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Hamas official declare victory in Gaza rallies
AP via SFGate ^ | 1/30/9 | BEN HUBBARD, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 01/30/2009 12:02:40 PM PST by SmithL

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- More than 5,000 Hamas supporters rallied in Gaza on Friday, as a leader of the Islamic militant group emerged from hiding to declare victory in the 23-day Israeli offensive that devastated much of the Palestinian territory.

Hamas lawmaker Khalil al-Hayeh appeared in public for the first time since the war's start on Dec. 27 and remained defiant despite Hamas' heavy losses.

"We thank God when we see our houses bombed and our institutions destroyed, but our people say yes to the resistance and yes to martyrdom for the sake of God," al-Hayeh said, standing in front of the damaged Palestinian parliament building. "We say proudly that Gaza has won the war, the resistance has won the war, and Hamas has won the war."

Israeli launched its offensive to stop eight years of near-daily militant rocket fire from Gaza at southern Israeli towns. Nearly 1,300 Palestinians were killed in the fighting, about half of them civilians, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights. Thirteen Israelis were also killed, three of them civilians.

The aerial and ground offensive ended with a tentative cease-fire on Jan. 18. Hamas has since resumed its rocket fire toward Israel.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; hamasholes; hamastan; israel; palestinians
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To: SmithL

Well of course,,and Obama is going to be sending them millions of our tax dollars. They should feel jubilant! I hate it.


21 posted on 01/30/2009 12:39:50 PM PST by austinaero ((More Bark, Less Wag))
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To: SmithL
Hamas lost over 1000 people. Five hundred were fighters. They only killed about a dozen Israelis. How can you spin that into a victory? The Intellectual Redneck
22 posted on 01/30/2009 12:43:31 PM PST by Askwhy5times (http://bloggingredneck.blogspot.com/)
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To: SmithL

“We thank God when we see our houses bombed and our institutions destroyed, but our people say yes to the resistance and yes to martyrdom for the sake of God,” al-Hayeh said, standing in front of the damaged Palestinian parliament building. “We say proudly that Gaza has won the war, the resistance has won the war, and Hamas has won the war.”

Yeah, and the left wing retards say we need to negotiate with lunatics like this turd.


23 posted on 01/30/2009 12:49:30 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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To: SmithL

Does anybody know hat happened to that little girl in the video that blamed Hamas on the violence? I’m sure y’all remember her. Is she still alive?


24 posted on 01/30/2009 12:56:38 PM PST by ChrisInAR
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To: SmithL

VICTORY!!

That’s cool!

They should go start another go ‘round with Israel.

Heh, heh.....


25 posted on 01/30/2009 1:03:32 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

26 posted on 01/30/2009 1:07:05 PM PST by SJackson (The American people are wise in wanting change, 2 terms is plenty, Condi Rice)
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To: SmithL

I hope Israel loses some more. Soon.


27 posted on 01/30/2009 1:26:45 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: Danae
‘Bout time for someone to post the photo of that limbless knight from Monty Python
28 posted on 01/30/2009 1:49:09 PM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: SmithL

HAMAS placard found at rally:

“We hide behind children better than the pathetic Jews!”


29 posted on 01/30/2009 4:45:24 PM PST by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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