Palestinian Islamic Jihad Kills Gaza Infant With Misfired Rocket

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Jewish civilians are at fault for being within rocket range.

Hamas Outlet Blames Islamic Jihad for Infant Killed by Misfired Rocket

 

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Jewish civilians are at fault for being within rocket range.

Hamas Outlet Blames Islamic Jihad for Infant Killed by Misfired Rocket

It’s a start

 

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A Looming Crisis in the Mideast.
by Ahmed Charai
May 9, 2019 at 7:00 am

A Looming Crisis in the Mideast

Pictured: An illustrative image of rockets fired by Hamas toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. (Image source: IDF/Flickr)

After raining down some 600 rockets that killed four Israelis this past week, the Netanyahu government responded with overwhelming force, deploying jet fighters to carry out multiple air strikes, killing 23 Gaza residents including a pregnant woman, according to Palestinian Authority officials. (The pregnant women and her child, however, are now confirmed as having been killed by a Palestinian rocket that feel short.)

And, so, the cycle of violence makes another cruel revolution. What makes the events of the past week different from earlier rockets-and-retaliation episodes? The reaction of Arab intellectuals and other thought leaders in Muslim world.

Consider the tweet of Dr. Turki Al-Hamad, a well-known Saudi author and thinker. He tweeted: "It's a repeating loop: rockets [are fired] from Gaza into Israel, Israel bombs [Gaza], someone or other mediates, the fighting stops – and the common Palestinian folks pay the price. This is 'resistance,' my friend. Iran and Turkey are in trouble, and the Palestinians are paying the price."

Note his use of scare quotes around resistance and his willingness to blame Iran and Turkey, two Muslim-majority nations, instead of the Jewish state. This marks a real rhetorical change.

And many influential Arab voices echoed the thoughts of Dr. Al-Hamad.