Posted on 04/16/2005 1:01:16 AM PDT by underlying
The bleak statistics from Gush Katif will not - for now - precipitate any change in Israeli policy. Nearly 80 mortars and Qassam rockets landed on the settlements of Gush Katif in the last 36 hours, but it seems that as long as the shelling does not cause casualties, the troops will be kept in their positions.
On Saturday night the settlers had hoped for "a proper Zionist response" - a euphemism for aggressive action against the mortar launchers - when they heard the helicopters over Khan Yunis. But their hopes were quickly dashed. The pilots were told only to find the source of the fire. The Israeli response to the heaviest bombardment by Palestinians on the settlements since the end of January is, therefore, a combination of gritting teeth and stepping up the complaints about Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
What the hell? Bring in some news cameras, get some photos!
where is their counter battery mortar radar ?
I can't believe they are not giving back in kind .
Why take it?
So, because the terrorists have bad aim, you don't stop them? Why give them the practice? Why wait to have deaths? You won't get those people back. Stupid.
As if, once they leave Gaza, the Pallis won't start shelling Israel itself. The Arabs regard these Israeli retreats as weakness, not gesures of peace. It will only embolden them. The best defense is to open up with an Israeli bombardment (which will be much more lethal and accurate) in response to these attacks. I think the Israeli Govt knows this, but is too afraid of criticism from the rest of the world (yes, including the US) to take the proper measures.
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