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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:08 AM
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Gaza rocket strikes Ashkelon, injuring 14 Israelis
After a relatively quiet night, Palestinians in Gaza resumed rocket fire on Israel's southern communities on Saturday.

At around 4:30 P.M., a rocket struck the city of Ashkelon, moderately wounding one person and lightly hurting 13 more. Twenty-three people were treated for shock.

Two other rockets fired by Gaza militants hit open areas near Ashkelon, causing no injuries or damage.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054247.html
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Vegasaurus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:12 AM
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1. And Hamas will continue to fire rockets
despite the fact that stopping them would end the war and the seige.

It's that easy.

Israel no longer even has the goal of destroying Hamas or even of stopping the rockets 'completely'.

They just want them to stop "mostly' and to stop the smuggling of bigger and bigger rockets.

But Hamas has a death wish for its people, and will stop at nothing to lure Israel into a bigger conflict.
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Warren Stupidity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:19 AM
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3. I see no evidence of that
Your assertion that "Israel no longer even has the goal of destroying Hamas or even of stopping the rockets 'completely'" needs some substantiation. As far as I know, Israel's goals are to eliminate Hamas as a political force, destroy any military capability in Gaza, and force the people of Gaza to submit to Israeli authority. I agree, by the way, that Hamas ought to stop with the missile attacks. On the other hand Israel ought to stop with the siege, the bombardment, and the invasion. A cease fire has to be mutual.
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:21 AM
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4. And Right Wing Israelis have a Death wish of their own
with the consent of many who don't care about human life, but nationality.
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AnOhioan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 01:41 PM
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8. Yeah...right
Hamas could publicly surrender all weapons today. It would not make any difference, the blockade would continue, the borders would remain under lockdown, the settlements would continue to be built.

If you seriously think that the Israeli gov't would change because Hamas would, you are just deluded.
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 02:21 PM
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9. And....they're off!
neck to neck, "if only ... would stop, that would simply end it except they won't because they don't care..."
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DogPoundPup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:38 PM
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18. In another report of this 'incident' only TWO were reported
injured by trauma, not so much actually physically injured
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Duckhunter935 Donating Member (777 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:16 AM
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2. And Hamas rejected international monitors
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DogPoundPup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 03:52 PM
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21. ISRAELI PILOTLESS DRONE KILLS 2 YOUNG CHILDREN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9pRu-sRPb0
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DogPoundPup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:29 AM
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5. Um, not such a big deal apparently ...
No other news outlet is carrying this story. WAIT, Joe the Plumber is on his way.
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 10:52 AM
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6. I can think of no reason why Hamas would continue sending
the ineffective rockets into Israel. nt
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High Plains Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 02:34 PM
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10. To show that all of Israel's military might can't stop them?
And that if Israel wants them to stop, there has to be a just settlement?
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sixmile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 03:28 PM
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11. Because that's all they've got
Ineffective rockets. Want to learn something 'shocking'? http://www.jr.co.il/terror/israel/index.html See how effective these rocket attacks are at 'shocking' Israeli's.

I've said it before; Hamas is a barking dog with no teeth, the rest is propaganda FROM BOTH SIDES.
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Recursion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 05:49 PM
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22. You use the weapon you have
What else are they supposed to use?
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 12:50 PM
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7. .
"An Israeli official told me they were delighted at a BBC TV correspondent broadcasting from Ashkelon in a flak jacket, reinforcing the impression that the Israeli city is a war zone when there is more chance of being hit by a car than a rocket. The notable exception is al-Jazeera TV, which has a bureau in Gaza City and has been broadcasting live from there."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3681870#3682962

Bottom line, I'll believe it when I see it elsewhere.
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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-09 04:49 PM
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12. Here is a site with video that contains images of the rockets and the damage
http://www.euronews.net/en/article/10/01/2009/hamas-rockets-rain-on-ashkelon/
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DogPoundPup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:36 PM
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17. I have one too...
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4pcuh_palestine-rip_politics
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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 03:42 PM
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20. Was responding to "I'll believe it when I see it elsewhere"
In an attempt to show that this news story isn't made up.
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HeraldSquare212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 12:24 PM
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13. It's al-Majdal they're attacking, not Ashkelon.
Oh, I'm sorry....that was the Palestinian name, before the city was cleared, occupied and renamed by the Israelis.
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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 12:35 PM
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14. Are you posting from Poospatuck? nt
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HeraldSquare212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:04 PM
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15. No, Manahatta
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oberliner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:31 PM
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16. Gotcha
But on a more serious note, let's hope that this conflict will end soon and we can move back to searching for a peaceful long term solution.
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HeraldSquare212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-11-09 01:45 PM
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19. I think this may well be a turning point.
All this destruction, and yet once it's over nothing will have changed. I think and hope the world and Israel will realize that there must be a different approach.
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