Although this AP story is about rocket fire from Gaza striking a gas station in southern Israel and seriously injuring one person, and rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel, all the accompanying pictures and video were of Israel strikes in Gaza, Allahu-akbaring “Palestinians” burying their dead (presumably killed in an Israeli strike), doe-eyed “Palestinian” children looking stoically at the camera amid the devastation, and the like. I searched around for quite awhile before I was able to find even one photo of the rocket devastation in Israel; finally I found the picture here of the Ashdod gas station.
The mainstream media appears more determined than ever to portray the “Palestinians” as innocent victims of Israeli atrocities, and have utter disregard for the facts, even appending photos depicting purportedly to show the devastation of Israeli’s defensive actions even to stories about “Palestinian” jihadist strikes in Israel.
“Lebanese rockets hit Israel in offensive’s 4th day,” by Aron Heller, Associated Press, July 11, 2014 (thanks to John):
JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza rocket fire struck a gas station and set it ablaze Friday in southern Israel, seriously wounding one person as rocket fire also came from Lebanon for the first time in the four-day offensive.
The attack on the gas station in Ashdod looked to be the most serious attack in Israel in the four days of fighting that has seen Israel deliver a heavy blow to Gaza’s Hamas leaders. Its military has carried out more than 1,000 strikes against Gaza targets that have killed at least 98 people, including dozens of civilians.
The explosion in Ashdod sent plumes of smoke high into the air, leaving a trail of charred vehicles in its wake. Israeli health officials said the blast wounded three people, including one in serious condition. Rocket fire continued in earnest from Gaza toward various locations in southern and central Israel, including toward Israel’s international airport.
In northern Israel, rocket fire struck near the Lebanese border and the military responded with artillery fire toward the source in southern Lebanon, military spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said.
The Lebanese military said three rockets were fired toward Israel around 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) and the Israelis retaliated by firing about 25 artillery shells on the area.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said that one of those suspected of firing the rockets was wounded and rushed to a hospital. The Lebanese military said troops found two rocket launchers and dismantled them.
Southern Lebanon is a stronghold of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which has battled Israel numerous times. However, recent fire from Lebanon has been blamed on radical Palestinian factions in the area and Hezbollah has not been involved in the ongoing offensive.
A Lebanon-based al-Qaida-linked group, the Battalions of Ziad Jarrah, claimed responsibility in the past for similar rocket attacks on Israel.
Gaza militants already have fired more than 550 rockets against Israel in the four-day offensive. Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system has intercepted most of those aimed at major cities but some have slipped through.
Frequent air raid sirens sounded across Israel on Friday, including for the first time in the northern city of Haifa. The commercial center of Tel Aviv and Ben-Gurion airport also heard warning sirens but these rockets were intercepted and there was no disturbance to Israel’s air traffic. Israel has shot down at least 110 incoming rockets thus far….
John C. Barile says
We must not forget that this terror is an existential threat to Israel; this endless conflict ultimately has nothing to do with “Palestinian” self-determination and everything to do with jihadist zeal for Israel’s termination and the annihilation of the Jewish people.
John C. Barile says
Thus, attacks on Israel are unprovoked, unjustifiable, and come from every quarter in Dar al-Islam.
john spielman says
Not just an existential threat to Israel but to the entire dar el harab, (non muslim world)
John C. Barile says
Of course. Israel is the proverbial Canary in the Coal Mine.
Silvia says
You’re only partially right. It’s not about us Israelis or Jews – it’s about anything nonmuslim. It’s about Western civilization and annihilating everything that isn’t their stone-age, demented, degenerated and diabolical ideology and way of life.
THAT’S WHAT IT’S ABOUT!!!! We’ve been telling that to the world for ages and everybody refused to believe it. We’ve been mocked for being “war mongers”, paranoid Jews traumatized by the Holocaust and grim history and whatnot.
Jay Boo says
Help us Ex-Prez Jimmy Carter.
Sing us the song of Islam.
Make your words sound even more sincere than truth with your raised eyebrows and an innocent smile.
dsinc says
The existence of the Jewish state of Israel is proof that the Koran is wrong and Islam is a lie.
Long live Israel.
Jay Boo says
This might be the real reason the three teens were kidnapped and murdered in Israel.
They wish to draw Israel in to defuse the Sunni/Shia conflict and to hide the fact that Islam is the real problem.
John C. Barile says
Don’t these loons know it, too.
John C. Barile says
So far, Israel has learned from previous engagements with her mortal enemies and has stayed one step ahead of her foes. Her enemies, on the other hand, seem to learn little from their past failures and much-inflated successes. So then, Terror Unlimited tries to open as many avenues for attack as they can–tunneling into Israel itself–thwarted; landing a 5-man terror squad on Israel’s coast–thwarted; trying to ignite another intifada campaign–in futility; and now they seek to open a Northern Front.
John C. Barile says
HAMAS must be insane to think that they can prevail after the loss of their patron, Egypt’s ousted Ikhwanist President, Mohamed Morsi. Or very desparate, or falsely confident that Barack Obama will wring a victory for them from Israel.
John C. Barile says
Oh, I forgot. They are insane. Duh. Goes without sayin’.
mariam rove says
Hamas doesn’t give a … about their own people. They don’t care if 100 or 1000 die. They know that the PC media here in the west will cry foul condemn Israel and then get a few hundred million$$$ from us and the EU and pocket the money and everything is happily ever after. M
John C. Barile says
What would the Palis do without the press? Pallywood needs shaheeds!
RG says
@mariam rove.
your comments are always so spot-on! Makes me know there’s still hope for other repressed muslim victims who want out!
alyn21 says
This time Israel needs to finish the job. With Hamas weapons able to reach the main cities like Tel Aviv this shows that they are getting closer to their goal of exterminating Israel in spite of their general incompetence.
Netanyahu must stop worrying about world opinion including America’s.
Start acting like a normal country. A normal country does not give it’s enemies second and third chances. Either destroy them now or pay a much worse price later.