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December 27, 2008 at 19:30:50     Permalink Poor Israel Is Defending Itself, Again Diary Entry by Edip Yuksel (about the author)

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Here is an excerpt from today's news about poor Israel, the victim of Palestinian terror:

AP. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli warplanes retaliating for rocket fire from the Gaza Strip pounded dozens of security compounds across the Hamas-ruled territory in unprecedented waves of airstrikes Saturday, killing at least 155 and wounding more than 310 in the single bloodiest day of fighting in recent memory.

Hamas said all of its security installations were hit and responded with several medium-range Grad rockets at Israel, reaching deeper than in the past. One Israeli was killed and at least four people were wounded.
 
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said "the operation will last as long as necessary," but it was not clear if it would be coupled with a ground offensive. Asked if Hamas political leaders might be targeted next, military spokeswoman Maj. Avital Leibovich said, "Any Hamas target is a target."
 
The strikes caused widespread panic and confusion in Gaza, as black clouds of smoke rose above the territory, ruled by Hamas for the past 18 months. Some of the Israeli missiles struck in densely populated areas as children were leaving school, and women rushed into the streets frantically looking for their children.

The Israeli regime has imprisoned millions of people in their land, subjugating and treating them like animals. For its manacing role in the Middle East, it is receiving billions of dollars every year from our tax money, as well as military and political support to continue its, terror, occupation and fascism in the region. 

Here is my comment, which was published in the end of Manifesto for Islamic Reform (also in the end of Quran: a Reformist Translation): On Israel, Palestine, Suicide Bombers, and Terror.

 

EDIP YUKSEL, J.D. is a progressive American-Turkish-Kurdish author/philosopher/lawyer/activist (too many hyphens and slashes, I know). His recent English books "Quran: a Reformist Translation", and "Manifesto for Islamic Reform" are available at (more...)
 

 

 
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