urging an ally to release terrorists
from prison. It would be worth
asking the Obama administration
how that position can be defend-
ed morally"
Commentator Jeffrey Goldberg,
in Bloomberg.com , is critical of
the Netanyahu government, writ-
ing: "Israel frees murderers to
keep building settlements.
"The real tragedy here is that
the prisoner release is unnec-
essary. The Palestinian side
was looking for any number of
concessions. The Israeli govern-
ment wouldn't have been forced
to release these murderers from
prison had it agreed to a full
freeze on the growth of Jewish
settlements. This is the conces-
sion moderate Palestinians are
looking for — proof from the
Israeli government that the settle-
ments won't spread inexorably,
thus stymieing forever the birth
of an independent Palestinian
state.
"But all Netanyahu could come
up with on that front is a plan to
temporarily limit, not freeze, the
growth of settlements. That wasn't
enough for the Palestinians, or
the U.S.
"So there you have it. The gov-
ernment of Benjamin Netanyahu
would sooner release murderers
from prison than stop building
apartments on the West Bank."
Israeli journalist Avi Issacharoff
in the Times of Israel, however,
offered support for the govern-
ment:
"Netanyahu's surprise move
grants the president of the
Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud
Abbas, an advantage over llamas,
and enables him to declare to
his public: 'I told you so: In
some ways, it also gives him the
opportunity to arouse Palestinian
public opinion, which has become
very apathetic of late. As things
stand, the pessimism and apathy
now common among Israelis
with regard to the Palestinians is
echoed in the West Bank, where
it seems no one cares about peace
talks with Israel.
"Pessimism has overtaken all
hope. But the release of the 104
prisoners could awaken pub-
lic debate among Palestinians
regarding the possibility of reach-
ing political agreement with
Israel."

HAVE YOU COMPLETED
THE 613th Mitzvah yet?
Here's your chance!

Please Join Us
For a Community Procession
Bringing the New Torah Home
to Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield

Sara and Morris Tugman
Bais Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield
will be joyously receiving a new Torah scroll,
which is incomplete in order to
allow the community to acquire a
Hebrew letter or a portion of a Hebrew
letter for a nominal donation.

Monday, September 2nd

(Labor Day)

11:30 a.m.

We will meet on Orchard Lake, Just S. of Maple

(Across from the Beaumont Medical Building)

Take Advantage of this Rare
Opportunity to do This Mitzvah.
Call Rabbi Shneur Silberberg
(248) 207-5513
or visit www.baischabad.com

#613: Deuteronomy 31:19: You shall write
for yourselves this song (the Torah).

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"When we visited Beth Ahm, we found
a new spiritual home. In the midst of
the stresses that are present during the
week, the Shabbat atmosphere at Beth
Ahm is an oasis. The spiritually infused
and participatory service centers us and
provides us with an inner peace so that
we can communicate with God. Each
week, we look forward to being part of the
community that exists in our spiritual
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We invite you to experience Beth
Ahm by joining us on Shabbat,
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