Posted on 08/15/2006 9:36:15 AM PDT by Sopater
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Islamic Jihad fired rockets similar to Hizballah's katyushas at the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Monday just as the cease-fire between Israel and the Hizballah terrorist organization was beginning to take hold.
But even before the cease-fire, a Hamas columnist said that Palestinians would be the greatest beneficiaries of what he called the Hizballah victory. He said it paved the way for a third Palestinian uprising.
Writing in the Hamas paper Al-Risala, columnist Ibrahim Abu Heija said that the "Palestinian resistance" [a euphemism for terrorism] would be the "greatest beneficiary" of what he called Hizballah's victory.
"This is an important moment that the Palestinian resistance must seize," wrote Abu Heija in the paper, which is published twice weekly and distributed in the Hamas power base of Gaza.
Palestinian groups "benefited" from a similar moment six years ago, at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa intifadah, Abu Heija said.
Hizballah congratulated the Lebanese people on their "big victory" over Israel in a leaflet distributed to citizens on Monday.
Hizballah claimed victory when Israel withdrew unilaterally from a south Lebanese security zone six years ago, in May 2000 -- a move that inspired Palestinians to launch their violent uprising later that year.
More than 1,000 Israelis -- many of them civilians -- have been killed since then in Palestinian terror attacks.
"And now, after the cease-fire [hudna] has been tried and the experience of changing the [Palestinian] Authority reached its peak, the door will be opened for a third Palestinian intifada [uprising], that will transform the resistance from the stage of reaction [to Israeli] actions to [resistance] that is carried out at our initiative," he said, according to a translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
"In general, it is important for the Palestinian resistance to exploit the effects of the victory in Lebanon for its own interests in order to achieve its rights and move forward towards its objectives, and to encourage the whole public to unite behind its program," he wrote last week.
Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for launching two Grad rockets that landed at the port of Ashkelon, a city that's been repeatedly hit by Kassam rockets.
The rockets are similar to the Katyushas, which Hizballah has been firing at northern Israel.
Following the attack, Palestinians reported that three Palestinians had been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. The army said it had identified three terrorists as they returned to collect their rocket launcher and had fired on them.
Now or later. Later they'll be stronger.
Unfortunately, terrorists and the iranian hitler are becoming the darlings of the MSM. The Lord God Himself ends it, we know that for sure.
These idiots have got to be the most bass-ackwards people on the face of the Earth.
Un-f***ing-believable
Whatever.
Good job, Olmert.
I agree. I think that's why the ANSWER crowd like them so much. They have the Soviet "Arrested Developemnet" thing perfected.
"And now, after the cease-fire [hudna] has been tried and the experience of changing the [Palestinian] Authority reached its peak, the door will be opened for a third Palestinian intifada [uprising], that will transform the resistance from the stage of reaction [to Israeli] actions to [resistance] that is carried out at our initiative," he said, according to a translation provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
"In general, it is important for the Palestinian resistance to exploit the effects of the victory in Lebanon for its own interests in order to achieve its rights and move forward towards its objectives, and to encourage the whole public to unite behind its program," he wrote last week."
Wow, that didn't take long. Any peaceful intention or perceived unwillingness to wage all out war is always viewed by Muslims as a weakness and thus an invitation for further [Muslim] advances and exploits. Going into Lebanon and not finishing this thing swiftly and decisively will lead to much greater problems in the not too distant future. This cease-fire is viewed by Hezbollah, Hamas and others as nothing more than a tactical interlude to rearm and become even more aggressive as they feel they've exposed a soft underside.
Olmert and Israel have been made to look weak in all this and may be in an angry mood. This may not be a good time to strike Israel as they may be looking for anything to make themselves look and feel better.
If only they would do their own "Pickett's charge".
This is the only thing I can figure about these nuts.
They are setting themselves up for the big fall. They'll convince themselves they won, and try it again. Next time Israel will have a different leader with the cajones to finish the job.
Some benefit... "Incoming!"...
I was hoping the same thing myself, until this ceasefire they agreed to. The way I understand it, Israel didn't get their kidnapped soldiers back, Hezbollah is still not disarmed, Hezbollah is still in Lebanon who is way too friendly with them, and Iran and Syria now have confirmation that even Israel refuses to do what is necessary to impeded their religious-zealot-lunatic of a leader's willful induction of the end of the world. Did I get that about right? Now, given all of that, why WOULDN'T someone lob rockets at Israel? The US? The UK? Anyone? "Hello??? Paging Condi Rice, Come in Rice, do you copy?"
Israel, the U.S., Great Britian, it doesn't matter. These terrorists are after all of us. Everytime we don't finish the job, we lose, they gain. Time after time they prove amongst their people that terrorism works, that is what fuels it! What ever happened to "you're either with us or with the terrorist"? Now we'll go in and help rebuild Lebanon so Hezbollah will have more comfortable digs again. Please....I am so over these homicidal maniacs, all of them, yes, even the women and children.
This has been now been the model for Hezbollah. Engage Israel in a insurgency style guerilla warfare. We started the weakness message and now Israel solidified the message. We have further advanced the perception of the West as being unwilling, to really sacrifice to protect our interests.
"Hamas Sees Hizballah 'Victory' as Cause for New Intifada"
Let me just say: OLMERT'S FAULT!
LLS
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