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To Be Continued
Arutz Sheva ^ | 3-23-04 | Ryan Jones

Posted on 03/23/2004 12:13:25 PM PST by SJackson

In case anyone was still wondering, the IDF's aptly named "Operation Continuing Story" has betrayed the fact that last Sunday's attempt by "Palestinian" terrorists to gas thousands of Jews in Ashdod will not be the final straw before Israel truly declares war on its enemies.

The deaths of 10 Israeli Jews, and the intent to massacre many times that number in a single day, are apparently not sufficient to justify wiping out the terror groups plaguing this nation.

When will Israel launch an "Operation End Of Story"? When will enough Jews have been killed to justify militarily defeating the likes of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Al-Aqsa Brigades?

What is the magic number? Nearly one thousand have been killed in the current terrorist campaign already. Must that number reach 3,000, 5,000, even 10,000 before real action will be taken, before Israel finally goes on the offensive?

Or is the slow, monotonous murder of Israelis not enough, no matter how high the overall death toll reaches? Must thousands die in a single day to justify what US Secretary of State Colin Powell likes to call "overwhelming force" against the backyard Islamic foes of Israel?

The Ashdod port bombing, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the Knesset, was just one more example that there is no "Palestinian Authority" brave enough to combat terror, and that, as such, Israel must act alone.

But Israel is not acting, at least not in a way that will end terrorism. Sharon could have just as easily said there is currently no Israeli leader brave enough to really fight terror, and still have been correct.

The kind of pinpoint, nitpick response the cabinet approved following Ashdod is not a whole lot better than the nothing the PA was doing. The terrorists are still there, still operating, still plotting the slaughter of Israel's Jews.

As someone recently commented, it is time for Israel to stop swatting at the mosquitoes, and start draining the swamp.

But tragically, those atop Israel's power pyramid still believe trying to please Israel's implacable antagonists in the West is the best path to securing peace and tranquility for the Jewish state.

And so, Israel will continue to allow itself to be bound by international pressure. Israel's Jews will continue to live under the threat of "Palestinian" terror, under the threat of one day facing a successful "mega-attack" that wipes out an entire Israeli town, all so that Kofi Annan can sleep better at night.

[Courtesy of Jerusalem Newswire.]


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1 posted on 03/23/2004 12:13:27 PM PST by SJackson
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
2 posted on 03/23/2004 12:14:26 PM PST by SJackson (If there were not groups like the VVAW in the US... we would have lost the war--Gen Giap memoirs)
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To: SJackson
I wish I didn't think, "Wishful thinking".
3 posted on 03/23/2004 12:17:22 PM PST by onedoug
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To: SJackson
>>last Sunday's attempt by "Palestinian" terrorists to gas thousands of Jews in Ashdod <<

How did I miss this?
Could you please give me a link to the full story?
4 posted on 03/23/2004 12:20:08 PM PST by netmilsmom (God Bless Madison Lyn!)
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To: netmilsmom
They're referring to the Ashdod bombing which killed ten week before last. It's thought the target may have been bromide containers at the port rather than the port workers.

Not really an escalation, it's been tried before, but it might be the reason for the crackdown on Hamas.

Deadly Bombers Bypass Gaza Fence, Murder 10 at Ashdod Port

5 posted on 03/23/2004 12:29:11 PM PST by SJackson (If there were not groups like the VVAW in the US... we would have lost the war--Gen Giap memoirs)
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To: netmilsmom
I missed it too.
6 posted on 03/23/2004 12:30:56 PM PST by Lokibob (All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
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To: Speak_No_Evil
He has the necessary experience to replace Yassin


8 posted on 03/23/2004 12:38:01 PM PST by SJackson (If there were not groups like the VVAW in the US... we would have lost the war--Gen Giap memoirs)
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To: Speak_No_Evil
And he is now the new #1 on the assassination list. I look forward to his speedy execution.
9 posted on 03/23/2004 12:41:59 PM PST by Dems_R_Losers (Except for the one who married me!!!)
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To: SJackson
The author's rhetorical question is intriguing. I've wondered myself how many Jews the Israelis are willing to see be slaughtered by these mad Moslems before they begin the final destruction of the PLO murderers and the dismantling of the "Palestinian State". Sadly, based on the killings of Jews we've seen forgotten during the "Intifada" years, I fear that by the time the number of dead Jews reaches the threshold of any IDF action, there won't be enough Israelis left to fight.
10 posted on 03/23/2004 1:02:27 PM PST by vanmorrison
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To: SJackson
As someone recently commented, it is time for Israel to stop swatting at the mosquitoes, and start draining the swamp.
It's not suprising that Arutz Sheva will follow up a perfectly planned and executed surgical strike against a deserving target by whining that the IDF won't "drain the swamp", an obvious code word for "transfer".

-Eric

11 posted on 03/23/2004 4:42:19 PM PST by E Rocc (Ich bein un Clinton Hasser)
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