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After unilaterally deciding to pullout of Gaza, it would be expected that the Israelis would experience a period of calm. Instead, they experienced rockets being fired at civilian towns in the south, attacks by Hizbollah in the north . . . and an attack by a suicide bomber in the center of the country. It must take tremendous courage just to live in a tiny country like that- surrounded by hostile neighbours who seek to annihilate them.*
The mainstream media in the U.S. reports suicide attacks, but doesn't report those that are thwarted by the Israelis. For every "successful" attack, several are stopped by the Israeli military, police, security guards at cafes, and ordinary citizens.
An article in today's Jerusalem Post tells the story of one such person. First Sgt.-Maj. Shoshe Atiya, 39, is an Israeli police officer . . . and pregnant. When she saw a person acting suspiciously, rather than run in the opposite direction, she ran toward the suspected suicide bomber. She saw that his hand was in a video camera case- she attempted to pull it out.
An amazing story of incredible courage, well worth reading.
*This map is of Israel plus the West Bank and Gaza. Israel no longer occupies Gaza, and part of the West Bank will probably be ceded when/if there is a final peace settlement, so the country is actually smaller than indicated in this map . . .
(This article has been cross-posted on A Deeper Look).
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After unilaterally deciding to pullout of Gaza, it would be expected that the Israelis would experience a period of calm. Instead, they experienced rockets being fired at civilian towns in the south, attacks by Hizbollah in the north . . . and an attack by a suicide bomber in the center of the country. It must take tremendous courage just to live in a tiny country like that- surrounded by hostile neighbours who seek to annihilate them.*
The mainstream media in the U.S. reports suicide attacks, but doesn't report those that are thwarted by the Israelis. For every "successful" attack, several are stopped by the Israeli military, police, security guards at cafes, and ordinary citizens.
An article in today's Jerusalem Post tells the story of one such person. First Sgt.-Maj. Shoshe Atiya, 39, is an Israeli police officer . . . and pregnant. When she saw a person acting suspiciously, rather than run in the opposite direction, she ran toward the suspected suicide bomber. She saw that his hand was in a video camera case- she attempted to pull it out.
An amazing story of incredible courage, well worth reading.
*This map is of Israel plus the West Bank and Gaza. Israel no longer occupies Gaza, and part of the West Bank will probably be ceded when/if there is a final peace settlement, so the country is actually smaller than indicated in this map . . .
(This article has been cross-posted on A Deeper Look).
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Gaza-Israel violence rages on as 4 militants killed GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed four Palestinian militants and wounded half a dozen others as it pursued air raids in Gaza for a third day on Saturday, responding to increased rocket fire out of the territory,...
-
Jerusalem Post: Hamas to launch 'more effective attacks' on Israel By JPOST.COM STAFF 03/09/2010 Report: Thirteen terror groups join together in reaction to relaunched peace talks; Hamas official hints to future suicide bombings. Thirteen Gaza...
- Suicide Bombing Dimona
Another suicide bombing has taken place in Dimona: (IsraelNN.com) An explosion in the commercial center of the southern Negev town of Dimona Monday morning has killed at least one person and wounded at least five, ranging from lightly to moderately wounded,...
- Rice Ignores Polls Showing That Israelis Oppose Concessions To Fatah
Condi Rice continues to show why she's not a credible politician, by conning people assembled at UJC in Nashville. And the biggest mistake she made in her speech is that: ...she misrepresented public opinion polls, asserting that "almost all" Israelis...
- In Response To Unending Palestinian Terrorist Attacks, Israel Orders Killing Of Hamas Politicians
(The Sunday Times) In a desperate attempt to stop the barrage of rockets fired by Hamas at Israeli villages, Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, has ordered his security chiefs to target the Islamic movement’s political leadership. According to...