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Slain in Israel Gaza Strikes 210
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 13:23:24 -0800 (PST), mariam <...@gmail.com
Slain in Israel Gaza Strikes 210
Score of Gaza civilians were killed and wounded in the strikes.
(Reuters)
GAZA STRIP — Israeli warplanes mounted on Saturday, December 27, a
series of strikes against scores of targets in the besieged Gaza
Strip, killing at least 210 people and wounding hundreds others.
Television footage showed dead bodies scattered on the ground and
wounded and dead being carried away by distraught rescuers.
Thick black smoke billowed over Gaza city, where the port and
security buildings were badly damaged.
Uniformed bodies lay in a pile and the wounded writhed in pain.
Hamas police spokesman Islam Shahwan said a police compound in Gaza
City had been hosting a graduation ceremony for new personnel when
bombed.
Police chief Tawfiq Jabber was among the dead.
Rescuers carried those showing signs of life to cars and ambulances,
while others tried to revive the unconscious.
One badly wounded man quietly recited verses from the Qur`an.
Witnesses said the attacks were carried out by warplanes and gunship
helicopters.
The Israeli military confirmed the strikes and threatened this was
just the beginning of a bigger onslaught.
Tension between Israel and Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza has
been running high since the expiry of six-month truce a week ago.
Israeli leaders have vowed to launched a massive offensive to end
Hamas rule in Gaza, sealed off by Israel since last June.
Holocaust
In their first reaction, Palestinian groups denounced the Israeli
aggression and vowed to avenge the slain Palestinians.
"This is the holocaust which Israel Foreign Minister Tizipi Livni
has marketed to the international community this week," Hamas
spokesman Fawzi Brahoum told Aljazeera TV channel.
He said score of Palestinian civilians were killed by Israel.
"This is a massacre committed against all the Palestinian people not
Hamas alone."
The Hamas official also accused the international community of
complicity in the Israeli aggression.
"Such an offensive would not have been mounted without the deafening
Arab silence, US backing and European complicity."
Brahoum insisted that the Israeli onslaught would not break the
people of Gaza or Hamas.
"This will neither weaken Hamas nor topple its government."
Hamas vowed to avenge the dead.
"All options are on the table to response to the Israeli
aggression."
Hamas later confirmed firing rockets into Israel in retaliation,
killing one Israeli in the southern town of Netivot.
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On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 01:36:30 -0800 (PST), "Chris.B" <...@mail.dk
Some old English proverbs (with an occasional twist) :
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't fire rockets.
A rocket a day keeps the Israelis away. (really?)
He who pokes a bull in the eye with a sharp stick had better have
somewhere to run away.
A large tree attracts the woodsman's axe. (so don't attract attention)
A bad marksman always blames his rockets. (a bad craftsman always
blames his tools)
A burnt child avoids the fire. (once burnt twice shy or so one would
hope)
A rocket in the hand is worth two in the (Israeli) bush.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. (so choose your leaders
well or not at all)
A constant guest is never welcome. (So don't invite him in by your own
actions!)
A friend in need is a friend indeed. (so you can afford so many
rockets, already?)
A miss by an inch is as good as a mile. (but still attracts exactly
the same ire)
A stitch in time saves nine. (so talk now and save having to
completely rebuild Palestine)
A thief thinks that everyone steals.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. (try and keep it that way)
Actions speak louder than words. (but wise words are infinitely more
constructive)
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
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On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:44:43 -0600, RichA <...@nowhere.com
"Chris.B" <...@f33g2000vbf.googlegroups.com:
The idiot Hamas always seem to do this shortly through ceasefires, peace
talks, etc,. It's happened nearly every time. But how come the Israel-
compliant media never asks them why they broke the ceasefire? Images of
crying children aren't news when you know attacks have happened. Repeating
edicts from the Israeli Defense Ministry is not news. Go TALK to someone,
you lazy news HACKS!
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On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:39:45 -0500, jeffinputnam <...@gmail.com
Canadian Muslim Congress:
"No other national liberation movement in modern history has offered
martyrdom as a substitute to freedom and statehood. Hamas has set back
the clock for the Palestinians and it is time for all Palestinians to
recognize that Hamas offers only death, destruction and a place in
Paradise, not a Palestinian State."
Muslim activist and writer, Raquel Evita Saraswati:
"The simple reason we see Muslims speaking out against Hamas, is that
the organization has proved itself to be terrorist by nature and
function; and while the larger Muslim community has always stated its
rejection of terrorism, we see the pressing need to make our voices
louder in these especially contentious times."
Columnist Mona Eltahawy (writes for Egypt's Al Masry Al Youm and Qatar's
Al Arab):
"It is difficult to criticize Palestinians when so many have died this
weekend, but the Hamas rulers of Gaza are just the latest of their
leaders to fail them. For those of us who long to separate religion from
politics, Hamas has given the truth to the fear that Islamists care more
about facing down Israel than taking care of their people. The
Palestinians of Gaza are victims equally of Hamas and Israel."
Muhammad Bassiouny, head of Egypt's foreign affairs and defense committees:
"No one cares if all of the Palestinians are destroyed; what kind of
talk is this?"
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