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Sunday's attack was also the first deadly Palestinian assault since Israel's historic withdrawal from the Gaza Strip nine months ago.
Olmert, addressing a conference of hotel owners in Jerusalem, said that 'let it be clear that we will reach everyone wherever they may be.'
'No one will have immunity,'
response was a targeted attack on their military forces and NOT civilians.
I will not attempt to justify the attack on this military compound
There have been no fatal Palestinian assaults since Israel withdrew from Gaza. Now Israel is feeling the response of the continued shelling and air strikes which killed many civilians in recent months.
Originally posted by DeusEx
Part of the issue here is a matter of competence. Because Palestinian assaults, bombing attempts and Quassam attacks were not fatal is hardly relevant. The fact of the matter is that yes, the Palestinians were firing rockets into civilian sectors. They made attempts to slip bombs and/or bombers into Israel. Their failures are by no means an indication of innocence.
That said, many people seem to be of the impression that Israel bombs Palestine indiscriminately in response to these attacks. They don't. They attempt to suppress the positions, or destroy them if possible. Of course, the Palestinian terrorists realize that if they set up rockets in a civillian's backyard, the civillians will be struck instead of them by the Israeli fire. This is what happens- rocket teams arrive, fire, leave, and the response kills civillians.
The world demonizes Israel for defending itself, so no matter what happens to this poor soldier (who I hope is alright, but is probably being tortured to death), Israel will come out the bad guy yet again.
DE
Originally posted by bodrul
The PAL have just asked the people who have the israeli to treat him well.
dyepes
just let the damn kids go
Now this is a properly formulated press release.
The international community is urging restraint, as thousands of Israeli troops gather on the Gaza border poised for an offensive over the kidnapping of a teenage soldier.
In the midst of the worst crisis since the Hamas-led government took office in March, Palestinian factions reached agreement on an initiative which implicitly recognises Israel's right to exist.
Israel , which has threatened it could take out Hamas ministers over the hostage crisis, dismissed the deal as an "internal matter" even though it would mark a major shift in policy by Hamas, which advocates the destruction of the Jewish state.
Palestinian armed groups have vowed not to release the soldier until all Palestinian women and children are freed from Israeli jails, a demand already ruled out by the Jewish state.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel to give diplomacy a chance, saying there was a "concerted international effort" under way for the release of the kidnapped corporal, Gilad Shalit.
She called for efforts to "calm the situation, not to let the situation escalate and give diplomacy a chance to work and try to budget this release."
Top EU foreign policy envoy Javier Solana also urged Israel to use political rather than military means to seek his release.
Israel clamped a tight closure on Gaza that prevented merchants from leaving the area and fishermen from sailing off the Mediterranean coast, the army said. It closed all crossings into Gaza.
Hundreds of Palestinians were stranded on the Egyptian side at the Palestinian-controlled Rafah crossing, said Salim Abu Safiah, the director of security at the Palestinian crossings.
"We will not hold back on our efforts, and to our great sorrow, part of this price will be paid by the residents of the Gaza Strip," Haim Ramon, a senior Israeli Cabinet Minister, told Army Radio.
"This strike will come and it will be very painful. In order to stop this, I call on authorities in the Palestinian Authority to do all they can to bring Gilad home."
Originally posted by infinite
APalestinian Government are reporting Israeli tanks have crossed the border. Israeli planes attack bridges in Gaza.
Israel confirmes attack, but does not confirm tank movement.
Originally posted by Wisconsin
As far as the Palestinians are concerned, NUKE 'EM. Drive 'em all out of Palestine and put 'em on a deserted Island to fend for themselves. Then, they will learn not to "piss around" with tolerance.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops entered southern Gaza and planes attacked two bridges and a power station, knocking out electricity in most of the coastal strip early Wednesday and stepping up pressure on Palestinian militants holding captive a 19-year-old Israeli soldier.
Originally posted by ThePieMaN
Originally posted by Wisconsin
As far as the Palestinians are concerned, NUKE 'EM. Drive 'em all out of Palestine and put 'em on a deserted Island to fend for themselves. Then, they will learn not to "piss around" with tolerance.
Wow..its a shame that words like this don't have something associated with the power of the word "anti-semetic". If the palestinians were to the level of regular humans someone would have made one by now. If i or anyone else would say the same thing about Israel we would be labeled as Nazi's and Anti-semites. We need a catch word for racism aimed towards palestinians.