Posted on 09/05/2011 11:21:30 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza attacked a Western Negev community Monday night, and the IDF immediately retaliated.
No one was injured, and there was no property damage in the Kassam missile attack in the Sha’ar HaNegev region, which includes Sderot.
The IDF confirmed a direct hit on a weapons manufacturing site in its retaliation, which has become long-standing policy after every rocket firing on southern Israel.
The number of missile strikes from Gaza has dropped in the past few days, but the total for the month of August was more than three times higher than in July.
After the Sharon government ordered the exit of all Israeli soldiers from Gaza as part of the “Disengagement” and expulsion policy, then-Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Israel would not allow “even one rocket” attack.
Hamas and allied terrorist groups have fired thousands of rockets since then and have penetrated closer than ever to metropolitan Tel Aviv.
Home Front Command chief Major General Eyal Eisenberg warned Monday, "We discovered a new weapon,” referring to an advanced rocket that is so powerful that people should “hide under two roofs” instead of just one.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
As sad as this solution may sound I do believe that there is only one way to achieve any longer lasting cessation of hostilities in that area and this would be that one side wins and the other sides loses otherwise this will be an ongoing thing. You may also want to note that I stated “Longer lasting” and not a permanent cure.
When Jesus Christ returns, is will be the permanent cure.
Hiroshima and Nagaski changed a lot of hearts and minds in Japan. Prior to that the propaganda slogan was “100 Million Dead”. When we showed that we were prepared to accept their proposal, they withdrew it.
Curtis LeMay: Proposal is acceptable.
I guess it worked, one side won and the other lost. Never thought of it as an example even so it was.
Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza attacked a Western Negev community Monday night... No one was injured, and there was no property damage in the Kassam missile attack in the Sha'ar HaNegev region, which includes Sderot. The IDF confirmed a direct hit on a weapons manufacturing site in its retaliation... The number of missile strikes from Gaza has dropped in the past few days, but the total for the month of August was more than three times higher than in July.
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