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2011-07-18 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

IDF: Recent rocket attacks not really escalation

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Posted by ryuge 2011-07-18 01:48|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Oh? Just the same old same old usual daily harassment?

Posted by JohnQC 2011-07-18 08:00|| 2011-07-18 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 It's a good analysis, JohnQC, well worth your time to go read at the link. Bottom line, Hamas has something like 10,000 rockets and missiles, quite a few capable of hitting the northern part of Israel with professional accuracy -- because they were manufactured and supplied by Iran. While this is an escalation from the very low levels of the last few months, it is nothing like the 120 missiles Hamas shot off over one weekend In April that triggered the last biggish response. Finally, Israel isn't ready for the big war that's coming.

My personal feeling is that Israel did well with the Gaza Flotilla and doesn't want to give various "friends" any excuse to vote for Palestinian nationhood at the U.N. In September, or be otherwise "helpful" -- including those wonderful people in the White House.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-18 17:29|| 2011-07-18 17:29|| Front Page Top

#3 To put it another way, while the increase is huge on a percentage basis (orders of magnitude of the previous months), the previous months were hugging the lower end of the range near zero, nowhere near the historic average, let alone above it.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-18 17:35|| 2011-07-18 17:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Keeps 'm sharp so they don't get cocky and careless.

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-07-18 17:50|| 2011-07-18 17:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Israel is extremely concerned by the major increase in weapons and explosives smuggling into Gaza since Hosni Mubaraks downfall in February.

T.W. The increase in smuggling ought to be a concern for the West--Three times the amount of arms smuggled into Gaza since the turnout of Mubarak compared to all of 2010. Unfortunately, we do not have a president who shows much concern for Israel. Hopefully 2012 will change that.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-07-18 18:48|| 2011-07-18 18:48|| Front Page Top

#6 The groups are blowing off steam,

So, not an escalation... more of an ejaculation?

Posted by SteveS 2011-07-18 20:32|| 2011-07-18 20:32|| Front Page Top

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