(Palestinian's Qassam) Rockets to threaten Tel Aviv

Yediot Ahranot ^ | 31 July 2005 | Ali Waked

[CWOJackson]

I firmly believe Israel should provide ammunition to Paletinian forces...but only when necessary and at high velocity.

[Sabramerican]

If you missed it, the US asked France for help.

[Esther Ruth]

Soon - Because they have parted MY Land..

Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is NEAR!!! in the valley of decision.


http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Joe/Joe003.html#top

[M. Espinola]

"If you missed it, the US asked France for help."

Thanks for the link. Israeli-Arab 'diplomacy' are becoming stranger and deadly by the second.

Could it be (Vichy)French bullets will murder even more Israelis then the current Iranian?

[Polybius]

The Qassam-2’s range:

The Israeli Air Force's range:

[anotherview]

What does disengagement have to do with the threat by Palestinians to move Qassam rockets into the West Bank? One has nothing to do with the other.

[anotherview]

This article points to the absurdity of the disengagement- which he supports.

How is this so? Qassam rockets cannot strike Tel Aviv or anywhere in the Sharon region from Gaza. The threat is that the Palestinians will move them from Gaza to the West Bank. It will now be *easier* to totally seal Gaza and prevent that.

[M. Espinola]

"The Israeli Air Force's range:"

Excellent IAF range map. Targeting problems both near & far (Iran).

The Mullah Express!

[HighlyOpinionated]

BTTT

Muslims/Moslems think they are winning because the Jews left Gaza?

I can hear it now: "Go ahead, Muslim, make my day." Stated right after the first Qassam rocket is launched and before it hits the ground.

Muslims want to start Armageddon? The Jewish response will be swift and painful for them.

[Honestfreedom]

Those lines keep changing. I remember hearing that if they ever hit Sderot with Kassams all hell would break lose. Now they do it all the time and it is ignored. It is also a crazy policy if it is okay to shell Sderot and not Tel Aviv. Imagine telling some citizens of your nation that you are not important enough to fight or get mad over.

[Neocon Shavuz]

With completion of Gaza withdrawal and transfer of control over so-called "Philadelphia corridor" to Egyptians, Palestinian Gaza enters new stage in that war. Qassams were just a beginning. Gaza will be getting the same (or higher) level of military support as Hizballah gets from Iran. Today on the Lebanon borders deployed thousands of Hizballah' rockets, able to cover Northern Israel to Hadera. Gaza will cover the South.

BTW, does Israel still supply Gaza with electricity, gas and water?

[safisoft]

My home is in Netanya. I am seven miles from Samaria and I am on the coast. There is no place to move anyone.

Shalom from North Carolina! We returned Sunday from 10 days in Eretz Yisrael. We drove right by you on Thursday last week.

One of the problems with many Americans' view of the land/peace issue in Israel is the lack of perspective on the relatively tiny size of Israel. If the lands were reversed (U.S. in the Land of Israel), there is no way that the American public would be as patient as the Israeli public has been. They would be DEMANDING that the so-called Palestinians be relocated to Jordan.

[Alouette]

There are some lines the Palestinians have never dared cross. Once they cross certain lines Israeli anger would be too great to contain.

What red lines haven't they crossed? Mass murder at Passover celebrations in your home town? Mass murder of people returning from prayer at the Kotel? Shooting pregnant women and babies at point blank range?

I agree they haven't yet set off a nuke in Tel Aviv, but just wait till they get their paws on a nuke.

[Sabramerican]

That sentiment, about further off red lines, is unfortunate but in a way understandable psychologically.

It's like the example they use about cooking lobster. The lobster boils to death not appreciating the ever rising temperature.

Israel is so psychologically damaged, to shock them is getting harder and harder.

Imagine the response of Israel 1948-1993, to rockers fired daily into an Israeli towns.

[anotherview]

I have more faith in our intelligence services and the IDF than you do. If the Egyptians don't do their job on the border we will know and take appropriate actions. No large quantities of missiles (or hopefully any missiles at all) will be allowed in Gaza. Do you seriously believe we will stop monitoring the border?

To answer your question: yes, we provide utilities. We really should stop and let the Palestinians fend for themselves. If they can build rockets they can build desalination plants, no?

[anotherview]

You're both right. My choice of words was, at best, unfortunate.

Let's put it this way: at some point a Palestinian action or set of actions enrages the Israeli public so much that the government has no choice but to act. We've seen major terrorist attacks followed by major IDF operations before. Sometimes it was because an attack was particularly heinous but more often than not it's because we reached a point where we couldn't sit back any longer no matter how much Washington protested.

My point is that missiles landing in Tel Aviv would be heinous enough to provoke such a response. I am not saying that any of the attacks you have mentioned is not horrific in and of itself.

[Neocon Shavuz]

If the Egyptians don't do their job on the border we will know and take appropriate actions.

What? Attack Egyptians? Come on, get real.

Do you seriously believe we will stop monitoring the border?

Well, Yes, I sure do. IDF was not able to completely cut Gaza from Egyptian military supplies coming through (and under) the border at Rafiakh. What makes you think that thing would change for better as IDF leaves?

As for utilities, they should be cut off next day after evacuation. The whole point to leave Gaza was to let them swim (and sink) on their own.

[Neocon Shavuz]

...so much that the government has no choice but to act

And they did... what? Blew up a car with terrorists inside? As Israeli citizen do you consider that an adequate response able to protect TA from further bombardments?