Israel has been under constant attack for many years now. The leadership of Israel has shown remarkable restraint, far more than could reasonably be expected of a Country under constant terror and bombardment.
Lest we forget
Posted on 12/27/2008 2:01:50 AM PST by Cindy
Israel's air force fired around 20 missiles at targets in Gaza City on Saturday, causing heavy damage, a Reuters witness said. The IDF has confirmed the report. (Hanan Greenberg and Reuters)
Oh hell — why not — at least NUKE some of the most deserving!
” The United States calls on all concerned to address the urgent humanitarian needs of the innocent people of Gaza. “
All six of them....
(Who are you and what have you done with the *real* ‘turn the other cheek’ Condi??)
If the US wants to control what happens in the middle east it must issue a no cut ultimatum. Stop firing missiles at Israel, or we will annihilate you!
America gave Afghanistan no slack. It said “give up Mullah Omar and Osama or else”. We here in Canada and the rest of NATO are involved in the ‘or else’. We all have killed a lot of Afghans and continue to do so as I type this.
Why can’t America recogn ise Israel’s right to security also???
Why?
Isn't Hamas active in Gaza because Gazans at least tolerate their presence?
Why have the hosts no responsibility to carry out their own trash?
If Gazans should ever show the gumption to expel Hamas from their midst, I would be all in favor of helping them do so.
In the meantime, they deserve no more concern than any people who would harbor and encourage feral rats.
“I believe the “Perfect Storm” is beginning. Look around the world.”
It began under Jimmy Carter, just now we are only seeing the first rains come down. 0bama will lead us into a “restrained” response, then a true leader will emerge.
God bless Israel and America.
Never a doubt... 100% faith in Allegra... #1 in integrity on FR... and she has more guts than most men on FR.
LLS
Idiot.
With all due respect, it's commendable not to be known to turn the other cheek to a thug.
And if there's anything idiotic in the whole story, it's to turn it 5000 times.
This offensive is long overdue.
All six of them....
+++++++++++++++
Wow! I didn’t know there were so many. :)
If Israel and Gaza fight it out on their own it may settle down. My fear is the opportunity for Iran to jump in and try to accomplish their agenda...the destruction of Israel...add to it Russia will probably help and China would probably help Russia. I see the possiblities of dominos!!
I wonder, when and what Obama-Mama will utter?
And - just this week, we learned that leaders of Muslim republics in the Middle East, rewarded Ms Rice with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry......
http://news.google.com/news?q=Rice+and+jewelry&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-42,GGGL:en&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=news_result&resnum=11&ct=title
Wonder if she'll keep it or ?????
Soon we will hear that these same Arabs have donated generously to El Presidente Bush's "library".......as the did with Carter and Clinton who refused to kick their violent Jihadist asses as they deserved to be kicked.
Wake up folks - your oil and gas money has gone to buy almost EVERYONE in Washington, D.C..... Hell, they've even bought the incoming president before his inauguration!
Check my comment #224.
Zero may thus be a little on the quiet side.
Seems to be saying, "Pray for a miracle". After 60 years of this crap, what hasn't been tried?
Sweet!!!
Thank you, Cindy! Merry Christmas and a very Blessed New Year to you and yours as well. :)
from VOA:
World Leaders React to Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza
By Kent Klein
Washington
27 December 2008
A Palestinian security force officer carries a wounded girl into the emergency room at Shifa hospital in Gaza City, 27 Dec 2008
Israel’s deadly airstrikes on Hamas compounds in the Gaza Strip are drawing sharp reactions in the Arab world, and a variety of responses elsewhere.
The Israeli attacks brought immediate condemnation from Arab leaders, and especially from Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum who said the Palestinian people would not “live in bloodshed and between body parts, wounded and dead people,” and that Israel must “pay the price” for what he called “this aggression.”
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah group is a rival of Hamas, denounced the airstrikes and called for restraint.
Amr Moussa
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said his organization is shocked by the airstrikes, and condemns them as “an unimaginable and unacceptable act.”
The Arab League has scheduled an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss the situation. Moussa also said Arab League member Libya will call on fellow members of the United Nations Security Council to meet as soon as possible to deal with the situation in Gaza.
Egypt condemned the airstrikes as well, and said it would open its border with Gaza to allow some of the wounded to be brought out.
Protesters in Jordan’s capital, Amman, condemned the air raids.
Tzipi Livni (file photo)
Israel’s foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, defended her country’s actions and called for the support and understanding of the international community.
“The international community understands that Hamas is an extreme Islamist organization that spreads its hatred in the entire region, which is being supported by Iran,” she said. “And the international community needs to understand that this is the translation of the right of Israel to defend itself, that there is no other alternative and we are doing what we need to do in order to defend our citizens.”
Elsewhere, the U.N., British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and special Mideast envoy Tony Blair all called for an immediate restoration of calm.
Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi urged Israelis and Palestinians to “look for a different way out, even though it seems impossible.”
The United States urged Israel to avoid civilian casualties, and said Hamas must stop firing rockets into Israel.
Russia also called on Hamas to halt the rocket attacks, and urged Israel to halt its military operation in Gaza.
However, there is no indication that the Israelis are ready to pull back from Gaza. When a reporter asked Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak how long the military operation would take, he responded, “It will take time” and it will “widen as necessary.”
If Iran or another nation gets involved, they should also be completely defeated militarily.
Our esteemed leader Comrade Brown said the same thing - “don't use disproportionate force” - It's code for ‘don't win”.
bah!
Note: Photos included.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129055
“IDF Releases Photos of Hamas Targets, Terror Training Facilities”
by Hana Levi Julian
Kislev 30, 5769 / December 27, ‘08
Published: 12/27/08, 10:15 PM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) The IDF on Saturday night released aerial photos of Hamas facilities targeted by IAF fighter pilots on Saturday in Operation ‘Cast Lead.’
The photos show the military training facilities Hamas has developed in Gaza, where Israel forcibly evicted close to 10,000 of its Jewish citizens in August 2005 in hopes of establishing peace with its Palestinian Authority Arab neighbors.”
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