David Bedein

Since the 26th of November last year, the day of the "cease-fire," the number of missiles fired from Gaza toward Sderot and the Western Negev has reached 270. A plan of action was presented by the Israeli Army on Monday to the Israeli government cabinet which discussed engaging hostile forces that have been attacking Israel from Gaza.

The General Staff in Damascus has decided to shorten its annual training program in order to prepare for what Syria perceives as the threat inherent in the Israel Defense Force's (IDF) readiness for a confrontation.

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Kassem declared on Saturday that his terror group is back to full strength.

--Former Israeli Arab Knesset Parliament Member Azmi Bishara will be accused of assisting the enemy in a time of war, maintaining contact with a foreign agent, passing information to an enemy, money laundering and terrorist financing--Unprecedented Unity Of Israel's National, Peace Camps At Rally

When Peretz greeted us, we asked him about the security situation. His response was quick and honest: "David, I know nothing about security. Ask the generals in my party. That is for them to worry about." Pressing the issue, this reporter asked Peretz how he, as a party leader, would deal with the current security threat to Israel.

One of the leaders of the rally will be Motti Ashkenazi, who sparked the successful protest movement against the Golda Meir government after the failures of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

When Peretz greeted us, we asked him about the security situation. His response was quick and honest: "David, I know nothing about security. Ask the generals in my party. That is for them to worry about." Pressing the issue, this reporter asked Peretz how he, as a party leader, would deal with the current security threat to Israel.

The universal expectation was that Olmert's handpicked panel would criticize the government and the army, without mentioning Israeli government and military leaders by name. Therefore, the Olmert government and the public at large in Israel were taken by surprise by the intense, personal tone of Olmert's own commission of investigation. "We determine that there are very serious failings in these decisions and the way they were made..."