Twitter War-Israel Style

I suppose you and I might consider Hamas "stupid."

Take a moment to consider the historical context, though:

Sderot was founded in 1951 as a transit camp for Kurdish and Persian Jewish immigrants who lived in tents and shacks during the Jewish exodus from Muslim countries before permanent housing was completed in 1954.[6] It was built on the lands of the Palestinian Arab village of Najd[7] and is located a few miles south of its ruins. On 13 May 1948, Najd was occupied by the Negev Brigade as part of Operation Barak, and the villagers were "driven out" [8] to Gaza. In 1956, Sderot was recognized as a local council.

(it's a wikipedia article, since I'm too lazy to find a peer review article from Britannica, etc)

The militants in Gaza are firing rockets at an area that historically, belonged to them.

Personally, I think I agree with the "stupid" label. From the Hamas perspective (as I understand it) --- I suspect they'd prefer a label such as "stubborn" or "determined."

And yet we will continue to try to convince them (some ridiculous 1000's of years) that they love each other.

I'm thinking the Egyptians may be feeling froggy but then they read the history books on the Six-Day War back in 1967 and realize they really DON'T want to go there again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War

As Egyptian columns retreated, Israeli aircraft and artillery attacked them. Israeli jets used napalm bombs during their sorties. The attacks destroyed hundreds of vehicles and caused heavy casualties. At Jabal Libni, retreating Egyptian soldiers were fired upon by their own artillery. At Bir Gafgafa, the Egyptians fiercely resisted advancing Israeli forces, knocking out three tanks and eight half-tracks, and killing 20 soldiers. Due to the Egyptians' retreat, the Israeli High Command decided not to pursue the Egyptian units but rather to bypass and destroy them in the mountainous passes of West Sinai.

Therefore, in the following two days (June 6 and 7), all three Israeli divisions (Sharon and Tal were reinforced by an armored brigade each) rushed westwards and reached the passes. Sharon's division first went southward then westward, via An-Nakhl, to Mitla Pass with air support. It was joined there by parts of Yoffe's division, while its other units blocked the Gidi Pass. These passes became killing grounds for the Egyptians, who ran right into waiting Israeli positions and suffered heavy losses. According to Egyptian diplomat Mahmoud Riad, 10,000 men were killed in one day alone, and many others died from hunger and thirst. Tal's units stopped at various points to the length of the Suez Canal.

Israel's blocking action was partially successful. Only the Gidi pass was captured before the Egyptians approached it, but at other places, Egyptian units managed to pass through and cross the canal to safety. Due to the haste of the Egyptian retreat, soldiers often abandoned weapons, military equipment, and hundreds of vehicles. Many Egyptian soldiers were cut off from their units had to walk about 200 kilometers through by foot before reaching the Suez Canal with limited supplies of food and water and were exposed to intense heat.

Remember when you picked a fight with that guy who kicked your azzzz in high school. Bet you didn't forget that one. Neither did the Egyptians. They, like you, may talk some smack but they already know the outcome if they fight again. It just won't be pretty.

LH I wouldn't count out the Egyptians yet. New leader might just want to play with his military toys. And his party would love to smack Israel around.

It's a Brave New World.

bailey bud wrote:

A rocket from Gaza killed three Israeli civilians in the highest death toll from a rocket attack since Palestinian militants began firing homemade pipe bombs a decade ago.

(Christian Science Monitor)

G-d have mercy on Gaza ----

Israel doesn't subscribe to "an eye for an eye" tactics ---- they take an entire city block for an eye.

So wtf would you do if you were in charge of protecting the Israeli people when hundreds of rockets started raining down on your heads? Maybe Obama can go over there and make another speech.

bailey bud wrote:

A rocket from Gaza killed three Israeli civilians in the highest death toll from a rocket attack since Palestinian militants began firing homemade pipe bombs a decade ago.

(Christian Science Monitor)

G-d have mercy on Gaza ----

Israel doesn't subscribe to "an eye for an eye" tactics ---- they take an entire city block for an eye.

Yep... that's what happens when you place your rocket launching sites purposely in the middle of a school or hospital or other civilians sites. I don't feel one ounce of regret for Hamas.

Get over it.