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| Thousands rally for Israel town in firing line of Gaza rockets |
| 2008-02-22 |
| JERUSALEM (AFP) - About 10,000 Israelis gathered in Sderot on Friday to do their shopping in an act of solidarity with the southern town that is regularly targeted by rocket and mortar fire from Gaza, organisers said. The crowd, including personalities from the world of arts, letters and sports, converged on Sderot from across Israel in response to the call, even as two more rockets struck the town without causing casualties. For several weeks, Sderot residents have demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, demanding the government act to stop the attacks by Palestinian militants across the border with the Gaza Strip. In the past seven years, Palestinian militants have fired some 4,000 rockets on the impoverished town of 24,000 people, and 400 since January alone. Despite that, only nine people have been killed, according to an AFP count. Even so, people live in constant fear. In December, a survey showed that two-thirds of respondents wanted to move out of Sderot. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Love the napalm contraption idea swksvolFF! Ever considered marinading a few thousand Korans in Gasoline or Napalm? Beautiful incendiary devices to lob on the paleo rocket neighborhoods!- methinks we might be able to get the korans FREE! <:) |
| Posted by: RD 2008-02-22 23:07 |
| #4 It's a classic. I've read at least 30 times today. I'm not worthy.. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2008-02-22 21:56 |
| #3 Nice rant, swksvolFF! I do believe that's your first one. Barbara Skolaut left me in charge of the popcorn machine while she's at a convention, so I hereby award you a bowl of buttered popcorn and a beer. After that rant, you'll need to rebuild your strength! :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-22 19:13 |
| #2 okkkk! |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-22 13:23 |
| #1 Why don't they just go live in their concrete basements like olmert told them to?!@ I would have gone John Brown a long time ago. I would have built a giant trebouchet - I mean HUGE and lobbed 30 gallon drums of homemade napalm back at them. Build it stout to that even a direct hit from an illegal GC rocket does little more than make a loud ping. Paint something terrifying on the front like a giant picture of Elijah giving them the bird. Put giant plaques of mooham's face with a bullseye so when the do hit they are striking their main man and feel bad. Train war pigs, fit them with spiked armor. Bait them into attacking the structure and toast them in the open. As it was said, if they can do it you can do it better! And national government its called a Phalanx you sorry sob's! Falling 'misses' is a feature. Protect your citizens like what it says in your job description! The only one of quality in this sad display of shepherding is the mayor of Sderot. The time of empty gestures of shopping is over, war is upon you! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-22 12:25 |