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IDF: Hamas fighters beginning to desert; army steps up Gaza offensive
haaretz.com ^ | January 10, 2009 | Amos Harel

Posted on 01/10/2009 7:46:36 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

A senior Israeli military commander involved in Operation Cast Lead said on Saturday that Hamas militants are suffering from exhaustion and are deserting battle.

The commander told reporters that Amir Mansi, the commander of Hamas's rocket-launching program in the Gaza City area who was killed by the IDF on Saturday, fired mortars himself after junior Hamas operatives refused to go outside, fearing an Israeli strike.

The IDF official estimated that more than 300 Hamas operatives have been killed since Israel launched its ground offensive in Gaza one week ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; islam; israel; jihad; obamaspals; operationcastlead
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1 posted on 01/10/2009 7:46:36 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

GO ISRAEL! Run em into the ground. Don’t let them sleep or eat and you will win.


2 posted on 01/10/2009 7:48:57 PM PST by ritewingwarrior (Just say No to socialism.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Israel is doing it right this time. To hell with the girlymen in the western “media.” They are a bunch of worthless pukes anyway. Keep the pressure on. To hell with the “media.” Let them whine.


3 posted on 01/10/2009 7:49:31 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (CIA Director!....So easy, a caveman can do it!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

300, make that 3,000 and I will call it a good start!


4 posted on 01/10/2009 7:49:37 PM PST by WellyP
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Stick with the attack.


5 posted on 01/10/2009 7:50:32 PM PST by bvw
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Squish ‘em like a Cockroach, Er.....Cockroaches.


6 posted on 01/10/2009 7:51:44 PM PST by mowowie
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Get a clue, muzzies. There ain’t no Sittin’ Bull or Crazy Horse comin’ to save your sorry asses.


7 posted on 01/10/2009 7:58:23 PM PST by stboz
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To: Free ThinkerNY

8 posted on 01/10/2009 8:04:27 PM PST by Dallas59 (Not My President)
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Don’t quit Israel until you’ve wiped them all!!

To Hell with squishy, politically correct diplomacy. They’re killers! Kill or be killed.


9 posted on 01/10/2009 8:10:05 PM PST by upchuck (Get ready for 2009: Pray; Raise/conserve cash; Pay your debts; Pray; Stockpile; Buy ammo; Pray)
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“..after junior Hamas operatives refused to go outside, fearing an Israeli strike.”

Maybe these apprentice Rocket Scientists have decided that the supply of virgins in Heaven is used up.


10 posted on 01/10/2009 8:17:21 PM PST by Rembrandt
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And we all know what you call more than 300 Hamas operatives have been killed since Israel launched its ground offensive in Gaza one week ago.

A good start.


11 posted on 01/10/2009 8:18:06 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Der neuen Fuhrer: AKA the Murdering Messiah: Keep your powder dry, folks)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The so-called “Palestinians” (they stole the name of the Jewish homeland after 1967) have only one enemy and that is their political and religious leaders, who prefer to see them die then tell them they could be living good, peaceful lives with their good neighbor, Israel. They teach hate in their newspapers, in their school books, on TV and radio, all filled with complete lies. These people should get brand new leaders who are not insane hatemongers who ruin their own people. If the Palestinians would stop sending missiles into Israel and killing innocents people, there would be no reason for Israel to need to stop it. Get rid of your corrupt leaders - the P.A., the Hamas, the Martyr Brigades, Islamic Jihad. Palestinians, you are your own enemy.


12 posted on 01/10/2009 8:18:30 PM PST by Mack Truck
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To: freedumb2003

“Desserters will be shot” “Survivors will be shot again”


13 posted on 01/10/2009 8:25:27 PM PST by Emmett McCarthy
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Keep the pressure on.

Absolutely right...don't quit now.

14 posted on 01/10/2009 8:25:33 PM PST by norge
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Rules of war;

1) You threaten one of mine, I KILL ALL OF YOURS.

2) You hurt one of mine, I KILL ALL OF YOURS.

3) You bomb one of mine, I KILL ALL OF YOURS.

4) You kill one of mine, I KILL ALL OF YOURS.

5) Get the picture?


15 posted on 01/10/2009 8:25:36 PM PST by dbacks (God help the USA.)
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To: Mack Truck
The so-called “Palestinians” (they stole the name of the Jewish homeland after 1967) have only one enemy and that is their political and religious leaders,

Even worse -- after WWII there were over 50 MILLION displaced people in Eurasia, all of who were absorbed by various countries inside of a generation.

In the meantime, the "Palestinians" -- around a million or so-- have been allowed to continue to be a suffering boil in the ME backside by their "brother" arabs.

16 posted on 01/10/2009 8:33:43 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Der neuen Fuhrer: AKA the Murdering Messiah: Keep your powder dry, folks)
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...after junior Hamas operatives refused to go outside, fearing an Israeli strike.

Not so effin' brave are they, without women and children to hide behind. Israel has shown enough backbone to come after them anyway. Sure, there will be some innocent casualties, but in the long run, Israel is saving lives for every Hamas fighter they kill. The Hamas guys are starting to get the picture, wide-screen and high-def, that just playing at being a soldier is a h*ll of a lot different than actually being one, or running up against real soldiers.

As for the western/liberal news pansies, forget them, they don't count. Finish the job Israel, with all that implies.

17 posted on 01/10/2009 8:41:24 PM PST by CodeMasterPhilzar
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This COULD be huge. I’ve been saying that Hamas was a lot weaker than advertised for variety of reasons (no means to resupply; boxed in between Israel, Egypt and Fatah loyalists).

It’s starting to look now like the Jaish al-Mahdi (Sadr’s gang in Iraq) in April-May 2008, when the Iraqi Army started squeezing the pressure. When Hamas is taking company-sized losses every time Israel strikes, that can’t be good for morale.

One of two things will happen:
1. Israel blinks, and Hamas starts to reorganize over a period of 3-6 months
2. Israel continues to ramp up the pressure, and desertions mount. Fatah regains a foothold, and Israel can now negotiate from a position of strength if they wish.


18 posted on 01/10/2009 8:44:01 PM PST by ksm1
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To: dbacks

I like how you think.

‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammo.’


19 posted on 01/10/2009 8:56:39 PM PST by jabotinsky
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To: freedumb2003
In the meantime, the "Palestinians" -- around a million or so-- have been allowed to continue to be a suffering boil in the ME backside by their "brother" arabs.

There is something very revealing about "refugee camps" which have celebrated their Golden Jubilee...

20 posted on 01/10/2009 8:59:11 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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