Israel paying$125,000 a day to shell Gaza

[donsu]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1751874,00.html


Gaza families watch in awe and fear as Israelis pour in 300 shells a day

Minister defends daily barrage bill of £125,000
· Palestinian girl 15th to be killed in Gaza since Friday


The Israeli government said yesterday it would continue its bombardment of northern Gaza with an estimated 300 shells a day despite international criticism over the death of a young girl.

Shaul Mofaz, the defence minister who is touring Israel's borders with Gaza, said: "As long as it's not quiet here , it won't be quiet there ."

Israeli forces have been firing shells close to Palestinian communities to stop militants from firing rockets at Israeli communities. The army continued to bombard the outskirts of Beit Lahiya yesterday, but Palestinian militants fired their homemade missiles from different residential areas, which they believe are safe from Israeli reprisals.
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could any of that be our tax dollars?

along with Basra, I wouldn't want to have a baby in Gaza either.

[tatertop]

1. You can bet that is 100 percent paid for with US green backs

Between Iraq, Iran and this, we are learning what it was like to be a German citizen during the Nazi years.
We watch in silence. We say nothing.
We do even less.

[Tom Joad]

2. Correction. US taxpayers paying over $200,000 per day.

AIPAC thanks all of you. carry on.

(made conversion from British Pounds to US dollars).

[Swede]

3. Who pays for the Kassam rockets?

The terrorists have fired over a hundred into Israel in the last month.

[acmejack]

5. I love the smell of retribution in the morning

That certainly justifies the barbarity doesn't it, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. There was a time not so long a ago when the Irgun and the Stern Gang were considered by some to be worthy of that apellation...

[Roland99]

4. Saddam only paid out $25,000 every once in a while.