Kudos to ZombieTime for compiling this YouTube video of crazed pro-Palestinian protesters in San Francisco.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Little Gaza In San Fran
Saturday, January 3, 2009
The Battle For Gaza
As the ground offensive finally began Saturday night, Israeli military spokeswoman Maj. Avital Leibovich told CNN, "We have many, many targets. To my estimation, it will be a lengthy operation." It would seem from all indications, at least initially, that Hamas took their election victory and commenced to taking care of...well, not the Palestinian people. From Major Liebovich's assessment, it seems that Hamas got busy setting up military posts with which to do little more than strike Israel, the Palestinian people be damned, and CNN, et al, care little for them either.
Israel seems poised to eradicate Hamas from the region with finality, something that would benefit the people of Palestine who, after casting their votes for Hamas, have come to the realization that it was a grave mistake. Call it a classic case of getting what you wished for, if you will.
The point, though, is that the Palestinians seem to recognize this fact while the American media remains oblivious, content to continually steer sentiments of viewers and readers into the waiting arms of a deadly and psychopathic regime known as Hamas.
The battle for Gaza has begun regardless of how trepidatious the Israelis may operate. For the time being, they are skirting inside the border seeking out launch sites but the reactions of Hamas are somewhat less than contrite, as they indicate by intensified operations of their own. From Reuters:
Israeli officials had repeatedly warned they were prepared to step up military action if Hamas rocket attacks on southern Israel did not stop, but Hamas kept up the action on Saturday.
By the end of the weekend, we may see some important developments from the region. Stay tuned... Sphere: Related Content
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Egypt Holds Israel's Robe
As Israel continues to pound Gaza, sides have been chosen around the globe, many claiming that Israel's response to continued rocket attacks from Hamas has been "disproportionate". Egypt, however, is not among such critics. The countries leaders have been engaged in a war of words with Hamas and have explicitly condemned the terror group for their complicity in the civilian casualties.
In an interview with an Egyptian television channel, Muhammad Bassiouny, the head of the parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee had this to say:
"Where are the Hamas leaders now, when the residents of Gaza are getting killed? All of Hamas's leadership is in bunkers."
Strong words, to be sure. And Egypt is not the only ally - albeit in spirit mostly - of the Palestinians; an Iranian newspaper had this to say (from PoliGazette.com):
Hamas’ decision to hide its militants in hospitals and mosques would undoubtedly lead to more civilian casualties because Israel cannot be expected to refrain from attacking Hamas because its members are hiding behind a human shield: these deaths are the responsibility of Hamas not Israel.
While European and other sympathizers lament the plight of Gazans and lambaste Israel for genocide, among other things, there are Middle East countries who see the truth, and Hamas has done itself no favors. Still, Israel has its detractors out there, one such being this chap from Orato.com who dares to say, "The current attacks by Israel on Gaza are disproportionate and violent, an abuse of human rights and amount to genocide," and "Only a handful of Israelis have been killed and injured by Hamas rocket attacks".
Only a handful? Are the lives that comprise that handful somehow less significant than other lives? It is important to note that "only a handful" was not by design. While Hamas has been hiding in schools and mosques and residential areas, they have been busy firing rockets at indiscriminate targets. Even more notable is that their ranges has been increasing, and it's only a matter of time before they have the capability to inflict many more deaths than a handful. I suppose that's what it would take to make the fellow from Orato happy at last.
Considering the fact that Hamas' rockets are now reaching cities that they previously could not, perhaps he will get his wish. By Tuesday, rockets from Gaza were landing in Kiryat Malachi and Beersheba, with a high population. Thankfully, it appears that Egypt is willing to hold Israel's robe as they clean up the problem that is Hamas, and other groups and countries, through their silence, seem to be okay with it.
Perhaps we're heading back to sanity after all. One can only hope that 2009, after this nasty little mess, will be the year that the Middle East finally settles into a lasting peace.
Happy New Year. Sphere: Related Content
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