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Subscribe to RSSIsraeli leaders indicate that a new offensive against Islamic militant commanders is underway. NBC's Martin Fletcher reports.
Updated at 10:46 p.m. ET: TEL AVIV -- The head of the militant wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement and seven others were killed as Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza Wednesday, officials said.
Hamas spokesman Fauazy Brehom told NBC News that Ahmed Jabari was killed in the attack by Israeli forces. Jabari was the most senior commander of Hamas' military wing, the Ezzidine Al-Qassam Brigades.
A statement from the Al-Qassam Brigades said that Israel had “opened the gates of hell.”
President Barack Obama spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, urging him to avoid civilian casualties. The president reiterated the United States' support for Israel's right to self-defense following rocket attacks launched from Gaza.
Obama also spoke Wednesday with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi because of the country's central role in preserving regional security. Obama condemned the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and reiterated Israel's right to self-defense. The two leaders agreed on the importance of working to deescalate the situation quickly and they agreed to stay in touch in coming days.
In a frequently updated live blog chronicling the attacks, the Israel Defense Forces claimed it had targeted "dozens" of Hamas’ medium-range underground rocket launch sites and other weapons storage facilities. The report said Israel had also intercepted 17 rockets fired from Gaza.
"If I were a senior Hamas activist - I would look for a place to hide," IDF spokesman Brgi. Gen. Yoav (Poly) Moredechai said in a statement published online.
Moredechai said the possibility of a ground invasion would not be ruled out, and emphasized that all options remain on the table. "Infantry brigades have been shifted in preparation for the operation," his statement read. "All options that allow us to cause seriously damage to Hamas and the other terrorist organizations are on the table."
A statement from the Israeli embassy blamed Hamas for launching 150 rockets at Israel's south over the past week.
Darren Whiteside / Reuters
Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Nov. 14. Israel launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave that the Islamist group vowed would "open the gates of hell."
"Israel has the right and duty to defend itself from terrorist attacks designed to kill thousands of its citizens," Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said. "We are sending an unequivocal message that our citizens will not be hostage to terrorist missile fire and cross-border attacks. The scope of the IDF's defensive operation depends on Hamas and whether it takes the decision to cease firing missiles on our neighborhoods and homes."
Jabari is the most senior Hamas official to have died due to Israeli military action since the killing of Saeed Seyam four years ago.
Sources at the Kamal Adwan and Al-Shifa hospitals said a total of eight people had been killed and 80 injured.
A statement on the IDF website said that Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz had “approved an expansive strike against terrorist organizations in Gaza.”
Ali Ali / EPA
Emergency services extinguish the burned out destroyed car of Qassam top leader Ahmed Jabari after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012.
“As a part of the program, a short while ago, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck Ahmed al-Jabari and other senior officers of Hamas' Military Wing, who were involved in planning and implementing dozens of attacks, including the kidnapping of SFC [Israeli soldier] Gilad Shalit,” it said.
The airstrike took place in central Gaza, according to the statement, which was headlined "Chief of Hamas' Military Wing Ahmed al-Jabari assassinated." The headline was later changed to "Senior Hamas operative targeted," and the statement dropped the reference to Shalit.
The statement quoted IDF spokesman Mordechai as saying military action began following the "intolerable situation in the south of the country, and seeks to harm terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip."
'Forward base for Iran'
The IDF later announced it had begun "Operation Pillar of Defense." Israel confirmed there had been several airstrikes.
Hamas Office via Reuters, file
Ahmed Al-Jabari, top commander of Hamas armed wing Al-Qassam brigades, poses for a picture after a prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Cairo, in this October 18, 2011 file photo.
In another update, the statement said the IDF had "targeted a significant number of long range rockets sites ... owned by Hamas. This deals a significant blow to the terror organizations' underground rocket launching capabilities and munitions warehouses that are owned by Hamas and other terror organizations."
"The Gaza strip, has turned it into a forward base for Iran, firing rockets and carrying out terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens. The IDF will continue to target terrorist sites that are used to carry out terror attacks against Israeli citizens," it said.
"The IDF will continue to target sites that are used for carrying out terror attacks against the citizens of Israel while improving their daily security," it added.
An IDF statement Monday said more than 120 rockets fired from Gaza had hit Israel since Saturday and that the Israeli air force had responded with airstrikes on a number of sites.
Jabari had survived numerous assassination attempts in the past and had served close to a decade in an Israeli jail, according to NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin.
He was widely considered the second most important figure within Hamas' overall structure after Khaled Mishaal, the head of the organization’s political bureau.
Uriel Sinai / Getty Images
Israeli children play games at a bomb shelter on Nov. 14 in Netivot, Israel. Israel Defense Forces launched aerial attacks on targets in Gaza that killed the top military commander of Hamas.
Jabari was instrumental in negotiations about the release of Shalit, Mohyeldin said. Jabari was rarely seen in public and even more seldom filmed but he was seen accompanying Shalit to the border crossing with Egypt ahead of his handover.
US reacts; Israeli ambassador leaves Egypt
U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the United States "strongly" condemns the rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel.
"There is no justification for the violence that Hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against the people of Israel," Toner's statement read. "We call on those responsible to stop these cowardly acts immediately. We support Israel's right to defend itself, and we encourage Israel to continue to take every effort to avoid civilian casualties."
Egypt's foreign minister called Israel's airstrikes on Gaza a dangerous escalation at a critical time for the region, and called on the Israeli government to quickly halt the offensive.
Egypt's ruling Freedom and Justice Party condemned the killing of Jabari, and said Israel was using the military operation as a card in its own political game, ahead of elections in January. The party called on the international community and Arab states to act immediately to stop the massacre against the Palestinian people, adding that Israel's attacks were meant to create instability in the region.
Airport sources in Egypt confirmed to NBC News that the Israeli ambassador and other Israelis were leaving Cairo Wednesday night.
The U.N. chief also called on Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants to prevent an escalation of hostilities, urging both sides to ensure civilians will be protected, a U.N. spokesman said Wednesday.
"The Secretary-General calls for an immediate de-escalation of tensions," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said, adding that it was a reiteration of Ban's already-stated position.
"Both sides should do everything to avoid further escalation and they must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure the protection of civilians at all times," he told reporters.
A Palestinian rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a house in southern Israel today, causing damage but no injuries. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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Let's see how long it takes for this BIASED community takes to collaps this comment again because they don't want people to know the REAL TRUTH!
What they also fail to tell us Americans ("israel's" CASHCOW) is that an "israeli" airstike that MURDERED a Palestinian kid playing soccer last Thursday started the rockets being fired into the ILLEGAL "state of israel" from Gaza!
And that's not to mention the PLAIN and SIMPLE fact that "israel" stole it's state to begin with, and with the use of terrorism, ie; the M. Begin led irgun and stern gang! Ask the British about the over 300 Britons MURDERED by "jewish" terrorists from 1944 through 1948!
See this folks http://youtu.be/IU08xVdu9JA
Remember the King David Hotel Bombing anyone?
Look up "The Balfour Declaration" from WW1 folks! Listen to a man that was there, do a yt search for "Benjamin Freedmans 1961 Speech".
Learn the real truth about this ILLEGAL "state of israel"!
Americans, see what your really supporting with 3 plus BILLION US Taxpayer Dollars a year (upwards of 15 billion when all is said and done) while veterans and your fellow citizens live on the streets! Just think what that money could actually do for our own people, economy, infrustructure!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
That's less than the amount we give Mexico every year. What's your beef?
screminmimi
You again "israeli firster"? Don't you ever learn?
Look again SHILL, that is 1/3 of the TOTAL Foriegn Aid the US gives to the ENTIRE world, and for a population of about 7.5 million people!
Go play tiddly winks with the sewer lids SHILL! Who knows maybe you'll actually learn something!
And that's not to mention the fact that synagouges in the US get 97% of ALL the money from the BORN OF TREASON Dept. of Homeland Security for religions in this country! Don't believe me? Go to their own website and see for yourself!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
screminmimi
Let's also not forget about The Lavon Affair, The DELIBERATE ATTACK on The USS Liberty, the Jonathan Pollard/AIPAC/ADL/Nut-n-Yahoo Treasons, The Beirut Marine Barracks and Khobar Tower Bombings, etc., etc! All Kosher done!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
Finally someone who has the brain to think!
Your an idiot the UN gave the land to Isreal but they didn't have to, if you want to look at history fine let's do that The Jews have been in that part of the world for 5600 years the Muslims have only been around for about 800 years so who's land is it. As far a Gaza goes the press only show the area next to the boarder the city of Gaza is a show place before you start to talk learn something about what you speak. a kid was killed playing in the street I agree that would be wrong but then you must agree that with some idiot straps a bomb to his chest and goes to a 13 year old birthday party and blows up 30 kids that would also be wrong if you haven't been there then don't act as if you have
Lets not forget the Twin Towers, Flight 93, ove 80, 000 Muslim terrorist attacks the last 10 years. The religion of peace is the religion of murder, hatred, bigotry, and prejudices. There is not a day in the history of the World that their isn't a terrorist attack by muslims. The last words heard on Flight 93, Allah Akbar, Allah Akbar.
seen it before
Idiot huh?
At least I don't have to MAKE UP facts to make my story TRY TO fit!
Riddle me this Batman, where was Jesus Born? DUH, was it Palestine? You Betcha!
Duh, when did "God" decide it was OK for "jews" to return to "israel" anyway? They were exiled for NOT following "Gods" laws! Remember that SHILL?
Then again 90% or more of the worlds "jews" ARE NOT even true Hebrews or even Semites! They are Khazar/Ashkenazi's from Southern Russia (Khazaria) that converted to "judaism" in 741ad! DUH!
Take a leap SHILL!
Joetheplummer
Your funny!
The world know "israel is the world's leading terrorist "state"! That's just one of the reasons it is the world most HATED "state"!
Here's one for ya, who controlled the security for the World Trade Center Building 7 that was brought down by CONTROLLED DEMOLITION? Kroll Security sound about right? Then again I guess dem der mooslims were able to take the weeks or more that it took to plant them explosives, huh?
Also, who was ACTUALLY arrested on 9/11 with explosive in their "Urban Moving Systems" Vans (3, 9 people total) with explosives, trying to blow up the GW Bridge, filming the first plane hitting the twins, etc., etc.
Hint, It WAS NOT dem der mooslims! They were KOSHER!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
This was started by Arab terrorist shooting a rocket into an Israeli jeep killing a soldier and wounding 3 others. Stop your insane lies. Rockets into Israel has been an everyday occurance. Want peace, then embrace peace and stop your murderous ways. Stop shooting rockets into civilian areas.
m6c9d200, hey you're a liar about your identity, give us your service ID Number, maybe we will believe you really served in the Army? Well? If you give your name and City, give us your service ID number. It is easy to check out.
Joetheplummer
Like I said above SHILL/"israeli firster", I am not going to give you my Social Security Number (Military Service Number)! DUH!
Dispute my facts about the ILLEGAL "state of israel", etc. instead of trying to disprove something you CAN"T, like my service to my country!
Can you only obfuscate the subject like the other SHILLS/israeli firsters?
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
It is amazing that a moron conspiracy theorist like you still exist! After all, you blame Israeli snipers for killing US Marines, you blame ther Jews for killing JFK. You're one screw up little Hitler. You know nothing and spread racism, and hatred. I bet the Muslims love you, you fit right in to the doctrine of hatred, bigotry and prejudice. Enjoy your shallow, ignorant, nazi life.
screminmimi
You again "israeli firster"? Don't you ever learn?
Look again SHILL, that is 1/3 of the TOTAL Foriegn Aid the US gives to the ENTIRE world, and for a population of about 7.5 million people!
Go play tiddly winks with the sewer lids SHILL! Who knows maybe you'll actually learn something!
And that's not to mention the fact that synagouges in the US get 97% of ALL the money from the BORN OF TREASON Dept. of Homeland Security for religions in this country! Don't believe me? Go to their own website and see for yourself!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
Joetheplummer
It's amazing SHILLS/"israeli firsters" like you can always STOOP to what you think is a personal insult, etc. when you don't like what someone has to say, but you CAN NOT dispute the facts!
Seems to be a staple of your cult/tribe! No wonder why your cult/tribe's credibility is deminishing daily!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
I love Hamas with pita bread or celery....mmmm..
Israel kills terrorists. Israel will burn these Muslims bent on killing Jews if they keep pushing them. God protect and keep the Jewish people in their homeland.
Israel the "ally" of the USA is as always in the midst of issues. The ally that gets 3.5 Billion annually for more than 30 years now and many many forgiven loans amounting to many more Billions. The "ally" that conducts the largest espionage campaign against the USA, The "ally" that attacked the USS Liberty. The "ally" that built walls hiding entrances to nuclear development facilities in order to fool weapons inspectors. The ally that funds AIPAC & the ADL to lobby and spy for any cause advancing Israeli interest.
What about the 80,000 terrorist attacks from Arabs over the last 10 years? You bring up an incident that happened over 50 years ago, where 34 Americans lost their lies, that the families have been compensated for, you forget that the Arabs have murdered thousands upon thousands of American, that no American has ever been compensated for.
Go away little boy, you don't have anything to contribute. Arabs have been practicing Taqiyya forever.
Muslim scholars teach that Muslims should generally be truthful to each other, unless the purpose of lying is to "smooth over differences."
There are two forms of lying to non-believers that are permitted under certain circumstances,taqiyya and kitman. These circumstances are typically those that advance the cause Islam - in some cases by gaining the trust of non-believers in order to draw out their vulnerability and defeat them.
Ahmad - You have very selective memory, and your name tells me why. When you stop killing US citizens, then I believe you.
Ahmad, when will you people denounce hate and stop reading your bible that promotes evil. Don't you realize how manipulated you are by your political/religious leaders? Israel is your favorite whipping boy and everyone knows it. There are billions of you, and if other cultures don't wise up, you will overtake humanity. What is it that inspires and motivates you?
Heres a simple same thing scenario. I have a house with a double garage which I live in with my wife and dog. The neighbor decides he needs more room for his growing family. Backed by my rich neighbor accross the street who buys him better weapons and defense he storms into my house,shoots my wife, takes the house and gives/makes me and the dog live in the garage. Now Im mad so I take pot shots at them with my sling shot to try and make them leave. Acouple years of this and now the same neighbor needs even more room. So again backed by my rich neighbor accross the street he invades my garage, shoots my dog, and gives/makes me live in a tent in the back yard. Afew years of this and now the same neighbor wants/needs some room for his familty to play and hold BBQ's. So,he again invades my tent, takes it and tells me if I stop fighting they will give me back my tent and let me live in the corner of the back yard. Well by now you guessed it I just want them completely gone!!
Here's a simple same thing scenario. You have a rat infested house filled with weapons and irrational hatred for your neighbors because of their religion. Your rich neighbor accross the street recognizes your dangerous proclivity for violence and decides for advancement of democratic civilization against your brand of brutality and abject terrorism. You are given every opportunity to play fair and join the country club, but you prefer listening to the hate filled spewing of your religious leaders and lob water baloons at everyone's innocent children. The water baloons don't produce the desired affect so you have the neighborhood tailor in Iran, or Syria, or some other nutty muslim country make up some "dynamite" vests for you and your buddies to wear when you go out "clubbing." It's a great fashion statement,and soon all of YOU people want one. Oh, and these vests come with a money back guarantee that you'll meet exciting women... 72 underage virgins! Yum! Some of YOU GUYS even invest in fashionable Fruit of the Loom, underwear bombs. What fun! Sure I want you out of the neighborhood. I can't compete with your fashion sense!
That US Army Veteran Marc C. must be living on a diet of LSD and humus. Either he's some kind of dummy or a mooslim shill. The ancient Hebrews were in that land way before pedophile, bloody mohamed was conceived. All through recent history Jews throughout the Middle East were regarded as second class citizens by the mooslim ruling class, and by extension, mooslim neighbors. In Palestine, their synagogues were used as bathrooms and stables by these "peace loving" moolims. WWII brought about an "Exodus" of Jews to the "Promised Land" which they turned from a scruffy desert into a democratic paradise where all peoples could live in peace... if they chose to. The jealous and barbaric mooslims have in their little brains that killing off the Jews is more meaningful to them than learning from them and living in peaceful coexistance. These insane mooslims get a lot of funding from the saudis who love the conflict because it draws attention away from their enormous wealth and power. Saudi riches have also bought Carter and his anti Israel blather, as well as the famously corrupt Clintons. So Mr Daniele, do a little more reading of the right stuff, and stop spouting off pro mooslem and pro saudi, propaganda. You can't rewrite history because a bunch of mooslims don't like the way things are going for them. I hope the Israeli's keep on blowing up these creeps before their country gets over run.
Ron
What's a matter SHILL/israeli firster can't comment directly to my post?
What don't like it when people tell others the REAL TRUTH about the ILLEGAL "state of israel"? Wouldn't like to end that US Cashcow now would ya!
Take your kosher BS elsewhere SHILL/israeli fister! Of course if you really want to make a big deal about it feel free to come see me sometime!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
There has never been a civilization or a nation referred to as "Palestine" and the very notion of a "Palestinian Arab nation" having ancient attachments to the Holy Land going back to time immemorial is one of the biggest hoaxes ever perpetrated upon the world! There is not, nor has there ever been, a distinct "Palestinian" culture or language. Further, there has never been a Palestinian state governed BY Arab Palestinians in history, nor was there ever a serious Arab-Palestinian national movement until 1964... three years BEFORE the Arabs of "Palestine" lost the West Bank [Judea and Samaria] and Gaza as a result of the 1967 Six-Day War (which the Arabs started). Even the so-called leader of the "Palestinian" people, Yasser Arafat, is EGYPTIAN! In short, the so-called Arab "Palestinians" are a manufactured people...a people with no history and no authenticity... whose sole purpose for existence is to destroy the Jewish State!
Joetheplummer
Question, Where was Jesus born?
Answer, PALESTINE!
Question, Who DEMANDED Jesus be Cruxified?
Answer, "jews", who even chose to save the life of a convicted murderer than that of Jesus'!
Duh, which way do we go Yogi!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
Read the bible and you will find Palestine their. Jesus was Palestinian, no! People like you deny the sun!
The term "Palestine" came from the name that the conquering Roman Empire gave the ancient Land of Israel in an attempt to obliterate and de-legitimize the Jewish presence in the Holy Land. The name "Palestine" was invented in the year 135 C.E. Before it was known as Judea, which was the southern kingdom of ancient Israel. The Roman Procurator in charge of the Judean-Israel territories was so angry at the Jews for revolting that he called for his historians and asked them who were the worst enemies of the Jews in their past history. The scribes said, "the Philistines." Thus, the Procurator declared that Land of Israel would from then forward be called "Philistia" [further bastardized into "Palaistina"] to dishonor the Jews and obliterate their history. Hence the name "Palestine."
One more thing. Very often one hears the revisionists and propagandists finding ancient historical links between the "Philistines" ("Invaders" in Hebrew) and the Arab "Palestinians." There is no truth to this claim! The Philistines were one of a number of Sea Peoples who reached the eastern Mediterranean region approximately 1250-1100 B.C.E. They were actually an amalgamation of various ethnic groups, primarily of Aegean and south-east European origin [Greece, Crete and Western Turkey] and they died out over 2500 years ago! Those Philistines were not Arab... and neither was Goliath! The Arabs of "Palestine" are just that... Arabs! And these Arabs of "Palestine" have about as much historical roots to the ancient Philistines as Yasser Arafat has to the Eskimos!
m6c9d200, Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king"
Your such a bigot and moron you don't even know where he was born? JUDEA. Jesus was Jewish.
You keep making a fool out of yourself, you're an embarassment as a human being. Go away little Nazi boy.
Joetheplummer
Jesus was born in PALESTINE! Yes in Bethlehem, but NOT in "Judaea", PALESTINE!
Jesus also said "jews" worshipped at the synagogue of satan! WOW, I wonder if that had something to do with why the "jews" had him MURDERED! That and the condemnation of "jewish usury" (like the PRIVATE "jewish" owned/run US Federal Reserve Bank), among other things!
Read a REAL Bible (non zionist funded Scofield Ref Bible) SHILL/israeli firster and learn something!
Take your "jewish" BS/lies elsewhere!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
These comments discust me to the core. Is it ok when israel kick people out of their houses and take over their land and treat the felistinians like dogs? is it ok when israel drops a bomb and kills 10-20 innocent people trying to live their life? how are these people called "terror organizations" when they are in their OWN LAND trying to defend it from the occupying terrorists (israelis) that are taking over their land and homes. Terror organizations? REALLY? i am not a sheep, i am awake, i have a fucntioning brain. you people need to use your brains to see who the real terrorists are. if israel wasnt such a big bully there wouldnt be a problem in the 1st place! Americans stop aiding israelis they are murderers !
Typical Islamic bull. So you want to just shoot Rockets into Israel and have them do nothing? Drop your arms, educate your children, embrace peace, teach your children love and respect instead of hate and murder, be responsible for your lives and stop being leeches to the west.
Palestinians don't want peace, they want to destroy Israel, steal from the west and always be the victim. Get better leaders, embrace peace and educate our children. The Israeli's will help you make a better life if you can contribute your time and life to peace instead of hate.
So Israel wants peace, Ha! Israel led us into war with Iraq so our children can die and they watch and chear. They want us to go into war with Iran so our children can die and they watch and chear. It is not enough that they take 5 billion of our tax money to build free housing to the terrorist settlers but they want our children to die for their sake!
Freemanstand, You are one ignorant dude. Israel had nothing to do with Iraq, only a Muslim shill would try to link that, you're nothing but a phoney liar, I bet your not even from the USA, you sounds like the Iranian trolls who come here spreading anti-semitism, hate, ignorance, bigotry and prejudice.
I think it has been a bad-news-day for the terrorist loving muslim/liberal alliance.
Joetheplummer
Who do you think gave the US the FALSE intel about Iraq's WMD?
Remember anything about a NEVER EXISTING picture of M. Atta and an Iraqi Official in Prauge exchanging Anthrax?
Let's not forget about "israeli firster" and girlfriend of "Scooter" Libby, Judith Miller reporting about aluminum nuclear reactor tubes, etc. All Kosher! Hell she even went to jail for that, but not nearly long enough! Now she even works for Murdock's ("jew") Fox News! DUH!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
Israel gave intel, but that was all, the Intel was good, how GWB went about it is not anyone's fault but GWB.
Joetheplummer/"israeli firster"
You also forget about PNAC/Neocons (MAINLY "jews", but ALL "israeli firsters") that called for an attack on Iraq years before 9/11! Even wrote a letter to Clinton calling for an attack on Iraq!
Ever hear of their (PNAC/Neocons) report written for Nut-n-Yahoo in the 90's called The ACB Doc, or A Clean Break, A Guide for Securing the Realm?
And who made up MOST of W's staff? PNAC/Neocons! DUH!
Also, ever hear about or see a picture of what "Greater israel" entails?
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
Marc C. Daniele, we know that your name is ahmad, so stop trying to con us with a phony American identity. Everyone can see through your scam. Maybe you can fool a few weak minded idiots, but you will never have anything intelligent to say. Read your holy q book and try and understand how you came to believe all of it's lies and propaganda. Why do you buy into these self destructive ways?
Are Arab/Israeli peace talks are out of the question?
It's been 64 years since the creation of Israel, it's time to find a peaceful solution...
Hamas terror network is irrelevant to Arab/Israeli peace talks. They are the proxy forces of Iran in Gaza. Arabs have been peace with Israel, either on paper or defacto, but the extremeists factions in the palestinians won't let peace happen. Iran will make sure of it.
Don't stop there
Palestinians are just like the Tibetans, oppressed in their own land by occupiers that have more wealth and power.
TBOW go live in Iran, because in your mind, you already do.
I can not believe people are chearing this criminal army called the IDF and IAF. All Zionists want is for war to engulf the world. They took us into war with Iraq on their behalf. They killed our children to save thier children. They want us to start a war with Iran on their behalf. Kill our children so their children can live. All they want is war and blood. Thats how this racist state of Israel lives on the blood of others!! Its like a parasite.
Your long rants has one short answer; Israel was patient with Hamas sending barage of rockets, now they acted, defensively, and with precision.
as Porky the Pig would say...buhbipp bipp buhbip thats all folks! GOOD SHOT!!
I say wipe out the whole middle east with nukes.Make so it a nomans land.Sorry folks this area has been causeing wars since the beggining of man.There will never be peace there,one side say it there holy ground while the other say it there.We have gave both side almost a centry to to work out a peace plan.So wipe out every country there,makeit so it will be a no man lands for a 1000 years. End of problem!!!!!!!!!
The gates of Hell was opened when Israel gave the Palestinians Gaza for peace. The Arabs didn't want peace only to destroy Israel. The Israeli government has shown great restraint in dealing with daily rocket attacks. How long are you going to hit the hornets nest and not expect to get stung?
"Israel kills Hamas military chief, 5 others in airstrike campaign, officials say"
A good start!
Yawnnn. This war will go on forever. I really don't give a crap what Israel does or what is done to them. If they want to keep a 3 million plus subclass of non-citizens with limited rights within their borders their is going to be trouble. My only wish is that we stop giving them money.
You all missed the reality of history. You are substituting muslim propaganda for history. I'll spell it out in a simple way for you to understand, knowing full well that your minds are made up anyway; 1. Jews existed in Israel throughout ancient time, as well as in other arab lands. 2. Jews are driven out of all arab lands for the most part but stay and fight in Israel, against enormous odds. 3. Israeli's (Jews) defeat the agressive, terroristic muslims who don't want ANY non muslim presence in Israel, or for that matter, any place in the Middle East. 4. Defeated and humiliated muslims continue a fanatical propaganda war against Israel, ascribing to Israel evil muslim traits. 5. Many ignorant, as well as well intentioned liberal types, buy into this propaganda because the muslims protray themselves very convincingly as victims. The rest of you weak minded types are actually muslims disguised as patriotic Americans trying to fool the readers. Muslims are unconditionally hateful, and single minded in their desire to obliterate Jews and Christians. Very few muslims will speak the truth when it comes to their designs on Israel. They use subterfuge, and appeal to people foolish enough to believe that they are the underdogs. The Israeli's will never give away a land that they worked so hard to develope and DEFEND. So how do you rationalize the muslim violence, and abject brutality, against innocent men, women, and children? But they will continue on with their bloody mission, and the arab run United Nations will continue to support them. That's it in a nutshell, boys and girls.
check your facts!! Palestine was not a deserted land that the Zionist killed its people to build a faboulus civilization. Muslims, christians and Jews lived in that land in peace until the Zionist killed and racially cleansed the Christians and the muslims so it can be a pure jewish state.
"Zionist killed and racially cleansed the Christians and the muslims so it can be a pure jewish state."
Is that why 1/3 of the Israel population is non-Jewish? This is the most ineffective racial cleansing I have seen or read about.
Freemanstand, “The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th century science has been the discovery of human ignorance” Thank you for that proof.
Wrong! All you have to do is "Google Earth"
The place is still by and large a wasteland.
Great shot !
The article intentionally did not mention that palestinian islamofascists launched 120 rockets on Israel just for 2 weeks. It is absolutely clear that total extermination of palestinian thugs anywhere around the world is only way to peace and stability.
Mark Bernadiner-1136934
What you fail to mention is that the reason the rockets were even fired is because "israel" launched an airstrike that MURDERED an INNOCENT Palestinian kid playing soccer!
Not to mention "israel" STOLE the land from the Palestinians to begin with!
Stop trying to tell people half truths! We get enough of that from our "israeli first" kosher monopolized media in this country as it is!
US Army Veteran
Marc C. Daniele
Hercy, Mo.
That innocent palestinian kid you're talking about was a hamas terrorist who happens to be a midget! And he was playing soccer with someone's (probably his mother's) head! The scene was so abhorrent that it was the syrians who blew him up. Yeah, Israel shoplifted the land while the palestinians were sleeping behind the counters in their 7/11 Stores.
Sheik alex-3123851 below, is insulting by calling us pond scum. Unlike muslim terrorists, being a pond scum is a noble calling! And don't say I have a boot fetish, it's a female foot fetish. I love burqua covered women with smelly feet. Don't try and stop me! Don't ever call me a parrot you feathered fool! Stop calling me a dog even though I dog your women and want them to pet me on my lower head! It's not a good time to visit Israel right now as you people are carelessly lobbing bombs all over the place. That fat pig you refer to might be your daddy! The only stroke he'll have is the stroke he puts in your momma! LOL!
All the loser pond scum on this thread who are Israeli boot lickers have no clue what they are talking about. They just parrot what they hear someone else say and then look around like a dog who wants to be petted and told, good boy. You like Israel so much, move over to Israel and help the jews try to kill everyone, and stop trying to pull America into some more bs. I hope nitwityahoo has a stroke, he is such a fat pig.
Alex plays with himself while watching Hamas goons fire off rockets at Israel in jihadi Youtube videos.
Allahu Akbar! hahahhahahahahah
Did you say all that when the USA targeted Osama in Pakistan...
We’re not killing everyone...Just the leaders of the terrorist organization Hamas and any one firing rockets/mortars into our civilian population.
I really wish they would stop launching attacks (stockpiling arms) from schools, mosques, and the back yards of civilian homes.
Freemanstand is a muslim. I'm outing him. Keep using the irrelevant word- zionism, that's the give away! That's a done deal. There are no zionists anymore, it's an antiquated word for a people who defeated your people. They are called Israelis. You'll have to call all Israeli inhabitants that word which also includes peaceful Arabs that enjoy living in a democratic and productive society. The bloodthirsty, hateful arabs refer to Israeli's as zionists, but I have a sneaking suspician they may be referencing all Jews. Of course we know that many liberal, weak minded Jews hate Israel as well. These idiots don't seem to understand that the muslims hate THEM as well. Oh, and while the zionist's were settling in Israel, they were SOLD most of the land, and homes they now occupy by wealthy arabs who knew how to make a buck! Now if some of that land was taken away from attacking arabs... is that wrong? You try to wipe me out and I kick your ass instead, you lose! Leave me alone and we can be good neighbors. Now if 1000's of you try to kick my ass and you lose? Shame on you, @!$%#! But you shameful muslims want to cry 60 years after the fact? You ain't fooling anyone but the fools. You started the fight now cry me a river.
Israel and Gaza just reach a Cease-Fire deal yesterday!
It is a comic-quote.
Rockets were still being fired into Israel, what did you expect would happen?
A little bias on the part of NBC? Buried deep in the article is the information that "more than 120 rockets fired from Gaza had hit Israel since Saturday and that the Israeli air force had responded with airstrikes on a number of sites."
How many rockets would the U.S. tolerate being launched across the border from Mexico before we would launch a counter-attack? How many does NBC think should be acceptable? Most of us would say "none."
With this administration?
The number is astronomical.