Israel Fights On, Gaza Death Toll Tops 500

Military Forces Push Closer To Big Cities In Gaza, Red Cross Declares "Full Blown" Crisis

(CBS/AP)  Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting international calls for an immediate cease-fire.

In fighting that raged early Tuesday morning, at least 18 people were killed in shelling up and down the Gaza Strip from tanks and naval craft, local hospital officials said. Only two of the dead were confirmed as militants. According to a top U.N. official, at least 500 Palestinians have been killed in the 11-day Israeli military campaign.

CBS News correspondent Richard Roth reports the casualties also increased on the Israeli side Tuesday. Israel said three of its soldiers were apparently killed by a shell from one of their own tanks; another Israeli was killed in a separate incident of so-called friendly fire early Tuesday morning. In all, Israel says it's lost five soldiers since the fighting began.

Tanks rumbled closer to the towns of Khan Younis and Dir el Balah in south and central Gaza but were still several miles outside, witnesses said, adding that the sounds of fighting could be heard from around the new Israeli positions. Israel already has encircled Gaza City, the area's biggest city.

Israel launched its offensive on Dec. 27 in a bid to halt repeated Palestinian rocket attacks on its southern towns. After a weeklong air campaign, Israeli ground forces invaded Gaza over the weekend. More than 500 Palestinians have been killed, including more than 100 civilians, according to United Nations figures.

The rising civilian death toll has drawn international condemnations and raised concerns of a looming humanitarian disaster. Many Gazans are without electricity or running water, thousands have been displaced from their homes and residents say that without distribution disrupted, food supplies are running thin.

In one incident overnight, three people were killed when Israel attacked a U.N. school where hundreds had taken shelter.

"There's nowhere safe in Gaza. Everyone here is terrorized and traumatized," said John Ging, the top U.N. official in Gaza, blaming the international community for allowing the violence to continue.

"I am appealing to political leaders here and in the region and the world to get their act together and stop this," he said, speaking at Gaza's largest hospital. "They are responsible for these deaths."

Israel says it won't stop the assault until its southern towns are freed of the threat of Palestinian rocket fire and it receives international guarantees that Hamas, a militant group backed by Iran and Syria, will not restock its weapons stockpile. It blames Hamas for the civilian casualties, saying the group intentionally seeks cover in crowded residential areas.

The army says it has dealt a harsh blow to Hamas, killing 130 militants in the past two days and greatly reducing the rocket fire. At least 15 rockets were fired Tuesday and one landed in the town of Gadera, about 25 miles from the Gaza border, lightly wounding a 3-month-old infant, police said.

Israeli forces have cut the main Gaza highway in several places, compartmentalizing the strip into the north, south and Gaza City itself and preventing movement between them. Israel also has taken over high-rise buildings in Gaza City and destroyed dozens of smuggling tunnels - Hamas' main lifeline - along the Egyptian border.

In Geneva, the international Red Cross said Gaza was in a "full-blown" humanitarian crisis. Its head of operations, Pierre Kraehenbuehl, said the few remaining power supplies could collapse at any moment, leaving 500,000 people without clean water and at risk of disease.

A flurry of diplomatic efforts to forge a cease-fire continued Tuesday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy left Israel after meetings with leaders and headed to neighboring Syria.

Sarkozy immediately set to work trying to convince President Bashar al-Assad to push harder for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

"President Assad should help in convincing Hamas to stop firing the rockets. Syria should help us to convince Hamas to choose the voice of reason and the path of peace and the path of reconciliation," Sarkozy told reporters after his meeting with al-Assad. (Click here to read more on the diplomatic effort in Damascus.)

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stressed to Sarkozy on Monday that any agreement "must contain at its foundation the total cessation of all arms transfers to Hamas," said Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev.

Regev noted that Hamas used a previous six-month truce to double the range of its rockets. About one-eighth of Israel's 7 million citizens now live in rocket range.

In New York, Arab delegates met with the U.N. Security Council, urging members to adopt a resolution calling for an immediate end to the attacks and a permanent cease-fire.

But, as CBS News foreign affairs analyst Pamela Falk reported in the World Watch blog, the Arab foreign ministers' latest attempt at a draft resolution seemed unlikely to gain the crucial support of the United States, as it contained no reference to a cessation of rocket fire.

In Washington, the State Department said the U.S. was pressing for a cease-fire that would include a halt to rocket attacks and an arrangement for reopening crossing points on the border with Israel, said spokesman Sean McCormack. The crossings, used to deliver vital food shipments into Gaza, have been largely closed since Hamas took control of Gaza in June 2007. A third element of a U.S.-backed cease-fire would address the smuggling tunnels used by Hamas.

President Bush emphasized "Israel's desire to protect itself."

"The situation now taking place in Gaza was caused by Hamas," he said.

In Tuesday's fighting, six civilians were killed when a shell fired by an Israeli ship hit their house on the Gaza shore, hospital officials said. Local residents said the gunboat apparently fired at a group of militants next to the house who were preparing to ambush advancing Israeli troops. Two of the militants were killed in the blast.

Palestinians said Israeli attacks intensified before dawn and at least 10 more civilians were killed when shells hit houses on the edge of Gaza City and in the Jebaliya refugee camp, to the north.

[dbaker13-2009]

go israel!take out these terrorists cowards who are using these palestinians as shields.and the moron proteseters who are suporting this cowardly hamas scum.

[martinb52]

Why was there no coverage of Israel attacking an American boat filled with medical supplies--not to mention former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, doctors and surgeons. It also had a CNN reporter on board, but even CNN hid the story.

http://www.governmentalityblog.com/my_weblog/2009/01/israel-attacks-american-medical-supply-boat-headed-for-gaza.html

[zzy-izzy]

They need not stop until they get all of Hamas if they want to hide in with the other people then the other people will die this is war not a walk in the park they should hunt down and kill the Hamas scum every last one of them.

[grumpas]

go israel!take out these terrorists cowards who are using these palestinians as shields.and the moron proteseters who are suporting this cowardly hamas scum.


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Posted by dbaker13

You must be a Christian only they are as blood thirty as you are!

[factsearcher]

What is wrong with Israel??

Don''t the Israelis know that they are supposed to sit back and do nothing when six thousand rockets are launched against their schools, homes, hospitals, supermarkets, cities and towns?

Don''t the Israelis know that when Hamas sends suicide bombers onto Israeli busses, into Israeli shopping malls and restaurants and supermarkets that the Israeli men, women, and children that are being blown to pieces should die without protest from the Israeli government and people?

How dare Israel have the nerve to want to protects its citizens from terrorists bent on its destruction?

By the rationale posted by some commentators on this website if you strike back at terrorists hell bent on your destruction, people who celebrate the death of every Israeli child they murder, then by striking back at the terrorists you are guilty of human rights violations. Let these fools move to Sderot and Ashkelon and endure the daily rocket attacks on THEIR families and see how they respond. These same leftists criticize Israel for protecting its citizens and blame America for 911. I guess Hitler and Stalin could be excused as well for the millions they killed. After all, Britain and America destroyed, not bombed, but destroyed entire cities in WWII. The left always blames the victims of terror and never the perpetrators.

[oldtimer1942-2009]

to Randy Iness: The hell with you! Those terrorists *** should not be firing any rockets at any speed except maybe at your house fool!!! It''s not about borders fool, it''s about annihalation stupid.

[torva-2009]

While I sympathize with the Palestinians, they must recognize and take responsibility for the fact that they elected HAMAS - a self-proclaimed enemy of ISRAEL...

How then could they expect to be left in peace when HAMAS refuses to recognize Israel - the first step in building a basis for a lasting peace (and other arab pipe dreams), and secondly HAMAS'''' history of suicide and missle attacks...

Really what did the Palestinians think would happen? and what do the Palestinians think is going to happen now?!?!?!

There is a remarkable difference this time around as diplomats look for "peace/cease fire" -- while they are going through the motions, including the Arabs, there appears to be a lack of urgentcy on all sides...aside from poo-pooing the poor GAZAN civilians

A sad but tragic truth may be that peace will come only from the ashes of GAZA...regardless of where one stands on the issue of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict...and the Press/media should stop differentiating between Hamas and the Palestinians and simply refer to HAMAS as Palestinians...

For the sake of world peace, let GAZA BURN!

[quickly101]

Why don''t the arab countries put pressure on hamas to quit firing rockets towards Israel? Because subconsciously they are behaving exactly they way they want them to. The arab nations are sacraficing the innocent blood of Gaza citizens for their dislike of Israel.

[darnedsocks]

HAMAS SHOULDN''T HAVE PI$$ED OFF THE ISRAELIS. THEY PUSHED AND PUSHED, AND ANNOYED AND ANNOYED, AND IRRITATED AND IRRITATED, AND BULLIED AND BULLIED, AND THREATENED AND THREATENED AND PUSHED AND PUSHED. HAMAS ARE TOTAL AND COMPLETE IDIOTS WHO DON''T RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF NEGOTIATION AND DIPLOMACY -- THOSE RELATIONSHIP TOOLS WHICH COULD HAVE AVERTED ALL OF THIS DESTRUCTION.

[three-o-six]

Get real people, killing civilians IS a part of war. How many German and Japanese civilians did we kill during WWII? Our first bombing raid on Tokyo was an incendiary raid on residential areas. We pounded Dresden into rubble. Part of wining a conflict is to demoralize the population so they will no longer support their military. The idea that civilians are innocent and there by excluded from war is naive.

[oldtimer1942-2009]

kassandras1: What a pitifull fool you are!! Who''s been attacking who, and murdering innocent people for the past 60 years? Do your self a favor and stop commenting on these blogs, all you do is show your total ignorance. When was the last time your feeble brain heard of an Isreali blowing them selves up on a bus in Gaza?? Put on your burkha and go home!!

[factsearcher]

Peace!
What are we really talking about when we refer to peace in the middle east?
They are not at peace among their own tribes inside their own country....
...And we expect them to understand what peace means to the rest of the world?
The middle east mentality is something the europeans and the western world...even UN has tried to crack down for years and years now with no avail. That mentality is fanatic, primitive and blinfolded.
The curious thing here is that having Israel as the only democracy in the region....having the enormous task of remaining true to their ideals which is ours...surrounded by wolves from many angles....many spectators outside the ring do not root for the only hope we have in the middle east.
Yes, Israel does have a right to defend itself from the ones seeking and attempting their extinction.
Peace in the middle east?
As long as the language of the palestinians, syrians, iranians, iraqis continue being one of violence and extermination...the word peace will not mean a thing to them.

[factsearcher]

Quick review of the facts:
Gaza democratically elected Hamas Party as representation. This was a result of 60 years of Israeli Zionist Occupation and THEFT of Palestinian land and natural resources. Israel left Gaza but retained OWNERSHIP of EVERYTHING. There was no political equity from Israel upon departure, only a SEIGE of Gaza, turning Gaza into an open-air prison.
Now, can anyone really be surprised the Gazans fire rockets at their oppressor? they are HEROIC in the efforts, not terrorists.

Posted by kassandras1

The most interesting thing on this posting is that it is completely untrue to the facts of history.
Israel existed before Mohammed was born and created Islam in 712 AD. There was no Palestine, but there was Israel. WHen the romans occupied Israel, they re-named it Phillistine-not Palestine. The arab world call it palestine because they could not pronounce Philistine.

So what are these people really talking about when they say occupied territory?
Yes, occupied by romans and then egyptian/jordanians-which by the way are at peace with Israel.
palestinians by name are originally part jordanian and part egyptian...which are rejected by those same countries nowadays. They dont want them.
I ask again, what are we really talking about here?
It is definately not land!

[prelgovisk]

Hamas declared war on Egypt and also killed many rival Palestinians. They had a cease fire that expired and that Israel offered to extend, but they refused it. They are a greater enemy to their fellow Arabs than anyone else is.

[factsearcher]

Hamas has declared war on Israel, violating every cease fire ever signed. Hamas has declared war with the stated goal of Israel''s destruction as the only solution, a final solution. Every Arab nation that lends military aid to Hamas, is an accomplice in this attempted genocide, and an accomplice to acts of terror. When genocide is the declared goal of Hamas, all the curses and maledictions that are being poured out, are only what they called upon themselves, and the heads of those who follow them willingly.

[jsd330]

Great killing people is part of war.
posted by three-o-six

You are talking about a war that was 66 years ago. when the technology we have today wasn''t available. israel is bragging about there surgical strikes, if thats the case then there should be a lot less causlties. Plus the palistinians can''t evacuate they have nowhere to go. israel is just blowing up buildings that they say have hamas supplies, gut do they really know. Just like the WMD''s in iraq.

[snoop99991]

This crappy little Zionist nation is despicable.
I find it amazing that these murdering SOBs and their American neo-conservative supporters take great pride in knowing they are killing innocent men,women and children! All of you should be held accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity!

[factsearcher]

If you keep one thing in mind, it should be this: if there were no rockets shot into Israel, no arms buildup of military equipment, smuggled under several hundred tunnels that have been carefully constructed , then there would be nothing, absolutely nothing, not a gun, not a tank, not an airplane, not a paper airplane, from Israel going into Gaza.
It is a simple choice. It is the most understandable and basic request: stop sending rockets, stop spending all of your energies making war or preparing for war. Stop training men, women and children to use the rockets and embrace dying by being suicide bombers in schools, temples, streets, malls.Leave us alone. That''''s all. Just leave us alone. That is what any country -- even besieged and thrown-to-the-Muslim-wolves Israel -- has a right, and a duty, to demand.

[sdemaggie]

The Palestinians are bearing the fruit of hamas'' policy of senseless violence. Peaceful resistance is the way-disarm hamas.

[claytonantho]

Unfortunately for the Palestinians, they are getting what they have ALLOWED to continue for so long. Namely having Hamas represent them has only brought death to their families. The blame is not Israel, it is to the Palestinians who continue to be pawns to terrorist organizations like Hamas.

[claytonantho]

Thank God that Israel is not hand-tied by the political correctness idiots that reign in American government and the unwise peace-loving advocates who would allow their own children to be blown to pieces and not retaliate. If Israel was controlled by these factions then Hamas would continually be a major irritation to Israel with their constant firing of rockets. Israel finally has said enough is enough.

[factsearcher]

The Palestinian Arabs in Gaza are led by a terrorist organization whose sworn goal is the destruction of Israel. The casualties that result in Gaza, are the curses and maledictions that they asked to be given. They teach their children to hate all Jews, that all Jews must die, and that Israel must be destroyed utterly. They use their women and children as shields, hiding weapons in schools, mosques, and hospitals. They violated every cease fire, taking the time to increase the range and power of their weapons, and then crying for help when Israel fires back in self defense. Note their Arab brothers do not offer them sanctuary in their lands, nor do they offer hundreds of millions in oil money to build infrastructure, save to build more mosques as recruiting centers for suicide bombers and terrorist fighters.
Hamas has declared war on Israel, violating every cease fire ever signed. Hamas has declared war with the stated goal of Israel''s destruction as the only solution, a final solution. Every Arab nation that lends military aid to Hamas, is an accomplice in this attempted genocide, and an accomplice to acts of terror. When genocide is the declared goal of Hamas, all the curses and maledictions that are being poured out, are only what they called upon themselves, and the heads of those who follow them willingly.

[dynamited777]

Israel never wanted peace, just domination over lands their imagined god who spoke in their sleeps said they can have. They must kill the non-believers because the Palestinians made them do it, made them afraid of their own being. First they could not make peace because of Arafat, now it is another. It will always be another with the Jews, because they lack any self reflection or humanity.

[oldtimer1942-2009]

Snoop99991: I must appologize to kassandras1. I thought that she was the dumbest uninformed fool on this blog but you are by far you miserable atheist. There will be a place in hell for blasphemers life you. What do you know about Religions after living in a probable sewer all your life. Do your self a favor and pick up a book and enlighten your self. You do know what a book is, don''t you?

[drivelphobe]

Why doesn''t Israel try "open borders" with "sanctuary city" and "anchor baby" programs like the USA?

Good for Israel. Blow these jerks away and send a strong message. I''m no fan of Israel and the jews but no one should have to put up with the garbage they have been enduring. We need a little of this spirit here in this country. If Mexico doesn''t stop allowing chaos on our border then we should inflict a little Israeli lesson on them.

[tommaso8]

In the heat of the battle and with so many casualties it is easy to loose track of the real facts.
The nation of Israel (not the Jews) has embarked in an attempt to stop the terrorist group Hamas (not the Palestinians) from using an international cover to eliminate Israel from the face of the earth (Hamas words).
If anyone can convince Hamas to change its position, then we have the basis for reconciliation and peace.
That is what needs to be done.
The current and terrible consequences of this war must be condemned but the international community cannot only condemn, it needs to help remove the root causes and it cannot continue to condone and finance terrorist groups like Hamas. It happened in Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Cyprus. Make it happen in the Middle East.

[mnelsonix]

From CNN: "The Israeli military told CNN it is checking the reports. CNN and other news organizations are prevented from entering Gaza by the Israeli government."

Of course they don''t let you in. You count dead babies. That''s all you do. No real reporting of the cause of the dispute. And isn''t Wolf Blitzer a Jew?

[sasion]

pythoncharly and dynamited77&, you are both retards. Our God is the one true God and Israel is not to blame! The Pakistanins have been bombing Israel for ever! Israel might of had enogh and decided to strike back. So just shut up.

[donevis-2009]

Maybe this list will show a bit of why we''re backing Israel in this issue.

Our Government officials holding duel %u2013 Israeli/ USA citizenships

Attorney General - Michael Mukasey
Head of Homeland Security - Michael Chertoff
Chairman Pentagon Defense Policy Board - Richard Perle
Deputy Defense Secretary (Former) - Paul Wolfowitz
Under Secretary of Defense - Douglas Feith
National Security Council Advisor - Elliott Abrams
Vice President Cheneys Chief of Staff (Former) %u2013 %u201CScooter%u201D Libby
White House Deputy Chief of Staff - Joshua Bolten
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs - Marc Grossman
Director of Policy Planning at the State Department - Richard Haass
U.S. Trade Representative (Cabinet-level Position) - Robert Zoellick
Pentagon Defense Policy Board - James Schlesinger
UN Representative (Former) - John Bolton
Under Secretary for Arms Control - David Wurmser
Pentagon Defense Policy Board - Eliot Cohen
Senior Advisor to the President - Steve Goldsmith
(cont)

[donevis-2009]

cont)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Christopher Gersten
Assistant Secretary of State - Lincoln Bloomfield
Deputy Assistant to the President - Jay Lefkowitz
White House Political Director - Ken Melman
National Security Study Group - Edward Luttwak
Pentagon Defense Policy Board - Kenneth Adelman
Defense Intelligence Agency Analyst (Former) - Lawrence (Larry) Franklin
National Security Council Advisor - Robert Satloff
President Export-Import Bank U.S. - Mel Sembler
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families - Christopher Gersten
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public Affairs
- Mark Weinberger
White House Speechwriter - David Frum
White House Spokesman (Former) - Ari Fleischer
Pentagon Defense Policy Board - Henry Kissinger
Deputy Secretary of Commerce - Samuel Bodman
Under Secretary of State for Management - Bonnie Cohen
Director of Foreign Service Institute - Ruth Davis

Some of the people on this list are contesting being included., however if 10% of this list prove not to be, it still a large area of concern.

[jowand]

Where was all the International outrage when Hamas was firing up to 200 rockets and mortars per day for 6 weeks before Christmas. No UN resolutions, nothing from CBS NBC ABC CNN and the rest of the alphabet networks. Where were all of the outraged Libs during this time.
Hams is putting the population of Gaza between them and the Israelis, even ABC reported last night on the radio that Hamas is now using hospitals for cover.

[jowand]

Accordint to CNN:
"Ging told CNN that he understood several tank shells landed outside the U.N.-operated school in Jabalya on Tuesday, killing 10 people outside the school and injuring three people inside."

Not dead babies...but close!

Posted by mnelsonix at 11:37 AM : Jan 06, 2009

2 shells and was Hamas in the immediate area?

[edward1975-2009]

Israel doesn''t need anyones approval for protecting their citizens. No one cared when it was they that were the target, so no one should care now. Hamas has brought this on themselves and it is a little late for THEM to cry foul. Bomb their terrorists butts to Kingdom Come and let their God sort them out.

[jowand]

"UNRWA said an elementary school in Gaza City took a direct hit on Monday night from an Israeli air strike, although the agency said it had told Israel that the school was being used as a shelter. That strike killed three Palestinian men, all members of the same family, according to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency."

Not exactly dead babies but really close!! CNN loves dead babies and I''''m sure thet''''ll find some soon.

Posted by mnelsonix at 11:43 AM : Jan 06, 2009

Hamas doesn''t wear uniforms of any sort, male members of families are routinely all involved in Hamas.
The leftist alphabet media media hasn''t learned a lesson from how they were used in Lebanon by Hizbollah, probably they don''t want to learn as it might affect their judgement.

[jowand]

Pentagon Defense Policy Board - Eliot Cohen
Senior Advisor to the President - Steve Goldsmith
(c

Posted by donevis at 11:48 AM : Jan 06, 2009

So what they weren''t the ones launching rockets and mortars at Israel.

[leeanna58]

Israel doesn''''t need anyones approval for protecting their citizens. No one cared when it was they that were the target, so no one should care now. Hamas has brought this on themselves and it is a little late for THEM to cry foul. Bomb their terrorists butts to Kingdom Come and let their God sort them out.

Posted by Edward1975

You are a man representative of my own way of thinking. Thank you for the most logical post.

[factsearcher]

The Palestinian Arabs in Gaza are led by a terrorist organization whose sworn goal is the destruction of Israel. The casualties that result in Gaza, are the curses and maledictions that they asked to be given. They teach their children to hate all Jews, that all Jews must die, and that Israel must be destroyed utterly. They use their women and children as shields, hiding weapons in schools, mosques, and hospitals. They violated every cease fire, taking the time to increase the range and power of their weapons, and then crying for help when Israel fires back in self defense. Note their Arab brothers do not offer them sanctuary in their lands, nor do they offer hundreds of millions in oil money to build infrastructure, save to build more mosques as recruiting centers for suicide bombers and terrorist fighters.
Hamas has declared war on Israel, violating every cease fire ever signed. Hamas has declared war with the stated goal of Israel''''s destruction as the only solution, a final solution. Every Arab nation that lends military aid to Hamas, is an accomplice in this attempted genocide, and an accomplice to acts of terror. When genocide is the declared goal of Hamas, all the curses and maledictions that are being poured out, are only what they called upon themselves, and the heads of those who follow them willingly.

[questionnews]

Anyone else notice how quiet the majority of Middle Eastern countries have been on this conflict? All they are calling for is a cease-fire, but very few direct condemnations of Israel from their Governments. Even the UN has not condemned Israel''s actions. Only calling for a cease-fire & an end to hostilities.
Someone please tell me that Israel controls the Governments of Syria, Jordan, Egypt, etc.. I need a good laugh.
Even Syria, much to their credit, is focusing their efforts on getting Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel & not on bashing Israel for their retaliation.
This is way different from Middle East reactions from Israel''s battle with Hezbollah a couple years ago.

[credibility2]

factchecker: how many UN sanctions on Israel involving their aggression and abuse to the Palestinians have been obeyed; I believe over twenty have never been honored; so much for Israel caring about peace in the region and not being the bullies and terrorists that they have always been. To Israel all Palestinians are Hamas. Israel also teaches its children to hate the Palestinians. Israel is the greater impediment to peace in the region than are the Palestinians. As long as there are more Palestinians being killed by the terrorist and aggressive acts of the Israelis, as long as Israel continues to destroy any semblance of infrastructure, economy, society and life of the Palestinians, and in much greater and ruthless force than the Palestinians against the Israelis, Israel hasn''t any right to claim they are defending themselves. What they''re doing is trying to eradicate all Palestinians from this area and so far, they are succeeding.

[factsearcher]

Cruduble,
How many UN actions have palestinians Plo and hamas broken before that? Many many...too many!
How many peace treaties with a two state and land offerings including pre-67 borders have been offered and palestinians chose not to accept...
Because the truth is the truth and it prevails.
Palestinians are using the word occupation as a marketing tool for their sole goal and purpose:
Eliminate Israel...and that will not happen.
So there be it

factchecker: how many UN sanctions on Israel involving their aggression and abuse to the Palestinians have been obeyed; I believe over twenty have never been honored; so much for Israel caring about peace in the region and not being the bullies and terrorists that they have always been. To Israel all Palestinians are Hamas. Israel also teaches its children to hate the Palestinians. Israel is the greater impediment to peace in the region than are the Palestinians. As long as there are more Palestinians being killed by the terrorist and aggressive acts of the Israelis, as long as Israel continues to destroy any semblance of infrastructure, economy, society and life of the Palestinians, and in much greater and ruthless force than the Palestinians against the Israelis, Israel hasn''''t any right to claim they are defending themselves. What they''''re doing is trying to eradicate all Palestinians from this area and so far, they are succeeding.

Posted by Credibility2

[questionnews]

It looks like the Schwartz is strong with the Jewdi''s in this battle. Yogurt has trained them well.

[plutoboy]

Boycott the terrorist state of Israel. Patriotic Americans have a duty to stop using or buying any products associated with Israel. Although Israelis don''t produce much (it is, after a third-world dump), many people and businesses have invested in Israel. Find out who is doing this (believe me, it''s not hard) and boycott them.

[factsearcher]

Important Facts:
*Israel is not an occupied territory. Research people! Israel existed before Mohammed was even born and then created Islam in 712 AD
*There was never Palestine-it was Israel that the occupiers romans/greek renamed Phillistine.
*Israel is a democratic soveign legally given by british mandate
*When land was divided among arabs and israelis-arabs immediately broke a war to try to occupy the entire thing. They lost as you can see
*Intelligent palestinians at that time returned to their roots which are egyptian and jordanians-the rest stayed in the so called palestinian territory and haven''t accepted any peace treaty, land offering, cease fire since then.
*palestinian call for the elimination of israelis.

You get what you sow.

[jowand]

Why is the leftist media in the US and Euro'' not interested in Sudan-Darfur.
They can''t helicopter in and out for lunch
It''s hot and dry in Sudan
It''s more dangerous than Gaza and would take and effort
There are no Jews involved anywhere near it
No fame and fortune from spinning the news
No Islamists screaming about the Sudan, they are the killers

UNITED NATIONS - How many people have died in Darfur? Two years ago, the U.N. estimated 200,000. But the man who gave that figure now says it''s far too low to be accurate. Sudan has long said it''s way too high.
A new mortality survey might settle the question, but the U.N. has no plans for one %u2014 they say they are too busy trying to help the living. Activist groups say Sudan''s government doesn''t want one.
Former U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland said in a recent AP interview there is no question that tens of thousands more people have died since he made the 200,000 estimate in 2006. He cited the dramatic increase in the number of people affected by the conflict and the recent upsurge in fighting, and said 400,000 dead is probably closer to the truth.

[plutoboy]

The Israelis have had 60 years to straighten this out. They been plagued by stubbornness and aggression and greed. One has to wonder whether the Israelis, torn by irrational and persistent hatred, really have a place in the world of rational people. Maybe we should ask Madoff.

I would think differently if Israel were to modify its goal to: "The promotion of harmonious coexistence and mutual prosperity". Does anyone think that Israel will do that? Nope!

[questionnews]

TexHillGirl YOU ARE A F___ING IBECILE, a jewish nonce, a Muppet ! I bet you are F---king Ugli too

Posted by drinuk at 01:21 PM : Jan 06, 2009



I think you may have had to much to drinuk.

[jimmyc1955]

plutoboy - do you think they may be justified since 3 different times multiple nations have attacked them to distroy them? they continue to suffer terrorist bombings and rocket attacks daily?

You sound like Israel is the sole cause of violence and ignore that Hamas and Hezullah have hidden in schools, hospitals, day care centers, mosques and civilian neighborhoods to draw fire from Israel so they can show tv images of dead women and children?

Hamas wants those dead bodies the more the better because it plays to people like you who are ready to believe a staged TV event rather than think it through.

[jimmyc1955]

A prime example of Hamas tactics:

"Local residents said the gunboat apparently fired at a group of militants next to the house who were preparing to ambush advancing Israeli troops. Two of the militants were killed in the blast."

Hamas could have evaculated the house before staging the ambush if they cared - but they didn''t - why?

Because civilian deaths play well on TV.

[factsearcher]

Hamas has declared war on Israel, violating every cease fire ever signed. Hamas has declared war with the stated goal of Israel''''s destruction as the only solution, a final solution. Every Arab nation that lends military aid to Hamas, is an accomplice in this attempted genocide, and an accomplice to acts of terror. When genocide is the declared goal of Hamas, all the curses and maledictions that are being poured out, are only what they called upon themselves, and the heads of those who follow them willingly.

[jimmyc1955]

yourself5 - You have no such argument for people who stand in a familys home and shoot at a tank from the familys window hoping the tank will fire back?

You have no argument with people who train children to wear bombs and detonate them amoung other children?

You have no problem with cowards who hide amoung the sick in hospitals and the faithful in mosques and fire weapons knowing full well that the innocents around them will pay with their lives?

These are murders and cowards - and yet you support them.

Is it any wonder even the Muslim Arab nations are starting to turn their backs on you. Only Iran continues support for mindless murder.