[FresnoDA]

This was the first time Palestinians have used the Kassam-2 rocket against Israeli targets.

[newsperson999]

um..the sh*t is really going to hit the fan now
PALESTINIAN CHILDREN IN TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TERRORISTS

[Travis McGee]

Finally, a picture of their rocket.

[Clara Lou]

Someone needs to NUKE the Palestinians. They are terrorists raising more terrorists. They cannot even abide by their own laws. They murder harmless Israeli women and children. Rid the earth of these murderers. (I'm a little short on patience this morning.)

[Dallas]

Israel warned the PLA : Use of Kassam-2 Will Bring Heavy Retribution, and Israel keeps it's promises...

[Catspaw]

It looks like the attack is coming from Hamas:

Palestinians fire new weapon at Israel - army

JERUSALEM, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Palestinian militants fired what appeared to be a new type of rocket at an Israeli farming community close to the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday, the army said. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

An army spokesman said both the range and impact of the projectile made it likely it was a type of "Qassam" rocket built by the militant Islamic group Hamas which had not previously been used in a 16-month-old Palestinian uprising.

"All the indications lead us to believe that it is a Qassam 2," Israeli army spokesman Jacob Dallal said. "We found three launchers in Palestinian-controlled areas in Gaza directly west of the Nahal Oz (farming community)."

He said it would take time to confirm the early assessment of the type of rocket as troops scour the area for fragments.

Uri Yaari, a security officer at the Israeli kibbutz where the projectile fell, said the rocket left a hole in the ground one-and-a-half metres wide and one metre deep, close to the community's farmland.

Palestinian militants have frequently fired mortar bombs at Israeli targets in or near Gaza during the uprising against Israeli occupation which erupted in September 2000 after peace talks stalled.

Early versions of the Qassam have been fired at Israeli targets inside occupied parts of the Gaza Strip in the past. The Qassam 2 is said to have a longer range -- up to eight km (five miles) -- than mortars or previous rocket models.

Hamas officials have said they were equipping themselves with such rockets to fight Israel's modern army.

Israel has warned that the launch of such rockets into its territory would amount to a grave escalation of the current conflict in which more than 1,000 people have been killed.

09:48 02-10-02

[dennisw]

The $64,000 question>

1. If Israel gave the Pallies the "occupied territories" they whine about would this bring peace to Israel?
   
2. Or would the Pallies just get  a lot closer to Israeli population centers so they could better terrorize Israel with rockets, mortars etc. 

I say #2 is the correct answer.

[cardinal4]

There is going to come a time when Israel is going to tell the rest of the world to F*** off and do what needs to be done.No more more hemming and hawing,eliminate the palestinian authority,and wipe out everyone who would harm Israel.I just hope Im around to see it.I will also offer what help I can.The Palestinians are murdering bastards.The EU and the rest of the liberal world need to quit apologizing for the PA's barbarism and accept the fact that muslims and arabs are the problem.

[lavaroise]

Let us not retaliate, we might hurt innocent civilians /sarcasm

[sheik yerbouty]

Time for the jihadists to die.

[McGavin999]

Actually, I think the solution to this whole problem is to drop massive doses of mood elevators into the water system. Everyone could just be happy for a couple of months and who knows, once the cycle of violence has been broken.......