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Kidnapped IDF soldier's unit unearthed tunnel that stretched 2 kilometers into Israel
The Jerusalem Post ^ | August 2, 2014 | By YAAKOV LAPPIN

Posted on 08/02/2014 4:52:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A Hamas terror cell attacked a Givati unit on Friday in Rafah and kidnapped an officer after the Israeli soldiers discovered a large cross-border terrorism tunnel, stretching from Rafah deep into Israel, a senior army source said Saturday.

A tunnel shaft on the Gazan side surfaced in an open area surrounded by homes. Terrorists emerged from the shaft, and a suicide bomber detonated himself near the soldiers, before the officer was kidnapped, the source said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gaza; gazatunnels; hamas; islam; islamists; israel; israelgroundop; tunnel; tunnels

1 posted on 08/02/2014 4:52:22 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Palestinians need to be moved to OUT of Gaza...

What the these Arabs have done is more than biting the hand that feeds them, this is biting the hand, ripping it off and chewing it. Any effort to be kind to Palestinians is rewarded with hatred and violence. It's time to quit pretending they're 'nice people'...

Arab countries need to contribute desert land to the Palestinians and allow them the privilege of making the desert bloom - just like the Israelis did... Palestinians can start by planting a few thousand trees... I'm sure in 60 years they'll have created a wonderful place to live... /s

2 posted on 08/02/2014 5:17:54 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's almost like Obama is throwing the game....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Terrorists emerged from the shaft, and a suicide bomber detonated himself near the soldiers,

The bomber sounds like one of those people who drives around with a 'Coexist' bumper sticker on his car.

3 posted on 08/02/2014 5:19:47 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the earth for a thousand years.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

wow, how long did that take and how many children died while building it. Join me in prayer for the 2nd Lt.


4 posted on 08/02/2014 5:29:46 AM PDT by huldah1776
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To: GOPJ

There already is a “Palestinian State.” It’s also known as Jordan and formerly as Trans Jordan located in east Palestine. 80% of Palies in Gaza and the West Bank have family in Jordan.

Send them packing to their homeland. If they cause any trouble for the king he will take care of it and the world won’t even flinch since Muzzie-on-Muzzie violence is no issue with them.


5 posted on 08/02/2014 5:35:28 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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6 posted on 08/02/2014 6:03:24 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Well.....Jordan is dominated by Bedouin tribes who hate what they call `city Arabs’ (Palis).

The main route from the West Bank to Jordan is the Allenby Bridge. There must exist figures on the aggregate nationalities of those crossing & in which direction.

The King of Jordan has not forgotten that kerfuffle called Black September 1970. It wasn’t a difference of opinion, the PFLP wanted the monarchy overthrown & a radical state in its place. Much hatred & distrust since, & the late King Hussein really stuck it to the Palis when he normalized relations with Israel.


7 posted on 08/02/2014 6:42:41 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I do wonder how many terrorist tunnels there are here in USA...???


8 posted on 08/02/2014 8:11:54 AM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

> A tunnel shaft on the Gazan side surfaced in an open area surrounded by homes. Terrorists emerged from the shaft, and a suicide bomber detonated himself near the soldiers, before the officer was kidnapped, the source said.

GPS implants would make sense for the IDF.


9 posted on 08/02/2014 8:12:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
True - but incredibly rich Arab oil States can kick in... should kick in... Jordan doesn't need to carry the whole burden.

If Arabs really cared around the Palestinians as much as they say they do - which is debatable - this is an easy answer. Arabs can can put in cash or land. I'm sure Palestinians will make the desert bloom - just like the Israelis did... or maybe not.

10 posted on 08/02/2014 9:24:22 AM PDT by GOPJ (It's almost like Obama is throwing the game....)
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NORK assistance in the tunnel constructions?:

In talks with DPRK delegation, Qatar PM expresses warm regards for DPRK and thanks for sharing innovative construction methods.— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) 18 juni 2014


11 posted on 08/02/2014 11:12:42 AM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: GOPJ

They want a Palestinian state so bad. Guess what? It already exists! Move all of them there to Jordan and have all of the Arab countries help pay for the move.


12 posted on 08/02/2014 7:16:33 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: elcid1970

When Arafat and his PLO started causing problems for the Jordanian king the king just slaughtered them and ended up driving them into Lebanon. The world didn’t say anything about that!


13 posted on 08/02/2014 7:18:55 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

And King Hussein lived on to die of natural causes & full of years.

Again, Jordanians don’t want Palis any more than any other Arab nation. Palis are the worst of the worst.


14 posted on 08/02/2014 7:30:59 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: elcid1970

A majority of Jordan is made up of people who call themselves Palestinian, and a majority of ‘Palestinians’ live in Jordan, ruled by a family from Mecca.


15 posted on 08/02/2014 7:37:34 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto

So there ya are, da `two state solution’, done deal!


16 posted on 08/02/2014 9:49:46 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Palestinians don't want their own State... they want Israel. They want a successful State without the work or the culture that brings it about.

The traditional way Muslim countries have become successful in modern times is by discovering their land sits on a blooming money tree of oil.

If Arab countries donated land and money to create a "Palestine' - land far away from Israel - we could discover if Muslim culture can make the desert bloom - - without the benefit of oil.

It would be interesting to watch them planting trees...

My guess is that in 70 years "Palestine' would be a third world hellhole. And at war with their neighbors - but I could be wrong. Only one way to find out for sure...

17 posted on 08/03/2014 8:00:21 AM PDT by GOPJ (An Ebola break-out in a large city will turn residential sky scrappers into death traps.)
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