The Knesset held session in commemoration of Avraham Stern. He was the leader of LEHI, otherwise known as Stern Gang. LEHI engaged in pure terrorism against Arab civilians and British occupiers. By doing so, LEHI contributed tremendously into ending the Arab violence against Jews and evicting the British. Schizophrenic Israeli government condemns Dr. Baruch Goldstein for the very same actions. On Ben Gurion’s order, Haganah helped the British to track down and kill Avraham Stern. Ovadiah’s book, Samson Blinded, is dedicated to Avraham Stern.

Winograd:
The decision to go to war with Lebanon was correct (Who doubted that?)
The war ended without victory (What is a possible victory against terrorist organization? Invade Lebanon, as we tried and didn’t succeed before? Scorch half of Lebanon with napalm? Kill all bearded Lebanese?)
Last-minute ground operation was correct, but unsuccessful (How could a decision for a stupid two-day war be possibly correct?)
Both army and the government are to blame for errors (Doesn’t take brains to realize that much)
No officials are charged with failures (Winograd committee plays it nice)
The report basically exonerates Olmert.

and counting mightily, as Israeli government pays pensions to families of fallen soldiers.
That should have been enough to level Lebanon, or pay each active member of Hezbollah a million dollars to commit suicide.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision, Israel will still provide for “basic humanitarian needs” of Hamas voters. Loyal Arab citizens of Israel who filed the petition against the government-ordered cuts in fuel and electricity supply insist that Israel has an obligation to support Gaza.
No group filed a similar suit in Egypt, which also blockades Gaza Strip and supplies it no fuel whatsoever.

By heaping impossible demands on Hamas as a precondition of talks, Fatah shows that like Egypt and Israel it wants to get rid of Gaza. Abbas prefers Gaza under Hamas rule than as unruly territory under nominal Fatah jurisdiction.

Netanyahu, a former business consultant, imagines that affluent Palestinians would be peaceful. Palestinians are much more affluent now than in 1967, but much less peaceful.

Israelis are urged to reduce the consumption of electricity which is still freely supplied to Gaza.

according to Schem University poll in the West Bank and Gaza.