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| Israeli director: Fence is doing its job |
| 2004-02-24 |
| From the ’I Love It When a Plan Comes Together’ Dept. Edited for brevity. Palestinian terror organizations in the Gaza Strip are now developing an artillery weapon that would allow them to continue attacking Israeli towns even after the implementation of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s unilateral disengagement plan and evacuation of the Strip, Shin Bet security services Director Avi Dichter said Tuesday. This weapon could be fired over the security fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Dichter noted the groups’ efforts to develop such a weapon are liable to push Israel into carrying out a military operation in the Gaza Strip resembling Operation Defensive Shield, which took place in the West Bank in April 2002, following a suicide bombing at a Netanya hotel on the first night of Passover that killed 29 people. Palestinian terror organizations have upgraded their weapons and explosives and are planning to make use of chemical agents in the future, Dichter said. A little counterbattery should take care of any piece large enough to have any sort of range, I’d think. Would even the Paleos be stupid enough to try to deploy something that vulnerable and immobile? Dichter also said Tuesday that there has been an absolute halt in terrorist activities in the areas in which the West Bank separation fence has been constructed. Speaking ahead of the start of the second day of the hearings on the barrier at the International Court of Justice, Dichter said that infiltrations into Israeli territory have been from areas where the fence has not yet been completed, such as Kafr Qasem and Jerusalem. Dichter said that most of the terrorist activity had originated in the Samaria area of the West Bank, but maintained that "since the barrier has been constructed, terror in the area has ceased completely." According to the Shin Bet chief, Israeli cities that had been subjected to a large number of terrorist attacks in the past, such as Kfar Sava, Netanya and Hadera, had been quiet since the fence was erected. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #10 The Paleo idea of artillery-type weapons over the wall, as Dar commented on, will be annhilating counterbattery fire on the part of the Israelis. Or an air strike. I feel that the previous attempts of Israel trying to do surgical counterattacks at great risk to her troops are over. The Israeli answer to an artillery attack will be a smoking crater covering the originating location plus change. If the Paleos go chemical, they better watch out. The gloves come off, and the wind could blow back into their faces, too. The Paleos are just too pathetic to be believed. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-24 7:08:01 PM |
| #9 And if they do use chemical weapons I do not see how the eurors could continue the pretense of paleo as the victim. Really? The Euros are actually buying into the morality of the "we slaughter children because the Israelis have powerful weapons" argument; you don't think the judenhass is strong enough in Europe to let them buy into "we used gas because the Israelis drove us to it"? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-2-24 6:47:29 PM |
| #8 An artillery piece that can fire over fences? Is there no end to Palestinian ingenuity! Can't wait to see the documentary on the History Channel. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-24 4:33:01 PM |
| #7 Maybe strap a homicide bomber top it and fling it over the wall... LOL. Gotta find just the right caliber and the right fuse.... else you'll get a balestinian airburst. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-24 2:06:46 PM |
| #6 "2 Why do I keep visualizing the "cow catapult" from Monty Python? Maybe strap a homicide bomber top it and fling it over the wall... Posted by: Capsu78 2004-2-24 12:44:18 PM" Why do I keep thinking pig fat being launched over the wall. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-24 1:48:47 PM |
| #5 This would be a very bad development for the Paleos. They would move from suicide bomber to a fielded military force that could be countered easier than a goat abuser serching for virgins. And if they do use chemical weapons I do not see how the eurors could continue the pretense of paleo as the victim. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-2-24 1:35:31 PM |
| #4 This would be a very bad development for the Paleos. They would move from suicide bomber to a fielded military force that could be countered easier than a goat abuser serching for virgins. And if they do use chemical weapons I do not see how the eurors could continue the pretense of paleo as the victim. |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-2-24 1:35:30 PM |
| #3 If the Pals were smart they'd go all Gandhi on Israel, at least long enough to try to get the fence stopped. Problem is they are junkies and killing Jews is their crack. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-2-24 12:45:54 PM |
| #2 Why do I keep visualizing the "cow catapult" from Monty Python? Maybe strap a homicide bomber top it and fling it over the wall... |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2004-2-24 12:44:18 PM |
| #1 Would even the Paleos be stupid enough to try to deploy something that vulnerable and immobile? Yes, they would and are that stupid. That's why they make us laugh so much when we aren't crying. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-2-24 12:32:18 PM |