Operation Protective Edge - The Israeli Palestinian-Terriorist War

[rdunk]

Operation Protective Edge day #6

This war continues! Neither side listens to the UN, as is no surprise. Israel did not initiate this conflict, but they likely will not stop until it is finished.

Israel deploys ground troops in Gaza

Israel warned residents of the northern part of the Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes before briefly deploying ground troops there for the first time early Sunday as part of a widening offensive that has killed more than 160 Palestinians.

Neither Israel nor Palestinian militants show signs of agreeing to a cease-fire to end their weeklong conflict, despite calls by the United Nations Security Council and others that they lay down their arms. With Israel massing tanks and soldiers at Gaza's borders, some fear the latest Israeli threats could signal a wider ground offensive that would bring even heavier casualties than the 166 Palestinian deaths already registered.

"All our ground forces are ready," a senior Israeli military official said Sunday. "We have been training for this. We will exploit our ability the moment a decision is made to do so."

Early Sunday, Israeli naval commandos launched a brief raid into northern Gaza to destroy what the military described as a rocket-launching site, an operation it said left four of its soldiers slightly wounded.

The Israeli air force later dropped leaflets warning residents to evacuate their homes ahead of what Israel's military spokesman described as a "short and temporary" campaign against northern Gaza to begin sometime after 12 p.m. (0900 GMT). The area is home to at least 100,000 people.

It was not clear whether the possible attack would be confined to stepped-up airstrikes or whether it might include a sizeable ground offensive -- something that Israel has so far been reluctant to undertake.

More:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/13/israel-strikes-gaza-as-un-calls-for-cease-fire/

[rdunk]

A little recent history on this fight with hamas!

Operation Cast Lead

In response to a sharp increase in the number and frequency of rocket attacks into Israel prior to and following the expiration of Hamas' agreed period of "calm" on December 19, 2008, the Israeli Air Force launched Operation Cast Lead, consisting initially of airstrikes on December 27 against Hamas security installations, personnel, and other facilities in the Gaza Strip, followed on January 3 by ground operations. Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters continued through January 18, and the Israeli withdrawal of troops was completed on 21 January 2009.


And then Cast Lead 2 began for the same reasons, as Israel struck back harshly against the continuing hamas rocket attacks.

Anyone interested in reading more about the history of these continuing attacks on Israel, and the resulting "Cast Lead" conflicts, there is much in this link.

What would any of us want to do, if we were often and continually being shelled by terrorist rocket attacks??

 http://history.wikia.com/wiki/Cast_lead

[rdunk]

LE, could you expand upon what you mean by "post pleistocene pablum"?

Pleis·to·cene  [plahy-stuh-seen]  Show IPA Geology .
adjective

1.noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice.

I am not sure how your statement relates to anything relative to this OP??

[Gigas]

It started in Russia, then Germany and now middle east. Ironic the similarities to what we had seen in Nazi Germany to the Zionist operating procedure in Israel now.

But wait a minute here, recent genetic research shows conclusively that Israeli’s have no ancient Hebrew Blood.

Recent peer reviewed John Hopkins genetic research has shown most Israelis have no ancient Hebrew Blood at all, but are Khazarians or Ashkenazis and that most Palestinians DO have ancient Hebrew Blood. These finding fit with historical documents which have been suppressed for many years but are now being pulled from older European libraries and carefully studied.

The implications of this recent John Hopkins genetic research on Israelis are astounding and clearly suggest that the real Semites are Palestinians, while the World’s biggest Anti-Semites are the Israelis.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/07/12/world-to-israel-stop-the-mass-murder-of-palestinians-now/

The borders handed to the zionist in 1947 are not the borders occupied by israel today. We clearly see an expansion on zionist land grab strangle hold on the middle east and palestine.

It's obvious when you wake up to the reality of who is being exterminated.

[rdunk]

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/07/12/world-to-israel-stop-the-mass-murder-of-palestinians-now/

Gigas, you posted this link. I would say that most people have enough knowledge to know this is no where near the truth in most of what is said. It is so easy to see it for what it really is! It is nothing but a pro palestinian anti Israeli diatribe that has no basis in fact!

I don't care if Preston James is a PhD (post hole digger), many of his statements are purely broad assumptions at best, with very obvious anti Israeli bias intended.

[Amaterasu]

Irony indeed, Gigas.

Well, well, well.

[Amaterasu]

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/07/12/world-to-israel-stop-the-mass-murder-of-palestinians-now/

Gigas, you posted this link. I would say that most people have enough knowledge to know this is no where near the truth in most of what is said. It is so easy to see it for what it really is! It is nothing but a pro palestinian anti Israeli diatribe that has no basis in fact!

I don't care if Preston James is a PhD (post hole digger), many of his statements are purely broad assumptions at best, with very obvious anti Israeli bias intended.

I guess the questions We should ask are:  who did the tests, when, with what, how, and what are the data, both raw and processed?  It is irrelevant to the tests what the outlet's goals might be.

[ArMaP]

I guess the questions We should ask are:  who did the tests, when, with what, how, and what are the data, both raw and processed?  It is irrelevant to the tests what the outlet's goals might be.

I haven't read it (I am watching the soccer World Cup final ), but look here.

Edit: and here.

[Amaterasu]

I haven't read it (I am watching the soccer World Cup final )

Ah, ArMaP, Thou partakest in the circuses They provide.  [grin]


GO WINNERS!

[Amaterasu]

And now that I have more data, thanks for the links, ArMaP.  So...  It IS Wikipedia, but the info seems valid.  I give high probability to it's being true that the Palestinians "have the blood."  I just wish Humans would get over Their obsession about blood and move on to cherishing Consciousness, regardless of package.

[Gigas]

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/07/12/world-to-israel-stop-the-mass-murder-of-palestinians-now/

Gigas, you posted this link. I would say that most people have enough knowledge to know this is no where near the truth in most of what is said. It is so easy to see it for what it really is! It is nothing but a pro palestinian anti Israeli diatribe that has no basis in fact!

I don't care if Preston James is a PhD (post hole digger), many of his statements are purely broad assumptions at best, with very obvious anti Israeli bias intended.

Now that's curious.

I often find those who don't want to know will pretend they do know and refute any cross fire input to the otherwise, obvious. No matter how many links, how many opinions or how much truth to the matter, its never enough and thusly, wrong, denied, totally absurd, rediculed and fabricated.

That revelation as to who is who there in the gaza has been around for a long time and it's nothing new, as told by many sources.

Ya know, you and thor got you a good game of ping pong going here.

[rdunk]

Now that's curious.

I often find those who don't want to know will pretend they do know and refute any cross fire input to the otherwise, obvious. No matter how many links, how many opinions or how much truth to the matter, its never enough and thusly, wrong, denied, totally absurd, rediculed and fabricated.

That revelation as to who is who there in the gaza has been around for a long time and it's nothing new, as told by many sources.

Ya know, you and thor got you a good game of ping pong going here.

Yes Gigas you are right. If you spend time looking, the world is full of those whose lives are being spent trying to discredit the people of Israel the Jews. And many of them are the war-faring muslims, and their supporters. When one simply looks at the words used by Preston James, his over-reaching bias toward the Jews and Israel is sooooooo evident. I learned a long time ago, on whatever the subject, to not be bothered by the such like.

If you love the hamas/palestinians and hate the Jews, that is just fine with me. But, I have been around a long time, and I know a lot, so I know when B/S about what is purportedly fact relative to this subject is being put forth.  The hamas/palestinians have a plan to destroy Israel, and they do everything they can do to get the help they need to do that. But if they continue shooting rockets into Israel...................... they will all likely be annihilated.

[Gigas]

If you love the hamas/palestinians and hate the Jews

Don't back pedal now. I indicated neither. That was your call.

[rdunk]

Operation Protective Edge Day #7

The Israeli hamas war continues, with more hamas rockets and more airstrikes by the IAF.

Israel’s operation against Hamas is aimed at restoring quiet, not to topple Hamas, a senior military source said Sunday.

Sustained rocket fire from Gaza continued throughout Sunday, and the Israel Air Force struck some 100 targets across the Strip.

On Sunday evening, five rockets were intercepted over Ashdod, and sirens rang out in Modi’in and Jerusalem.

Some 80 rockets were shot at Israel throughout the day, and Iron Dome intercepted 13 incoming projectiles heading to built-up areas.

The IDF has begun alerting tens of thousands of residents in northern Gaza to vacate the area ahead of more intensive IAF attacks on rocket launchers and commanders there, a senior army source said Sunday. The IDF on Saturday dropped leaflets in the area urging residents to leave their homes in preparation for air strikes.

“This is a place that fires significantly more rockets than other areas. We plan to increase our attacks,” the source said.

Hamas and representatives of various national and Islamic groups on Sunday called on residents of the northern Gaza Strip to ignore the IDF calls to leave their homes.

A statement issued by the groups said the residents should remain in their homes to prevent Israel from achieving its goals and targeting the “resistance.”

Despite the appeal, thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in the past 24 hours.

UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness said thousands of terrified people fleeing the fighting have taken refuge in UNRWA installations.

More:
http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/IAF-intensifies-strikes-as-rocket-barrage-continues-362656

[burntheships]

Stay calm, polite, and carry on.