorna Rebbe Passes Away, Burial Today on Mt. of Olives
by Gavriel Queenann
The Rebbe of Nadvorna, Rabbi Yaakov Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum, died Thursday morning at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. He was 82.
The Rebbe began battling a serious illness two years ago, but despite his condition continued to actively lead his followers. Recently his medical condition worsened, but he pressed on, with his house open to them as before.
The Rebbe was the son of the previous Nadvorna Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum, and will be buried next to him on the Mount of Olives.
Following World War II, Rabbi Rosenbaum and his father came to Israel. He acted as Rebbe together with his father, and after his father's passing, assumed the helm of the Nadvorna on his own. Under their leadership the sect flourished, building numerous Torah instutitutions and growing significantly in numbers.
Just last Sunday, the Rebbe attended his granddaughter's wedding and was able to perform the MitzvahTanz [traditional hassidic wedding dance during which the bride stands holding one end of a long gartel - rope worn in prayer - and important guests and family hold the other end and dance before her to fulfill the commandment to make the new couple rejoice, ed.] for several minutes with the support of his son-in-law. Several hours later, he returned to Beilinson Hospital.
His funeral procession began at the main Nadvorna Beit Midrash in Bnei Brak at 4:00pm. Tens of thousands are expected and the traffic police and emergency medical services have announced that they will accompany the mourners, as the procession travels to Jersalem and the Mount of Olives.
Nadvorna is a Hassidic rabbinical dynasty that originated in East Galicia (later the Ukraine) and had numerous followers in Hungary and Romania. The most famous rebbe of the dynasty was Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna, whose writings form the corpus of the group's hassidic thought.
The Nadvorna rebbes descend directly from Rabbi Meir of Premishlan (The Great Rabbi Meir), a disciple-friend of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of the hassidic movement.
Nadvorna is also the source of other hassidic branches, such as Chist and Kretchmer, as it is accepted in Nadvorna that descendants of the rebbes found their own groups. There are Nadvora congregations in Hadera, Tsfat, Haifa, Williamsburg, London, among others.
The rebbes of the Nadvorna Dynasty have several unique customs, such as playing the violin on special occasions. The mode of dress of Nadvorna rebbes is unique in that they typically wear a white gartel - prayer rope belt - over a colorful bekishe [robe] and a white crocheted kippah, as do the Jerusalem Toldos Aharon group, under their shtreimel [hassidic hat trimmed with fur].
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by Gavriel Queenann
The Rebbe of Nadvorna, Rabbi Yaakov Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum, died Thursday morning at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. He was 82.
The Rebbe began battling a serious illness two years ago, but despite his condition continued to actively lead his followers. Recently his medical condition worsened, but he pressed on, with his house open to them as before.
The Rebbe was the son of the previous Nadvorna Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Rosenbaum, and will be buried next to him on the Mount of Olives.
Following World War II, Rabbi Rosenbaum and his father came to Israel. He acted as Rebbe together with his father, and after his father's passing, assumed the helm of the Nadvorna on his own. Under their leadership the sect flourished, building numerous Torah instutitutions and growing significantly in numbers.
Just last Sunday, the Rebbe attended his granddaughter's wedding and was able to perform the MitzvahTanz [traditional hassidic wedding dance during which the bride stands holding one end of a long gartel - rope worn in prayer - and important guests and family hold the other end and dance before her to fulfill the commandment to make the new couple rejoice, ed.] for several minutes with the support of his son-in-law. Several hours later, he returned to Beilinson Hospital.
His funeral procession began at the main Nadvorna Beit Midrash in Bnei Brak at 4:00pm. Tens of thousands are expected and the traffic police and emergency medical services have announced that they will accompany the mourners, as the procession travels to Jersalem and the Mount of Olives.
Nadvorna is a Hassidic rabbinical dynasty that originated in East Galicia (later the Ukraine) and had numerous followers in Hungary and Romania. The most famous rebbe of the dynasty was Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna, whose writings form the corpus of the group's hassidic thought.
The Nadvorna rebbes descend directly from Rabbi Meir of Premishlan (The Great Rabbi Meir), a disciple-friend of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of the hassidic movement.
Nadvorna is also the source of other hassidic branches, such as Chist and Kretchmer, as it is accepted in Nadvorna that descendants of the rebbes found their own groups. There are Nadvora congregations in Hadera, Tsfat, Haifa, Williamsburg, London, among others.
The rebbes of the Nadvorna Dynasty have several unique customs, such as playing the violin on special occasions. The mode of dress of Nadvorna rebbes is unique in that they typically wear a white gartel - prayer rope belt - over a colorful bekishe [robe] and a white crocheted kippah, as do the Jerusalem Toldos Aharon group, under their shtreimel [hassidic hat trimmed with fur].
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4. Judge Rubinstein: Arabs Need Not Sing Hatikva
by Gavriel Queenann
Supreme Court justice Elyakim Rubinstein on Thursday weighed in on the controversy surrounding his colleague Salim Jubran's refusal to sing the national anthem saying it was "a tempest in a teapot."
The controversy over Jubran's refusal to sing Hatikva, Israel's national anthem, occurred during the swearing in ceremony of the Israeli Supreme Court’s new president, Judge Asher Grunis on Tuesday. At the end of the ceremony those present stood up and sang Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem. Arab judge Salim Jubran, however, chose not to sing.
Jubran's decision infuriated nationalist lawmakers who say they plan to demand Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman fire Jubran. They charge that his "insolence" is a "degradation to the Jewish state."
"I think it was an unjustified attack on justice Jubran. Its off the mark," Rubinstein said. "Non-Jewish citizens must respect the national anthem and stand while it is being sung; and non-Jewish army officers, police officers and prison service personnel must salute during the national anthem as usual."
But it is wrong " to require Arab citizens to sing words that do not speak to their hearts and do not reflect their heritage. Common sense anywhere tells you this," Rubinstein said.
Hatikva expresses the Jewish longing to return and be a free people in their homeland, Zion and Jerusalem, but does not in any way negate the presence of non-Jews in Israel.
At the same time, Rubinstein said he did not support altering the text of Hatikva, saying: "Whoever joins us in singing it, bless him, but it must remain a personal decision."
Rubinstein also defended Jubran's loyalty to Israel, "He does not need a good word from me, but we have worked closely for eight years and I can testify to his integrity as a judge, his loyalty as citizen of the State of Israel, and to his having represented our country abroad with dignity and success."
"There are many like him," Rubinstein added.
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by Gavriel Queenann
Supreme Court justice Elyakim Rubinstein on Thursday weighed in on the controversy surrounding his colleague Salim Jubran's refusal to sing the national anthem saying it was "a tempest in a teapot."
The controversy over Jubran's refusal to sing Hatikva, Israel's national anthem, occurred during the swearing in ceremony of the Israeli Supreme Court’s new president, Judge Asher Grunis on Tuesday. At the end of the ceremony those present stood up and sang Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem. Arab judge Salim Jubran, however, chose not to sing.
Jubran's decision infuriated nationalist lawmakers who say they plan to demand Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman fire Jubran. They charge that his "insolence" is a "degradation to the Jewish state."
"I think it was an unjustified attack on justice Jubran. Its off the mark," Rubinstein said. "Non-Jewish citizens must respect the national anthem and stand while it is being sung; and non-Jewish army officers, police officers and prison service personnel must salute during the national anthem as usual."
But it is wrong " to require Arab citizens to sing words that do not speak to their hearts and do not reflect their heritage. Common sense anywhere tells you this," Rubinstein said.
Hatikva expresses the Jewish longing to return and be a free people in their homeland, Zion and Jerusalem, but does not in any way negate the presence of non-Jews in Israel.
At the same time, Rubinstein said he did not support altering the text of Hatikva, saying: "Whoever joins us in singing it, bless him, but it must remain a personal decision."
Rubinstein also defended Jubran's loyalty to Israel, "He does not need a good word from me, but we have worked closely for eight years and I can testify to his integrity as a judge, his loyalty as citizen of the State of Israel, and to his having represented our country abroad with dignity and success."
"There are many like him," Rubinstein added.
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5. Lieberman: There's No Security Without the Jordan Valley
by Elad Benari
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday stressed the importance of the Jordan Valley for Israel’s security.
Lieberman made the comments during a visit with his colleagues from the Yisrael Beiteinu party, Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov and Immigration Absorption Minister Sofa Landver, to the Tamar, Megilot and Jordan Valley regional councils.
“From this place we can best see the importance of the Jordan Valley to Israel's security,” Lieberman said as he visited an observation point at the Jordan Valley. “It would be impossible to ensure the security of the State of Israel without an Israeli presence in the Jordan Valley and we cannot settle for the presence of international forces, especially when we see what's happening in our region, in Syria and elsewhere. The Jordan Valley is the key to protecting Gush Dan and the most important barrier we have against the threats which we face.
“In the political situation in the Middle East, we certainly should not and cannot trust anyone but ourselves on matters of national security,” added Lieberman. “The Jordan Valley is one of the main and most sensitive points in future negotiations, but with all our desire and willingness to make bold moves, the Jordan Valley is not the place to conduct experiments which may produce irreversible results.”
Lieberman was asked whether he also meant that there should be Israeli civilian presence in the Jordan Valley and not just military forces, to which he replied that his comments relate to both military and civilian presence in the Jordan Valley. He added that the communities in the Jordan Valley have made a major contribution to the State of Israel and its security and said, “They will remain in place and we will work to strengthen them.”
Recently it was reported that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had agreed to relinquish sovereignty over the Jordan Valley.
In a speech to the Knesset plenum last year at its special Herzl Day session, the Prime Minister laid down five conditions for a peace treaty with the Palestinian Authority – but the Jordan Valley was not listed among the items.
Netanyahu later clarified that Israel will not leave the Jordan Valley, regardless of whatever final status agreement is made with the Palestinian Authority.
“I will sign a final status agreement only if Israel remains in the Jordan Valley. I believe that we are thus acting sensibly, and looking out for the welfare and security of Israel,” Netanyahu said.
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by Elad Benari
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday stressed the importance of the Jordan Valley for Israel’s security.
Lieberman made the comments during a visit with his colleagues from the Yisrael Beiteinu party, Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov and Immigration Absorption Minister Sofa Landver, to the Tamar, Megilot and Jordan Valley regional councils.
“From this place we can best see the importance of the Jordan Valley to Israel's security,” Lieberman said as he visited an observation point at the Jordan Valley. “It would be impossible to ensure the security of the State of Israel without an Israeli presence in the Jordan Valley and we cannot settle for the presence of international forces, especially when we see what's happening in our region, in Syria and elsewhere. The Jordan Valley is the key to protecting Gush Dan and the most important barrier we have against the threats which we face.
“In the political situation in the Middle East, we certainly should not and cannot trust anyone but ourselves on matters of national security,” added Lieberman. “The Jordan Valley is one of the main and most sensitive points in future negotiations, but with all our desire and willingness to make bold moves, the Jordan Valley is not the place to conduct experiments which may produce irreversible results.”
Lieberman was asked whether he also meant that there should be Israeli civilian presence in the Jordan Valley and not just military forces, to which he replied that his comments relate to both military and civilian presence in the Jordan Valley. He added that the communities in the Jordan Valley have made a major contribution to the State of Israel and its security and said, “They will remain in place and we will work to strengthen them.”
Recently it was reported that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had agreed to relinquish sovereignty over the Jordan Valley.
In a speech to the Knesset plenum last year at its special Herzl Day session, the Prime Minister laid down five conditions for a peace treaty with the Palestinian Authority – but the Jordan Valley was not listed among the items.
Netanyahu later clarified that Israel will not leave the Jordan Valley, regardless of whatever final status agreement is made with the Palestinian Authority.
“I will sign a final status agreement only if Israel remains in the Jordan Valley. I believe that we are thus acting sensibly, and looking out for the welfare and security of Israel,” Netanyahu said.
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6. British Peer Resigns After Criticizing Israel
by Gavriel Queenann
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Jenny Tonge on Thursday resigned from her position as party whip over her strident and public anti-Israel views.
“Beware Israel: Israel is not going to be there forever in its present performance. One day the United States of America will get sick of giving £70 billion [$109 billion] a year to Israel,” she said, addressing a group of students at Middlesex University in London last Thursday.
Israel receives approximately $3 billion annually in military grants from the US, most of which is earmarked for purchases from US defense contractors. Other aid to Israel is given in the form of loan guarantees. Economic grants to Israel ended in 2007.
Tonge's USD 109 billion is nearly twice what the United States earmarked for all of its international assistance programs around the world in 2010, which was USD 58.3 billion.
Tonge criticized the relationship between the United States and the Jewish state, describing Israel as “America’s aircraft carrier in the Middle East.”
"There will come a day when the people in the United States will say “enough is enough.”
“It will not go on forever, it will not go on forever and Israel will lose its support, then they will reap what they have sown,” Tonge said.
The Liberal Democrats issued a statement saying Tonge did not speak for the party on the subject of “Israel/Palestine.”
“Her presence and comments at this event were extremely ill-advised and ill-judged,” a spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said.
According to the Guardian, Liberal Democrat chief Nick Clegg - who serves as Britain's deputy prime minister - contacted Tonge issued an ultimatum: apologize for her remarks or leave the Liberal Democrat faction in the House of Lords.
Tonge, The Guardian reported, told the leadership in a phone call that she would stand by her remarks.
Tonge has been sacked from the Liberal Democrats for her vituperative anti-Israel rhetoric before, most notably when she said she “just might consider” becoming a suicide bomber if she were a 'Palestinian.'
In 2010, Cleg sacked her as health spokesperson for the party after she called for an inquiry into allegations Israeli troops were involved in organ-trafficking in Haiti. Clegg said her comments were "wrong, distasteful and provocative."
Commenting on her most recent statements, Clegg said: "These remarks were wrong and offensive and do not reflect the values of the Liberal Democrats."
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by Gavriel Queenann
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Jenny Tonge on Thursday resigned from her position as party whip over her strident and public anti-Israel views.
“Beware Israel: Israel is not going to be there forever in its present performance. One day the United States of America will get sick of giving £70 billion [$109 billion] a year to Israel,” she said, addressing a group of students at Middlesex University in London last Thursday.
Israel receives approximately $3 billion annually in military grants from the US, most of which is earmarked for purchases from US defense contractors. Other aid to Israel is given in the form of loan guarantees. Economic grants to Israel ended in 2007.
Tonge's USD 109 billion is nearly twice what the United States earmarked for all of its international assistance programs around the world in 2010, which was USD 58.3 billion.
Tonge criticized the relationship between the United States and the Jewish state, describing Israel as “America’s aircraft carrier in the Middle East.”
"There will come a day when the people in the United States will say “enough is enough.”
“It will not go on forever, it will not go on forever and Israel will lose its support, then they will reap what they have sown,” Tonge said.
The Liberal Democrats issued a statement saying Tonge did not speak for the party on the subject of “Israel/Palestine.”
“Her presence and comments at this event were extremely ill-advised and ill-judged,” a spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said.
According to the Guardian, Liberal Democrat chief Nick Clegg - who serves as Britain's deputy prime minister - contacted Tonge issued an ultimatum: apologize for her remarks or leave the Liberal Democrat faction in the House of Lords.
Tonge, The Guardian reported, told the leadership in a phone call that she would stand by her remarks.
Tonge has been sacked from the Liberal Democrats for her vituperative anti-Israel rhetoric before, most notably when she said she “just might consider” becoming a suicide bomber if she were a 'Palestinian.'
In 2010, Cleg sacked her as health spokesperson for the party after she called for an inquiry into allegations Israeli troops were involved in organ-trafficking in Haiti. Clegg said her comments were "wrong, distasteful and provocative."
Commenting on her most recent statements, Clegg said: "These remarks were wrong and offensive and do not reflect the values of the Liberal Democrats."
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7. Recovering Soldier: 'It Was a Lynching'
by Gavriel Queenann
One of the soldiers attacked over the weekend in Haifa by a gang of young Arabs, remains hospitalized with dizziness, aches all over, and the word "Open" cut into his scalp.
"I am very weak and in pain all over my body... head, neck, legs, mouth, and back," the soldier told Army Radio. "At the moment, I am waiting for more tests, to be held tomorrow."
The soldier recalled, "I went with my friend, who had taken sick leave because of pain in his hand, when the a group of Arabs emerged from a car in front of us," he related.
"Someone came immediately from the car while shouting ‘Jew, Jew', and suddenly about 30 Arabs converged from different directions," the soldier said. "It was clear that it was a deliberate and premeditated attack, otherwise they could not organize so many people."
"After hitting me with clubs, while chanting 'Jew, Jew,' one of the attackers held my arms behind my back, the other grabbed my head, then they kicked me and I fainted."
The two soldiers are convinced that they were targeted because they were Jewish.
"It was an attempted lynching in the real sense of the word," the soldier said. "I thought about my life, and I was afraid I would not survive. Fortunately we were rescued by hospital security guards."
Police arrested a tenth suspect involved in the attack over night. The young Arab, a local resident in Haifa, was arraigned on Wednesday.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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by Gavriel Queenann
One of the soldiers attacked over the weekend in Haifa by a gang of young Arabs, remains hospitalized with dizziness, aches all over, and the word "Open" cut into his scalp.
"I am very weak and in pain all over my body... head, neck, legs, mouth, and back," the soldier told Army Radio. "At the moment, I am waiting for more tests, to be held tomorrow."
The soldier recalled, "I went with my friend, who had taken sick leave because of pain in his hand, when the a group of Arabs emerged from a car in front of us," he related.
"Someone came immediately from the car while shouting ‘Jew, Jew', and suddenly about 30 Arabs converged from different directions," the soldier said. "It was clear that it was a deliberate and premeditated attack, otherwise they could not organize so many people."
"After hitting me with clubs, while chanting 'Jew, Jew,' one of the attackers held my arms behind my back, the other grabbed my head, then they kicked me and I fainted."
The two soldiers are convinced that they were targeted because they were Jewish.
"It was an attempted lynching in the real sense of the word," the soldier said. "I thought about my life, and I was afraid I would not survive. Fortunately we were rescued by hospital security guards."
Police arrested a tenth suspect involved in the attack over night. The young Arab, a local resident in Haifa, was arraigned on Wednesday.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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8. Ranaana Pioneers Works to Redeem Netzer
by A7 Staff
Women in Green continues to work to redeem Plot 94 near Netzer for the Jewish people.
Recently the Civil Administration transformed the plot from "Surveyed Land" to private Arab land despite the survey to determine its actual status being as of yet incomplete.
Last Thursday - to celebrate the advent of the Hebrew month of Adar - Women in Green founders Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover took a group of Jewish pioneers from Ranaana to work Plot 94 in their bid to redeem it.
Ilan Hirshfeld of Ranaana said, "We've come here to plant trees, to plant vines... the only way you can take hold of Eretz Yisrael is by working the land and being involved in the land."
"And we've come to held Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover with what they are doing, Avodat Kodesh [Holy Work -ed]," he added.
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by A7 Staff
Women in Green continues to work to redeem Plot 94 near Netzer for the Jewish people.
Recently the Civil Administration transformed the plot from "Surveyed Land" to private Arab land despite the survey to determine its actual status being as of yet incomplete.
Last Thursday - to celebrate the advent of the Hebrew month of Adar - Women in Green founders Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover took a group of Jewish pioneers from Ranaana to work Plot 94 in their bid to redeem it.
Ilan Hirshfeld of Ranaana said, "We've come here to plant trees, to plant vines... the only way you can take hold of Eretz Yisrael is by working the land and being involved in the land."
"And we've come to held Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover with what they are doing, Avodat Kodesh [Holy Work -ed]," he added.
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