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Palestinians Shell Western Negev With Grads, Mortar Attacks
Jerusalem Post ^ | 31 Jan 2011 | Yaakov Lappin

Posted on 01/31/2011 5:08:11 PM PST by edpc

Barrage of fire from Gaza hits southern Israel; rocket lands near building where wedding is taking place in Netivot; 4 treated for shock, vehicle damaged; Color Red rocket alert system fails to go off.

The relative calm in the South was shattered on Monday night when Palestinians in Gaza fired a barrage of powerful Grad rockets and mortar shells at the western Negev.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ayersintifada; dncintifada; gaza; israel; middleeast; msmintifada; obamaintifada

1 posted on 01/31/2011 5:08:18 PM PST by edpc
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To: edpc

It’s starting.


2 posted on 01/31/2011 5:10:21 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: edpc

Seems the distractions in Egypt proved too much for the jihadis to resist. I really wish Israel would drive these rats into the sea and be done with them.


3 posted on 01/31/2011 5:10:21 PM PST by MeganC (Soli Deo Gloria)
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To: edpc

There was another story that Hezbollah has taken the riots in Egypt as an opportunity to move some big weapons into Gaza.


4 posted on 01/31/2011 5:10:38 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: edpc

With high unemployment times are really tough on grads.


5 posted on 01/31/2011 5:11:01 PM PST by proudpapa
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Well no wonder the Pallies are so stupid, tossing out all their grads......


6 posted on 01/31/2011 5:13:10 PM PST by Red Badger (Whenever these vermin call you an 'idiot', you can be sure that you are doing something right.)
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To: driftdiver

Do you mean Hamas? Not being picky, but there would definitely be a difference and it’d be newsworthy.


7 posted on 01/31/2011 5:13:47 PM PST by edpc (It's Kräusened)
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To: proudpapa
*groan*

Actually, that was very clever and funny.

8 posted on 01/31/2011 5:15:42 PM PST by edpc (It's Kräusened)
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To: Da Coyote
It’s starting.

Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel? I think that horse left the starting gate long ago.

9 posted on 01/31/2011 5:16:12 PM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: edpc

You’re probably right. I get confused with all these anti-american jew hating terrorist groups.


10 posted on 01/31/2011 5:16:26 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: proudpapa

They blow up so fast.


11 posted on 01/31/2011 5:22:34 PM PST by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: edpc

Seems grads will do anything for work these days.


12 posted on 01/31/2011 5:27:43 PM PST by snowrip (Liberal? You are a socialist idiot with no rational argument.)
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To: MeganC

With Obama in charge they can not count on any help from us.


13 posted on 01/31/2011 5:28:49 PM PST by screaminsunshine (Surfers Rule)
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>> Palestinians Shell Western Negev With Grads, Mortar Attacks <<

Don’t worry; the grads are liberal arts majors. And the mortars still have the tassels attached.


14 posted on 01/31/2011 5:28:49 PM PST by dangus ("The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops" -- St. John Crysostom ("the Golden-Mouthed"))
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To: snowrip

When I graduated we just sent the mortars (the silly hats!) up in the air..


15 posted on 01/31/2011 5:30:08 PM PST by 21twelve ( You can go from boom to bust, from dreams to a bowl of dust ... another lost generation.)
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4th February, 1969: The Palestine Liberation Organization was founded.


16 posted on 01/31/2011 5:32:34 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: MeganC

“Seems the distractions in Egypt proved too much for the jihadis to resist. I really wish Israel would drive these rats into the sea and be done with them.”

I would never wish harm on another human being, but a vial of Ebola in a aza market on a friday afternoon should do the trick. Seal the border and blame Iran for testing a new weapon to destroy Israel.


17 posted on 01/31/2011 6:18:49 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz ( Happy Freeping New Year)
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