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| Israel able to stop Gaza rocket fire in near future |
| 2008-05-16 |
| (Xinhua) -- Israel would be able to obliterate rocket fire from the Gaza Strip in the near future, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday. "The government will work toward an absolute end to Qassam rocket fire, and we are not talking about a prolonged period of months," he was quoted by local daily Ha'aretz as saying. Barak made the remarks during a visit to the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon, where a rocket fired from northern Gaza struck on Wednesday, wounding dozens of people. Wednesday's attack "proves that despite our military action in Gaza, the militants are still firing," Barak added. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told participants at the "Facing Tomorrow" presidential conference in Jerusalem that the Israeli government is committed to stopping therocket attacks from Gaza, moments after a rocket slammed into an Ashkelon shopping center. The prime minister condemned the attack, saying "what happened today is entirely intolerable and unacceptable," adding that the government would take the necessary steps "so that this will stop." At least 14 Israelis were wounded Wednesday when the rocket hita shopping center in Ashkelon. Dozens were treated for shock. Palestinian Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for the attack, local media said. Home-made Qassam rockets that Palestinian militants usually fire at Israel do not have enough range to reach Ashkelon. This time the longer range Grad rocket was believed to have been involved in the attack against the city of Ashkelon, a city of 100,000 people and about 15 km to the Gaza-Israel border. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Wrong OP - no more than 30 seconds. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Jush7795 2008-05-16 19:21 |
| #6 #3 I believe the solution is anti-rocket rockets at $50,000 a pop. Posted by: phil_b 2008-05-16 11:47 The solution is lining up 500-2500 artillery pieces near the Gaza Strip, start at the northernmost point of the Gaza and start firing, "walking" each weapon 10 feet forward after each three-four rounds. When they reach the Egyptian border, they should stop, unless Egypt provokes them. Chum the waters offshore to attract sharks, and keep a half-dozen Israeli aircraft circling with nukes aboard to disuade attacks from elsewhere. Once you're done, go in and hose the place down. Let it sit idle for four-five days, then let Israelis move into the area. Rinse and repeat for the "west bank" and Lebanon south of the Litani. When Syria and Iran try to retaliate, nuke them until there's nothing left to nuke. THEN we'll have a semblance of peace in the Muddled East for at LEAST 45 seconds. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-05-16 19:04 |
| #5 They are already able to stop it |
| Posted by: Admiral Allan Ackbar 2008-05-16 12:22 |
| #4 Anti-rocket laser batteries along the border? They've been promising something like that for years now. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2008-05-16 12:10 |
| #3 I believe the solution is anti-rocket rockets at $50,000 a pop. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2008-05-16 11:47 |
| #2 They'd better put an end to it in the very near future. The person in the Oval Office at the end of next January may not be a friend. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-16 07:47 |
| #1 HAARETZ > MI CHIEF: [Hamas] ROCKETS WILL BE ABLE TO HIT BE'ER SHEVA IN TWO YEARS. Every Israeli City-town, etc. within a 40-km range from GAZA??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-05-16 00:22 |