Israeli warplanes launched at least five air strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least two people and wounding several others. The slain were both termed “militants” by Israeli reports, but at least one of the wounded was a five year old child.
One of the slain was hit in an air strike, while the other was killed when soldiers thought he got too close to the Israeli border and opened fire with machine guns. The identity of the man was not confirmed, but he was assumed to be a suspect.
The attacks came as a result of what Israeli officials say was the firing of a rocket at the city of Beersheba. The rocket did not hit any actual target, and no damage or injuries were reported.
This has been par for the course for the month, as a handful of other rocket attacks also managed to do no damage inside Israel, but also prompted massive escalations of air strikes and even some calls from Israeli officials for a ground invasion.
The IDF is so full of fail I don't even know where to begin.
Murdering civilians as retaliation for a harmless (although admittedly illegal) rocket attack? Is this really what Israel and, by extension, what Judaism itself has become? Israel's politicians have made it clear that Israel IS Judaism, so obviously by murdering civilians- note the five year old 'militant' killed- the IDF represents the true face of the Jewish faith?
You people claim that a few terribly misguided souls in the Muslim world are representative of Islam as a whole- I charge that the IDF by its own murderous actions represents Judaism as a whole.
(See what I did there? Blanket stereotyping works both ways, Tel Aviv. You want Israel to be synonymous with Judaism? You got it.)
Now, do I believe this? Of course not. As a Muslim I extend my hand to all peaceful, observant Jews in friendship and in the peace Allah(swt) intended for all of us. To those who use Judaism- or any other religion, including my own- as a vehicle for advancing evil agendas I have nothing but contempt.
IDF = Israeli Death Forces
Well said, John.
You can consider Israel to be a base of worldwide Judeofascism, giving jews the world over a bad name. If, in fact, Israel IS Judaism, like the zealots over there say.
That's peace, Israeli style.