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| Israel arrests 207 alleged militants |
| 2005-09-25 |
| ISRAELI troops arrested 207 suspected Islamic militants in the West Bank today, the army said, in the toughest crackdown in months after the Jewish state vowed to stop Palestinian rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Among those detained were Hassan Youssef and Mohammed Ghazal, top Hamas officials in the occupied West Bank, relatives and sources in the militant group said. "Our forces have taken 207 fugitives into custody, most of them from Hamas or Islamic Jihad," an army spokeswoman said. The arrest sweep was the biggest by Israel since Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed a ceasefire in February that paved the way for Israel's withdrawal from Gaza this month. An Israeli army general said the arrests were among measures authorities had decided on after rocket attacks by Hamas from Gaza. The army has also resumed assassinating militants and got an unprecedented green light to use artillery against Gaza. "This operation is not limited in time," Major-General Israel Ziv, chief of military operations, told Israel Radio."We have taken the liberty to use all weapons in order to remove this threat (of rocket attacks)." |
| Posted by:Oztralian [AKA] God Save The World |
| #5 What this article leaves out is the fact that Isreal dont have a execution punishment. So the Isrealis round up pack in prisoners only to either release them later either for no reason or for the guys with blood on thier hands trade them to the terrorist leaders and the Paleo's for meaninless pieces of paper and hollow words. I would bet that a large portion of this 206 has been arrested in the past and will unfortunatley have to be arrested again after their inevitable release. To win a insurgency/terrorism were the enemy soldiers live within your nation you cant have a revolving door policy. You kill all who cause problems and at some point in the future your enemies either see the hoplesness and stop or cease to be able to recruit enough fresh cannon fodder, they organize and make piece, or their is none left. Any organization needs elders if the only survivors are young fresh recruits over time they become less and less effective. Allowing catch and release just makes a elder leadership with credibility to recruit new recruits. |
| Posted by: C-Low 2005-09-25 14:24 |
| #4 Oh, and if that sounds harsh, that would be *exactly* what most of the Arabic nations would do to such people with no second thoughts. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-09-25 11:19 |
| #3 I am troubled with the "arresting" part. If the Joos want to stop Hamas cold, then declare them combatants and shoot them on sight. If they had shot 207 Hamas in the West Bank, it would have strongly changed the balance of power in favor of the PA. As it is, Israel now has to feed and take care of 207 worthless murderers, in return they get nothing. How many thousands of these assholes have the Israelis arrested again and again to no effect? Let's see how many rockets get thrown if troops go to the homes of the rocketeers immediately afterwards and shoot them. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-09-25 11:17 |
| #2 ain't it what you wanted, Paleos? A State with all the responsibilities AND CONSEQUENCES |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-25 11:06 |
| #1 The army has also resumed assassinating militants and got an unprecedented green light to use artillery against Gaza. Koffi and Co. screaming in 5..4..3 |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-09-25 09:51 |