URGENT Message from Israel Kaplan and Mishmeret Yesha - Bullet Proof Vest needed for reservist going into Shchem

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From: Israel Kaplan <israelkaplan@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Subject: OVERVIEW OF LATEST ATTEMPT TO KILL JEWS
To: IZZY <israelkaplan@yahoo.com>

DEAR LIST: equipment needed for reserve combat engineers battallion 8163, Infantry battallion 967 and the Aleksandroni brigade.   A NEW WAVE OF RANDOM TERROR HAS BEGUN TO CAUSE GRAVE CONCERN THROUGHOUT WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE WEST BANK COMMUNITIES OF YESHA.    A BRIEF OVERVIEW BY YISRAEL DANZIGER OF MISHMERET YESHA FOLLOWS MY UPCOMING COMMENTS.   THIS PAST THURSDAY (ISRU CHAG) WE SPENT THE DAY JUST OUTSIDE OF EFRAT WITH TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF A RESERVIST (MILUIM GROUP).    A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 80 RESERVISTS WILL BE LEAVING FOR SH'CHEM NEXT SUNDAY AND ARE IN NEED OF BASIC EQUIPMENT.    THROUGH A DONATION THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY MADE IN MEMORY OF MY LATE FATHER AND A DONATION FROM TORONTO ZIONIST COUNCIL, WE ARE PROVIDING CLOSE TO 50 BULLET PROOF VESTS WHICH WILL BE USED AS WELL BY MEDICS IN THIS PLATOON.   HOWEVER THE ONE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THAT THE PROTECTIVE FAMASTON SHIELDS THAT GO INSIDE WILL ONLY BE GOING INTO 8 OF THE VESTS AND WE NEED ANOTHER 70 ODD TO PROVIDE THEM WITH FULL PROTECTION.   THIS RESERVIST GROUP WILL BE STAYING IN SH'CHEM FOR APPROX. 24 DAYS AND HAS A SPECIFIC TASK WHICH IS USING HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO CLEAR AWAY HEAVY BUSH SO THAT WELL ARMED TERRORISTS ARE NOT ABLE TO AMBUSH OR KIDNAP IDF PATROLING THE AREA.   OUR COST OF THE LIGHT WEIGHT FAMASTON BULLET PROOF INSERTS ARE $450US EACH AND EACH VEST NEEDS A FRONT AND BACK.    POPULAR QUESTION WOULD BE, HOW IS IT THAT THE IDF IS NOT SUPPLYING THIS LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT TO OUR MILITARY.    THE ANSWERS THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN ARE THE FOLLOWING. A.  THE COUNTRY IS OUT OF MONEY B.  THE SECURITY PRIORITIES IN ISRAEL ARE DIVIDED UP INTO THREE.   FIRST PRIORITY IS THE NORTH OF ISRAEL WHICH IS DUE TO THE MOST SERIOUS CONFRONTATIONAL BORDER.   SECOND PRIORITY IS THE SOUTH.   MOST RECENT GAZA -CAST LEAD WAR. THIRD PRIORITY IS CENTRAL ISRAEL IN WHICH THERE SEEMS TO BE A PSYCHOLOGICAL ACCEPTANCE FACTOR OF LIVING WITH AN EXSISTING ARAB NUISANCE (MY WORDS).    WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS JUNCTURE DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF THE FATEFUL OSLO ACCORDS AND WE ARE HERE AGAIN.   TORONTO COMMUNITY CAN RECEIVE CHARITABLE RECEIPTS BUT AT THIS TIME ALL I NEED IS A SHOW OF HANDS FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.  ONCE WE HAVE COMMITTMENTS WE CAN ARRANGE TO GET CREDIT FROM THE SUPPLIER AND PAY THEM IN DUE TIME.    PLEASE PASS ON THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.   CONTACT IN ISRAEL 052 448 9512   IZZY KAPLAN 052 468 9991   YISRAEL DANZIGER   Update-Beit Chagai  Erev Shabbat  Parshat Shmini   17/04/09   This Friday morning at 6:30 an Arab, succeeded in infiltrating the community of Beit Chagai southwest  of Kiryat Arba. His presence was immediately detected, the Rapid Response Team was alerted and  he was quickly eliminated. This mornings attack follows a recent pattern that has occurred quite frequently of late. Fortunately, most of these attacks have failed, resulting in no one hearing about them. But,the attacks that result in injured and killed ( Bat Ayin,..) have made the news. This pattern we are referring to are individual Arabs with no "official"connection to any of the "terrorist organizations"and no financial resources, attacking any Jew ,anywhere ,anyhow, what the Shin- Bet describes as "random terror". This has manifested itself, over the last year in murder and attempted murder using bulldozers, tractors ,automobiles,  gardening and construction tools. Anything that can be used to cause bodily harm . This situation, "random terror "is described by the government as something that lacks organization, cannot be foreseen, cannot be stopped and therefore something we must live with. Sound familiar, this is the same explainition given for the ongoing rocketing of the Negev over the last eight years.It is now clear that this government intends to continue the policies of the previous Kadima gov..This gov. has Ehud Barak as defense minister who has over the last year viciously destroyed small community outposts as Yad Yair pulverizing a beit knesset and uprooting every last tree. Those that believe there is some one to talk to,write to, appeal to are living in denial refusing to face the realities of our situation, ultimately doing nothing about it. The focus of our efforts, energies, resources must be towards doing battle on all fronts in order to ride out this next hellish wave until there is a real change in leadership, throughout.                                                                                                             Mishmeret Yesha   IZZY KAPLAN 416 824 2858 416 256 2858 Check out my new blog http://israelonisrael.blogspot.com

Dear Fellow Activists for Eretz YISROEL - Atem Nitzavim - PLEASE FORWARD No to a "Palestinian State" in the Land of Israel!

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Dear Fellow Activist, amv"sh

If you are getting this email than there is a good chance that you are and have been a strong activist for Eretz Yisroel.  Please treat this email as if it is directed to you personally.  Each of us have considerable influence. 

We would like to get 10,000 signatures of the letter linked below by Yom Haatzmaut and by the latest by Yom Yerushalayim and Yom Hebron.  It is addressed to the leadership of major Torah Jewish Organizations in America. If there are many signatures then Arutz7 will take notice and so will the Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah and the OU and all the major Jewish organizations that have influence over hundreds of thousands of caring Jews not only in America but throughout the world. 

Our aim is to be Mezakeh the Rabim, unify the people to speak out for our entitlement of Eretz Yisroel. 

This petition is not wishy washy.  It leaves no opening for the possibility of a Palestinian State even if there was a workable peace partner.  This petition is consistent with Hashem's desire for Eretz Yisroel and His expectations for Am Yisroel as His Chosen Nation. 

Our message is that there is no place for a Palestinian State in G-d's Roadmap within the delineated boundaries of Eretz Yisroel in the Torah.

 We as His Chosen people must clarify this point.  It is necessary not only for our own survival and well being but for the good of the entire world.

There are many who feel uncomfortable with the idea that we are the Chosen People. 

We as Jews understand that the concept of being a Chosen People means responsibility and obligations vis a vis the rest of the world.  Our responsibility is to Glorify G-d's Honor and this can only happen when we abide by His will and observe His precepts and laws especially in the Land of Israel.

Lo Bashamayim Hi!  It is not in Heaven to DO IT as the Torah says.  Lo Meever Hayam.  It is not on the other side of the Ocean. It is not an impossible feat!  G-d expects it from us because it is doable. 

PLEASE whether you are the Hebron Fund, Izzy Kaplan, National Union or Women in Green or just an Ima like myself or even a child, we have considerable influence.  This in not the time for misplaced humility. If one is in a position of influence one has a greater responsibility to influence more people.  No one is exempt.  SIGN THE LETTER and GET OTHERS TO DO SO AS WELL!  EACH INDIVIDUAL SIGNATURE IS A PRIVATE EXPRESSION OF OUR LOVE AND DEVOTION TO ERETZ YISROEL AND OUR ACCEPTANCE OF HASHEM"S PRECIOUS GIFT TO US!

A simple expression of support for our entitlement to Yad Yair, an outpost in the Shomron or Shdema in Judea is an expression of our entitlement of Eretz Yisroel.   It establishes facts on the ground that will counter  the present facts on the ground.  Illegal Arab construction is happening at an alarming rate with the influx of millions if not billions of dollars into Judea and Samaria coming from USAID, the European Union or Saudi Arabia etc.  Extensive illegal Arab construction is currently underway especially near the partition wall being built by the government of Israel.  It is no secret that this wall is intended to demarcate "Palestine" from Israel. 

Practically, the entire Israel is within rocket range of these new intended boundaries G-d forbid.

Please do not delay. Speak out before it is too late Chas Vechalila!

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and for all that you do for Eretz Yisroel.

Hashem Oz LeAmo Yiten Hashem Yevarech as Amo Bashalom!

(Hashem should give strength to His people and Bless His nation with Peace!)

SHAVUA TOV!

Please feel free to pass this letter around.

Shavua Tov, Robin Ticker

http://www.petitiononline.com/n2ps/petition.html

SPEAK OUT! YAD YAIR YES ! NO Palestinian State! Yes to our entitlement of Eretz Yisroel

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This may seem like a small matter, a minor outpost.  But those that see the big picture recognize that this is a major battle for our entitlement of all of Eretz Yisroel.  The government got away with closing Beit Hashalom and destroying the Federman House and harassing settlers in Asael etc. Had Am Yisroel united to protest the government's actions in destroying Yad Yair 18 years ago or similar scenarios, perhaps the other incitements against Yishuv Haaretz and the settlers would not have escalated. 

But it is not too late.  We must come out in force, Hamonei Am, Hebron and all the Yishuvim in YESHA, All caring ;Jews throught the Diaspora  in speaking out for our entitlement of Yad Yair and insist on reopening the road to the Yishuv.  We must support the building of all settlement in Eretz Yisroel be it Shdema, Beit Knesset Chazon David near the entrance to Kiryat Arba,  and the building of Eretz Yisroel enterprise  in defiance to the present day Pharoh, Obama and company who insist on the legitimacy of the formation of a Palestinian State. Our claim to the Land of Israel is mutually exculsive to Arab entitlement.  They are the occupiers!

Nadia Matar told a group in New York that when we stop something when it is a small matter than we prevent a much larger problem.  Now is the time!

Give support to Land of Israel Loyalists, Women in Green, Give support to Rav Shimondorfi and his Chareidi Yeshiva Nachliel that helped settle Yad Yair that is being supported by a sister organization of Yad Ezra and all those that believe that Eretz Yisroel is our gift from Hashem. 

If you are Agudah or Sephardi please don't rely on Moetzes Gedolei Hatorh to speak out for Torah when it comes to Yishuv Haaretz. Shas and UTJ do not speak for Torah.  They have been political considerations that blind them from speaking Torah truths. 

These settlers are authentic and represent Torah.

Yaakov Katz of Ichud Leumi seems to represent an authentic Torah position.

Moadim LeSimcha!




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From Arutz 7

1. Marchers Test Netanyahu: Will He Let Us Rebuild Yad Ya'ir?

by Hillel Fendel

Hundreds of people have begun a Passover holiday march to Yad Ya'ir, an 18-year-old neighborhood that was destroyed seven months ago by the Olmert-Barak government.

At 4 PM, a major event will be held at Yad Ya'ir, near Dolev in the Binyamin region of southern Samaria.  Public figures including rabbis and Knesset Members will be in attendance. Monday is the 18th anniversary of the establishment of Yad Ya'ir, marking the murder of Dolev resident Ya'ir Mendelson by Arab terrorists. 

March to Resettle
The area, which is owned by Jews, had been torched and vandalized by local Arabs several times before IDF Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Noam Tivon ordered the town's destruction last September. The marchers say they are paving the way for Jews to resettle the sight.

It took the IDF two days to demolish the tiny town.  The army first arrived with a force of soldiers and demolition equipment, but called off its plans when it understood the size of the crowd standing ready to protect the town - some 300 Jews from the nearby Jewish towns of Dolev, Talmon, Neriah and others. Two days later, the army arrived in larger numbers and did the deed - even though word of a Supreme Court ruling to delay the action until 4 PM that day had already been received.

The army later claimed that the fax machine didn't work and that the order was not received until it was too late.

Test for the Netanyahu Gov't
"We still hope to return," a former resident stated recently.  Monday's marchers are hoping to lay the groundwork for just such a return.  "We have not given up on Yad Ya'ir," organizers of the march said, "and we plan to return and settle the area once again.  This will be a major test of the Netanyahu government, to see if it puts an end to the leftist policies that allowed unrestrained illegal Arab construction while forbidding Jews to build legally."

Meir Goldmintz, a long-time resident of Yad Ya'ir, told the story of its establishment in memory of a terrorist victim, its abandonment by the army, the Arab vandalism it suffered, and its ultimate destruction by Israeli forces – despite ongoing negotiations for its peaceful relocation.

Shortly before Passover 1991, after Dolev resident Yair Mendelson was murdered, his neighbors wished to establish a community on the site of the murder, in keeping with the tradition of "a proper Zionist response." However, then-Defense Minister Moshe Arens of the Likud refused. After a protracted struggle, it was decided to establish a military base there. 

Building the Site
"Over the years," Goldmintz said, "a park was also built there, on lands that were purchased from their Arab owners.  For years, the Yad Yair group worked on building up a vibrant Jewish presence there: prayers, Torah classes, activities.  A monument to Yair was erected, as were a playground for children, a plaza, and a synagogue.  Cakes and other foodstuffs were given out to soldiers on Purim and other occasions, we lit Chanukah candles there, and more.  The high point was our yearly springtime event, in which hundreds of people would take part."

The army abandoned the site circa 2004, Goldmintz said: "Thus began a period of constant Arab vandalism, which the army did not 'succeed' in preventing.  Over the course of time, the electric grid was destroyed, the synagogue was looted, the monument was defaced, and the synagogue was set ablaze no fewer than three times."

"Finally, we realized that we would have to do something, and we decided to actualize our right to the land - and start our own town there.  We [finally did this] after a group of leftists and Arabs arrived on the scene, set fire to the synagogue, and even replaced the Israeli flags with PLO flags... 

"In response, our family [Meir, his wife Chana and four children] moved to the site, together with a group of students from Yeshivat Nachliel.  It required great self-sacrifice, as well as financial resources. The yeshiva helped out and held classes there, and nearby communities helped with fuel for the generator, guards, food for the yeshiva students, etc.  But we still had to deal with problems such as minimal housing conditions, getting back and forth to work and school, etc.

"We lived in a container of only 12 square meters (120 square feet), without showers and with no room for furniture; we left the refrigerator and table outside.  Every night we would spread out the mattresses on the floor, and in the morning we would pile them up again."

Meir said that most of the army officers recognized the importance of the location, "and they sent frequent patrols, and even held exercises there.  Don't forget, it's only 100 meters from the outlying homes of Ramallah..."

One of the hardships the family faced was travelling 20 minutes back and forth to their home community of Haresha, "for showers, laundry, and even for the children to be with friends."

Illegal Destruction
The actual destruction of this budding Jewish neighborhood - four buildings and two more under construction - "was also illegal," Meir said, "in that a person may not be forcibly removed from his residence if he has been living there for 30 days, without a legal hearing beforehand.  In addition, they ignored the Supreme Court ruling ordering them to delay the demolition."

Dolev and Yad Yair are located just a few minutes' drive away from Beit El and other eastern Binyamin towns – but the trip now takes about an hour.  This, due to the closing of the road linking them several years ago, because of security considerations. Children who learned in Beit El and workers with jobs in eastern Binyamin were forced to change their lives when access to these areas was abruptly cut off.  The women of MachsomWatch raised no uproar at the "harm to the quality of life" of the Jewish pioneers.

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Dear Friends and Family, amv"sh

Moadim LeSimcha -  A Guten Moed!


The video you are about to watch stars Yaakov Shweky & Yonatan Raziel and the piece they are singing from the Haggadah of Pesach is  "V'hi Shehamda".

http://mz11.mediazone.co.il/mediazone/34/190881!201876.wmv

(Thank you IZZY KAPLAN for forwarding. Check out his new blog http://israelonisrael.blogspot.com)

and a video of concern...

Obama bowing to Saudi King

mor on SALE of Kippot - Givat Gal- Letter from Rachel Hacohen and Pictures of converted bus תמונות שכונת גל

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This family is certainly worthy of an Extreme Makeover Home Edition!  Does anyone know if there is an Israeli version of Extreme Makeover Home Edition?  This home certainly deserves a nomination! 

Any ideas of serious fundraising is most welcome!



Pictures of Givat Gal

The pictures include the Hacohen's kitchen, bedroom, bathroom all converted from this one bus. AMAZING!

Letter from Rachel Hacohen

We, the HaCohen family, have been living on Givat Gal for almost 5 years. Prior to arriving here from Beit El, we had lived in a private home with our 9 children.   My husband worked full-time, as well as my having provided infant daycare. However, our idea and ideal was to establish a new settlement for the sake of Am Yisrael, in Eretz Yisrael. When the opportunity arose, we chose not to live in the established community of Kiryat Arba but rather to outfit and live in an old city bus by ourselves, with our 9 children, on an uninhabited hilltop, adjacent and overlooking Kiryat Arba-Hevron.  At present, B"H, we are already 5 families living on the hillside known as Givat Gal, with 2 families in permanent homes, 1 building anew,  2 caravans and ourselves, with our ultimate goal being, to be one of the new neighborhoods of Kiryat Arba.

 

Our family situation is such that my husband has only part-time work, based on the local economy and his recent eye surgery which prevented him from working for the last 1/2 year. He is now gradually returning to his work. Due to our location outside the Kirya, it has not been possible to duplicate the daycare that I provided in Beit El here, as we are distant from the central area of town. In the meantime, I knit kippot to sell to our occasional visitors, as well as those who wish to support the development of our hill and future community.

 

Our home has expanded from 9 children to 11, and from the bus, to include 3 shipping containers. We have modified them to serve as our living area, as well as a temporary Beit Knesset/Beit Medrash for the families here and a center of activity for our supporters from the Kirya. At present we want to continue work on our house, to give it some semblance and appearance of a normal home. One of the rooms that still cannot be used other than for storage, needs to be rebuilt for living quarters, as well as other basic improvements. Due to our lack of funds though, much of this has been put aside. In the past year we have also begun to establish a goat herd for milk production, as well as a chicken coop. While they are off to a good start, they will require at least another couple of years before seeing a return on the effort invested and will need continued outlay until then. We also have plans for the planting of trees and flowers and have established a playground on Givat Gal. Still needed at this time, we wish to install a lighting system for the entire neighborhood, pave the access road to Gal, and build a permanent Beit Knesset, which would also allow the area in our house to be used for living space.

 

We certainly appreciate any support for our pioneering efforts, and are happy we can offer you a chance to partner with us in the building of Eretz Yisrael.

 

                              Bvracha      Rachel HaCohen and Family