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Thread #96535   Message #1896139
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
29-Nov-06 - 10:12 PM
Thread Name: BS: Hamas new tactic
Subject: RE: BS: Hamas new tactic
Some Palestinians with access to home made rockets used them, presumably with the intention of breaking the ceasefire, targetting them in the direction of a Israeli civilians in a town across the border.

This action has been denounced by the Palestinian authorities, including Hamas. In every irregular war analogous things happen after ceasefires. In fact in ordinary wars at such times they happen often enough.

And a few miles away on the West Bank some Israeli soldiers, in what appears to have been a targeted assassination of a Palestinian gunman, killed him, and also (in what has been stated was a misunderstanding) killed an unarmed women aged 50 who went to his aid when he had been shot.

This action has not been denounced or repudiated by the Israeli authorities, who have so far given no indication that the ceasefire should be extended by them to the West Bank.

I suppose it is fair enough to call people who target civilians murderous bastards, if it makes us feel better. It doesn't stop it happening. It doesn't mean they are necessarily that different from anyone else, whichever side they are on, whichever uniform they are wearing, or not wearing.