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2006-07-05 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israelis Ignore Concessions Deadline, Push Into Gaza
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Posted by Fred 2006-07-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 This seems like big news to me. I don't understand the media downplay. Maybe it's because the little dog is trying to ignore the fact that this time the big dog isn't tucking his tail.

GAZA CITY — Israeli missiles flattened a wing of the Hamas-run Palestinian Interior Ministry here today, in the latest wave of airstrikes the building ... also was hit last week.

Israeli troops and armor Tuesday seized the ... Erez crossing ... At nightfall, troops and tanks were still on the Palestinian side of the frontier.

A small Israeli contingent carried out a similar search operation near the northern Gaza village of Beit Hanoun,

A much larger Israeli force held a position at the idled Palestinian airport in the southern Gaza Strip, near Rafah.

In addition to the incursion into southern Gaza last week, Israel has heavily shelled the northern Gaza Strip and carried out airstrikes against numerous sites. An attack on a power station has forced the rationing of electricity and created hours-long outages throughout the territory. Other targets included Haniyeh's office, which was wrecked by a missile strike early Sunday.

Since the offensive began last Wednesday, fighter jets have made frequent low-altitude flyovers, breaking the sound barrier, shattering windows and jangling nerves.
Posted by 2b 2006-07-05 07:15||   2006-07-05 07:15|| Front Page Top

#2 It's good the MSM isn't playing it up. If they were it would only ignite "peace protests" to pressure Israel to reward terrorism. Like with the heavily publicized and long delayed US intention to overthrow Saddam -- time and publicity are useful mostly for knee-jerk anit-Americans.
Posted by Odysseus 2006-07-05 07:50||   2006-07-05 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 You are right, but I really think it is too late for that. War is inevitable. Even international wanking won't stop it now.
Posted by 2b 2006-07-05 10:12||   2006-07-05 10:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Git 'er done! Faster, please!
Posted by BA 2006-07-05 11:11||   2006-07-05 11:11|| Front Page Top

#5 So...it is safe to say the whole Gaza withdrawl thingy was a bust?
Posted by john">john  2006-07-05 15:22||   2006-07-05 15:22|| Front Page Top

#6 By withdrawing, Israel left no hostages to fortune, john. Think of that poor kid picked up and murdered in the West Bank last week while going for a walk. In Gaza, the Army is free to operate without concern about protecting the civilians. I think the West Bank ought to be quietly consolidated in the same way, against upcoming activities on that side.
Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-05 16:14||   2006-07-05 16:14|| Front Page Top

#7 good point, tw.
Posted by 2b 2006-07-05 17:07||   2006-07-05 17:07|| Front Page Top

#8 2b, my thoughts are that you are quite right. I think the Paleos thought they would tweak the dragons tail a little, the MSM would fall in line, the Israelis would release hundreds of killers in return and Hamas would look like the hard boyz in town.

Trouble is those crazy Joooz didn't read the script, and aren't responding to their cues.

Maybe Hamas hasn't been reading the papers recently - the Israelis are a just a *little* more concerned about the psychos over in Iran, and perhaps they are sick and tired of getting jerked around by a bunch of retards whose 'military wing' expertise consists of firing home made rockets 12 miles 'somewhere' into Israel and then getting their asses handed to them when the IDF triangulates and sends in a counter strike. Scratch three snuffies.

I think this could be a prelude to a strike on Iran - and that the Israelis know they're going to be pariahs no matter what they do. So if you're going to get hung for the lamb, you might as well go for the sheep, and that means getting rid of those shits in Gaza - once and for all - as well as the Iranian sites.

That Hamas haven't figured out that this is *not* the right time to be trying their particularly odious form of malevolence out on the Israelis speaks volumes for their collective intelligence. Wankers.
Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-07-05 20:34||   2006-07-05 20:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, my Pali friends, remember when not getting paid seemed to be your biggest worry? It doesn't seem that long ago does it, but I'll bet you'll soon be reminiscing about it as the good old days...
Posted by tu3031 2006-07-05 21:21||   2006-07-05 21:21|| Front Page Top

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