Thursday, January 01, 2009

Reflections on Gaza, as the war continues



On the Frontline with Hamas

Maintaining a night vigil along the border with Israel, Hamas fighters sat within reach of a device connected to underground wires. The wires were attached to a battery-like device [perhaps] a detonator for a landmine.

Clutching assault rifles and hiding behind trees, masked Hamas gunmen in military clothing reported by field radio their observations of Israeli movements. "The difference between us and them is that they wait passionately for the day they can return home safely, while we bid farewell to our families and hope to die as martyrs," one of the men said.
(Scotsman-UK)

Gaza Operation Will Not End Until Rocket Fire Stops -Roni Sofer

"Israel did not launch the Gaza offensive only to end it while rockets are still fired at us," Prime Minister Olmert said. "Israel has been restraining itself for years."
(Ynet News)


Israel to UN: We'll Continue Gaza Operation -Yitzhak Benhorin

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gabriela Shalev said during a Security Council emergency discussion that Israel's citizens will not be "ducks in a shooting gallery."
(Ynet News)


Israel's Policy Options in the Gaza Conflict -David Makovsky

Wars between states that dominated the Arab-Israel conflict from 1948 through 1973 are being replaced by nonstate actors firing indiscriminately from civilian populations in areas from which Israel has withdrawn and then expecting immunity from retaliation.
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy)


Hamas Is Not Interested in Peace -Jack Kelly

Nothing better illustrates the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of so many Western journalists than the ritual condemnation of Israel for the accidental deaths of a few Palestinian civilians, and the near total absence of condemnation of Hamas for its repeated deliberate attacks on Israeli civilians.
(RealClearPolitics)

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