The Jerusalem Lions and the Jerusalem Kings and all the fans at Kraft Football Stadium, Jerusalem,  say Psalms for Israel's victory and refuah shleimah, the full and speedy recovery of our wounded, soldiers and civilians.

Shabbat Shalom u'Mevorach

May you have a peaceful and blessed Shabbat

Don't get me wrong.  It's not that I don't think that we should be attacking the Gazan terrorists, but the government's timing makes me suspicious.  It's just one bloody election gimmick.  I hope that G-d nudges things, like He did in 1967 and gives us a great miracle, even if we don't deserve it.

I see Olmert, yes, he's still around and having a great time as Prime Minister, doing his campaign thing, visiting the injured, hugging their parents and smiling, like it's a Bar Mitzvah.

This war has inflated the numbers for Kadima and Labor.  That was expected.  It seems like it's not doing any good to Likud, and the extreme Left is also losing.  Even better, the new Echud Leumi is gaining support.  Patched together at the last moment, it has given a lot of us a party to vote for.  The veteran Mafdal party thought that by changing its name it would attract those who left it or who would never vote for it, but thank G-d the public isn't that dumb.  We want to vote for a political party with a clear message, a clear platform.

Simply put, we want our MK's to defend Jewish rights in the Land of Israel.  We don't want a "supermarket."  I like the idea that Ketzele and Eldad are working together for the sake of Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael.

Of course this little blog isn't really competition to Olmert, but I'm not giving up.

I wonder if the election date will be changed, as it was in 1973. 

With today's accepted norms of cleanliness, people who want to help the troops on the frontlines don't wind bandages, but there's plenty to do.

Yesterday, I joined dozens of men, women, youth and children packing A Package from Home. The logistics of the undertaking are tremendous, as was the enthusiasm of the packers. We met at 1pm at the Beit Knesset HaNasi in Rechavia, Jerusalem. We were told that we had to be finished by 4pm, and that there would be eight hundred, 800, packages. By 2:30 the packing was completed and the room was being returned to it's synagogue set-up.

The photos didn't load to the blog; I'll post them on Shiloh Musings, G-d willing, but here are a few videos of the packing. They should give you a good idea of what a tremendous mitzvah this organization, A Package from Home, does.

Last night, I ran out of the livingroom.
Please pray for wisdom to our leaders and the success, safety, recovery when needed of the IDF and civilians in the crosshairs.

I couldn't listen to the broadcaster continue to say, over and over:

"Israel's aim isn't to destroy every missile and launcher in Gaza. It's to affect their morale, so they won't want to attack us any more."

Yep, you heard/read right. Again, just like Olmert-Livni's first war. They haven't a clue. All of our armed might, bombs from planes etc only increase the morale of the terrorists. They love it, and they consider it an honor to die, especially, when they know that Israel won't finish the job. And especially when they know that Israel will give them medical care.

The Arab terrorists think Israel is run by a bunch of soft-brained idiots and they're right. At this time, Hezbollah is rearming in the north. Do you honestly think that those international troops are stopping them? And when this war is "over," the Hamas will do the same. And then this map will be like a nice dream, because the terrorists will have bigger and better missiles.

If anyone has a similar map for the north of the country, I'd love to see it.  It would be interesting to compare them and discover what isn't in rocket range.

Here's the official IDF statement.  It ends with a plea for "peace," rather than stating that we plan on totally defeating our enemy, so they will never dare attack us any more.

We have a wonderful army and well-trained soldiers, but the Extreme-Loony-Left politicians and media are running the country.  Please pray for wisdom to our leaders and the success, safety, recovery when needed of the IDF and civilians in the crosshairs.

My correspondents in the south of Israel are posting on Shiloh Musings, so please keep checking to see what's new.