Posted on 11/21/2006 11:54:24 AM PST by SJackson
Terror leader says rocket attacks at Israeli towns to intensify
Hamas is "very satisfied" with reports here some Israelis in communities near the Gaza Strip are ready to flee their rocket-plagued towns while students reportedly have been skipping school for fear of being caught in regular Palestinian attacks, a senior leader of Hamas' military wing told WND in an interview yesterday.
"The importance of what is happening in Sderot proves to the Palestinians, especially those who say rockets bring no results, that rocket attacks do bring big benefits," said Abu Abdullah, who is considered one of the most important operational members of Hamas' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Martyrs Brigades, Hamas' declared military wing.
"We promise we will keep hitting them because this process (of launching rockets at Jewish communities) is starting to bring results. We are working to improve our rockets to hit further and cause more Jews to evacuate," said the terror leader, speaking to WND from Gaza.
'Our attacks will soon oblige Israelis to evacuate'
Hamas' Abu Abdullah told WND his group and other terror organizations are working to step up rocket attacks and target further inside Israel.
"Our goal is to evacuate neighborhoods in Sderot and Ashkelon," he said. "I am sure in next months it will not only be Ashkelon but also Ashdod (a major Israeli port city about 20 miles from Gaza) that will be our target."
Referring to a previous plan by the Israeli Defense Forces to use artillery units to create a civilian-free "sterile zone" in the northern Gaza areas most frequently used to launch attacks, Abu Abdullah said Palestinian rockets "will soon oblige Israelis to make their own sterile zones and evacuate their people."
The terror leader scoffed at pinpoint Israeli operations carried out the last few months in the northern Gaza Strip aimed at stopping rocket attacks.
"Even if they kill hundreds of our fighters, there is no way (the Israelis) can stop our attacks. While Israel was acting all over in Beit Hanoun, we shot many rockets from Beit Hanoun using new techniques of shooting I will not tell you about."
I have written my congressmen about the UN, received one letter back. Something has to be done, I detest US taxpayer dollars supporting this bunch of theives and thugs.
Also watching the situation in Lebanon. Someone on another thread also mentioned the explosion in the Green Zone in Iraq, called it another "assasination attempt."
Israel and the U.S. are going to have to confront Iran, which is behind all this. We can't wait for the UN to act, they are worthless. And now that we have a dimocratic majority, all UN supporters, the situation will only get worse.
Hard to imagine an occupation. What would Israel do with it?
The first problem in Israel is the Supreme Court.
An honest court would not have allowed the expulsions.
With an honest court Olmert would have never replaced Sharon pre election.
Peretz isn't the problem.
The problem is not even the Government at this stage.
The problem is that three million Israelis are not in the streets demanding an end to this Government and an impartial Court.
Just have a 'no-man's land' in Gaza equal to the range of the Palestinian missiles.
If that renders all of Gaza a 'no-man's land', so be it.
Kill a whole lot of terrorists... then leave again. Make the cost of the rocket attacks too much for even the Palestinians to bear.
Bush doesn't have two years. Iran will have nukes in a matter of months. FWIW, I just hope Prime Minister Olmert acts and that President Bush stays out of the way and offers diplomatic support. I have little trust in the President when it comes to this issue and I really worry that the Prime Minister may not act in time.
That would make sense. Maybe keep a swath in the north.
We didn't need overflight permission to take out the Iraqi reactor. We just went. We'll do the same with Iran IF the Prime Minister develops a backbone in time.
They have F-15Is, pretty much the same as the F-15E, and a few 707 tankers. They can execute the mission.
Plus of course Sub launched cruise missiles, and IRBMs with sufficient range to reach the farthest point in Iran.
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