Israeli Yated says that Kidnapping Happened because Israel wants to Draft Chareidim!

 

Arutz Sheva  reports that  a scathing article appeared in today’s Israeli Yated Neeman, that says in effect that  the government of Israel is  responsible for the kidnapping of three teenage boys.

Thursday night’s act of terrorism is a direct result of the Israeli government’s effort to draft Chareidim into the army, writes the Yated,
“Statistically, every time that the government has tried to harm those who learn Torah, something terrible has occurred.”

Isn't that what the murdering Arabs are writing, that it is the fault of the Jews?

The Yated article says that the kidnapping of three boys who have no military involvement but were just going home to their families violates the standards of justice even for terror organizations and goes on to lay the blame for the kidnapping squarely at the feet of the Israeli government.

“The government has done all that it can recently to endanger the lives of those who live in the holy country. Our lives here are not typical. We are here only by way of miracle and as described in parshas Bechukosai, if we follow the Torah then there will be peace in the land and there will be no reason for fear. But this government of corruption does everything in its power to uproot the Judaism from the lives of the Jews. Aside from the laws that have already been enacted, there are three more laws waiting in the Knesset that will further endanger the lives of all Israeli citizens, whose safety is guaranteed only by the performance of mitzvos.”

How about this week's parsha; Korach! These Rashaim also heard last weeks Parsha of the Meraglim and learned nothing!

The article describes the Chareidi draft laws as “Draconian” and explains that once enacted, they imperiled the lives of those who live in Israel, by removing those who are in the “true army” that safeguard the country, those who learn Torah, creating a status of impending danger.

I don't know but I'm seeing the IDF searching for them, I didn't see the "true army" anywhere, not even by the Kosel!

Determining who is at fault is pointless at a time like this, continues the article.
“We are all guilty. Every Jew is responsible for each other and when a tragedy like occurs, it means Hashem is talking directly to us. To all of us. The Chofetz Chaim explains that there are no prophets today but Hashem talks to us in other ways….There are those who blame Chamas and other entities but we don’t look to cast guilt. We need to turn our ears to the voice of truth. Hashem is talking to us directly. Are we not going to listen?”

How dare they quote the Chofetz Chaim!

When we had nevi'im, they were able to communicate with heaven and tell us why tragedy happens. Then for 2500 years this insight was lost. Now that we have the Yated, prophecy has finally made a comeback.

West Bank Hamas leadership in Israeli custody, video of capture

As the intensive search for the kidnapped Israeli boyscontinues,  Israeli security forces arrested  nearly all Hamas leaders in the West Bank. There have been reports that some of the Hamas members arrested will be deported as well.

Hamas' parliamentary speaker in the West Bank Abdel Aziz Dweck was among 50 people arrested by security forces Sunday night and Monday morning. Hamas leaders Bassem al-Za'arir, Azzam Salhab, Samir al-Qadi and Maher al-Kharraz were also among those taken into custody.

The arrests come on the heels of Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahu's announcement that Hamas was responsible for the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers, Eyal Yifrach, Gil-Ad Shaer, and Naftali Fraenkel, on Thursday.

On Sunday, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri denied charges of the terror organization's involvement in the kidnappings, calling the accusations "stupid."

Since the waves of arrests began on Friday, some 150 Palestinians have been arrested by security forces, most of them Hamas members.

The teenagers were kidnapped late Thursday night while hitchhiking near Hebron. 

Thousands at Kotel davening for the 3 Kidnapped Yeshivah Boys

 

 

 

 

Happy Father's Day .... "To My Husband"

Frimet and two children

by Frimet Goldberger
While the daughters and sons of America are celebrating their fathers, I am spending my Father’s Day celebrating my husband, the man who raised us — our family — and stood by me through the tumultuous journey to help me build a new foundation from the ground up.

My husband, for those of you who don’t know him, is an unlikely match for a woman like me. Where I am loud and willing to share deeply-personal stories, he is a fiercely private man who loathes publicity. (He asked not to have a photo of him appear with this blog post.) Where I am the gregarious half interested in meeting others, he is the homebody who prefers to spend time with his loved ones.
(Why am I paying tribute to him in a public forum, you may ask? He’s worthy of my public praise. It took some cajoling, but in the end, he agreed.)

My husband has commitment and devotion tattooed on his soul. I saw that the day we got engaged, which was also the first time I met him, at our beshow. The beshow, which is usually the first and only meeting of a prospective Hasidic couple, took place in my parents’ house. After my future in-laws and parents chit-chatted about the size of the dining room tablecloth and which cleaners do the best ironing job, my husband and I were ushered into the adjoining playroom to talk “privately” with the door ajar and the two sets of parents eager to hear the answer: yes or no.

I didn’t really get to know him from that first half-hour meeting in which we were both too shy to discuss anything beyond our family members — although I did muster the courage to talk about my infatuation with talk radio in order to get a read on whether he was also curious about the secular world. Nor did I really know him the day I married him at the ripe age of eighteen. But I knew he was a man unlike any other I grew up with — especially my father.

The father figure of my youth occupied a peripheral role in my life. I had no relationship with my father, and I still don’t speak much to him other than the cordial greeting when I visit. I did not feel he was my father, but rather an adult male figure whose meager income put bread and butter on our table.

When we became parents, our parents were not the role models we wished to emulate. They were children of Holocaust survivors. They parented huge broods, which left them exhausted and drained of all emotion. Aside from some of our own married siblings who managed to forge their own, healthy ways of parenting, the fathers we knew growing up were minimally involved in their children’s lives, if at all.

For my husband, becoming a father meant becoming his own role model.
I remember the moment he walked into the operating room some nine odd years ago in a sky-blue hospital cap and gown, his nose and mouth covered in a mask. His eyes were teary and his skin was a ghostly white. He held my hand as the doctor cut me open and delivered the 7.3 pound squealing bundle of joy. He stood over the neonatal nurse as she recorded the weight and stamped two tiny feet on the hospital’s birthing announcement. He brought the tightly-wrapped package over to me so I could greet our creation — the first of many “normal” things new parents take for granted, but something neither of our fathers did.
He was 23 and I was 19. We were two young birds setting up a nest to dwell in with little thought of what lay ahead.

When severe postpartum depression took over my motherly love and instinct, to the point where I was envisioning harming my baby, my husband swooped in to take charge. He struggled to understand my pain, but he loved his baby and managed to parent for both of us in the infant phase.
Twenty-two months after my son was born, on a cold January morning, I gave birth to my daughter. The depression only intensified, and I hit rock bottom when insomnia kicked in five months later.

My husband, bless his soul, was the primary nighttime caregiver — waking at odd hours to bottle-feed the baby and to soothe the toddler. He was lost, fighting to keep his head above water and to provide for his family, an intense juggling act with only his good instincts as a guide.

This man I call my husband — the love of my life, the heart of our family — stood by me while rabbis and rumormongers insisted that his wife was dragging him through the mud, that she forced him to change his ways and leave Hasidism. He defended me, sometimes publicly, which is no small feat for a quiet man who doesn’t often speak up.

He raised me out of my depression. He encouraged me throughout my college journey, tending to our children and preparing for the Sabbath, complete with complicated desserts, while working hard to support us. He cheered me on as I walked down the aisle at graduation, beaming with pride.
He raised me; he raised us. And for that, I am forever grateful.
 

Arab Facebook Page makes Fun of Kidnapping!

Cartoon published by an official Fatah Facebook page applauds kidnapping of three Israeli yeshiva boys by terrorists in the West Bank.

A cartoon which appeared on an official Fatah Facebook page on Sunday depicted three "Jewish" mice caught in what the caption calls a "Master stroke."

The cartoon was published soon after the kidnapping of three Israelis yeshiva students at the hands of terrorists while they were hitchhiking in Gush Etzion.

The post prompted angry responses from the page's followers decrying the sketch as "disgusting" and "shameful". The same post also received several expressions of ridicule

The Fatah promotional page also depicted several posts mirroring the social media movement "Bring Back Our Boys" which supports the three kidnapped students and calls for their safe return.

In the Fatah site's parallel posts, "Bring Back Our Boys" refers to the arrest of young Palestinians in what the Israeli security forces have called a tightening of intelligence, measures being taken to find the kidnapped boys.

Are the Chareidim seeing the light, that Klall Yisroel needs the IDF as well?

Here is an op-ed from the Yeshivah World Blog....
what a turn around.

Why is it that only a tragedy opens the eyes of the frum world? Why must we throw stones at Jewish Sodiers? I don't get it?
If you don't want to serve, don't serve, but don't insult them!

Here read the article!

Three boys in Israel are feared kidnapped and the country’s Army is immediately deployed in a massive search for them.
276 teen age girls are confirmed kidnapped by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria in April and the government announced no immediate plans to secure their release.

In the hours following the report of the three missing teens, screaming bulletins are sent by leaders in every community in Israel and the Jewish world over, imploring prayers be said for their safe return.

It is at the top of the news and will remain so in every Jewish publication until they are found.

Eight weeks after the Nigerian kidnapping there is nary a whimper of news concerning the missing girls. Moreover, an additional 20 girls are kidnapped this past week by Boko Haram from a neighboring village.

The World Cup soccer consume the headlines not the saga of nearly 300 missing girls.

When the Nigerian government finally announces a search for the missing girls Boko Haram, the terrorist kidnappers, attack yet another village slaughtering scores of men, women and children.

The terrorists retaliate against the government in a defiant show of force as if to say how dare you search for the missing girls.

The Nigerian government is offered – initially declines, then reluctantly accepts – provisions of help from the US military and other countries to help in their search for the girls. They are too proud it may show weakness and a lack of independence.

In Israel when terrorists attack the government responds with impunity.

The Israeli Army announces that the entire defense establishment, intelligence units, and the General Security Services are doing their all to immediately find these teenagers.

Israel stands ready to accept any glimmer of assistance to aid in the search for these boys even collaborating with Palestinian officials, including sworn enemies.

The world cup soccer match is the most popular world sport watched by billions of people. Nigerians, rabid soccer fans as any other on the African continent and beyond, fear public gatherings lest they be the target of yet more Boko Haram butchery. This group of killers has effectively paralyzed a nation.

By contrast the terrorist kidnappers in Israel have galvanized a nation with all eyes transfixed on the military search, on prayers for three families’ safe return of their sons.

Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa is home to 166 million people.

Israel, the smallest nation in the Middle East is home to 6 million Jews.

In a nation of 166 million the lives of 300 girls doesn’t seem to take precedence over governments’ narcissism. The Army exists to serve the government.

In Israel the Army exists to serve the nation. Every Jew is a nation.

- David Mandel, CEO of OHEL

Story behind the Friday false rumors in reference to the kidnappings

This Friday morning, Dusiznies received information that we now know was false, that the kidnapped boys were rescued!

 

Here is the background of what transpired!

First see an email from IDF Spokrsman Brig Gen. Moti Almoz.

 

"There is nothing to the rumors that have been spread and they are baseless. I am calling on everyone to act responsibly and I promise to deliver the most accurate information," IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Moti Almoz says.

 

Israelis on social media and via messaging circulated numerous rumors about the kidnapping on Friday before the gag order was lifted and news outlets were allowed to report.

The first large rumor detailed a heroic rescue mission behind enemy lines, in which the kidnapped were taken to the Gaza Strip and from there to Egypt.

Another rumor circulating the web was that the three were no longer alive. Other rumors were spread on Whatsapp in fake messages claiming to be from the IDF Spokesperson's Unit reporting that the IDF and Shin Bet rescued the kidnapped teens from Islamic Jihad captors, and that five terrorists were killed in the operation.

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit released a statement calling the circulating stories "baseless rumors and irresponsible." After the gag order was lifted, IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Moti Almoz told cameras, "There is nothing to the rumors that have been spread and they are baseless. I am calling on everyone to act responsibly and I promise to deliver the most accurate information."

Some used the internet to rally behind more positive messages. One Facebook page, titled #BringBackOurBoys and created on Friday, aimed to raise awareness of the three kidnapped Israelis. The group was modeled after U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's social media campaign to rescue kidnapped girls in Nigeria last month.

However, following complaints by Palestinian groups, the page was taken down by Facebook management. The page was later brought back after Facebook announced that no forbidden content was found on the page.

Palestinians from Hebron boasted "Victory 3:1 over Gaza" online, as if keeping score with Hamas, with one referring to the kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit who was held in the Gaza Strip opposed to the three Israeli teens believed to be held in Hebron.

IDF arrests 80 Hamas members in West Bank in response to kidnapping, Video

The IDF has arrested 80 Hamas members - including members of the Palestinian Legislative Council - in a massive wave of raids throughout the West Bank early on Sunday, as part of Israel's response to the kidnapping of three Israeli youths on Thursday.



While suspicions appear to be falling on Hamas as being behind the abduction,a security source said the wave of arrests did not mean that Hamas definitely carried it out.

 

He described the operational pattern of the kidnappers as "certainly being complex and different," suggesting that a terrorist organization was involved.
Hamas leaders Hassan Yousef, Wasfi Qabaha, Khaled Abu Arafeh and Mohammed Totah were among those arrested by the IDF, according to Palestinian reports.
The military also declared a closure for parts of the south Judea region, from Bethlehem southwards.

 

"The aim of this activity is to tighten the circle of intelligence," a senior army source said. He added that levels of violence in the West Bank remained under control, with one pipe bomb attack reported in Kalandia, and sporadic rock throwing.
Large numbers of infantry soldiers, including the Paratroopers' 35th Division, Kfir's 900th Division, and many intelligence units are on the ground, continuing to expand the operation.
On Saturday, security forces made "some progress" in efforts to track down the location of the abducted youths, the source said.

The IDF and Shin Bet [Israel Security Agency] made a number of arrests of Palestinians overnight in Judea, the source stated, as part of an effort "to get closer to the inner circle [of the terrorist cell] that handled the teenagers who disappeared."
"We are checking a number of directions," he continued, and warned that the search could span days, rather than hours. "All of our operational and intelligence systems have been very much involved in the past 24 hours, to try and retrieve the teenagers," he said.
On Saturday, the IDF deployed all of the battalions of the the 35th Paratrooper Brigade to the West Bank, as well as a number of special forces.
Khaled Abu Toameh contributed to this report.

OTHER STORIES

Chevron under Curfew , All Gaza Checkpoints Closed in Search for Yeshiva Boys!

A curfew was put in place for the Hebron area beginning at midnight Sunday. Additionally, all Gaza checkpoints were closed, the IDF Spokesman's Office reported.

Exceptions are being made for emergency medical and humanitarian purposes.

The decision was made by the Defense Ministry after much deliberation.

Kidnapped Yeshiva Boys! Updated

The three youths who were kidnapped by terrorists on Thursday night are Eyal Yifrach, 19, of Elad, Gilad Shaar, 16, of Talmon, and Naftali Frenkel, 16, of Nof Ayalon.

In a motzei Shabbos press conference the prime minister stated every took and asset at his disposal will be used to bring the teenagers back safe and sound, and to prevent their transfer to Gaza. He stated there is no longer any doubt that this is a terrorist attack and the missing youths were abducted by terrorists. Some of the critics feel the IDF and other agencies were far too slow to activate the system, explaining the call came from one of the youths stating “we were abducted” shortly after 10 PM on Thursday night, yet security forces did not begin addressing the abduction as an act of terror until Friday morning. They fear that during those precious hours immediately following the incident the boys could have been transferred to Gaza, Sinai or even Jordan.

Logistically speaking the vehicle traveling south from Gush Etzion could have continued southbound on Route 60 to Beersheva and from there it would be easy to make it to Gaza or Sinai.

In his address to the motzei Shabbos press conference, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz reassured the nation that the military was doing everything possible to locate the youths.

The various news analysts and reports quoting “senior IDF officials” anonymously seem to believe that Hamas is behind the terrorist abduction of the youths. One of the fears is that they are no longer alive chas v’sholom. The experts explain “it is most difficult and nearly impossible” to keep three teens hostage inside the Hebron area without someone hearing something. This is the reason some feel that they were killed shortly after being abducted or alternatively, transferred to Gaza or Sinai. Despite the lack of cooperation from PA residents, the IDF does maintain a good intelligence network throughout Yehuda and Shomron and this too leads some experts to believe the youths are not among the living chas v’sholom or have been transferred to Gaza or elsewhere.

PA authorities located a Hyundai i35 which is believed to have been the vehicle used to transport the boys. It appears the vehicle was stolen from Israel and used by the terrorists. Police forensic experts reportedly have found DNA and other evidence in that vehicle belonging to the victims.

Once again, the IDF continues to operate under the premise that they are alive, as was stated by Defense Minister Ya’alon, and the search continues to focus on the Hebron district. The military on Shabbos continued using various means to obtain information, including deployment of drone surveillance aircraft.

The Security Cabinet will convene later on motzei Shabbos. due to the lack of concrete information as to the whereabouts of the hostages, it is unlikely the cabinet is going to reach any decision but more likely they are convening to be briefed and give a free hand to the IDF.

Israel Police remains on heightened alert nationwide against additional attempts to abduct Israelis as well as violence related to the current situatioNaftali is an American citizen. American officials have been notified as was reported on erev Shabbos.

The search for the youths continued throughout Friday night and Shabbos and it continues on motzei Shabbos as well. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon reported that thousands of troops have been moved to Yehuda and Shomron, with an emphasis on the Hebron area, where it is believed the youths are being held.

The search was in PA (Palestinian Authority) occupied Hebron and surrounding villages south of the holy city including Dura and Yata. Amid the ongoing house-to-house searches security forces have arrested dozens of PA residents for questioning in the hope of obtaining information that will lead to the youths. One PA resident whose husband and brothers have been missing for a number of days was taken to the ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) for questioning as security officials feel perhaps they are involved. PA residents are not cooperative by and large, and for many, the news of the kidnapping of the youths was reason for celebration.

Parades were held in Gaza as well as some areas controlled by the PA in Yehuda and Shomron on Shabbos as residents wished to celebrate the terrorist kidnapping of the Jewish youths.

While Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu blames the Abu Mazen administration, which recently signed a coalition government agreement with Hamas, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) according to all reports is cooperating to the utmost amid the realization it is to his advantage that the youths are found safe and sound as quickly as possible. Israel has asked PA forces not to assist in the field but PA authorities are passing information to Israeli security agencies.

In a motzei Shabbos press conference the prime minister stated that he  took every asset at his disposal and will be used to bring the teenagers back safe and sound, and to prevent their transfer to Gaza. He stated there is no longer any doubt that this is a terrorist attack and the missing youths were abducted by terrorists.

Some of the critics feel the IDF and other agencies were far too slow to activate the system, explaining the call came from one of the youths stating “we were abducted” shortly after 10 PM on Thursday night, yet security forces did not begin addressing the abduction as an act of terror until Friday morning. They fear that during those precious hours immediately following the incident the boys could have been transferred to Gaza, Sinai or even Jordan.

Logistically speaking the vehicle traveling south from Gush Etzion could have continued southbound on Route 60 to Beersheva and from there it would be easy to make it to Gaza or Sinai.

In his address to the motzei Shabbos press conference, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz reassured the nation that the military was doing everything possible to locate the youths.

The various news analysts and reports quoting “senior IDF officials” anonymously seem to believe that Hamas is behind the terrorist abduction of the youths.

One of the fears is that they are no longer alive chas v’sholom. The experts explain “it is most difficult and nearly impossible” to keep three teens hostage inside the Hebron area without someone hearing something. This is the reason some feel that they were killed shortly after being abducted or alternatively, transferred to Gaza or Sinai. Despite the lack of cooperation from PA residents, the IDF does maintain a good intelligence network throughout Yehuda and Shomron and this too leads some experts to believe the youths are not among the living chas v’sholom or have been transferred to Gaza or elsewhere.

PA authorities located a Hyundai i35 which is believed to have been the vehicle used to transport the boys. It appears the vehicle was stolen from Israel and used by the terrorists. Police forensic experts reportedly have found DNA and other evidence in that vehicle belonging to the victims.

Once again, the IDF continues to operate under the premise that they are alive, as was stated by Defense Minister Ya’alon, and the search continues to focus on the Hebron district. The military on Shabbos continued using various means to obtain information, including deployment of drone surveillance aircraft.

The Security Cabinet will convene later on motzei Shabbos. due to the lack of concrete information as to the whereabouts of the hostages, it is unlikely the cabinet is going to reach any decision but more likely they are convening to be briefed and give a free hand to the IDF.

Israel Police remains on heightened alert nationwide against additional attempts to abduct Israelis as well as violence related to the current situatio