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Hamas Plans To Defeat Israeli Force With Epic "Last Stand" At Gaza City
DEBKAfile ^ | January 1, 2009 | Exclusive Report

Posted on 01/01/2009 7:37:48 AM PST by Fennie

DEBKAfile's military sources report that Hamas does not propose to put its entire 15,000-strong army in harm's way against the expected Israeli military invasion. It will confine its resistance to small pockets and sabotage and let Israel troops occupy most of Gaza Strip territory.

Assuming the incoming force will stop short of conquering Gaza City and put it to siege, Hamas planners believe this siege force will be Israel's Achilles heel. They propose to wear it down over weeks by nocturnal guerilla forays from within Gaza City and force an inconclusive end to the conflict.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: debka; gaza; hamas; islam; israel; jihad; wot
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1 posted on 01/01/2009 7:37:48 AM PST by Fennie
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To: Fennie

Yeah Hitler had a similar plan to defeat the Soviets with a climatic battle at Berlin. Hopefully it works out just as well for Hamas.


3 posted on 01/01/2009 7:39:39 AM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: Fennie

Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Quaeda; the Taliban, Islamic Jihad - all Muzzie terrorists! How come there are not, say, 5 Presbyterian terrorist groups? Or 5 Episcopalian ones? Just Muslims?


4 posted on 01/01/2009 7:40:25 AM PST by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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Because Islam is the Religion of Peace, right?


5 posted on 01/01/2009 7:41:13 AM PST by vladimir998 (Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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To: Fennie
Suicidal fiasco. Go for it muzzie scum.
6 posted on 01/01/2009 7:44:22 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Fennie
Last Dance!?!
7 posted on 01/01/2009 7:45:23 AM PST by csvset
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To: Fennie

Epic alright, Epic Fail!


8 posted on 01/01/2009 7:45:28 AM PST by NonValueAdded (once you get to really know people, there are always better reasons than [race] for despising them.)
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To: Fennie
After 9/11 this was the scene on Palestinian streets...
And now they want our sympathy?



9 posted on 01/01/2009 7:53:59 AM PST by HangnJudge
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To: Fennie
DEBKAfile
Hamas Plans To Defeat Israeli Force With Epic "Last Stand" At Gaza City
Well gee, if its in DEBKA it must be true.

This would have more credibilty if it came from the National Enquirer. DEBKA is wrong more often than drunk TV weatherman in Podunk.

Wair, I take that back, DEBKA is n-e-v-e-r right.

10 posted on 01/01/2009 7:56:45 AM PST by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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“It will confine its resistance to small pockets and sabotage and let Israel troops occupy most of Gaza Strip territory.”

This really presents no real problem....Give the city 3 days to evacuate anyone who wishes to continue breathing to the beach, then reduce the entire city to sand. Afterward, shoot anyone left who holds a gun, a rock, or anything else in a threatening manor. Problem solved.


11 posted on 01/01/2009 7:57:25 AM PST by wgflyer (Liberalism is to society what HIV is to the immune system.)
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To: Fennie
A last stand? Wow... Israel can kill Hamas all in one swoop. But I still stand by my premise that unless all of Gaza is wiped out, another group will simply take Hamas’ place.
12 posted on 01/01/2009 7:57:39 AM PST by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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To: HangnJudge

“And now they want our sympathy?”

Well,,, that and the money we keep sending them!


13 posted on 01/01/2009 8:01:47 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing! I'm a doctor, and I won't touch that thing!)
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14 posted on 01/01/2009 8:05:53 AM PST by KoRn
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
“And now they want our sympathy?”

Well,,, that and the money we keep sending them!

And even with that, how much is getting to the
“Poor and Downtrodden” People?

And where is the funding coming from for Hamas and their “Friends?"

And where is the moral outrage toward the
genocidal slaughter ongoing in Africa?

15 posted on 01/01/2009 8:07:39 AM PST by HangnJudge
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To: Condor51

I would sooner believe reports from DEBKA than I would those from the BBC, AP, Reuters or the New York Times.


16 posted on 01/01/2009 8:08:28 AM PST by Blennos (High Point, NC)
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To: Fennie

Isreael should wait until they get a bunch of liberal human shields in. Two birds with one stone.


17 posted on 01/01/2009 8:10:13 AM PST by screaminsunshine (.)
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To: Fennie
Friends don't let friends embarrass themselves with Debka
18 posted on 01/01/2009 8:10:52 AM PST by badpacifist ("Blessings come from God and He don't bless what he is against" ...Mrs Ray Charles)
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To: Fennie

Negotiate with killers whose goal isto destroy not only you, but your family, race, religion, and country? Only liberals are that dumb.

Solution? Blockade, quit feeding, watering, and fueling them. Establish a new election, with simple terms: Permanant recognition of Israel right of existance, settlement on terms Arafat refused, VERY permanent ink on finger after voting, and abide by the results.

The American targeting parameters on the Nuclear drops on Japan were: “Military targets surrounded by workers housing”.

Give Hamas, Hizbullah, and Iran each the option to live in peace, or die. Wait another year, the option will not be one of survival for Israel.


19 posted on 01/01/2009 8:11:47 AM PST by kendwell (The task.... is not yours to finish. Nor are you to refrain from it altogether)
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I hope they do dig in for a last stand, because it will truly be so. However they are lobbying the UN and weak Western nations (i.e. Europe) to save their asses already.
20 posted on 01/01/2009 8:13:05 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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