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In upside-down Gaza, rockets fired at Israel actually aim to hurt Hamas
The Times of Israel ^ | 6/24/2013 | AVI ISSACHAROFF

Posted on 06/24/2013 3:55:49 PM PDT by Former Fetus

Celebrations of Mohammed Assaf’s victory on “Arab Idol” lasted in the Gaza Strip for just under 24 hours. A volley of rockets fired from Gaza Sunday night and Monday morning at several targets in Israel marked a return to routine in the Strip. The Israeli response wasn’t long in coming: bombs on installations associated with Islamic Jihad, which was apparently responsible for the rocket fire, and on the tunnels in Rafah, and a closing of the border crossings between Israel and Gaza.

But this time, after 40 days of total quiet, the motivation for launching the missiles is not related to Israel. The various Palestinian groups, including Islamic Jihad, didn’t even attempt to claim that the “Zionist enemy” was responsible for the current deterioration. The shooting is rooted in an internal Palestinian incident whose exact circumstances are unclear. What we do know is that a senior Islamic Jihad official was shot to death, apparently by Hamas policemen. The Jihad decided to “avenge” his death by attacking a very sensitive spot for Hamas these days — the ceasefire with Israel.

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hamas; islamicjihad; israel; rockets; waronterror
Like Palin said, let Allah short them out!
1 posted on 06/24/2013 3:55:49 PM PDT by Former Fetus
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To: Former Fetus

Even if Sharia took over the whole world, the infighting would be spectacular.


2 posted on 06/24/2013 4:10:16 PM PDT by lurk
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To: Former Fetus
>"Like Palin said, let Allah short them out!"

That's all well and good. Since when did the dog eating homosexual sand nazi start taking advice from the law abiding?

In fact, stinky has forces massing on both sides of Israel.

Isolationism would be nice.

3 posted on 06/24/2013 4:13:24 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall With no one to raise him up; And I will set)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Former Fetus.
The various Palestinian groups, including Islamic Jihad, didn't even attempt to claim that the “Zionist enemy” was responsible for the current deterioration. The shooting is rooted in an internal Palestinian incident whose exact circumstances are unclear. What we do know is that a senior Islamic Jihad official was shot to death, apparently by Hamas policemen. The Jihad decided to "avenge" his death by attacking a very sensitive spot for Hamas these days -- the ceasefire with Israel.

4 posted on 06/25/2013 3:52:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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