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| Hamas Plans Southern War on Hizbullah Military Model |
| 2006-08-09 |
| I've been wondering what was going on in the south Yisrael Beitenu party Chairman and MK Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that Hamas is planning to change the way it is waging war on Israel’s southern front – based on the Hizbullah model. Hamas opened the Re-engagement War with a terror attack on an IDF outpost on June 25th at the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza and Egypt. IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists during the battle in which two soldiers were killed and four others injured. Hamas is now the majority party that leads the Palestinian Authority, and is also involved in internal fighting with the Fatah faction which controlled the PA prior to elections in January 2006. Lieberman said the PA is preparing to wage a war on southern Israel modeled on the Hizbullah military strategy against communities in northern Israel. He also expressed criticism of the media for ignoring the ongoing PA Kassam rocket attacks on the cities of the Negev. Lieberman said that PA terrorists are "smuggling Katyushas and Grad missiles into the Gaza Strip. The southern Lebanon script must be prevented in southern Israel." Lieberman further criticized the government for failing to keep the Knesset apprised of Hamas war preparations, charging that better information can be found on the Internet than in parliamentary committee sessions. He added that the government must not close its eyes to the fact that Hamas intentions are to destroy Israel, a goal the terror group does not hide. The group’s party platform focused on its refusal to formally recognize the State of Israel, disarm or renounce terrorism. Foreign funding to the PA by most western nations was frozen when the terrorist organization took over the government. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #14 Isreal needs to start a campaign in gaza like the one in lebanon then. Start in the north, bomb thoroughly and slowly moving soutward. Give 'em time to run south into the loving arms of egypt. Call the egyptian border the southern Litani river... |
| Posted by: Claviling Sholuth9192 2006-08-09 23:12 |
| #13 Remember when they let the refugees back into Gaza and Israel said Iran had advisors and Hamas mixed in with them. Looks like they are feeling like they are ready for a fight. Take it to them Israel! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-08-09 21:30 |
| #12 Hamas is talking about disolving the PA, not declaring war. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-09 20:12 |
| #11 Push all the Paleos west of the |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-09 20:04 |
| #10 Well, everyone should go home once in their life. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-09 18:45 |
| #9 The Israelis could end it right now by saying that any declaration of war by Hamas will result in the deportation of all Paleos from the Gaza Strip into Egypt. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-09 18:10 |
| #8 the thing is, hizbollah is an iranian-trained, well equipped army. if hamas attempts to fight like hamas, they'll be slaughtered. woo hoo!!! |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2006-08-09 18:08 |
| #7 Gaza? Oh, that strip of land once inhabited before being completely wiped off the face of the earth. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-09 18:00 |
| #6 Hate to tell ya, boys, but you don't have the landscape for it. You'll just be rolled over. |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-08-09 17:40 |
| #5 Already there, they came in through Egypt when Israel withdrew and Egypt totally failed to keep its agreement to police the border. |
| Posted by: im not here 2006-08-09 17:35 |
| #4 the PA is preparing to wage a war on southern Israel modeled on the Hizbullah military strategy Yerr we arr! an we're going to do it better! Now we just need a regional arab sugardaddy to gift us 5000 odd unguided rockets. |
| Posted by: pihkalbadger 2006-08-09 17:25 |
| #3 Unlike in du Liban, there are no hills, valleys, rivers, ANY type of natural barrier or even cover in Hamastan. No large amount of ATGW. Nothing. Nada. ZIP. Bring it on! |
| Posted by: Brett 2006-08-09 17:19 |
| #2 Geography doesnt let them make that unless Israelis are twice dumb. |
| Posted by: Clerert Uneamp2772 2006-08-09 16:48 |
| #1 We gotta get one too. All the cool terrorist gangs have one. |
| Posted by: Glains Ebberetch6035 2006-08-09 16:32 |