Hamas vows retaliation against Israel

aljazeera ^ | 10/5/03 | aljazeera

[Mark Felton]

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has vowed to retaliate against Israel for its air raid inside Syria.

Izz al-Din al-Qassam, the armed wing of Hamas, threatened on Sunday to respond to an Israeli air strike earlier in the day it said targeted a Palestinian refugee camp.

"Our response to this serious escalation will be one of deterrence and it will happen soon in the depths of the criminal Zionist entity," its said in a statement.

"We call on all the cells of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades in all areas to quickly respond in the depths of the Zionist enemy to the treacherous aggression on Syria," it added.

Israeli jets on Sunday struck what they claimed was a training camp for the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad near the Syrian capital Damascus. But the Syrians and Palestinians say the Israelis had aimed at a civilian target.

Indignation

The armed wing of Hamas voiced indignation over the Israeli raid and said it amounted to attacking all Palestinians.

"Any assault on any Arab and Muslim country is an assault on the Palestinian people, part of the Arab and Muslim nation," the statement said.

"After the Haifa martyrdom attack, the criminal enemy has attempted to export its internal crisis caused by the Palestinian resistance so they launched an air attack on Syria targeting places for Palestinian refugees."

"Israel has tried to chase those whom it displaced with the Zionist occupation decades ago…" the statement further alleged.

Sunday's air raid follows the bombing of a restaurant in the northern Israeli town of Haifa on Saturday, which left at least 19 dead, including several Arabs as well as Israelis. The bombing was carried out by a Palestinian woman and responsibility was claimed by Islamic Jihad.

[xJones]

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[EGPWS]

A Jew sneezed and Hamas vows revenge. A Jew crossed the street and Hamas vows revenge. A Jew breathed and Hamas vows revenge.

Sounds like a job for the U.N. to resolve. sarcasm intended.

[river rat]

Revenge? Avenge what??
The Syrians claimed there were no terrorist "camps" in Syria.
The Syrians claimed that no one was killed..
The Syrians claimed that only worthless property was destroyed...

Why then is Hama determined to seek revenge?
Could these Islamist a$$holes be lying again?

Semper Fi

[Bommer]

Can someone please explain to me why IDF does not attack the terrorists in the streets during the funerals of their fallen leaders? You see it everytime, casket on the shoulders, terrorist with masks on carrying weapons in the processions...Whatever, keep throwing rocks at tanks idiots.

DAM! I've been saying that for years!!!!! I would unleash a napalm hell on them that would make Vietnam look like a Hibatchi BBQ. I mean kill them by the thousands as they carry off these murding b@stards and show the Arab world that if they want to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, they are going to send 100 times more casualty then they will ever take from the Jews. The only thing these animals understand is equal brute force, which is why they don't dare attack the US again!

[Luke Skyfreeper]

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has vowed to retaliate against Israel for its air raid inside Syria.

OH MY GOD!! Hamas has threatened to retaliate!!! No s***!!! Oh!!! I can't believe it!!!!! Who would ever have thought it???!!!! This is an earthquake of momentous proportions!!!! Quick!!! Call the Associated Press!!!!

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[samtheman]

Sounds to me like Israel hit a valid target.

[Kenton]

Can someone please explain to me why IDF does not attack the terrorists in the streets during the funerals of their fallen leaders? You see it everytime, casket on the shoulders, terrorist with masks on carrying weapons in the processions...

I've always felt that true justice involves two elements; first, reciprocity, and second, punishment of the wrongdoers.

Since the Palistinian "street" so obviously supports the Jihadis, achieve reciprocity not by attacking leaders, but by tit for tat - deliberate, unapologetic attacks against Pali "civilians" in response to attacks against Israeli civilians, followed by the punishment of the perpetrators of the terrorist attack.

[Valin]

Why does Hamas feel the need to retaliate if Israel just attacked an dusty old, unused, not really a Terrorist Training Camp in Syria?

It's what they do. They have too, otherwise they'll be kicked out of the terrorist union.

[Valin]

I just called Dan Rather..this WILL lead the news tonight.

[MonroeDNA]

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