OK. So I just get a call from a fast-talking Bezeq rep. “Because I am a high speed client of Bezeq, Bezeq is happy to give me a free modem/router”.

At first I thought it was a scam trying to get my credit card. But I let him talk, and he goes on about the router/modem.

No one gives away anything for free, so I keep asking what’s the catch.

“No catch”, he responds.

And continues his spiel and asks me to confirm my address.

At some point in his story he mentions that my monthly bill will show a 19.95 debit followed by a credit.

Now it clicks.

I ask him, “What happens if I leave Bezeq?”

He asks me, “Do you plan to leave Bezeq?”

I respond that it’s possible.

He then clarifies the deal that I would then have to pay for the modem/router in what remains of the 24 monthly billing periods.

But if I hadn’t asked that very specific question, he wasn’t going to volunteer that information.

Good-bye.

I have thus far refrained from really discussing the US Presidential election beyond a comment here or there.


I didn’t care when he backtracked on his AIPAC remarks, I expected that, but Obama came to my country and said made some rather offensive remarks, so now the gloves are coming off.

In his interview he was asked:

The American position has been blanketly opposed to settlement construction. Do you think Israel has a right to try and maintain a presence in the West Bank - for security, religious, historic or other reasons?

His response:

I think that Israel should abide by previous agreements and commitments that have been made, and aggressive settlement construction would seem to violate the spirit at least, if not the letter, of agreements that have been made previously.

Israel's security concerns, I think, have to be taken into account, via negotiation. I think the parties in previous discussions have stated that settlement construction doesn't necessarily contribute to that enhanced security. I think there are those who would argue that the more settlements there are, the more Israel has to invest in protecting those settlements and the more tensions arise that may undermine Israel's long-term security.

Ultimately, though, these are part of the discussions that have to take place between the parties. But I think that, based on what's previously been said, for Israel to make sure that it is aligned with those previous statements is going to be helpful to the process.

Well let’s start with the question, he was explicitly asked not what his position would be, but if he thought that Israel has any right, security, religious, historic or other to be in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem (if we are to define West Bank as it is meant).

Obama expressly avoided answering the actual question asked.

He then connected building Jewish homes West Bank as “aggressive” I assume he means on par with terrorist attacks and missiles.


He then says that it violates the spirit if not the letter of the agreements. Personally, I’d like for him to show me which “peace treaty” it violates (it doesn’t violate any in spirit or in letter).

He then blames Israel by saying that Settlements are to blame for the increase in “tension” and presumably the subsequent Arab terrorism.

He then ignores the Gaza, and Judeah/Samaria precedents and basically says that an Israeli presence is detrimental to security (sic).

At he finishes off by saying that Israel should abide by his misinterpretation of the previous agreements “to be helpful to the process”. Despite not answering the actual question asked, he simply blames “aggressive settlerment activity” for the lack of peace – not the terrorists and terrorism.

But most importantly, he simply never answered the question asked, and I think that clearly implies that his answer is “no”.


Continuing on, in response to a final border question, again Obama’s response is: “Israel may seek "67-plus" and justify it in terms of the buffer that they need for security purposes. They've got to consider whether getting that buffer is worth the antagonism of the other party.”

In short, Israel really has no right to Jerusalem, even for (an Israeli-only) perceived security reason, and Israel’s physical presence in Jerusalem is enough to justify the “antagonism of the other party” and Israel needs to accept total capitulation or accept the consequences.


On the other side he answered: “The Palestinians are going to have to make a calculation: Are we going to fight for every inch of that '67 border or, given the fact that 40 years have now passed, and new realities have taken place on the ground, do we take a deal that may not perfectly align with the '67 boundaries?”

Meaning his position is that the Palestinians have all the rights, even though history, and international law don’t agree with that, and they are justified in continuing to attack Israel, but they need to decide if it is worth the cost.

God forbid this man becomes President.

The dollar is almost there. Come on, come on, you can do it.

Congratulations Maskiot!

The truth is starting to emerge on Agent Livni, our ex-Mossad "security expert", current Foreign Minister, and Prime Minister hopeful, who is declared to be on par with Bibi Netanyahu, a former officer in Sayeret Matkal, when it comes to security experience.

It appears that Livni took part in "dangerous missions" in Paris, where she babysat an apartment for 4 years so the safe house wouldn't appear empty.

In an unusual move, statements released from the Mossad seem to collaborate that.

Well Moshe Feiglin is associated with heroes.

Yakki Asa'el, settler (Susiya), age 53 was the civilian who shot the latest bulldozer terrorist. Moshe and Yakki were walking down the street when they witnessed the attack and reacted.

Besides bein a hated settler, Yakki is a farmer, teacher and grandfather. Also a Company Leader in the reserves.

Police are trying to take credit again. Who's gonna believe them at this point.

Feiglin allegedly finished off his radio interview with "Don't give them bulldozers".

hattip: Muqata

Soros must have taken a nap.

Jameel is getting a round-trip ticket to the US (and back to Israel) courtesy of Nefesh B'Nefesh and WebAds so he can blog about the experience of the New Oleh family he will be hooked up with on the flight and then he goes to the First International Jewish Bloggers Convention - Hosted by Nefesh B'Nefesh and Powered by WebAds.


WHAT ABOUT JOESETTLER???!!!!


I hope they stick Jameel in cattle class, and the seats are too small, and the guy in front of him leans his seat all the way back, and the baby he is sitting next to doesn't stop crying, and security delays letting him on the plane because his name is Jameel and he lives in the Muqata and so he gets no overhead space, and that he regrets not telling me about this before hand so I could have tried to get on the flight too.

I registered to go to the convention, and smiley face or not, Jameel is going to get a piece of my mind.

Some people have all the luck.

That's right, there's going to be a Jewish International Bloggers Convention hosted by Nefesh B'Nefesh and JoeSettler is going to be there.

So all you bloggers, register here.

Today is the 17th of Tammuz. Perhaps I'll post about it later today.

Meanwhile police arrested members of a budding Al-Qaeda cell in, where else, Hebrew University. They had planned to try to shoot down a helicopter at the Hebrew University. The students included a computer and chemistry student (as usual).

Other Arab students were reported being to have been seen last week wearing Al-Qaeda t-shirts on campus as a show of support.