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| Hamas warns of "unexpected explosions" if Gaza siege remains | |
| 2008-02-22 | |
| (Xinhua) -- An aide to deposed Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haneya on Thursday warned of "unexpected explosions" of the Palestinian people if the international community did not move to lift siege on the Gaza Strip. "Don't bet on Gaza's patience," Ahmed Yousef, Haneya's political advisor, warned in a statement sent to the press." Gaza is a barrel of burning gunpowder and it can't be subject to the logic of evaluations and assessment by the others," he added. He accused Israel of putting the Palestinians to the brink of the "explosion," saying "We have talked many times about calmness but Israel wants to keep its hands free to kill, assassinate and invade the occupied territories." He said it's Israel's current suffocating policies to the Palestinians forced Hamas to move to rescue the Palestinian people. On Jan. 23, Hamas militants blew holes on the border fence separating Gaza and Egypt's Sinai Peninsular and allowed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to throng into Egyptian side to purchase daily necessities, which were in severe lack in Gaza amid strict Israeli blockade.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 The Israelis have had plenty of warning that the Paleos are planning this. So if they haven't pre-positioned the area denial microwave weapons yet, more fool they. You have to admit it would be hilarious if the wall was blown, and thousands of Paleo women and children came rushing through it, then suddenly halted and ran for their lives back to Gaza. And no matter how much prodding and coercion by the men they wouldn't, and couldn't go back into Israel. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-02-22 20:50 |
| #7 they're lucky Commodore Frank isn't in charge - I'd order the artillery to level it block by block, giving one hours' notice, for every Kassam sent out. Eventually they'd be pushed into Egypt or the sea. Either way, it's a win. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-22 17:37 |
| #6 Is there really a "siege" if there's no desire to capture. It's a blockade along Israel's sovereign border to be sure, but a siege it is not. Hamas, on the other hand, covets Israeli territory, so I'd make the case that Israel is merely defending itself against a Hamas siege. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-02-22 15:20 |
| #5 "Gaza is a barrel of burning gunpowder and it can't be subject to the logic of evaluations and assessment by the others" Well, at least he got that much correct. I say contain it in a safe area and let it burn out. And he's right about the logic too -- there's not enough logical behavior in Gaza to merit a logical assessment. That's like trying to rationalize the behavior of a raving lunatic. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-02-22 15:14 |
| #4 Is that in addition to the expected explosions? |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-02-22 14:13 |
| #3 Gaza is a barrel of burning gunpowder . . . he meant that literally . . . and it can't be subject to the logic . . . why start now? |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2008-02-22 09:09 |
| #2 "Unexpected" explosions, "ambiguous" explosions, "mysterious" explosions? Do they have a catalouge you can pick from? Yes, they probably do. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-22 08:43 |
| #1 And if there international community does move to lift the Gaza seige, we can safely expect explosions in other unexpected places. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-02-22 06:11 |