September 12, 2007

The New Years Gift from Hamas

By Richard Baehr
Word came yesterday that a rocket fired from Gaza injured 69 Israeli soldiers at their Negev base located but one kilometer north of the Gaza border, where the soldiers were in basic training.  Practically every day since Israel's disengagement from Gaza in August 2005, rockets have been fired from Gaza at the town of Sderot, population 22,000. Families there have but seconds' warning to flee into air raid shelters, and there have been many deaths and injuries from the constant attacks. The rocket fire from Gaza occurred when Fatah was nominally in charge of Gaza, and has continued under Hamas control, established this past June. Responsibility for the attack yesterday was claimed by multiple groups, as is always the case when there is a "successful firing," and the attack was applauded by Hamas officials. On this count, the attempt to kill and terrorize Israelis (civilians or soldiers),  there has never been a dime's worth of difference in the objectives and...(Read Full Article)