According to the Israeli Project poll, only 63% want to destroy Iran’s nuclear capacities, and even that by Israelis, and even then if diplomacy fails, as if it didn’t already. The sanctions are purposely toothless; they don’t address Iran’s weakest points: its oil infrastructure and oil exports. Iran announced that the number of uranium enriching centrifuges in Natanz increased from three to four thousand.
And why not? America feels no threat from nuclear India, Pakistan, and North Korea, and realistically Iran would never nuke the United States. The business is really Israel’s, and our government must be stupid to listen to the US Administration.
Even if the US doesn’t authorize Israeli strike on Iran, the US forces in Iraq won’t go as far as intercepting Israeli planes en route to Iran.
Maariv reports that the government authorized military preparations for the strike. Whether the story is truthful or just another orchestrated leak designed to press Europeans for stronger sanctions, is unknown.

Olmert’s seventh interrogation centered around the old story of him buying a family house in Jerusalem below the market price. That investigation was previously abandoned because Olmert, then a mayor, did not reciprocate the seller (a contractor) with any illegal privileges but merely expedited his lawful request.
The widening scope of investigations indicates that police fails to bring solid charges against Olmert on Talansky’s affairs and heaps weak charges in the hope of a plea bargain.

Elections to the Shura Council almost entirely replaced the older and relatively moderate Hamas officials with younger generation of extreme militants, reports Jerusalem Post.
Shura Council is modeled on Iran’s Council of Elders which allows ayatollahs to control the parliament. It is not the Hamas’ highest body, but the most authoritative and secretive. Shura Council includes Hamas members in exile.
Hamas membership in Gaza is about 20,000 gangsters who mostly support highly aggressive course against Israel as propounded by Izz ad-Din Kassam Brigades.
As the ceasefire continues, Hamas brings massive amounts of weapons into Gaza, including anti-tank, anti-aircraft, and longer-range rockets.

After months of feuding, Friedmann forced leftist thugs of the Supreme Court to surrender their monopoly on ordaining judges. Previously, the courts approved their own members, perpetuating the leftist grip over the judicial system.
According to the new arrangement, both Justice Minister and Supreme Court president would have to approve new candidates, which will weed out ultra-leftists and end the situation where the Supreme Court undermines the government and military policy.

Hundreds of people gathered in Shalit’s hometown for his birthday, demanded that the government accepts any demands for his return.
The paid show was disgusting as usual. The amount of attention directed toward Shalit is entirely disproportionate. Israel doesn’t allocate even one thousandth of the resources expended for Shalit to save other soldiers. And no, we shouldn’t release hundreds of Hamas terrorists for a single Israeli soldier.
The best deal would be to exchange Gilad Shalit for his leftist father.

Abie Nathan, a rare honest peacenik, died at 81.
Abie was jailed in Israel after visiting Arafat in Tunisia, helped non-Jewish causes in the world’s junkyards, and promoted Israeli capitulation to Palestinian enemies.

Hezbollah shot down Lebanese army helicopter after mistaking it for an Israeli one. It follows, Hezbollah tries to shoot down Israeli aircraft. Doing so might well spark Israeli retaliation against Lebanon - or may force Israel to end her violations of Lebanese airspace.

In a clever move, McCain bypassed several traditional heavyweight candidates for vice president and chose a somewhat bitchy reformer lady from Alaska.
Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, is a newcomer to politics, stands for reforms, and clean government. She is of a strong character, extremely conservative with religious bent, has five children, used to hunt deer and finished second in Alaska beauty contest. She’s very popular as a governor.
From a few hints, Mrs.Palin seems pro-Israeli and anti-Arab, especially in the oil matters, and as such can prove a boon to our country. If she reverses, that would be worse than Rice.