50 aid groups demand Israel lift Gaza blockade

[SAYIT]

Indeed it has been. However the Palestinians hold the legal and moral high ground. Hopefully justice will prevail.

You are deluding yourself. If the Palestinians refuse to reach a peace deal much longer there won't be much ground left for them to hold on to.

That ground is only occupied by Israel. It is still Palestine land. Israel has not won anything yet.

Oops. I almost forgot:
Israel - 23,000 days of STATEHOOD and still winning!
"Palestine" - 0 days of statehood and still WHINING!

 

[SAYIT]

And you didn't win anything either. That means that Israel sits on land that still belongs to the Palestinians.

By that you mean Judea and Samaria or all of Israel

All of Israel is inside Palestine's international borders.

Considering the pace at which the "Palestinians" are consolidating their land rights in anticipation of achieving statehood, it's becoming increasingly clear that statehood will never come:

Israel - 23,000 days of STATEHOOD and still winning!
"Palestine" - 0 days of statehood and still WHINING!

 

[SAYIT]

Haslamah???

Anyway, some good first hand reports would be interesting.

"Haslamah" means "Escalation". This is how Israel defines a rise in Rockets attacks/Gaza attacks.

Apperenly a Haslamah is happening right now in south Israel. Still unclear on the detailes, though

GAZA, (PIC)-- The armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, announced at dawn Tuesday that it fired four rockets at Zikim, an Israeli military base to the north of the Gaza Strip.

The armed wing, in a communique, said that the firing of those rockets was in retaliation to the Israeli military escalation against the coastal enclave over the past few days the latest being the murder of seven Palestinians on Monday.

It recalled its pledge that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) would pay for its crimes, adding that the Qassam fighters are ready to respond to IOF attacks and military adventures with all available means.

Qassam Brigades fire rockets at Israeli army base

Here's a slightly different spin on your PIC ("Voice of Palestine") "facts." You will note that two terrorists infiltrated Israel on Monday and killed a civilian worker before they themselves were killed. Further down we find that the death of a child, originally blamed by Gaza officials on Israel, was in fact, the result of a Hamas rocket which fell a bit short (according to residents there). It's amazing the difference between the camel crap you post and the truth:

Shadowy Al-Qaida-Linked Group Claims Israel Attack
By IBRAHIM BARZAK
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip

ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Latest News & Top Video News - ABC News

Al-Qaida-inspired group claims responsibility for attack that killed Israeli worker on border

The Associated Press

A shadowy group claiming ties to al-Qaida said Tuesday that it carried out a deadly cross-border attack in Israel, the strongest evidence to date to back Israeli claims that the global terror network is operating on its doorstep.

While the claim of responsibility, made in a video obtained by The Associated Press in the Gaza Strip, could not be independently verified, it was accompanied by a separate statement with additional details on the attack posted on a website affiliated with al-Qaida.

Israel blames Hamas for all violence from Gaza. Following Monday's attack, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on militant targets in Gaza, drawing retaliatory rocket fire.

Late Tuesday, a rocket hit a house in an Israeli village near Gaza, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Rescue services said three people were hurt.

Three Palestinians were killed in violence Tuesday.

An Islamic Jihad militant told The Associated Press late Tuesday night that a cease-fire with Israel, mediated by Egypt, was in effect. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters. Israel had no immediate comment.

In Monday's attack, two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Egypt's Sinai desert, killing a civilian worker who was part of a team building a border fence to prevent such attacks. The two gunmen were later killed by Israeli forces.

The short video said the attack was carried out by the Mujahedeen Shura Council of Jerusalem, a murky group that was formed in April.

It identifies two men, one Egyptian and one Saudi, as the perpetrators of Monday's attack. "Soon we will carry out a double suicide mission against the enemy troops on the Egyptian border with occupy Palestine today, Monday, June 18," said the Saudi man.

Later Tuesday, the group issued a statement on an al-Qaida-linked website saying the men targeted an Israeli patrol with a bomb, anti-tank rockets and gunfire. It said the attack was dedicated to "Sheik Mujhahid Osama bin Laden," the al-Qaida founder who was assassinated by U.S. troops last year.

The Israeli military declined comment on the latest claims. Military officials have been warning for more than a year that al-Qaida is operating in the area.

Israeli officials believe the group has taken advantage of the power vacuum in the Sinai since the ouster of longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last year.

On Tuesday Israel's military chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, toured the area of the infiltration and said his forces are dealing with the situation.

"The more significant issue is what is happening inside Sinai, the dispatch areas, the terror bases that are expanding and growing there. Egypt must exercise its sovereignty in Sinai," he said.

Israeli officials also believe al-Qaida and other "global jihad" elements have infiltrated the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, which lies between Israel and the Sinai.

Hamas denies al-Qaida is operating in Gaza. The two militant groups have far different ideologies. Hamas says its struggle is focused solely against Israel, while al-Qaida claims to be fighting a holy war against the West.

Two Palestinian men in Gaza were killed early Tuesday in an airstrike, which Israel said was in response to rocket fire. In all, at least 45 rockets fell on southern Israel Tuesday, Rosenfeld said.

Late Tuesday, Gaza health official Adham Abu Salmia said an explosion in a house killed a child and injured 3 others.

Gaza officials initially blamed Israel, but residents there said apparently a rocket fired by militants at Israel fell short and hit the house.

The flare-up in violence is the most serious in months, and has threatened an informal cease-fire that has largely held for the past three years. Hamas, which has mostly stayed out of violence, claimed responsibility for some of the rocket fire.

In another development Tuesday, vandals torched and scrawled graffiti on a Palestinian mosque in the West Bank, Israeli security officials said. Suspicion fell on radical Jewish settlers angry over the looming demolition of an unsanctioned settler enclave.

By July 1, the government has committed to destroying 30 apartments built illegally on privately owned Palestinian land. Radical settlers routinely attack Palestinian targets in retaliation for government settlement policy they oppose.

The Hebrew-language graffiti spray-painted on the mosque in Kfar Jabaa read, "Ulpana War" and "Price Tag," the names of the outpost and the settler retaliation campaign.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and said authorities would act swiftly to bring the vandals to justice. "This is an act of intolerant and irresponsible lawbreakers," he said.

Police said no suspects had been arrested.

Israeli construction on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state is at the heart of the current peacemaking deadlock.

———

Associated Press writer Maamoun Youssef in Cairo contributed to this report.

 

[P F Tinmore]

"Haslamah" means "Escalation". This is how Israel defines a rise in Rockets attacks/Gaza attacks.

Apperenly a Haslamah is happening right now in south Israel. Still unclear on the detailes, though

GAZA, (PIC)-- The armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, announced at dawn Tuesday that it fired four rockets at Zikim, an Israeli military base to the north of the Gaza Strip.

The armed wing, in a communique, said that the firing of those rockets was in retaliation to the Israeli military escalation against the coastal enclave over the past few days the latest being the murder of seven Palestinians on Monday.

It recalled its pledge that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) would pay for its crimes, adding that the Qassam fighters are ready to respond to IOF attacks and military adventures with all available means.

Qassam Brigades fire rockets at Israeli army base

Here's a slightly different spin on your PIC ("Voice of Palestine") "facts." You will note that two terrorists infiltrated Israel on Monday and killed a civilian worker before they themselves were killed. Further down we find that the death of a child, originally blamed by Gaza officials on Israel, was in fact, the result of a Hamas rocket which fell a bit short (according to residents there). It's amazing the difference between the camel crap you post and the truth:

Shadowy Al-Qaida-Linked Group Claims Israel Attack
By IBRAHIM BARZAK
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip

ABCNews.com - Breaking News, Latest News & Top Video News - ABC News

Al-Qaida-inspired group claims responsibility for attack that killed Israeli worker on border

The Associated Press

A shadowy group claiming ties to al-Qaida said Tuesday that it carried out a deadly cross-border attack in Israel, the strongest evidence to date to back Israeli claims that the global terror network is operating on its doorstep.

While the claim of responsibility, made in a video obtained by The Associated Press in the Gaza Strip, could not be independently verified, it was accompanied by a separate statement with additional details on the attack posted on a website affiliated with al-Qaida.

Israel blames Hamas for all violence from Gaza. Following Monday's attack, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on militant targets in Gaza, drawing retaliatory rocket fire.

Late Tuesday, a rocket hit a house in an Israeli village near Gaza, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Rescue services said three people were hurt.

Three Palestinians were killed in violence Tuesday.

An Islamic Jihad militant told The Associated Press late Tuesday night that a cease-fire with Israel, mediated by Egypt, was in effect. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters. Israel had no immediate comment.

In Monday's attack, two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Egypt's Sinai desert, killing a civilian worker who was part of a team building a border fence to prevent such attacks. The two gunmen were later killed by Israeli forces.

The short video said the attack was carried out by the Mujahedeen Shura Council of Jerusalem, a murky group that was formed in April.

It identifies two men, one Egyptian and one Saudi, as the perpetrators of Monday's attack. "Soon we will carry out a double suicide mission against the enemy troops on the Egyptian border with occupy Palestine today, Monday, June 18," said the Saudi man.

Later Tuesday, the group issued a statement on an al-Qaida-linked website saying the men targeted an Israeli patrol with a bomb, anti-tank rockets and gunfire. It said the attack was dedicated to "Sheik Mujhahid Osama bin Laden," the al-Qaida founder who was assassinated by U.S. troops last year.

The Israeli military declined comment on the latest claims. Military officials have been warning for more than a year that al-Qaida is operating in the area.

Israeli officials believe the group has taken advantage of the power vacuum in the Sinai since the ouster of longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last year.

On Tuesday Israel's military chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, toured the area of the infiltration and said his forces are dealing with the situation.

"The more significant issue is what is happening inside Sinai, the dispatch areas, the terror bases that are expanding and growing there. Egypt must exercise its sovereignty in Sinai," he said.

Israeli officials also believe al-Qaida and other "global jihad" elements have infiltrated the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, which lies between Israel and the Sinai.

Hamas denies al-Qaida is operating in Gaza. The two militant groups have far different ideologies. Hamas says its struggle is focused solely against Israel, while al-Qaida claims to be fighting a holy war against the West.

Two Palestinian men in Gaza were killed early Tuesday in an airstrike, which Israel said was in response to rocket fire. In all, at least 45 rockets fell on southern Israel Tuesday, Rosenfeld said.

Late Tuesday, Gaza health official Adham Abu Salmia said an explosion in a house killed a child and injured 3 others.

Gaza officials initially blamed Israel, but residents there said apparently a rocket fired by militants at Israel fell short and hit the house.

The flare-up in violence is the most serious in months, and has threatened an informal cease-fire that has largely held for the past three years. Hamas, which has mostly stayed out of violence, claimed responsibility for some of the rocket fire.

In another development Tuesday, vandals torched and scrawled graffiti on a Palestinian mosque in the West Bank, Israeli security officials said. Suspicion fell on radical Jewish settlers angry over the looming demolition of an unsanctioned settler enclave.

By July 1, the government has committed to destroying 30 apartments built illegally on privately owned Palestinian land. Radical settlers routinely attack Palestinian targets in retaliation for government settlement policy they oppose.

The Hebrew-language graffiti spray-painted on the mosque in Kfar Jabaa read, "Ulpana War" and "Price Tag," the names of the outpost and the settler retaliation campaign.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and said authorities would act swiftly to bring the vandals to justice. "This is an act of intolerant and irresponsible lawbreakers," he said.

Police said no suspects had been arrested.

Israeli construction on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state is at the heart of the current peacemaking deadlock.

———

Associated Press writer Maamoun Youssef in Cairo contributed to this report.

It identifies two men, one Egyptian and one Saudi,...

So Israel hits Gaza.

 

[Billo_Really]

If every time we do something, or think of doing something, we should consider what the Palestinians wll take it, then YES, we are in a problem.

No, you're the problem, because you don't care about the amount of suffering you inflict on the Palestinian's. Maybe not you directly, but your support (and defense) of some of the most heinous acts of violence and oppression, shows the blood on your hands.

You talk like both sides are equally guilty and that's a crock of shit. Israel's actions are 90% of the problem. Which is the occupation itself. And you thinking it's something other than the occupation (as the cause of all the problems), shows how fanatical your bias is. Because you wouldn't be saying that, if it was your neighborhood being occupied.

So since you don't care about the Palestinian's in any way whatsoever, there's no chance of you putting yourself in their shoes and understanding what they are going through for the last 45 years living under Israeli jackboots.

 

[SAYIT]

If every time we do something, or think of doing something, we should consider what the Palestinians wll take it, then YES, we are in a problem.

No, you're the problem, because you don't care about the amount of suffering you inflict on the Palestinian's. Maybe not you directly, but your support (and defense) of some of the most heinous acts of violence and oppression, shows the blood on your hands.

You talk like both sides are equally guilty and that's a crock of shit. Israel's actions are 90% of the problem.

In your lame opinion but as you already know, you're a flamin' idiot.

 

[Billo_Really]

In your lame opinion but as you already know, you're a flamin' idiot.

Over a 100 UN resolutions say you're a fucking liar!