Hamas continues to fire rockets at Israel

[bemildred]

Hamas militants have continued to fire dozens of rockets into southern Israel, injuring several people. The towns of Ashkelon, Ashdod and Sderot all came in for a pounding from the short and long range Qassam and Grad missiles. And, an Israeli government minister found himself at the centre of the chaos. Finance Minister Roni Bar-on, who had been visiting Askkelon to show residents his support, had to make a desperate run for cover after a rocket siren sounded. Fortunately for the Minister and his security crew, this time it was a false alert.

Not the case in the town of Sderot, which was hit by rocket attack earlier today. The Jewish state says some 500 missles have been fired into Israel since the start of the conflict 10 days ago, killing 4 Israel’s and injuring 30.

http://www.euronews.net/en/article/05/01/2009/hamas-continues-to-fire-rockets-at-israel/

[madeline_con]

1. "...killing 4 Israel’s and injuring 30"

Do you have the stats for Gazans killed and injured?

[Joe the Revelator]

9. Do you think Hamas wouldn't kill more Israelis if given the chance?

Do you think they're pulling punches in order to show mercy or just be nice?

[madeline_con]

15. I think Israel would kill more if they could. n/t

[ProgressiveProfessor]

18. They could flatten Gaza if they chose to, so clearly you are not thinking clearly

[Statistical]

19. You don't think Israel could kill more?

You have no concept of how powerful modern weapons were.

Allied forces killed 450,000 Germans in 46 days during the Normandy invasion. That's 10,000 soldiers per day. Almost 500 per hour 24/7 non-stop.

The IDF possess weapons that make the equipment used in WWII look like toys.

Conventional artillery could flatten the entire building.
The IDF MLRS battalions could kill every living person in Gaza within a couple hours by covering the sky with bomblets so there is nowhere to run.
Thermobaric weapons could simply crush people no matter where they hide.

You really think Israel is trying to maximize casualties? Maybe some part of you just wants them to be that evil.

[uppityperson]

16. wtf does that have to do with the comment by that poster?

Maybe you put it in the wrong place? Or maybe you are just reacting and attacking? Doesn't seem to follow.

[Vegasaurus]

2. Hamas is so **** stupid

It could stop the entire war if it stopped the rockets.

Instead, Hamas chooses to put its entire civilian population at risk and under seige, for its own resistance and desire to annihilate Israel.

They are a curse on the Palestinian people.

[Recursion]

3. No, it couldn't

The blockade and starvation would continue without rockets.

[Vegasaurus]

4. We don't know that

Let's see ALL the rockets stop (not just a few dozen, and pretend they don't count).

If Israel still had a seige, I'd be just as outraged as you.

But we haven't seen total cessation of the rockets for a single day in eight years.

I'd say Hamas should give it a try.

[EFerrari]

5. Yes, we do know that. Because the blockade was on during the cease fire.

Good grief.

[Vegasaurus]

10. It wasn;'t a "real" ceasefire

There were still rockets, all throughout.

Maybe fewer until November 4th, but still rockets.

I was saying NO rockets.

That has never happened, and perhaps Hamas should try it.

[Recursion]

12. PERHAPS ISRAEL SHOULD TRY NOT STARVING THE GAZANS

Seriously, do you even listen to what you're saying?

[Recursion]

6. Yes we do, because it did

Look I hate to get angry on the Internet, but we know it would continue because it did.

We get our own interpretations of the facts but we don't get our own facts and this is seriously starting to tick me off.

[thunder rising]

7. Nop, Israel is going to kill the Palestinians regardless of what they do.

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. sadly - you are correct "Israel is going to kill the Palestinians regardless of what they do."

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Just like the BushGang was gonna invade Iraq no matter what Saddam did/did not do.

USA is the World's aggressor/empire builder

hateful bunch

[Duckhunter935]

11. Palestinians are going to kill the Israelis regardless of what they do

Both sides really need to stop

[wellst0nev0ter]

13. No Suicide Bombings in 1999 and 2000

Read it. Learn it. Live it.

[Duckhunter935]

17. They tried, slowed on both sides during peace talks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israeli-Palestinian_conflict

The Israeli Army withdraws from southern Lebanon, in compliance with U.N. Resolution 425 and then the PLO left the talks

May 17, 1999

Ehud Barak of the Labour Party is elected Prime Minister under the One Israel banner.


May 24, 2000
The Israeli Army withdraws from southern Lebanon, in compliance with U.N. Resolution 425. Syria and Lebanon insist that the withdrawal is incomplete, claiming the Shebaa Farms as Lebanese and still under occupation. The UN certifies full Israeli withdrawal.


July 2000
The Camp David Summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat aimed at reaching a "final status" agreement collapses after Yasser Arafat would not accept a proposal drafted by American and Israeli negotiators.


Second Intifada begins

September 28, 2000
Right wing Israeli Opposition Leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount which is administered by a Waqf (Under Israeli law, each religious group is granted administration of their holy sites). The day after the visit, violent confrontations erupt between Muslims and Israeli Police. Arafat names the second intifada the Al-Aqsa Intifada after Sharon's visit, for the Al-Aqsa Mosque contained within the Temple Mount (holy also to Jews and Christians). This event is considered by some to be one of the possible catalysts of the second intifada, however, it is commonly accepted in most circles that there had been numerous underlying causes.


September 29, 2000
Violent confrontations erupt between Muslims and Israeli Police outside a mosque.


October 1-9, 2000
October 2000 events in Israel. Solidarity demonstrations held by Palestinian citizens of Israel escalate into clashes with Israeli police and Israeli Jewish citizens. 13 Palestinian civilians (12 with Israeli citizenship) are shot and killed by Israeli police and one Jewish civilian is killed by an Arab citizen.


November 22, 2000
Two Israeli women killed and 60 civilians were wounded in a car bomb attack in Hadera.


October 12, 2000
The lynching in Ramallah.
On October 12, 2000, two Israeli soldiers (Vadim Nurzhitz and Yossi Avrahami)<2> entered Ramallah and were arrested by the Palestinian Authority police. According to Israeli sources, the men were non-combatant reservists on their way to report for duty as drivers <3>, who had entered Ramallah by mistake. Palestinian sources claimed that the men were armed and "dressed in civilian clothes, apparently on an undercover operation",<4> but their bodies in military uniform can clearly be seen in photographs<5> and in video footage broadcast later on the TV. It was also reported that rumours were "circulating through the mob that the captives belonged to the feared and hated undercover units of the Israeli army which dress as Arabs".<6>
An agitated Palestinian mob stormed the police station, and beat the soldiers to death, throwing their mutilated bodies into the street. The mob abused the bodies and dragged them in the street.



December 10, 2000
Prime Minister Ehud Barak resigns.
January 21-27, 2001
Taba Summit. Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority aimed to reach the "final status" of negotiations. Ehud Barak temporarily withdraws from negotiations during the Israeli elections, subsequently Ariel Sharon refused to continue negotiating in the face of the newly erupted violence.


February 6, 2001
Ariel Sharon of Likud is elected Prime Minister and refuses to continue negotiations with Yasser Arafat at the Taba Summit.


June 1, 2001
Dolphinarium massacre. A Hamas suicide bomber exploded himself at the entrance of a club. 21 Israelis killed, over 100 injured, all youth.

Five months prior to the bombing, there was a failed terrorist attempt at the same spot.


August 9, 2001
Sbarro restaurant massacre. A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt weighing 5 to 10 kilograms, containing explosives, nails, nuts and bolts, detonated his bomb. In the blast 15 people (including 7 children) were killed, and 130 wounded. Both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad initially claimed responsibility.

[wellst0nev0ter]

14. I See The Bombings/Invasions Are Working

Just like in Lebanon :eyes:

[BunkerHill24]

20. Israelis politicians are well aware that Hamas will not go away

Hamas is part of the fabric of the Palestinian ppl, hence killing off Hamas whilst killing hundreds of innocent civilians in the process is rather ludicrous, and Israelis know this full well.