LATMA tribal update: Remembering Gush Katif, Elhanan is interrogated, the raven who would be king

Here's the weekly LATMA update. The three featured skits are a song in memory of Gush Katif, Elhanan is interrogated by Israel's thought police and the raven who would be king.

Let's go to the videotape.

Poor Menachem: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Israel's leadership has a long and painful history of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Here are some examples. Thus, the sweeping strategic advantages, won in victories of the Six Day War, have been foolishly squandered.

The Sinai Peninsula with its strategic depth, mineral wealth and economic potential is now deteriorating into a lawless “no-go” region, rapidly falling under the

Tisha b'Av 5771

Monday night and Tuesday are Tisha b'Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar.

Five tragedies befell the Jewish people on Tisha b'Av in ancient times, the two most important of which were the destruction of the two Holy Temples:

- It was decreed that the generation which left Egypt would remain in the desert for 40 years and not enter the land of

LATMA tribal update: The tent protest and the poor; Israel apologizes to everyone

Here's the weekly LATMA update in which Israel apologizes to everyone and Israelis move into tents to protest... but leave the poor out of it (there's some music in this one so those of you avoiding music during the Three Weeks may want to use that mute button when the music comes on. The music runs from 3:36 to 6:11). The skit around the 9:04 mark is hysterical. If you don't get it, leave a note

How to push back against anti-'settlement' BDS

If you, like me, have had it with all the BDS'ers and want to support business ventures in Judea and Samaria, here's how you can do it. There is a site called Dapei Katom (the "Orange Pages") -www.dkatom.co.il -devoted to bringing business to the residents of Yehuda and Shomron [Judea and Samaria. CiJ]. It is a listings of hundreds of businesses of those who live in these areas and provide