A Sign Of Things To Come?
Reader comment on item: [The Gaza Withdrawal:] A Democracy Killing Itself

Submitted by orange yonason (United States), Aug 18, 2005 at 13:49

BS"D

Our Sages tell us that there are some people who are humbled by the generosity of others, and there are others who become haughty and demand ever more.

The Arab "Palestinian" enemy falls into the second category, as indeed our Sages also relate (noteably Rashi, in this week's Parsha), not to be judgmental, but to warn us against attempts to win their favor by appeasing them and to instruct us why such attempts are futile and can only fail.

They have already celebrated this latest "victory" [ http://www.jnewswire.com/library/article.php?articleid=620 ] over us, and that elation is feeding their lust for yet more.
[ http://www.arutzsheva.com/news.php3?id=88167
(via: http://www.israpundit.com/archives/2005/08/shocking_news_o.php )]

And that is indicated in Dr. Pipes title of another piece, taken from the United Nations sponsored prpaganda campaign of banners, bumper stickers, mugs, and T-shirts bearing the slogan "Today Gaza and Tomorrow the West Bank and Jerusalem,"
[ http://www.israpundit.com/archives/2005/08/united_nations_1.php ]
(I see Bruce and Anatoly picked up on this in comments to Dr.Pipes previous article:
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/24852)

...which only reflects their true intention to continue the war. After all, why quite when you are winning, and the world is cheering you on?

And how will they proceed? What will future attacks involve? Well, it's sure they will be worse than what has preceeded them. Of course, not many people know what's been going on, because the MSM have, for whatever motives, imposed a blackout on news of the activities of Israel's enem..., oh, I mean (wink-wink-nudge-nudge) "peace" partner.

The following information on the PA sanctioned terror activity against Israel, which you won't find in any of the MSM, who insist that only a couple of isolated incidents have marred the current "peaceful" relations that prove the PA is a "serious" partner," is copied from:
http://www.tzemach.org/fyi/archives/20050723.htm
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"The following is a listing of Kassam rocket and mortar shell attacks against Jewish communities in Gaza and the Negev which occurred on Friday and Saturday (July 15-16).
FRIDAY:
06:00 - 5 mortar shells landed in Gush Katif
07:50 - 6 Kassam rockets landed in Sderot
10:00 - 2 mortar shells landed in the Gadid hothouses
10:45 - 1 Kassam rocket landed in the Sderot Cemetery
11:20 - 4 mortar shells landed in N'vei Dekalim, striking 1 home
11:21 - 1 mortar shell landed in Moshav Gadid
11:51 - 1 mortar shell landed in Alei Sinai
15:20 - 1 mortar shell landed near Gadid
16:05 - 1 mortar shell landed in N'vei Dekalim striking the Azzoun home
16:45 - 3 Kassam rockets landed in Sderot
16:47 - 2 mortar shells landed in N?vei Dekalim hitting the Levine home
16:48 - 1 mortar shell landed near Erez Crossing
17:30 - 1 Kassam rocket landed near Gavim Junction in the Negev
17:40 - 3 mortar shells landed in Atzmona and Rafah Yam
18:00 - 1 mortar shell landed at Erez Crossing
18:30 - 1 Kassam rocket landed in an open field near Sderot
18:33 - 1 mortar shell landed in N'vei Dekalim
18:48 - 1 mortar shell landed near Netzarim
19:24 - 1 mortar shell landed near Nisanit
20:20 - 3 mortar shells landed in Nisanit
21:13 - 1 mortar shell landed in an IDF position adjacent to Nahal Oz
22:10 - 1 mortar shell landed near Atzmona
23:40 - 1 Kassam rocket landed near Nativ Ha Asarah in the west Negev
23:41 - 1 Kassam rocket landed near Nativ Ha Asarah in the west Negev
23:45 - 1 mortar shell landed near Kfar Darom

SATURDAY:
01:36 - one mortar shell landed in Kfar Darom
01:38 - 1 mortar shell landed-Muwasi area-Gush Katif
02:00 - 1 mortar shell landed in Ganei Tal
02:37 - 1 mortar shell landed near Tel Katifa
02:57 - 1 mortar shell landed near Rafiah Yam
02:57 - 1 mortar shell landed near Atzmona
03:00 - 2 Kassam rockets landed-Sderot damaging a [rehabilitation] community pool
04:15 - 2 Kassam rockets landed near Nahal Oz
07:20 - 2 Kassam rockets landed in Sderot-4 persons treated for shock
08:05 - 3 mortar shells landed in Netzarim hothouses
10:47 - 1 Kassam rocket landed near Kibbutz Or HaNer-Negev
13:30 - 1 mortar shell landed near Netzarim
15:45 - 2 Kassam rockets landed in Sderot-Shock victims
19:30 - 1 Kassam rocket landed in Kibbutz Miflasim-Negev
19:40 - 2 mortar shells landed in Nisanit-2 lightly injured-11 shock victims
22:42 - 1 Kassam rocket landed in Sderot"
from: http://www.tzemach.org/fyi/archives/20050723.htm
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And that's in just TWO DAYS!!!

Now, does that look like an honest attempt at peaceful relations to you?

Oh, yes, and does it look like the MSM just might have "missed" something important and newsworthy there?

When they have full access to the sea, and an airport, and Al Queda among their already teeming terrorist hords, and complete freedom to prepare for an allout assault on Israel, who in their right mind thinks that they won't escalate the violence. Who thinks the above list of attacks is anything but childs play compared to what will follow?

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