Ariel Zilber, a famous Israeli folk singer, played his greatest hits to a large crowd of young people who danced and sang along well into the night following the Sabbath.
"How many times must I tell you, a Jew does not kick out another Jew" is a line from one of Zilber's new songs, which utilizes the now ubiquitous slogan. Zilber himself moved to Gush Katif several months ago.
The concert, which catered to a mostly observant crowd, was in apparent contradiction to the religious custom of not listening to live music during the Three Weeks. This period is the interval between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av, in which Jews observe some aspects of mourning in commemoration of the destruction of the Holy Temples in Jerusalem.
However, Rabbi Yigal Kaminetzky, the rabbi of the Gush Katif block, issued a Halakhic [Jewish legal] ruling stipulating that the imperative of strengthening the struggle against the eviction takes precedence over the mourning rituals, and therefore, listening to music that gives joy and strength is permitted.
On Friday night, an IDF force saw a terrorist cell approaching the fence near Ganei Tal, in northern Gush Katif. They opened fire, hitting one terrorist. Shortly afterwards, an explosive device blew up in the same area; no one was hurt, and no damage was caused.
A high-ranking IDF source said this past week that there are an average of 10-12 terrorist incidents a day in Gaza. He said that the army has informed the government that such a rate cannot be tolerated during the expulsion itself, and that the expulsion could not be implemented under such circumstances. He said, however, that the government may not accept the army's appraisal.
"How many times must I tell you, a Jew does not kick out another Jew" is a line from one of Zilber's new songs, which utilizes the now ubiquitous slogan. Zilber himself moved to Gush Katif several months ago.
Zilber playing the trumpet
The concert, which catered to a mostly observant crowd, was in apparent contradiction to the religious custom of not listening to live music during the Three Weeks. This period is the interval between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av, in which Jews observe some aspects of mourning in commemoration of the destruction of the Holy Temples in Jerusalem.
However, Rabbi Yigal Kaminetzky, the rabbi of the Gush Katif block, issued a Halakhic [Jewish legal] ruling stipulating that the imperative of strengthening the struggle against the eviction takes precedence over the mourning rituals, and therefore, listening to music that gives joy and strength is permitted.
On Friday night, an IDF force saw a terrorist cell approaching the fence near Ganei Tal, in northern Gush Katif. They opened fire, hitting one terrorist. Shortly afterwards, an explosive device blew up in the same area; no one was hurt, and no damage was caused.
A high-ranking IDF source said this past week that there are an average of 10-12 terrorist incidents a day in Gaza. He said that the army has informed the government that such a rate cannot be tolerated during the expulsion itself, and that the expulsion could not be implemented under such circumstances. He said, however, that the government may not accept the army's appraisal.