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The Farce Called Democracy Published: Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:30 PM Israeli democracy at its best. A couple of days ago, a few young people were arrested in Jerusalem for pasting posters of George Bush, Shimon Peres and Ehud Olmert wearing keffiyehs. Three others were The present opposition has just begun.arrested for distributing information about our “moderate peace partner,” Fatah, to […]

Warriors of our Land by David Wilder The Jewish Community of Hebron December 30, 2007   This morning I was told an amazing story, which I'd never heard before. I was sitting with my good friend and teacher, Rabbi Yisrael Shlissel, the dean of the Ohr Shlomo Study Hall located in Tel Rumeida. I had just related to him one […]

Annapoliticsby David WilderThe Jewish Community of HebronNovember 28, 2007 During the early evening hours of March 19, some eight months ago, Hebron’s Jewish community moved into a 35,000 sq. foot building, located on the main road between Hebron and Kiryat Arba. The building, purchased for over $700,000, was named “Beit HaShalom.” Initial police investigations led to a positive conclusion: the […]

Dirty Diapers David WilderNovember 14, 2007 The first step is to dispel all illusions. There shouldn't be any false hopes or mistaken impressions. Yesha council leaders called it an 'impending tsunami.' Big mistake number one: it is not impending; it is already upon us. There may be those who are unaware of what's going on. Hebron is a good place for […]

An Open Letter to Sect’y RiceNov. 4, 2007 Change the direction in which you are heading. From David Wilder The Honorable Dr. Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State United States Department of State Washington, DC 20520 USA All your efforts and actions will cause the region and its residents much more suffering and bloodshed. Dear Secretary Rice, We notice that recently […]

November 01, 2007 This morning I read an unusually positive and touching article about Hebron in the NRG (Ma’ariv newspaper) internet site. [http://tinyurl.com/2e2ye8] The article contrasts the usual texts citing the “violent, extremist, law-breaking Jewish settlers” who are preventing I don’t know how many hundreds of thousands of Arabs from living a normal life due to their presence in Hebron. […]

October 26, 2007 A few days ago one of Hebron’s least best friends, MK Yossi Beilin, introduced a bill into the Knesset calling for the expulsion of all Jews from Hebron. One of Hebron’s best friends, MK Aryeh Eldad, pulled a fast one, introducing the identical bill, except that he exchanged the words, “Jewish Community of Hebron,” with the words […]

August 28, 2007 Hebron and CNN Following screening of the CNN production “Warriors of G-d”, including a 2 hour segment dealing with Judaism and Israel, I think it appropriate to post the following two letters, between myself and Mr. Jonathan Klein, President of CNN/USA. The two letter are, I think, self-explanatory. I must note, that following my ‘revelation,’ I notified […]

August 12, 2007 The past few days have been somewhat traumatic. True, the community had been notified of the impending expulsion. The thousand plus troops, dressed in black, gray, blue and green came as no surprise. Even Yaron London’s statements about reviving the spirit of the Altelena, and permitting soldiers to shoot us has been heard before. But some of […]

August 08, 2007 http://www.hebron.com/english/gallery.php?id=209http://www.hebron.com/english/gallery.php?id=208 Beginning early Monday night the Hebron Jewish Community switched gears, moving into full-speed expulsion mode. The community had been gearing up for the planned expulsion for a few weeks, while at the same time conducting talks with various political and legal authorities in the Knesset and Defense ministry. Months ago the Hebron leadership authorized former Justice […]