Israël grendelt Gaza volledig af : Aanslag op joodse school Jeruzalem

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New excuse for Qassams: Prophet cartoons

Six rockets fired at western Negev since Sunday morning. After siege on Gaza and targeted killings, this time Qassams fired 'in response to Muhammad caricatures published in Denmark'

Ali Waked
Published: 02.24.08, 16:33 / Israel News

After the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip and the targeted killings, the Palestinian organizations have found a new reason for firing Qassam rockets on southern Israel: Cartoons published in Denmark denouncing Prophet Muhammad.
Six Qassams were fired from the northern Gaza Strip towards the western Negev since Sunday morning. All the rockets landed in open areas, without causing injuries or damage.


The Salah al-Din Brigades, the Popular Resistance Committees' military wing, claimed responsibility for firing the rockets. The organization's spokesman, Muhammad Abed al-Aal, told Ynet that the firing operation, dubbed "the lines of fire", was a response to the "crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians," but also "in response to the cartoons published in Denmark degrading the memory of Prophet Muhammad.


"The Palestinian resistance has committed to respond to the cartoons, and this is our initial response," he added.


Asked why the residents of Sderot and the Negev should pay the price for cartoons published in Denmark, Abed al-Aal responded, "The Jews have also hurt Islam and have also hurt the Koran in their prisons, as part of the plot to harm Islam and the memory and status of Prophet Muhammad.


"The Palestinian resistance will not let Israel's crimes and the smearing of Islam's symbols go unanswered," he said.


Addressing Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal's willingness to reach a ceasefire with Hamas, Abed al-Aal said that the only way for the residents of southern Israel to feel safe is to leave their houses and the entire area.


"We won't give them peace and security as long as they fail to stand up against their government and its aggressiveness, as long as one Palestinian child is suffering, and as long as there is one Zionist soldier on the land of Palestine," he said.


Denmark's five major daily newspapers republished on Wednesday one of the 12 drawings of the Prophet Muhammad which angered Muslims around the world, as a protest against a plot to murder one of the cartoonists.

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Op zondag 24 februari 2008 19:06 schreef Monidique het volgende:
Ach ja, Debka....

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Palestinians intend to protest the ongoing economic sanctions and blockade of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning by forming a human chain which will span from the Rafah Crossing in southern Gaza, to the Erez Crossing in the north, Palestinian officials said on Sunday.

In response, the IDF is weighing potential solutions for a scenario in which the a mass of unarmed civilians will try to break through the crossings and into Israel, Army Radio reported.

The main fear is that residents of the Strip will force their way through the crossings and that IDF attempts to contain the crowd will result in massive casualties.

These fears have been stoked by comments made by Hamas officials which have hinted towards the possibility of a confrontation.

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Op zondag 24 februari 2008 20:24 schreef Caesu het volgende:

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ook in ha'aretz en jerusalem post dus

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en debka had het bij die bestorming aan de egyptische kant aan zien komen.

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Op zondag 24 februari 2008 20:26 schreef Monidique het volgende:

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Exact. Daarom. Ze plaatsen zo vaak "nieuws" wat je elders ook kunt lezen en dan doen ze er wat smeuïge informatie bij, van "anonieme bronnen". Whatever...
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O?

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Hamas carried out its threat, reported by DEBKAfile Sunday, to smash its way through the border

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PM: Israel ready for any scenario during Gaza protest

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, responding Monday to reports of a threat of a mass penetration of Palestinian protesters from the Gaza Strip into Israel, said he was unaware of alerts warning of such a move.

Speaking to reporters on his way to Tokyo, the prime minister nevertheless said Israeli security forces were prepared for all possibilities.

Israel "always takes into account scenarios in order to be ready for them," he said.

Hamas vowed early Monday to use any means to breach the Israeli embargo on the Gaza Strip, hours before a planned mass rally in Gaza to protest economic sanctions against the Hamas-controlled area.

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Op dinsdag 26 februari 2008 13:05 schreef boyv het volgende:
en maar wapens en soldaten sturen die Israeliërs, wat een helden!

beter sturen ze voedsel, medicijnen en humanitaire hulp.

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Op donderdag 28 februari 2008 00:41 schreef Kees22 het volgende:
Ik las vandaag in het NRC, dat 64 % van de Israeli's/Israeliërs wil, dat de regering gaat praten met Hamas.

Edit: die trema op de e van Israel hoeft inderdaad niet!

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Op donderdag 28 februari 2008 08:53 schreef Elkarden het volgende:

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Kleine NB: 64 % van de Israeli's in Qassamgebied wil dat, niet van de totale ISrael bevolking.

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Op vrijdag 29 februari 2008 17:04 schreef Elkarden het volgende:
28 Feb. 2008: 149 people killed since the start of the year


B'Tselem expressed its grave concern following the renewed fighting in Gaza. During the first 2 months of 2008, Israeli security forces killed 146 Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. 132 were killed in the Gaza Strip and 14 in the West Bank, according to B'Tselem statistics. Of the total number, at least 42 did not participate in the fighting when killed, and 11 were minors. 87 people were killed during January, and 59 during February (until the 28th).
Palestinians killed 2 Israeli civilians, and one member of the Israeli security forces. A woman was killed in a suicide bombing in Dimona, and another man was killed by a Qassam rocket in the Sapir College, in Sderot.

B'Tselem demands that all sides to the fighting strictly adhere to the rules of International Humanitarian Law, and do all they can to protect civilians from the impact of the hostilities. It is absolutely prohibited to direct attacks at civilians, and B'Tselem reiterates its condemnation of the firing of Qassam rockets at Israeli civilians. Directing attacks at civilians is a war crime, and those responsible must be punished for it. Israel has the right and the obligation to protect its citizens from Qassams, but it may only use legal means to achieve this goal.

Israel levert de laatste dagen goed werk af. Maar ja, het bloed in moslimlanden is dan ook goedkoop.

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Op vrijdag 29 februari 2008 17:04 schreef Elkarden het volgende:
28 Feb. 2008: 149 people killed since the start of the year


B'Tselem expressed its grave concern following the renewed fighting in Gaza. During the first 2 months of 2008, Israeli security forces killed 146 Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. 132 were killed in the Gaza Strip and 14 in the West Bank, according to B'Tselem statistics. Of the total number, at least 42 did not participate in the fighting when killed, and 11 were minors. 87 people were killed during January, and 59 during February (until the 28th).
Palestinians killed 2 Israeli civilians, and one member of the Israeli security forces. A woman was killed in a suicide bombing in Dimona, and another man was killed by a Qassam rocket in the Sapir College, in Sderot.

B'Tselem demands that all sides to the fighting strictly adhere to the rules of International Humanitarian Law, and do all they can to protect civilians from the impact of the hostilities. It is absolutely prohibited to direct attacks at civilians, and B'Tselem reiterates its condemnation of the firing of Qassam rockets at Israeli civilians. Directing attacks at civilians is a war crime, and those responsible must be punished for it. Israel has the right and the obligation to protect its citizens from Qassams, but it may only use legal means to achieve this goal.

Israel levert de laatste dagen goed werk af. Maar ja, het bloed in moslimlanden is dan ook goedkoop.

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Op vrijdag 29 februari 2008 17:42 schreef Viajero het volgende:

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Heb je ook een vergelijkbare verklaring van een Palestijnse mensenrechtenorganisatie? Zo nee, waarom niet?

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Op zaterdag 1 maart 2008 17:41 schreef Caesu het volgende:
Saudi Foreign Ministry tells its citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately (Israel Radio)

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Op zaterdag 1 maart 2008 18:23 schreef Monidique het volgende:

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Er zijn ook al drie schepen van de Amerikaanse marine naar Libanon gestuurd. Eén van de speculaties was dan dat die er als waarschuwing aan Hezbollah liggen, zodat ze geen rare fratsen uithalen wanneer Israël binnenkort Gaza binnenvalt. Voor de rest ook erg veel drukte op het moment in het Midden-Oosten. Er is bovengemiddeld veel activiteit nu daar.