Barak: Hamas sustained serious blow

YNET NEWS.com ^ | 12.31.08, 23:56 / Israel News | n/a

[Cindy]

Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited a Beersheba school hit by a Grad rocket. During the visit, Barak said that "we delivered a serious blow to Hamas, and it continues to be hit – but it's also responding, as we can see." (Ilana Curiel)

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ping for later

[Cindy]

Thanks to JacobNY for starting this thread.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157072/posts

Netanyahu:Our example is Britian in world war 2
The Bibi report ^ | 12/31/08 | jacob
Posted on December 31, 2008 7:59:13 PM PST by jacobny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plGpNYyYYEg

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1 posted on December 31, 2008 7:59:14 PM PST by jacobny
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To: jacobny
http://bibireport.blogspot.com/2008/12/netanyahuour-example-is-britian-in.html

http://bibireport.blogspot.com/2008/12/bibi-tours-south-with-international.html

2 posted on December 31, 2008 8:00:17 PM PST by jacobny
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4 posted on December 31, 2008 8:09:26 PM PST by LeoWindhorse

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157074/posts

“The Gaza operation’s unstated goal: Anarchy”
The Jerusalem Post ^ | January 1, 2009 | Herb Keinon
Posted on December 31, 2008 8:08:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Hamas, judging by its rhetoric and suicide bombers, is not afraid of death.

Judging by its policies, Hamas is also not afraid of causing the death or suffering of fellow Palestinians. And Hamas is definitely not afraid of killing Jews.

What Hamas is afraid of, however, is losing power; losing control of the Gaza Strip, losing its base of Islamic fundamentalism in this little corner of the Middle East.

And that fear - and the appreciation in Israel of the importance of power to Hamas - explains some of Israel’s actions over the last few days in the Gaza Strip.”

[Cindy]

BLOG:

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/12/30/idf-vs-youtube/

“IDF vs. YouTube”
By Michelle Malkin • December 30, 2008 04:17 PM

[Cindy]

BLOG:

http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/12/30/israels-morality-versus-hamass-morality-who-are-the-peace-activists-anyway/

December 30th, 2008 1:52 pm
“Israel’s Morality Versus Hamas’s Morality: Who Are The ‘Peace Activists’ Anyway?”
by Phyllis Chesler

[Cindy]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648598,00.html

“2 rockets land in Negev; no injuries”
Published: 01.01.09, 10:13 / Israel News

[Cindy]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733121446&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

JPost.com » Israel » Article

Jan 1, 2009 6:39 | Updated Jan 1, 2009 8:57
“Terrorists resume rocket fire as Gaza operation enters day 6”
By JPOST.COM STAFF

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[Cindy]

IF YOU ARE IN ISRAEL; THIS IS FOR YOU:

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648608,00.html

Beersheba residents asked to listen to rocket siren on the radio
Published: 01.01.09, 10:27 / Israel News

Due to repeated malfunctions in Beersheba’s air raid siren system, residents of the Negev city are asked to monitor broadcasts on Radio South (97 FM) and Army Radio (102.3 FM), where sirens will be heard in case of a rocket attack. (Ilana Curiel)

[Cindy]

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2008/Address_Knesset_FM_Livni_Gaza_operation_29-Dec-2008.htm

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=6D96B957-48E4-42C6-B830-922BBCC76124

“Disproportionate Response and Moral Blindness”
By FrontPage Magazine
FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, January 01, 2009

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Israel is waging a struggle, but this struggle is not Israel’s alone. Israel is standing on the frontlines of the Western world’s war against terror, and we expect support for doing the right thing and fighting the war of the entire free world.

“It is true: the pictures broadcast on television all over the world are provoking harsh public opinion against Israel. Unfortunately, some of the world’s decision makers are swayed by public opinion and the media, even though they know what is true and what is not, and how they would act in a similar situation.

- Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni’s recent speech before the Israeli Knesset.

AS ISRAELIS WHO NEVER THOUGHT THEY WOULD FACE TERRORIST ROCKETS TRY TO HIDE FROM FALLING ORDNANCE, their elected officials are attempting to avoid a more structurally catastrophic obstacle: pressure from the “international community.””

[Cindy]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648652,00.html

“Qassam hits Eshkol; none injured”
Published: 01.01.09, 11:08 / Israel News

[Cindy]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733119975&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jan 1, 2009 1:13 | Updated Jan 1, 2009 11:15
“Latest rockets manufactured in China”
By YAAKOV KATZ

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The four rockets that hit Beersheba this week were filled with metal balls that can scatter up to 100 meters from the impact site, officials said. These rockets have also been fired into Ashkelon and Ashdod.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The three countries that manufacture Grad-model Katyushas are China, Russia and Bulgaria.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Grad-model Katyushas, officials said, were packed with large quantities of ammonia and less-than-maximum explosives to increase their durability and lethality.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Defense officials said Wednesday that Aboul Gheit was partially correct, in that some of the rockets did not come into Gaza through tunnels, but that they did enter the Strip from Sinai.”

[Cindy]

BLOG:

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http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/12577.htm

Demonstrators Take Over Egyptian Consulate In Yemen

Hundreds of students from Aden University in Yemen who were demonstrating against Egypt’s policy towards the conflict in Gaza briefly took over the Egyptian Consulate in the country, burned Egyptian and Israeli flags, and hung the Palestinian flag to replace the Egyptian flag.

Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, December 31, 2008

Posted at: 2008-12-31

[Cindy]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/30/mckinney-may-try-gaza-again/

“EXCLUSIVE: McKinney may try for Gaza again”
Richard C. Gross, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

[Recovering_Democrat]

Yes, the Israeli response was obviously disproportionate. They must hit harder next time. :)

[Cindy]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648710,00.html

“Rocket fired toward Beersheba; no injuries”
Published: 01.01.09, 12:05 / Israel News

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648715,00.html

2 rockets hit western Negev
Published: 01.01.09, 12:11 / Israel News

Two Qassam rockets fired from northern Gaza landed in Sdot Negev Regional Council limits. No injuries or damage were reported. (Shmulik Hadad)

[Cindy]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648721,00.html

“Rocket hits apartment building in Ashdod; no injuries reported”
Published: 01.01.09, 12:17 / Israel News

[Cindy]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648497,00.html

“Rocket hits Ashdod apartment building; no injuries”

SNIPPET: “Grad fired by Palestinians in northern Gaza hits eight-storey building in southern city; no injuries reported; fire breaks out. More rockets target Beersheba, Ofakim. Municipalities cancel school day”

Ilana Curiel
Latest Update: 01.01.09, 12:36 / Israel News

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A Grad rocket fired from northern Gaza at around noon Thursday struck an eight-storey apartment building in Ashdod. There were no initial reports of injury. A fire broke out on the premises, and firefighters were dispatched to the scene. Several people were treated for shock.”

[Cindy]

UPDATE:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230733120832&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jan 1, 2009 4:32 | Updated Jan 1, 2009 12:22
“Draft UNSC resolution on Gaza rejected”
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARTICLE SNIPPE: “But the draft resolution circulated by Libya on behalf of the 22-member Arab League Wednesday night was immediately rejected by the United States as “unbalanced” and “one-sided” because it makes no mention of halting the Hamas rocketing of southern Israel which led to the Israeli offensive.”