While the Israeli government never actually picked up on the concept of "reciprocity" when it came to treaty violations, at least one group in Israel has become as expert.

Arutz-7 had an interesting article in the Hebrew paper this past Shabbat.

It turns out that in nearly every case, whenever someone complained to the Israeli Police's complaint division (Machash) about a case of police violence, the police immediately opened an investigation against the complainer and charged them with violence against the police.

Most cases against the police were then closed either due to "lack of evidence", or because multiple policemen would unite together in their testimony against the testimony of the victim.

As Arutz-7 reported, this occurred with nearly every complaint that was opened!

Yet another issue I've ignored is Obama.

The other day he gave a speech at AIPAC that made me want to reexamine my opinion of the man.

No need.

He later backed down and qualified his statements.

That was quick.

I haven't really had time to discuss the whole Rabbi Druckman controversy and my opinion on it and the story behind it.

I just want to mention that Chief Rabbi Amar is taking a strong stance on the matter and has announced that he will consider quiting his post if Rabbi Druckman is not reinstated and if the Religious Court does not back down from its pronouncement.

I'm a big fan of Rabbi Amar, and he has been doing a lot to standardize the entire conversion process.

I am glad he is taking such a strong and deliberate stance here on a issue that affects the lives of thousands of people. It's unusual as of late to see a public official taking a strong moral position and standing behing it.

Now that it was disclosed that Shalom Achshav is an illegal organization that committed tax fraud on a massive level, they have decided to outsource their "legal" attacks on the Jewish communities. The leftist that ran the campaigns for Peace Now is now using 2 other organizations (Yesh Din and B'Tslem) to front his attacks.

So as usual they ran to the High Court (which in of itself is interesting, because when you think about it, they really need to go to the police to open a criminal investigation for land theft, and if the police find wrongdoings, then it would go to a standard court).

And while the residents of Ofra have all the documented proof that the land of Ofra was legally purchased and is theirs, the High Court tends to ignore any documentation as they lean to the extreme left when it comes to these attacks (even though it probably shouldn't be in their purview at all).

Anyway, I haven't check it out yet, but we know that foreign governments are significant donors to Shalom Achshav. I wonder what foreign sources are supporting Yesh Din and B'Tselem - and personally question if as a result they should allowed any standing in the courts as they seem to be acting as a foreign government's local representatives.

Further reading: Makor Rishon

Wow! It was an exciting Shabbat in Chashmonaim (not that I was there). First the emergency beepers go off during davening, and finally the Kitat Konniut members actually get told to carry their weapons with their magazines. The local Arabs decided to escalate their protests and this time extended it to within the boundaries of the town along with their sling shots.

There's no argument or disagreement that Naveed Haq killed one Jew and injured 5 others. There is no argument that he he yelled anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic sentiments as he mowed down the Jews at the Seattle Jewish Center.

The only question apparently is whether or not he is insane - which is something that the jury couldn't agree on.

No comment.

What a joke! The Post's headline is "Eldad spared probe of 'treason' remark".

I am sure that Eldad would have welcomed a probe.

He would have asked the investigators exactly what law was broken by him quoting a law on the books

Perhaps he would have asked the investigators and the courts to explain to him on whom does the law apply, and on whom it doesn't. He would have said that he as a legislator wasn''t aware that the law was only selectively applicable.

Or perhaps he would have asked when are you allowed to quote the law and when not.

There is so much he would have required them to explain, if only they had followed through with a probe.

I certainly would have wanted to hear those clarifications from those in charge.

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Like most of the Rapid Response Teams in the Judea region (not to mention other special security forces), I’ve done part of my training at the Caliber 3 shooting range in Gush Etzion.

Let me tell you, compared to most IDF training bases, this place is heaven. Soda machines, bathrooms, running water, concrete floors, air conditioned classrooms, and ceiling netting (for shade on the range). You couldn’t ask for a nicer outdoor range. (And if you’ve only ever shot in an indoor range, you’re in for a surprise, it’s a completely different experience).

Anyway, the owners of the Caliber 3 Shooting Range have opened a new introductory training program for the general public.

They are offering a special 2 hour package for tourists visiting Israel (or you wanna-be settlers in Beit Shemesh).

The package includes explanations of the security situations Israelis face, particularly in the settlements, discussions with counter-terrorism experts, examples of different counter-terrorist techniques, and of course the fun part - Shooting pistols and M-16s.

The program is open to individuals, groups, and families. You can see from the photos on their site that everyone is having a great time.

Of course they’re having a great time. They shooting M-16s and Glock pistols. (All shooting is supervised by trained instructors, most are graduates of various special forces units).

Why do you think half the people on the RRTs sign up in the first place?

So head on over to the Caliber 3 website and learn first hand what it is like to protect a settlement and fight a terrorist.

Cool.

Today, Hizbollah (the Government of Lebanon), in an exchange, returned the remains of IDF soldiers killed in the Second Lebanon war.

One small problem.

Until today, the Israeli government and IDF officially claimed, and parents were officially told that no remains were left in Lebanon, and any soldiers killed were retrieved whole.

All this time Hizbollah has claimed they've been holding on to IDF soldier's body parts (probably eating them like the Palestinians in Gaza did at Rafah in May 2004).

While I don't have a link on it, there was a big to-do by the parents of some of the soldiers immediately after the war when Nasrallah (you know what that means in Russian) said he had body parts. Some parents claimed that the army hadn't returned all their son's body parts, and others said they knew they hadn't but weren't going to make a big noise about it.

So who did Hizbollah return?

Friend Treppenwitz has an interesting post up on his blog related to Jerusalem Day (and the War of Independence).

Moshe Rusnak - A Hero of Israel
[In commemoration of "Yom Yerushalayim" (which begins this evening), it seems fitting that a story be shared… one of the lesser-known chapters in Jerusalem’s modern history.

It is not a pretty story and lacks a happy ending… and it even reveals some of the ugly infighting that goes on to this day between the old-guard Israeli establishment and those who prefer to view Zionism through the lens of Jewish history. A part of me hesitates to share so ugly a story when the history we present to the world is usually so full of positive feats and miracles. But I feel like we owe it to the brave players of this story to share it and hopefully to take a lesson or two from it.

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