Tanks and armored vehicles poured into southern Israel today while busloads of soldiers were brought to the front, as a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, the first since early 2009, seems to be coming closer.
Air strikes have been a virtual constant against the tiny strip over the past day, with large numbers of civilian casualties and Israeli officials talking up the idea that the attacks are just the beginning.
Israeli officials have condemned Hamas for retaliating against their attacks, with Benjamin Netanyahu terming the retaliation a “double war crime.” Officials say if Hamas continues to retaliate they will consider a ground invasion, but others have suggested they will keep launching air strikes whether Hamas reacts or not, and it seems increasingly that the timing of the ground invasion is just a question of getting reservists and other troops into the area, with a decision likely already made.
The 2008-09 Israeli invasion killed 1,417 people, with the overwhelming majority innocent civilians. Israeli officials have since touted it as a model of “deterrence” and have been talking up a repeat performance ever since. They say that this war’s goals are identical. It seems that repeat may begin soon, as there is little to no momentum coming from the international community to calm the situation down, with Western officials mostly reiterating that they support Israel.
I hope this is where israel is wiped off the face of the earth. The only solution to the conflict is the destruction of israel. Period. Anybody who says otherwise is an idiot.
I agree with Patriot. Israel has no place on this earth and neither does the U.S.
Both nations care nothing for our planet or its people. All they they think about is obeying their punitive Gods, killing those who get in their road, and chasing a buck.
It's time the people of the world gave the U.S. and Israel the thumbs down!
the most putrid piece yet…murdoch press australia. not a single mention of baby/children/women murdered. did reuters set up the usual dodgy footage?
'PALLYWOOD': Israel accuses enemies of fake casualties
Claims Palestinians faking injuries to stir public sympathy
A pro-Israeli website, “HonestReporting.com", has accused BBC News of broadcasting footage of an apparently wounded Palestinian civilian being carried to safety for treatment. But shortly after the man is pictured walking around, presumably uninjured…
A BBC spokesperson has responded to the claims, saying to the best of their knowledge the vision was not staged.
"The footage shown by BBC News was edited from a longer sequence provided by the Reuters news agency in which the man in question is shown being lifted from the ground."… http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/pr-war-isr…
Many times a nation makes war with another not because the other nation is a threat, but rather because of internal politics within the aggressing nation. I wonder what is going on inside Israel which is inducing them to make war?
Nutznyahoo is doing this because he can. With the recent consolidation with another party this was planned a long time ago. I suspect the domestic front has its fair share of corruption and problems and this is yet another excuse to draw peoples eye off the ball.
Israel and its present social political economic and religious regime needs to be demolished, not the jewish people. At the same time for those within the Syrian movement demonstrating in Lebanon comparing Bashir Al Assad with Israeli regime is nothing but empowering the real enemies of Arab national and those who wants to be a free nation, Assad or the Syrian government is not an Apartheid regime as Israel is, Assad or the Syrian government is not racist as the Israelis or the Swedish Neo Liberal fascist government or the English or the French or the Germany is, in Syria every nationality and beliefs are respected and there are laws protecting the people. There is no austerity demanding people of their livelihood, there is no such thing as paid education and other social needs for the people.
As we said before, sooner or later this New Politics of Islamization of the world will turn on the west not because of the west but rather for the religious and cultural differences.
People of Syria saying and been saying it for years God, Syria, Bashir va bas. For those of you or for that matter those whom compare the Syrian government with the Israeli apartheid regime, such thinking shows that you are bought and have become an entity of the west to continue harming the Arab nations, Syria is modernized nation and want to continue so there is no need for changing the system, unless there is an agenda for US and EU wanting the share the world among themselves, as they did in Yugoslavia. It was the Syrian who lost their land to protect the Palestinians not the Americans nor the Europeans, it was the Syrian who sacrificed and paid the ultimate price to bring peace to Lebanon, not the American nor the Europeans. To those of leftist, a new form of religionist left Liberals who think that islam or any other religious is capable of solving the present social economic or the political problem.., you are wrong and will be wrong as long as you don't understand the issue where religious is not part of the social economic nor the social freedom of people, is a framed idea and based on dictatorship that based on religious understanding, a delusional form of vulture capitalism. In that regard just look at Angela Markell of Germany, she is head of Christian Democratic Party in Germany, yet she is doing exactly what vulture capitalism wants her to do.
WAR??? it is more like hulk hogan punching out justin beiber. But hogan has more class
You idiots are bigger warmongers than Hamas. You stand with the Jihadists? Really? Dopes.
Let's see….this fight was provoked when a IDF sniper picked off a 13 year boy while he was playing soccer; a couple of days later another two boys were snuffed out.
As usual the mainstream media monkeys neither see, speak, and hear no evil. That is until….
The Palestinians fight back! The mainstream media wakes up, cries foul, and lauds the child killing Israeli cowards as heros!
To prop up this lie, hasbara psychopaths like you take to the internet comment board to praise child killing Israeli cowards, attack those that know the truth, and fanatically scream for more "Muzzie" blood. Those that don't tow narrative will be labelled "anti-semites" and "jihadists."
We know the game.
Which Jihadists? Yours or theirs? Talk about being a dope.
just curious
are there therapy programs available for armed militant israelis who feel excessively entitled and prone to lunging on defenseless civilians. What is being done to control this victimization syndrome; where in the name of self defense all levels of brutality and warcrimes are permissible
Surely the Israelis know that even if they should complete the genocide of the Palestinians, the Muslim world is watching and someday, someone, maybe only a single person, will exact retribution for all the atrocities the Israelis have inflicted upon the Palestinians since 1947. Surely the Israelis know that there is no way possible to protect themselves if someone is dead set on making them pay – not even completely fencing in the country's boundaries and manually checking each and every person, parcel, package, or transport coming into the country because someday, someone will relax – or will be bought off to look aside, and the deed will be done – or maybe it will be someone from the inside – the US should know how that works…
The point is that regardless of how far the Israelis go to "protect" themselves and their country, the actions will be held accountable. It is the way the world works now. The only way to avoid retribution by others is to live and let live, be a good neighbor, and don't piss on anyone's shoes just because you don't like how they look or believe or think. For a country that is completely surrounded by people they despise and antagonize at each turn one would think they would consider what the future might hold if they continue this tack.
What is shameful is that Western nations including the US, Britain and Germany are saying that Israel has the right to defend itself, without a whimper about the Palestinian casualties or the right of the Palestinians to defend themselves.
So did hamas send their tanks and armored vehicles to the border also? Oh that's right…..
Well, if you can't attack Iran, Gaza will do. Either way, their thirst for blood is quenched. At least for a few days.
First, it's not a war, it's a slaughter of civilians just for cheap thrills. A war is when two equals go at it.
Second, the anticipated bloodbath may not be quite what Isreal anticipates. Iran's PressTV is reporting that Hamas downed an F-16 with…get this! US-made missiles smuggled from Syria. Gotta love it!
At least know we know, "Iron Dome" doesn't seem to be working as billed. It always sounded too good to be true. Sort of like yeah we're not afraid of your rockets, even though they were shaking in their collective boots. So much for the technological geniuses of the IDF. I hope the USA doesn't get suckered into buying this failed anti-missle system.