In honor of the upcoming visit of U.S. President George Bush to Israel, a rabbis' group will deem the government "illegal," soldiers will be encouraged to refuse orders to uproot Jewish communities, and activists will build more Jewish sites in Yesha.
The "Save the Land and Nation" rabbis' organization has scheduled an emergency session for this evening (Tuesday) at Tel Aviv's Itztrubal Hall, for a public reading of a rabbinical ruling calling for the downfall of the present Israeli government.
In addition, a campaign will be kicked off calling on soldiers to declare, already now, that they will not take part in any direct or indirect actions connected with the future eviction and uprooting of Jews from the Land of Israel. The actual campaign will begin next Wednesday, when Bush lands in Israel.
Bush Visit Designed to Lead to Another Mass Expulsion
Bush's visit, it is widely assumed, is for the purpose of finalizing plans for the Olmert government to offer to give away nearly all of Judea and Samaria to control of the Palestinian Authority.
It is thus feared that the tens of thousands of Jews currently living in thriving communities in these areas will face the same fate as those of Gush Katif in 2005.
Military Figures on Hand
The organizers say they called the emergency event "in light of the grave situation we are undergoing and in light of the Israeli government's intentions to give away Judea, Samaria and the Old City of Jerusalem, Heaven forbid, to the hands of a cruel enemy, and to thus bring catastrophe upon all the residents of the Holy Land."
Military figures will be on hand to explain the dangers of abandoning control of Judea and Samaria to Fatah-Hamas terrorists. The example of Gaza-Sderot will be widely cited.
The agenda for the evening also includes prayers for the annulment of the decrees, plans for practical action on behalf of the Land of Israel, and ways to strengthen the outposts in Judea and Samaria as well as all the Jewish communities there, on behalf of Israel's security in general.
Among the participating rabbis will be Kabbalist Rabbi Yoram Aberjil of Netivot, Rabbi Dov Lior of Kiryat Arba-Hevron, and Tunisian Jewry's Rabbi Meir Mazuz.
Building All Over
It has also been announced that next Tuesday, the day before Bush lands, amateur pioneer builders will kick off a new construction campaign in various points throughout Judea and Samaria - beginning in Jerusalem’s southeastern Har Homa (Homat Shmuel) neighborhood.
The activists will begin by declaring, once again, Israel’s inalienable right to build in Jerusalem and in the entire Land of Israel. They will then set off from Har Homa, with vehicles loaded with building materials, for points throughout Judea and Samaria.
