Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Latest rockets manufactured in China | Israel | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 1/1/2009
Latest rockets manufactured in China | Israel | Jerusalem Post
—
The Grad-model Katyusha rockets that were fired into Beersheba on Wednesday were manufactured in China and smuggled into Gaza after the Sinai border wall was blown up by Hamas in January, defense officials said. The Chinese rockets have a range of 40 kilometers. They are very similar to the 122 ...
timesonline.co.uk - 1/2/2009
Gaza rockets put Israel’s nuclear plant in battle zone
— timesonline.co.uk — There were growing fears in Israel last night that Hamas missiles could threaten its top-secret nuclear facility... at Dimona. Rocket attacks from Gaza have forced Israelis to flee in ever greater numbers and military chiefs have been shaken by the ... (more) Gaza rockets put Israel’s nuclear plant in battle ...

Comments vote down Gateway Pundit found this 1/2/2009found this
news.yahoo.com - 1/1/2009
Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel dropped a one-ton bomb on the home of a Hamas strongman Thursday,... killing him along with two wives and four children in the first attack on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers. As the aerial bombardment escalated, the army ... (more) Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - ...

Comments vote down Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 1/1/2009found this
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 12/31/2008
The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — Everyone engaged in it is interested in proving that one side is righter than the other.  Since... no action in the region has occurred without plausible provocation for 4,000 years or so, this requires constantly shifting the metrics by which you ... (more) The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging

Comments vote down TigerHawk found this 12/31/2008found this

Blog Reactions

Israpundit:  Latest rockets manufactured in China

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Allison Kilkenny: The Myth of Sanitary War

Comments
Blog Reactions

Latest rockets manufactured in China
Israpundit — by Yaakov Katz, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 1, 2009 Damage to Beersheva classroom from Hamas Grad RocketThe Grad-model Katyusha rockets that were fired into Beersheba on Wednesday were manufactured in China and smuggled into Gaza after the Sinai border wall was blown up by Hamas in January, defense officials said. The Chinese rockets have a ...

Allison Kilkenny: The Myth of Sanitary War
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... America sends billions of dollars of military aid to Israel, and has almost single-handedly built Israel's arsenal that is now massacring Gaza's residents. Meanwhile, Hamas uses Katyusha rockets built in China. ...

Related Content
Daniel Levy: What Next on Israel/Gaza? Why Should Americans Care?
thewashingtonnote.com 12/29/2008 — This is a guest post by New America Foundation Middle East Task Force Co-Director Daniel Levy For many people, what has happened today between Gaza and Israel may have all too familiar a ring to it - Israel warns and then retaliates to an ...
Robbins: Excessive Force?
article.nationalreview.com 12/30/2008 — Regardless of how Israel goes about fighting Hamas, the results could bring real change to the region.
'Hamas must halt attacks for truce' | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com 1/1/2009 — Egypt's foreign minister said on Thursday that Hamas must ensure rocket fire stops in any truce deal to halt Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip, criticizing the Palestinian group for giving Israel an excuse to launch the bombardment. Ahmed Aboul ...
Egypt accused of 'deceiving' Hamas - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com 12/28/2008 — Egypt accused of 'deceiving' Hamas London-based newspaper quotes sources who say Egyptian intelligence minister deliberately misled Palestinian organization about IDF intentions; Hamas sources say this is why movement's compounds were not evacuated ...
Managing Gaza
counterterrorismblog.org 12/31/2008 — Israel’s operation in Gaza is reaching a critical point. While talking heads will debate grand strategy, the options are limited. Behind the headlines is the crucial issue of how Israel’s national security process works (or doesn’t ...
Moral Myopia and Hypocrisy Alert: World condemns Israeli action in Gaza
jihadwatch.org 12/27/2008 — Where were they all when Gaza was shooting Kassams at Israeli civilians? First, the predictable: Egypt, Jordan, Iran, and Turkey, plus a little Et Tu Brute action from Shirin Ebadi: "Arab and Islamic leaders condemn deadly raids on Gaza," from ...
Journalism with "Newsweek" Characteristics
weeklystandard.com 1/12/2009 — Does the PRC advertise in Newsweek ? Because this piece by Rana Foroohar sure reads like a retread from the Xinhua news service. The article is titled "China's Economy Stays out of the Red," and it includes phrases like "China is governed by a ...
Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas | Israel | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com 12/29/2008 — Defense Minister and Labor chairman Ehud Barak on Monday said that Israel would expand its military operation in the Gaza Strip until all the goals were achieved. He spoke at a special Knesset session attended, among others, by Foreign Minister Tzipi ...
Yadlin: Hamas likely to keep attacking | Israel | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com 1/19/2009 — Hamas and other groups are likely to try to carry out terrorist attacks and fire rockets at Israel to try to detract from Israel's achievements during Operation Cast Lead, OC Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the cabinet Sunday. Yadlin, ...
China - The New York Times
topics.nytimes.com 2/6/2009 — 2008 Summer Olympics The Asia Society Caijing Magazine Business news China.org News search engine China Daily Official English-language newspaper China Development Brief Non-governmental organizations China Digital Times University of California at ...
Hamas defiant as Israel rejects Gaza truce (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/31/2008
AFP - Hamas vowed on Wednesday to fight "until the last breath" if Israel makes good on threats to send ground troops into Gaza after rejecting calls for a truce and pressing on with its air assault.
Hezbollah-like tactic used by Hamas against Israel (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 12/31/2008
AP - U.S. counterterrorism experts say that since taking control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, Hamas has adopted the rocket tactics used by Lebanese Hezbollah, shifting away from its reliance on suicide bombers in attacks on Israel.
Bush stance on cease-fire shows support for Israel (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/1/2009
AP - By insisting that Hamas go first in any cease-fire with Israel, the Bush administration is sticking to its support for the Jewish state's right of self-defense while stopping short of encouraging an Israeli ground assault aimed at fully ...
China's Hu praises 30 years of ties with U.S. — Reuters: Politics 1/1/2009
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao called for strengthened cooperation with the United States as the two countries marked the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties on New Year's Day.
Israeli minister: Gaza decisions made day-by-day (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/1/2009
AP - Any decision by Israel to end fighting in Gaza will depend on a daily assessment of its military operations against the militant Islamic group Hamas, the Israeli foreign minister said Thursday in Paris.