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They Say That Supplying Israel’s Enemys with $60b of Arms Won’t Change the Region’s Strategic Balance…

Yeah…Right….I guess the next deal is to sell the Brooklyn Bridge to Israel…

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It would be nice if there were some mechanism in place to enforce the American law banning export of arms to countries that would change the strategic balance of the region. It’s an empty, ignored, un-enforced law. Just because Israel feels it is futile to object doesn’t make it okay…

Also…The AACI…Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel…They’re bringing Shakespeare to the Negev Dessert…

And…Israel on Twitter, the IDF on Flickr, YouTube and Facebook…and all of the above filled with hatred for Jews and Israel…

Plus…A new study shows the palestinian web landscape is dominated by radicalism…Danger signs for a potential imposed peace settlement on Israel…

Oh, yeah…and there’s Quassam rockets in Beverly Hills…

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Not that we are at all happy about it. This is MY neighborhood that we are talking about. My sons are in the Israeli Army. The handwriting has been on the wall for a long time, now. I have seen the coming war as inevitable since the end of the LAST war in Gaza. That’s because the Israeli government did not let the IDF finish the job.
What needed to be done before the Israeli army left Gaza, and STILL needs to be done:
1. Destroy, completely Hamas’s military ability, including weapons, supplies, command and control, military leadership.
2. Destroy ALL the smuggling routes used to replenish weapons supplies…and take control of the entire border area with Egypt where these weapons flow…that is, RE-take control of the Philadelphia corridor.
3. Remove Hamas from power in Gaza. They must be replaced by either more moderate Palestinian Authority leadership, or Israel has no choice but to re-take control until there is a reasonable alternative to fill the void.
I learned in dental school, long, long ago, that “There is never enough time to do the job right, but there is ALWAYS is enough time to do the job OVER”…
I can only hope that, if and when we DO do the job right, the price in Israeli blood will not be high…

One of Many Quassam Rockets That Fell on the Negev

Residents of south Israel fear another war brewing


Communities surrounding Gaza say death of two soldiers in Gaza Friday, along with continuous rocket fire, may be sign full-blown military conflict nearing. ‘We don’t deserve to live like this,’ Kfar Aza resident says

Reprinted from Ynetnews.com Tova Dadon

Residents of Israel’s southern region view the incident in which two soldiers were killed in Gaza Friday, along with the continuous rocket and mortar fire emanating from the Hamas-ruled territory, as a possible prelude to a full-blown war.

“There is a sense that we are on the brink of another war,” a member of Kibbutz Kfar Aza told Ynet on Saturday.

“Mortars have been falling here for a week now, just like in Operation Cast Lead,” said Orit Arjento, “I am in constant stress; running to the Internet to see if there is any news and debating whether I should close the window or leave it open, because of the mortars.

“Fortunately we have a secure room in our apartment, but still, jumping out of bed and making sure that all of the children made it to the secure room is not easy at age 52,” she said.

Prior to the launching of Operation Cast Lead, a mortar landed on the Arjento family home, directly hitting the room of teenage daughter Shir.

“We don’t deserve to live like this,” said Orit, who invited 30 guests from all over the country to attend the Pesach Seder.

“I can’t tell them (guests) that it is completely safe here. The ‘Color Red’ alert sounds on occasion,” she said.

Yoav Peled, security officer for the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council said, “This is the reality, and we’ve almost learned to live with it – after eight years (of rocket fire) and after the war.

“There is a sweeping decision not leave the region. I can’t say that everyone thinks as I do, but I can say with certainty that since Operation Cast Lead more and more people have relocated to the council’s communities; our kibbutzim are full,” he said.

Rockets and missiles are falling on Israel EVERY DAY!! Do you understand what that means? These are not little firecrackers. These are not rocks and bottles. These are lethal ROCKETS AND MISSILES! People are being killed. It is expected that Israel will accept as part of our daily life the rain of ordnance upon our heads.
Can YOU imagine this happening in YOUR neighborhood?
How about just ONE lethal rocket falling out of the sky and whistling into the playground of your childrens’ or grandchildren’s pre-school?
What measures would you expect your government to take?
How would you feel if the world and the UN condemned YOU for taking action against those that were threatening your families?
How would you feel if the animals launching the rockets at you day after day were depicted by the world as the victims, not the murderers that they are? Aid convoys and millions of YOUR tax dollars funneled to exactly those same rocket-launching terrorists?
Might you want to do something to stop the flow of supplies for rocket-making into the area (a blockade of sorts, if you will)?
Would you understand it if, occasionally, while striking those that are shooting missiles at your children, once in a while, an innocent civilian or two on the other side was injured, or even killed? Would you understand this and, sorrowfully, accept this as a fact of life, given the evil surrounding you?
Try to imagine, just try to imagine…This is the daily reality of southern Israel…My home…and pray that it NEVER happens to you,,,

Qassam hits south of Ashkelon


No injuries or damage reported as rocket fire emanating from Gaza continues. ‘Terror groups taking advantage of PM’s trip to US,’ local council head says

Reprinted from YNet News Shmulik Hadad

A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists in north Gaza Sunday night landed south of Ashkelon. There were no reports of injury or damage.

The rocket landed in an open area within the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council’s limits.

“When they say that the rocket exploded in an open area, from our standpoint it is a field in which farmers work. Therefore, such attacks should be dealt with just as any direct hit on a house,” council head Yair Farjun said.

“I assume the groups that are firing the rockets are taking advantage of the fact our hands our somewhat tied because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the US for meetings. It is not my place to give the security establishment advice – it has proven that it knows what to do against the Palestinian organizations,” he said.

Ashkelon’s Deputy Mayor Shlomo Cohen, formerly a senior official with the Shin Bet security service, said, “We are witnessing a deterioration whereby the rockets are getting closer and closer to Ashkelon. This merely validates our fears and demands for the fortification of educational institutions.”

On Saturday four rockets emanating from the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave landed in open areas in Israel’s Negev region. Another Qassam landed in Palestinian territory near the Kissufim Crossing.

Saturday saw a rocket land near a kibbutz located within Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council limits. There were no injuries or damage, but the IDF retaliated with strikes on a Hamas facility near the defunct airport in south Gaza. The Palestinians said 14 people were injured, among them two seriously.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon crossed into Gaza Sunday morning as part of a regional tour aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process.

Ban was met on the other side of the border by a small group of people waving Palestinian flags. “I’ll go to Gaza to express my solidarity with the plight of the Palestinian people there and to underscore the need to end the blockade,” Ban told reporters on Saturday. He added that the siege was causing “unacceptable human suffering”.

During his meeting with President Shimon Peres Saturday evening, Ban called on Hamas to release Gilad Shalit, and Peres thanked him for scheduling a meeting with the kidnapped soldier’s Shalit’s parents. The UN chief also called on the Palestinians to end rocket attacks from Gaza, while urging Israel to lift the Gaza blockade.