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Gazans open old graves to bury their new dead
Associated Press
Published: 14.01.09, 01:28
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1. Of "Rocket Science" and Graveyards
Richie ,   San Jose, CA USA   (01.14.09)
Well, the "brilliance" of Hamas's "Rocket Science" strategy, has indeed blinded them to the fact that it is Hamas men and Palestinian civilians, that have become the inhabitants of the Gaza graveyard. Yes, they would never have guessed that Gaza would be a grave yard for them and not for the soldiers of the IDF. Oh boy, can they ever boast how bad they are!! Amidst their testasterone laden rantings, no one could have even dare to suggest to them, that there was a better way to address the Palestinian issue. These backward looking, Iranian sponsored, violence prone idiots, can only be counted on to be beaten down by those who are able to demonstrate a degree of badness, infinitely greater than their own. Hamas deserves and is getting a proper and vicious beating from Israel. Overestimating the potentials of their puny rockets, while underestimating the ability and seriousness of Israel, has turned out to be a grave error indeed!
2. I find myself unmoved by such self-pitying bullshit.
Cameron ,   USA   (01.14.09)
Make sure you have each new tombstone marker engraved with the motto: "here lie the stupid ones".
3. "One big graveyard"? But I thought
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.14.09)
that's what it would be for Israel if Tzahal DARED to come in and try to shut down hamass and its infrastructure? Be careful what you wish for! The palis elected a terrorist government just like the Germans did in '32. What's happening in gaza is the same as happened in Berlin and Munich when the allies went in to finish the terrorism!
4. "civilians" according to HRW
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.14.09)
HRW, in an interview to the BBC, defined what they considered a "civilian': ANY person who, when facing Tzahal, is not at that particular time firing a rocket or shooting! Even if the person is an identified member of a rocket team, he is considered according to HRW, a civilian at any point before or immediately after the firing. He can only be considered a combatant at the actual moment of firing. That's HRW's definition!! So let's put everything in context!
5. Well, didn't Hamas say that Gaza would become a graveyard?
usa   (01.14.09)
Maybe if they cared about their people instead of their own asses, the IDF boys and girls would be home in time for Shabbat.
6. we will never forget this. I promise you will pay
sami ,   son of yaffa   (01.14.09)
so kill us all
7. Hamas funerals
Leon ,   Grand Rapids USA   (01.14.09)
Didn't that Hamas guy threaten to make Gaza a cemetery for Israeli troops ? I guess that was just hype.
8. If Gazans want to stop burying their dead....
David ,   Hartford USA   (01.14.09)
then stop shooting rockets into Israel, you morons! (Or stop the people who are doing it!)
9. Maybe Israel can assist in digging out some mass graves
Worldwatch   (01.14.09)
They got enough bulldozers and are good in those things these days.
10. YOU SHOULD BURY 10 MORE IN SAME GRAVE
..............DACON9   (01.14.09)
11. #6 that's the problem with Palestinians
Maria   (01.14.09)
Why don't you be like those Holocaust survivors, they didn't take judgment in their hands.Look! most of them were well-educated.Learn from them.In their Bible, Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord.Hamas Charter is a like a boomerang, it comes back to your people instead.
12. Notice the hamassoles flags being buried, look like terror
supporters to me ,   oopps.   (01.14.09)
Sorry you dads are Hamassoles
13. KEN YIRBU
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (01.14.09)
14. #6 your people
LARRY ,   USA   (01.14.09)
have been saying that crap since 1948. come up with a new act for the stage. a word of advice GET OVER YOUR DREAM AND REALIZE YOU MUST LIVE WITH THE ISRAELI NATION OR PERISH
15. #6 We will not forget the 8000 missiles
Cynthia ,   USA   (01.14.09)
Sami, what was Hamas thinking? Did they expect to get away with murder and mass destruction of Israel? They launched missiles from civilian locations banking on Israel's non-response. Careless, irresponsible and stupid. Before you launch your revenge tirade, face-off with your leadership. Hamas doesn't give a damn about you.
16. Ahi,Muslims will never accept something with the name "Israel"to exist.
Ahmet Sentürk ,   Rome, Italy   (01.14.09)
17. 970 killed -shortage of graves
elliot ,   usa   (01.14.09)
if israel was killers like their enemies they could kill 970 in minutes not weeks with the weapons they have obtained from the yankee devil[bush!]..but they are not killers and reportsare false!
18. sami: "so kill us all"
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.14.09)
It is your like that told us that if Tzahal 'dared' enter Gaza, it would be OUR cemetary! YOU fired thousands of rockets at our civilians and DARED us to do anything about it! BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! By the way, Yaffo isn't all that but it is ours. As for you, I presume you are a bastard son!
19. GRAVES
JK ,   New Rochelle, NY   (01.14.09)
They are opening graves to use as human shields! The UN must go in and stop these crimes against the Dead!
20. Yes, Hamas said that Gaza would become a graveyard
Maria   (01.14.09)
for Israel forces.If you dig a graveyard for your enemies, the one who dug will fall in it.
21. If you make war on your neighbor, expect to pay the price
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (01.14.09)
In 1948, they made war on the nascent Jewish state, intending to drive them to the sea - "like the Mongols" I think was their phrasing. But they lost and paid the price. Today, they fire rockets and mortars, dig tunnels and dispatch terrorists, intending to destroy the state. Israel fights back and again they pay the price. Israel isn't going anywhere. It's hard for them to accept because they have a jihadist mentality. Israel warned them, "Don't mess with us." They didn't listen.
22.  They have digged130 tunnels which has capacity of 2,000000,
e.m.Jordan is Palest ,   s.f   (01.14.09)
Beside the Sinai Peninsula is huge,
23. well, you asked for it, so dont complain now!!
Josef ,   switzerland   (01.14.09)
unfortunately deterence and power is the only thing an arab brains able to understand, if you talk with them the democratic or civilized way they understand you as weak and without honor. Well, we do have deterence and honor and above that we are proud of our ethics, moral and human standards. I hope this time you understood the message even that your brains missed some steps in the evolution.
24. If it's so bad, Hamas could lways unequivically surrender
Vered, Israel   (01.14.09)
25. We heard about Concentration Camps,we got to see one in Gaza
Harvi ,   USA   (01.14.09)
26. basics of the story is Gaza is short on burial space
zionist forever   (01.14.09)
Israel has also been burying its dead, they may not be in the same numbers and we might have a little more space than they do in Gaza but at the end of the day we are both burying dead. The reason is the elected Hamas government wants to fire rockets into Israel. Just think if there were no rockets there would be no war and that would mean Gaza would be more than a big pile of rubble and the dead wouldnt have to share their graves. Palestiian problem is they want it all their ow n way and there is no such word as compromise its either give us what we want or dont give us what we want and we will kill you just to show how serious we are about our demands.
27. 4
zionist forever   (01.14.09)
By this definition isnt an Israeli soilder a civilian up to and imidiatly after they shoot somebody. The idea of the IDF being a peoples army must be true if we are all civilians up to the moment a soilder fires his gun
28. They said the same about our soldiers
Israel   (01.14.09)
They said Gaza is going to be one big graveyard for Israeli soldiers. I thank god it was not and will not be. God is on our side.
29. stupid
shlomo bin Yatiz ,   Israel   (01.14.09)
hey, I cannot understand how stupid are you all, peace is the only way Israel can continue to live in this environment, we are small country surrounded by enemies, even the one we have a peace treaty with are only years from being overthrown by islamist. it doesn't take more than couple of hours for the entire army of any of these countries to reach Tel Aviv. the missile capabilities of Hamas, Hezbollah will and are improving by the minute, it won't be long before their missiles are much stronger and much accurate, what will we do then, in less than 50 years Arabs from all over the world will have their rockets and missiles well developed and launched from the middle of the pacific and Israel will have nothing to defend itself with, missile shield ? ok what if thousands of these landed in Israel in matter of minutes ? What kind of a shield will be able to stop those? Nuke them ? great , lets give them another reason for killing us as well. Hope you look further than your feet and realize that the US won't be able to mobilize its entire army to defend Israel if the Arab states decided to attack, we are struggling with a gang holding light weaponry and homemade rockets so don’t tell me that we stand a chance if all the Arab nations were united and fighting together. We did put gaza under siege and we did starve its people, we did break the cease fire and now we are believing our own lies that it was Hamas fault. The amount of hate Israel gained in the last couple of weeks is enough to make us think : why and what for , we have the land we want , let’s give the Palestinian a chance to live , maybe they are not as evil as we think they are
30. Oh Shlomo #29
Cameron ,   USA   (01.14.09)
You stagger. I cannot whether you are an utter damn fool, or a simple, shaking coward. If you are truly a man, then start acting like one with a spine & a pair.
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