Posted on 01/06/2009 2:55:45 PM PST by Cindy
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/Behind+the+Headlines/Ttragedy_school_Jebaliya_6-Jan-2009.htm
Behind the Headlines: The tragedy at the school in Jebaliya
6 Jan 2009 An initial inquiry by forces on operating in the area of the incident indicates that a number of mortar shells were fired at IDF forces from within the Jebaliya school. In response to the incoming enemy fire, the forces returned mortar fire to the source. Preliminary Background Briefing
Today, a reported 30 Palestinians were killed in a heartrending tragedy at a school in Jebaliya. Initial investigations indicate that Hamas terrorists fired mortar bombs from the area of the school towards Israeli forces, who returned fire towards the source of the shooting. The Israeli return fire landed outside the school, yet a series of explosions followed, indicating the probable presence of munitions and explosives in the building. Intelligence indicates that among those killed were Immad Abu Iskar and Hassan Abu Iskar, two known Hamas mortar crewmen.
Innocent civilians should not have died. However, it is vitally important to understand how this horrific incident occurred and who truly bears the responsibility for it.
Hamas began the current conflict when, three weeks ago it unilaterally violated the state of calm, and launched unprovoked rocket and mortar barrages on Israeli cities. This act of aggression was a clear violation of international law, and highlights a basic fact - not a single Israeli nor a single Palestinian would have been hurt had Hamas not launched its brutal attacks.
Israel had to respond. No government would stand idly by while its citizens are subjected to rockets and mortar attacks. Self-defense is an inherent right, and responsibility of every state. It is enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and remains a cornerstone of international law.
While the investigation of the incident continues, one crucial detail is already apparent: this tragedy occurred because Hamas consistently uses its own population as human shields. While betting that Israel will hesitate to strike back at areas with civilians present, Hamas covers its bet with the knowledge that should civilians be harmed, Hamas still wins since Israel will be censured by the world's media.
The best way to avoid the use of Palestinians as human shields is for the international community to begin to place the blame where it truly belongs - on the Hamas terrorists who exploit the suffering of their own people for political gain. Only the consorted international censure of Hamas will cause that terrorist organization to stop this perverted practice.
While Hamas exploits its own civilians as human shields as it deliberately targets the civilians of Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) does its best to avoid harming civilians on either side. Many Israeli anti-terrorists operations have been aborted at the last minute, due to the untimely presence of civilians in the target area. Unfortunately, tragedies happen in wartime, particularly when one side violates international law by firing while hiding behind civilians.
During its operations in Gaza, the IDF is making every effort to comply with the two basic legal tests of international humanitarian law: (1) are the targets legitimate military objectives and (2) is an action likely to cause disproportionate damage to the civilian population and their property.
Israel faces a particular challenge with regards to determining the legitimacy of intended targets. The presence of civilians in an area of conflict does not stop a military objective from being a legitimate target. This is both the letter of international law and a reflection of state practice. The deliberate positioning of Hamas military targets among Palestinian civilians presents a problem with which Israel must consistently contend.
The Iranian-backed Hamas, as a matter of strategy, refuses to uphold one of most fundamental requirements of international humanitarian law - that of distinguishing between combatants/military instillations and civilians/civilian properties. It follows therefore that while Israel does all it can to avoid harming non-combatants, under international law, any collateral injury to them is the responsibility of the Hamas, which deliberately chooses to operate from civilian structures and fire behind human shields.
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/Behind+the+Headlines/Ttragedy_school_Jebaliya_6-Jan-2009.htm
ISRAEL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
“Behind the Headlines: The tragedy at the school in Jebaliya”
6 Jan 2009
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http://israel.internet-haganah.com/archives/001514.html
January 06, 2009
“HAMAS EXPLOITATION OF CIVILIANS AS HUMAN SHIELDS”
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hamas_e028.pdf
“HAMAS EXPLOITATION OF CIVILIANS AS HUMAN SHIELDS”
(January 6, 2009)
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Israel.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com
“HaYishuv”
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http://israel.internet-haganah.com/archives/001520.html
January 06, 2009
“LOOKING BACK: ANOTHER GREAT MOMENT IN THE HISTORY OF UN SCHOOLS IN THE GAZA STRIP”
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http://www.internet-haganah.com/haganah/internet.html
(View free NOW at above link)
05 January 2009
“Current distribution of Hamas supporters observed online”
http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/2008-12-12/hamas-supporters-online.jpg
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006470.html
(subscriber link)
http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/006281.php
(subscriber link)
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http://israel.internet-haganah.com/archives/001515.html
January 06, 2009
“HIZBALLAH, HAMAS AND PIJ SERVICE PROVIDERS, REVISITED.”
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http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e027.htm
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
January 5, 2009
“Operation Cast Lead Update No. 7”
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http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e026.htm
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
January 4, 2009
“Operation Cast Lead Update No. 6”
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BLOG:
http://www.jihadica.com/ansar-network-hacking-jewish-websites-in-response-to-israel-attack/
“Ansar Network Hacking Jewish Websites In Response To Israel Attack”
(January 5, 2009)
www.jihadica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/1-4-09-faloja-list-of-hacked-jewish-sites.pdf
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BLOG:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/195644.php
December 31, 2008
“Hundreds Of Israeli Websites Hacked In Propaganda War (Update)”
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http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124658&intsrc=hm_list
“With Gaza conflict, cyberattacks come too
Thousands of Web pages have been hit by hackers from Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey and Iran”
By Robert McMillan
SNIPPET: “December 31, 2008 (IDG News Service) The conflict raging in Gaza between Israel and Palestine has spilled over to the Internet.
Since Saturday, thousands of Web pages have been defaced by hacking groups operating out of Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey and Iran, said Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.”
JPOST.com (AP): "SAUDI CLERIC CALLS FOR TARGETING ISRAELIS ALL OVER THE WORLD" (SNIPPET: "A Saudi Web site reported on Sunday that a popular cleric issued a fatwa urging Muslims to target Israeli interests "everywhere," to avenge the attacks on the Gaza strip. The site, Rasid, posts news about Saudi Arabia's Shiite community and said that Sheik Awadh al-Garni issued a religious edict..." (December 28, 2008, 23:07)
ping.
Good shot by the Israeli’s
ADDING to post no. 1:
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvBf-Vh4pNg&eurl=http://idfspokesperson.com/
“IDF VLOG UPDATE: Hamas Terrorists in UN School - Capt. Benjamin Rutland - 6 Jan. 2009”
VIDEO DESCRIPTION - QUOTE:
Subscribeidfnadesk
January 06, 2009
(less info)
6 Jan. 2009 -IDF forces strike Hamas terrorists who cynically used a United Nations school as shelter while firing mortar bombs at Israeli soldiers, thus endangering Palestinian civilians. IDF Spokesman Capt. Benjamin Rutland reports on yet another instance of Hamas’ exploitation of Gazans as human shields.
Category: News & Politics
Tags: Israel Gaza fighting IDF Spokesperson Hamas terror operation Cast Lead rockets Islam Jihad Middle East Palestinian school UN UNWR
What kind of men(?) store explosives in a school? Wolves and sharks have a higher moral standard.
Sadly, its hard to say that you are fighting the war for your childrens’ future when you use them as shields to cover your mortar sights. .
VIDEOS:
VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2m4HbiIKKA&feature=channel_page
“Hamas Militants and Weapons in Urban Gaza Hit by Israel Air Force 6 Jan. 2009”
(Added January 6, 2009)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5TXvrl9CO4&feature=channel_page
“Israeli Ground Forces in Gaza 6 Jan. 2009”
(Added January 6, 2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j61ktUeDDuo&feature=channel_page
“Operation Cast Lead: Background Briefing 6 Jan. 2009”
(Added January 6, 2009)
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hamas/index
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3651783,00.html
“Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents
Grim picture of Gazans’ lives painted by reports emerging from Strip, claiming gunmen hiding in civilian homes, using residents as human shields, and hijacking trucks of humanitarian aid”
Roee Nahmias
Published: 01.06.09, 22:32 / Israel News
SNIPPET: “A government or a gang?”
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3651852,00.html
(REUTERS)
“Canada: Hamas responsible for deadly Gaza attack”
Published: 01.07.09, 01:00 / Israel News
VIDEO:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=46e_1231230093
“”Hitler Didn’t Do a Good Job””
Gaza “Peace” Thugs Chant And Get Aggressive. Toronto, Canada
(Added January 2, 2009)
http://www.thememriblog.org/turkey
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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1231167283327&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Jan 6, 2009 21:37
“Israeli team flees to changing room in Turkey”
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANKARA,
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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Note: The following blog entry is a quote:
http://www.thememriblog.org/turkey/blog_personal/en/12715.htm
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council chief arrives in Ankara to discuss the situation in Gaza
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council chief will arrive in Ankara on Wednesday to deliver President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s message regarding the Israeli offensive on Gaza.
Source: Hurriyet (Turkey), January 6, 2009
Posted at: 2009-01-06
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/158816
“Sarkozy Tells Assad: Stop Hamas”
Reported: 22:10 PM - Jan/06/09
RECAP:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7812187.stm
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159461/posts
Tunisian bomb attack trial opens
BBC NEWS ^ | Page last updated at 16:59 GMT, Monday, 5 January 2009 | n/a
Posted on January 6, 2009 12:16:08 AM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is being tried in absentia for the 2002 attack
SNIPPET: Telephone calls
Kuwaiti-born Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of organising the bombing, which killed 14 German tourists, five Tunisians and two French nationals.
Under French law the death of the two French means a trial can be held in France.
According to court documents, suicide bomber Nizar Nouar called Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Mr Ganczarski, a convert to Islam who specialised in communications, just before he drove the gas-laden truck into the synagogue.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
45 posted on January 6, 2009 12:25:47 AM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/synagogue
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3651286,00.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159462/posts
Burning car rams synagogue door in France
AP via YNET NEWS.com ^ | Published: 01.06.09, 09:49 / Israel News | n/a
Posted on January 6, 2009 12:19:12 AM PST by Cindy
Breaking News
A burning car was rammed into a synagogue door in southwest France as the interior minister convened Muslims, Jews and police in Paris to warn against contagion from the Gaza conflict.
(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...
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I agree and unfortunately, jihad is a culture of death.
OPINION:
Men who don’t care.
The real scandal is how Hamas was able to use a UN school as a military base.
Thanks to Godzilla (Threat Matrix on FreeRepublic.com) for the ping to this article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,477069,00.html
“Al Qaeda No. 2 Blames Obama, Egypt’s President for Gaza”
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
CAIRO, Egypt
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