Hamas Calls No Joy: Surrendering To Their Own Stupidity
We knew this would happen. The signs were clear from the Gaza pull-out by Israel. The militants, emboldened by what deemed a surrender attacked departing Israelis, and had even sent one suicide bomber into Jerusalem, and killed close to twenty Jews. Then, in a bold move, Hamas decided to utilize Gaza as a staging point, and proceeded to launch rockets.
However, Hamas soon found out the foolishness of their folly. The following comes from the BBC.
(Hat-Tip: Republican Jen and Captain Ed)
http://journals.aol.com/republicanjen/RepublicanJen/entries/1635
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/005511.php
The Palestinian militant organisation Hamas has announced an end to rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip after a weekend of escalating violence.
Up to 40 rockets had been fired at Israel, weeks after its military withdrew from the territory.
In response to the rockets, Israel resumed its policy of targeting militant leaders in air strikes.
Authorised by Ariel Sharon to make "unrestricted" strikes, its military launched new missile attacks overnight.
Palestinian witnesses reported attacks across the strip early on Monday:
--Helicopters fired two missiles into Gaza City, knocking out power in eastern districts
--Missiles slammed into Khan Younis in the south, damaging a building reportedly used by militants from the Popular --Front for the Liberation of Palestine faction
--A missile landed in an open field near the southern border town of Rafah
--A missile hit an area near a road in the north of the strip used by militant rocket squads, the Israeli military said; one woman was said to have been injured by shrapnel.
Announcing the end to rocket attacks, the Hamas leader in Gaza, Mahmoud Zahar, said the organisation was committed to a ceasefire which militants declared earlier this year.
Mr Zahar said that in stopping attacks on Israel, Hamas wanted to protect the Palestinian people from what he called Zionist oppression.
Palestinian leaders and Egyptian mediators had been pressing Hamas to stop.
The BBC's Alan Johnston says Hamas is in danger of being blamed for by Palestinians for drawing Israel back into Gaza just two weeks after a withdrawal welcomed with huge relief by the local population.
On Sunday, an Israeli air strike killed two Islamic Jihad militants, including a commander, Mohammed Khalil.
They were the latest fatalities in a long weekend of violence, just a fortnight after Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza Strip after 38 years.
Palestinian militants launched rockets at Israeli territory around the town of Sderot, injuring five people.
They were responding to the shooting of three Islamic Jihad militants in the West Bank and a blast which killed 15 at a rally in Gaza - an explosion blamed on Israel by Hamas but disowned by the Israelis.
The rocket attacks, in turn, brought a wave of Israeli air strikes.
Whoops. I do hope this time the Palestinians learned their lesson. This wasn’t a wise move on their behalf, and what’s worse I’d bet that Sharon knew this would eventually happen. He took the proper precautions for it. Hamas thought they were exhibiting a show of force, a flexing of their muscles, and simply tired of rattling sabers, they struck. The IDF wasted little time in responding in an overwhelmingly display of force.
Hamas just discovered what being in a real war is like. Israel isn’t constrained by the rules of occupation. The Geneva Convention rules are gone. As a terrorist group, Israel doesn’t have to recognize their status as a POW. They could do pretty much whatever they wanted to with the Hamas animals. And should Abbas declare them soldiers in the Palestinian Army, in hopes to protect them, then the next time rockets are fired out of Gaza, Abbas may be facing a formally-declared war. Not the smartest prospect as Israel won’t allow itself to be victimized again. The Palestinians will be treated like any other "sovereign" enemy that attacks Israelis, or Israel, proper.
Welcome to the world you wanted, boys. Let’s see if you got the smarts, read the memo, and will truly stop this garbage. Keep the peace, and keep your dogs on a leash, and you just may have that peace that Abbas claimed so many really wanted.
Publius II
We knew this would happen. The signs were clear from the Gaza pull-out by Israel. The militants, emboldened by what deemed a surrender attacked departing Israelis, and had even sent one suicide bomber into Jerusalem, and killed close to twenty Jews. Then, in a bold move, Hamas decided to utilize Gaza as a staging point, and proceeded to launch rockets.
However, Hamas soon found out the foolishness of their folly. The following comes from the BBC.
(Hat-Tip: Republican Jen and Captain Ed)
http://journals.aol.com/republicanjen/RepublicanJen/entries/1635
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/005511.php
The Palestinian militant organisation Hamas has announced an end to rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip after a weekend of escalating violence.
Up to 40 rockets had been fired at Israel, weeks after its military withdrew from the territory.
In response to the rockets, Israel resumed its policy of targeting militant leaders in air strikes.
Authorised by Ariel Sharon to make "unrestricted" strikes, its military launched new missile attacks overnight.
Palestinian witnesses reported attacks across the strip early on Monday:
--Helicopters fired two missiles into Gaza City, knocking out power in eastern districts
--Missiles slammed into Khan Younis in the south, damaging a building reportedly used by militants from the Popular --Front for the Liberation of Palestine faction
--A missile landed in an open field near the southern border town of Rafah
--A missile hit an area near a road in the north of the strip used by militant rocket squads, the Israeli military said; one woman was said to have been injured by shrapnel.
Announcing the end to rocket attacks, the Hamas leader in Gaza, Mahmoud Zahar, said the organisation was committed to a ceasefire which militants declared earlier this year.
Mr Zahar said that in stopping attacks on Israel, Hamas wanted to protect the Palestinian people from what he called Zionist oppression.
Palestinian leaders and Egyptian mediators had been pressing Hamas to stop.
The BBC's Alan Johnston says Hamas is in danger of being blamed for by Palestinians for drawing Israel back into Gaza just two weeks after a withdrawal welcomed with huge relief by the local population.
On Sunday, an Israeli air strike killed two Islamic Jihad militants, including a commander, Mohammed Khalil.
They were the latest fatalities in a long weekend of violence, just a fortnight after Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza Strip after 38 years.
Palestinian militants launched rockets at Israeli territory around the town of Sderot, injuring five people.
They were responding to the shooting of three Islamic Jihad militants in the West Bank and a blast which killed 15 at a rally in Gaza - an explosion blamed on Israel by Hamas but disowned by the Israelis.
The rocket attacks, in turn, brought a wave of Israeli air strikes.
Whoops. I do hope this time the Palestinians learned their lesson. This wasn’t a wise move on their behalf, and what’s worse I’d bet that Sharon knew this would eventually happen. He took the proper precautions for it. Hamas thought they were exhibiting a show of force, a flexing of their muscles, and simply tired of rattling sabers, they struck. The IDF wasted little time in responding in an overwhelmingly display of force.
Hamas just discovered what being in a real war is like. Israel isn’t constrained by the rules of occupation. The Geneva Convention rules are gone. As a terrorist group, Israel doesn’t have to recognize their status as a POW. They could do pretty much whatever they wanted to with the Hamas animals. And should Abbas declare them soldiers in the Palestinian Army, in hopes to protect them, then the next time rockets are fired out of Gaza, Abbas may be facing a formally-declared war. Not the smartest prospect as Israel won’t allow itself to be victimized again. The Palestinians will be treated like any other "sovereign" enemy that attacks Israelis, or Israel, proper.
Welcome to the world you wanted, boys. Let’s see if you got the smarts, read the memo, and will truly stop this garbage. Keep the peace, and keep your dogs on a leash, and you just may have that peace that Abbas claimed so many really wanted.
Publius II
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