What better way to celebrate the end of Ramadan than firing over another few rockets into Israel. Such was the method of celebration today by some Islamic terrorists in Gaza as Ismail Haniyeh made a speech underlining how all talks with Israel will be doomed to failure and he continues to reject all efforts made by US envoy to the middle East, George Mitchell. These latest attacks bring the total to 200 rockets fired into the Western Negev since Operation Cast Lead in January of this year.
In the past, Israel has responded to every attack with a counter-attack and although it did not respond directly to these two rockets, it did kill two terrorist who were planting some bombs along the border earlier today. The sirens were heard yet again in Sderot and although there has been relative calm there since Operation Cast Lead ended, the threat remains and it is really very unclear as to what was really accomplished in the operation. For sure, Hamas is a battered organisation and in total disarray, as is the Palestinian movement as a whole. However, the fear felt by the residents of Sderot is still very much real and causes disruption in every day life.
In the past, Israel has responded to every attack with a counter-attack and although it did not respond directly to these two rockets, it did kill two terrorist who were planting some bombs along the border earlier today. The sirens were heard yet again in Sderot and although there has been relative calm there since Operation Cast Lead ended, the threat remains and it is really very unclear as to what was really accomplished in the operation. For sure, Hamas is a battered organisation and in total disarray, as is the Palestinian movement as a whole. However, the fear felt by the residents of Sderot is still very much real and causes disruption in every day life.
Just like the Palestinian/Israel peace talks as a whole, the situation along the Israel/Gaza border has also reached somewhat of a stalemate, similar to what was seen before Operation Cast Lead. With the report into the War in Gaza being released last week and criticised heavily by Israel, one wonders whether Israel should have taken a leaf out of the Sri Lankan government's book and made the war really something worth investigating and destroying Hamas once and for all as was done to the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. The main difference lies in Israel being a controlled responsible democratic government and the bearer of the burden that all the brings.
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The fact that Israel is a "controlled responsible democratic government" is no excuse for their inactivity. They are not dealing with Hamas, and they will pay the price unless they do so soon.
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