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Savage jihadis in Gaza unleash heavy rocket fire on Israel

Jul 8, 2014 10:55 am By Robert Spencer

civilizedmansavage“The latest violence came as Israel pressed forward with its investigation of six Jewish youths suspected of abducting and killing a Palestinian teenager” — here is the difference between the civilized man and the savage. In Gaza, those who murder Israelis are celebrated as heroes. “Palestinians” pass out candies to celebrate the murders. In Israel, these six Israelis suspected of murdering the “Palestinian” boy are universally condemned, Israeli leaders are issuing anguished apologies, and the suspects will be tried, and if found guilty, imprisoned.

In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat jihad.

“Gaza militants unleash heavy rocket fire on Israel,” by Josef Federman, Associated Press, July 7, 2014:

Militants in the Gaza Strip unleashed dozens of rockets on southern Israel late Monday, setting off air raid sirens and forcing hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stay indoors as the military rushed more forces to the border and warned that even heavier fighting looked likely.

The latest violence came as Israel pressed forward with its investigation of six Jewish youths suspected of abducting and killing a Palestinian teenager, and Israeli leaders sought to calm an emotional debate over whether the country’s politically charged atmosphere led to the gruesome crime. An Israeli official said three of the youths had confessed to the attack.

Tensions have been high since three Israeli teenagers kidnapped June 12 in the West Bank were later found dead, followed by last week’s slaying of the Palestinian youth in what many suspect was a revenge attack. Throughout the unrest, Gaza militants have launched more than 200 rockets and mortars into Israel, including close to 100 on Monday alone.

Israel has responded with dozens of airstrikes, but has not been able to halt the attacks. Eight Palestinian militants were killed in fighting Monday, the highest death toll yet.

Dozens of rockets were fired Monday, including 40 launched in a single hour after nightfall, setting off air raid sirens up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Gaza, the military said.

Twelve rockets were intercepted by rocket-defense batteries, it added, while the others landed in open areas. It was the deepest penetration of rocket strikes in the current round of fighting and raised the likelihood of an even tougher Israeli response.

Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, a senior military official, gave a special interview in Arabic to Al-Jazeera, warning that Hamas would bear the consequences for the escalation.

Among the dead were six Hamas militants who Israel said were killed in an accidental blast in a tunnel packed with explosives. Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza, vowed revenge, saying “the enemy will pay a tremendous price.”

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, an Israel Defense Forces spokesman, said the army was moving two infantry forces to the Gaza border and had received authorization to mobilize up to 1,500 reservists.

The deaths of the Hamas militants had made a “substantial influence” on the situation, he said.

“There is a potential of deterioration due to their death. Therefore the IDF has to continue to reinforce capabilities in the south, with the potential that things could escalate further,” he said.

Israeli security officials said Israel was leaning against a massive operation and would likely increase the pressure gradually with stronger and more numerous retaliatory attacks. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss internal military deliberations with reporters. Israeli Cabinet ministers voted in favor of more intense airstrikes, Channel 2 TV said.

In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. condemns the rocket fire. “We also support Israel’s right to defend itself against these attacks,” she said.

During the day, lines of Israeli tanks and buses were gathered near the border area as soldiers milled about. Late Monday, with roads in southern Israel all but empty, a flatbed truck carrying an armored vehicle made its way toward the border area.

Israel has launched two broad military operations in Gaza in the past five years, most recently in 2012, when eight days of heavy fighting ended in an Egyptian-mediated truce.

The increased rocket fire followed the killing of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a 16-year-old Palestinian boy from east Jerusalem who was abducted and burned to death last week.

Israeli officials Sunday announced the arrests of six Jewish youths in the killings — ruling out earlier theories that criminal activity or personal reasons might have been a factor. They said the suspects, including some minors, were from the Jerusalem area.

Abu Khdeir’s death triggered several days of violent protests in Arab areas of Jerusalem and northern Israel as Palestinians accused Israeli extremists of killing the boy to avenge the earlier deaths of the Israeli teens.

Israel’s Shin Bet agency, which handles top security cases, imposed a gag order, blocking key details, including the identities and backgrounds of the youths, as well as most of the evidence from being made public.

An Israeli official said three of the youths had confessed to the crime and even re-enacted it for authorities. The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to the gag order.

The official said the suspects included two brothers, and that one of the suspects is the son of a rabbi. Three minor suspects were allowed to meet with lawyers Monday, while the primary suspects were not.

Naftali Werzberger, a lawyer for one of the suspects, said he didn’t even know what his client looked like, adding that the young man was prohibited from receiving details that he is being represented by a lawyer.

“The families are in shock,” Werzberger added. “No one among the suspects has a violent past or tendency and they can’t explain how we got to this point where their children were arrested as suspects for acts that are very, very serious.”

Despite the gag order, some additional details have begun to emerge.

Israel’s Channel 10 TV said the suspects were the son and five grandsons of a prominent rabbi in Jerusalem, without further identifying him. It said two suspects used the rabbi’s car for the kidnapping without his knowledge. It added that a Jerusalem district court presented its suspicions Monday against the suspects, including “belonging to a terror organization.” It did not elaborate, and Israeli officials did not confirm the details in the report.

The news that the suspects were Jewish set off nationwide soul-searching over how Israelis could possibly carry out such a gruesome crime. A preliminary autopsy found that Abu Khdeir was still alive when he was set on fire.

“I am ashamed on behalf of my nation and grieve with you,” President Shimon Peres told Abu Khdeir’s father, Hussein, in a phone call. “The only thing left for all of us to do is to ensure that no more children are murdered, and no more tears are shed by mothers.”

Peres, a Nobel peace laureate, was among top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who reached out to the family in person or by telephone.

Netanyahu, who has condemned Abu Khdeir’s death and tried to calm the public, said he had expressed his condolences to the family.

“I would like to express my outrage and that of the citizens of Israel over the reprehensible murder of your son,” a statement quoted Netanyahu as saying.

Rachelle Fraenkel, the mother of one of the slain Israeli teenagers, said that even from the “abyss” of her own pain, she could not describe her distress over the killing of the Arab boy.

“No mother and father should endure what we are going through now. We feel the pain of Mohammed Abu Khdeir’s parents,” she said.

Also Monday, Israeli police said a border policeman had been temporarily suspended from special operations and transferred to a different position until the completion of an investigation into the apparent police beating of Tariq Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian-American teenage cousin of the murdered Palestinian youth.

Despite his home detention, Tariq Abu Khdeir traveled to the West Bank town of Ramallah to meet President Mahmoud Abbas.

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  1. Lookmann says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 11:30 am

    Yet the shameless liberals and MSM will find reasons to stand alongwith the savages.

    • Champ says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 1:39 pm

      INDEED, Lookmann!

  2. John C. Barile says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 11:37 am

    The Arab League has called for the UN Security Council to act–to stop Israel from taking decisive action to stop HAMAS rocket attacks–over 250 fired against Israel–while our Equivocator-in-Chief, Barack Hussein Obama pleads for restraint–from Israel.

    • john spielman says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 12:00 pm

      Ham ass like all islamic groups are bullies and like bullies only stop their malevolent behavior when superior force is used against them. Unfortunately , for us, the Obamanation who sits in the Oval Office refuses to face this reality

  3. Alarmed Pig Farmer says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 11:39 am

    These are the worst of times for Israel, worse even than when it suffered all out attack without provocation in ’48, ’67 and ’73. The next one is for the whole she-bang, and won’t end as nicely as the other three. Hamas plays a bit side role in this, keeping the hate stoked up, maintaining the pressure, for when it comes time for the Western world to sell out the Jews there and let them take the big fall for having the chutzpah to introduce freedom to the Unholy Land.

    And, to give credit where it’s due for this, let us not forget our Jewish friends in the news entertainment industry and in the entertainment industry, too. Also include those in the academe. Plenty of discredit to go around, including even the Jews who’re unintentionally and with self-delusion selling their own into nuclear holocaust. Hell, it wasn’t that long ago that the West Bank was given tot the Moslems, and then the Strip was conceded, and just a few years ago even Bibi was seriously considering giving up the Heights.

    These are dark times. Unless you’re a Moslem.

    • Beagle says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 12:45 pm

      Given Islam’s ongoing sectarian war poised to go global, darkness seems nearly universal.

      Moreover, as predicted by many, selecting a caliph without any organized means is turning into a massive cluster…. Not sure how the khalifa enthusiasts ever convinced themselves it could work. Unless by work one means longterm bloodshed.

    • AnneM says

      Jul 9, 2014 at 8:24 am

      While it is true times are not easy for Israel, look for Israel to hand Hamas their rearends.

  4. mariam rove says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 11:51 am

    between the civilized man and the savage. In Gaza, those who murder Israelis are celebrated as heroes. “Palestinians” pass out candies to celebrate the murders. In Israel, these six Israelis suspected of murdering the “Palestinian” boy are universally condemned, Israeli leaders are issuing anguished apologies, and the suspects will be tried, and if found guilty, imprisoned.

    This could not have been said any better. Excellent!!! M

  5. Jax Tolmen says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 11:59 am

    Apart from the horrific nature or war, I always laugh to myself when the idiot Palestinians provoke Israel. It’s like a little puppy trying antagonise a Kodiak – cute for a little while, until the bear finally swipes and the puppy runs scared.
    These filthy idiots always proclaim victory when Israel gives up on slaughtering them wholesale. If only we lived in a world where Israel was not bound to the whims of pussy Western governments and could finally wipe the scum out once and for all. If America was being shelled by Mexico, I guarantee Mexico wouldn’t be on the map a week later. This is exactly what is happening in Israel, yet our leaders ask for restraint?

    • mariam rove says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 12:11 pm

      yet our leaders ask for restraint?…

      Yes while our leaders fund the jihaists 24/7…go figure…M

  6. Lookmann says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    Yet the shameless liberals and MSM will find reasons to stand along-with these savages.

    • Uncle Vladdi says

      Jul 9, 2014 at 6:54 pm

      They already are.

      Canada’s capital city’s main newspaper, the leftist Ottawa Citizen rag, has been running non-stop editorials and front-page articles with lots of pics of the poor oppressed palestinians wandering helplessly aroung the rubble of their Israeli-bombed homes, looking like innocent babes in the woods. It’s a campaign of continuous victimology salesmanship and victim-blaming slander against Israel.

      And worse, the Citizen has been owned and operated by self-haters for decades.

      ;-(

  7. RG says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    If America were being shelled by the Mexicans, the Mexican terrorists would all hire American lawyers and their cases would all be dropped for techicalities! Sounds hilarious, until you realize , IT’S TRUE!

  8. marc says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    The more I see this poster, the more it grows on me.

    Lets hope that this is true…

    Israeli army ready to ‘go all the way’ in Gaza
    http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-the-gloves-are-off/

  9. Charli Main says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    The only word, that I can think of, to describe how I feel about ” Palestinians” is loathsome.

  10. Silvia says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    Well, we’re kicking their vermin ass so far and we are only using a fraction of out power.

    Hundreds of rockets so far on Israel in two weeks and no casualties or serious injuries.

    • mariam rove says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 1:43 pm

      what do you expect of camel mounted rockets?!!!!!!!!!!! M

    • Charli Main says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 3:36 pm

      I can´t remember who said it, but what was said is of pivotal importance in the never ending Muslim attacks launched against Israel.
      The statement was along the lines ” the Arabs can lose as many times as we beat them, but we will only lose once”.
      If this Muslim filth are allowed to endless throw punches at Israel, sooner or later the filth will get lucky.

  11. Slvia says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    It happened guys!!!! I’m in Jerusalem and heard 3 explosions near where I live, probably the iron dome neutralizing the rockets. The worst part of it all was the alarm before (that reminded me the first gulf war).

    WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP!!!!! The IDF is kicking the beasts and it’s only the beginning!

    • mike ryan says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 5:15 pm

      Now, wouldn’t it be truelly ironic if one of those Hamas missiles were to hit the Dome of the Crock or al-Oscar?

  12. Islofob IS-1 says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    Deal with this properly this time,

    Start at one end of Gaza, and level EVERYTHING as you move FORWARD. Push eveyone out, and make it into a parking lot.

    Remember 2008, remember 2012, and now again in 2014.

    Make 2014 the last time a rocket flys from Gaza, ever.

    Time for a big, walled in, parking lot.

    Time for Fatah to make room for it’s brothers.

    • Silvia says

      Jul 8, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      @Islofob IS-1 Easier said than done. As tempting as that is, there are 1.5 million people there, never mind I think they are barbarians. The whole world would attack us.

      But, we can hit them real bad as it is. I hope we do that.

      • Islofob IS-1 says

        Jul 9, 2014 at 2:42 am

        Silvia ;

        The strip is a rocket launch attack against Israel, a act of war.

        Declare war, with unconditional surrender, NOT a cease fire ,as the terminator to end it, the goal should be to end the launching of rockets from the strip, and the clearing of the strip is the only way.

        The world will be what it is, but Israel must be who she is.

        It was a mistake to give Gaza to those who follow islam, and this act of war is enough to allow a full correction.

        Not a minor point you raise, but if you just do a limited mission and leave, the rockets will fly from Gaza again, and with more power in the next round.

        The conflict that is the middle east is beginning to boil, It would be wise to secure the country , rocket fire from Gaza must end, that has been presented
        as the starting point.

        I pray for you and yours to remain safe and well.

        • Silvia says

          Jul 9, 2014 at 3:52 am

          @Islofob IS-1 You really don’t have to convince me. I do agree that we are putting a plaster on a cancer growth.

          The biggest mistake in our modern history was not insisting that Egypt take back Gaza in the peace agreement. That was a mistake of EPIC proportions!

          It’s unfortunate that the world still doesn’t understand that this is everybody’s problem, not just ours. Just another manifestation of the disaster called Islam.

          Anyway, don’t worry. Unfortunately, we are used to these situations which makes us strong – and the fact that we are right and the fact that we have no choice but to win.

      • Islofob IS-1 says

        Jul 9, 2014 at 1:52 pm

        Silvia ;

        I admire your strength and courage. It is well understood here that the threat from islam is not just to you and Israel, but the world itself.

        Please keep us updated here as you can, many here are in full support of the struggle for liberty.

        Best to you there.

  13. mike ryan says

    Jul 8, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    This life-long Democratic voter has just decided to re-register as a Republican so he can vote for an Islamo-realistic supporter of Israel like Mike Huckabee when the opportunity presents itself.

  14. Uncle Vladdi says

    Jul 9, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Here’s the perfect cartoon to illustrate the difference between us and them:

    http://www.jewishpress.com/cartoons/the-fine-line/

    Meanwhile, as per the above Federman article:

    Blah blah “militants” blah blah “radical islamists” HEY – HOW ABOUT “MUSLIMS!”?

    Every time the ‘extra-culturally-sensitive’ press commits their fraud by pretending some sort of “islamists,” “radicalists,” extremists,” or “militantists” did it, in stead of youor basic, devout MUSLIMS, merely following the precise and official script given in their Qur’ans, what they really seem to be saying is “islam-ISH” (but “not really” islam-IC) as if there were really two Qur’ans, the ‘moderate’ one, and the ‘radisal-ISH’ one!!!

    Well, kids, here’s the real, mmost basic difference between ‘moderate’ and ‘radical’ MUSLIMS:

    ‘Radical’ muslims want to kill you.
    ‘Moderate’ muslims want radical muslims to kill you.

    Botton line: there are no ‘moderate’ muslims, because there is no ‘moderate’ islam!

    Another thing that bugs me, is that, in every Israeli newspaper and media report I read, whether hardcopy or online, they refer to ‘ARABS’ doing this and that!

    Well, that choice of misnomer and mis-categorization just plays into the ‘radical’ leftist propaganda machine, by making the Israelis look like “racists!”

    After all, not all muslims are Arabs, and not all Arabs are muslims!

    You’d be pretty hard-pressed to find some Marionite Christian Arabs in Lebanon acting like muslim savages! And it’s insulting (and ‘racist’) to conflate the two!

    While ISLAM is an ancient, ongoing extortion-racket CRIME syndicate which always blames ‘god’ for it’s holy mobster “muslim” members’ own criminal desires and actions!

    CAPISCE?!

    😉

  15. dumbledoresarmy says

    Jul 11, 2014 at 3:17 am

    There is something that all of us non-Israeli jihadwatchers, we who understand that this is just another phase of the neverending genocidal Jihad, can do.

    We can write to our heads of state, our own governments, explaining that this is Jihad, and that it is animated by the Jew-hatred hardwired into the core texts of Islam, Jew-hatred that predates by over a millennium the existence of the modern Jewish state of Israel, Jew-hatred that is a subset of orthodox Islamic hatred and contempt for and aggression toward ALL non-Muslims.

    And we can write to the Israeli diplomatic reps in our own countries, expressing support for Israel, and recognition of Israel’s right to do what it needs to do, to defend itself against would-be-genocidal jihad carried out by murderously-Jewhating Muslims.

    We could also take up and wear the Star of David, and keep on wearing it, over the next week or two or three, and be prepared to explain why, if questioned (see my above two paragraphs). Solidarity, solidarity, solidarity.

  16. dumbledoresarmy says

    Jul 11, 2014 at 3:21 am

    For all Israeli non-Muslim persons who may happen to read this at this time (11 July 20140

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFxpzgc0B48&NR=1&feature=endscreen

    And …:: hugs and prayers ::

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