Avraham, dude you 're doing the wrong job, you should sell some thermo-pump or something you've big skill in selling/propaganda :)
2009/1/6 Avraham Schneider <avri.schnei...@gmail.com> > The basic facts: > > * Israel has always tried to prevent injuring civilians. The > number of innocent Palestinian civilians intentionally targeted by > Israel is precisely zero. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has been > trying to pinpoint the terrorists themselves, many of whom > unfortunately hide behind civilians as shields, in their houses and in > their mosques. > * Despite the recent violence, Israel continues to facilitate > humanitarian assistance to Gaza. In just the past few days, while > Hamas has continued to fire rockets into Israel, more than 60 > truckloads of humanitarian supplies and 105,000 gallons of fuel were > transferred to Gaza. Israel also continues to provide 70 percent of > Gaza's electricity. > * Since Israel's 2005 full withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas has > indiscriminately fired more than 6,500 rockets at Israeli population > centers; more than 3000 were fired in 2008 alone. > * Hamas, backed by Iran, has turned Gaza into a daily launching > pad of terror against thousands Israeli civilians for years. > * Hamas stores its large cache of illegally smuggled arms in, and > launches its daily barrage of missiles from, large civilian population > centers placing innocent Palestinian civilians directly in the line of > fire. > * No country in the world would tolerate a situation where its > civilians are terrorized daily by rockets fired from across the > border. > * If American civilians would have become targets to such terror > attacks from across the border, does anyone doubt the US would respond > very forcefully? Viewed from this perspective, Israel has shown > restraint to date. > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Ed Carp <e...@pobox.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Larry Seltzer <la...@larryseltzer.com> > wrote: > > > >> Also stolen from the Palestinian people: their domain name. > > > >> Larry Seltzer > >> eWEEK.com Security Center Editor > > > > When someone in the press starts regurgitating lies, I've got to step > > in and say something. > > > > Lie #1: There was such a country named Palestine, for the Palestinian > people. > > Fact #1: There never was such a country until 1920 - what is today > > referred to as "the Palestinian people" were nomadic tribes that made > > their homes in encampments in the deserts of Jordan and Egypt. > > "Palestine" was only enacted as a separate protectorate in 1920 by the > > British Mandate in 1920. The region referred to as "Palestine" in > > historical terms encompassed a much wider area, comprising Jrodan, > > Egypt, and many other Middle Eastern countries. Until 1920, there > > never were any formal boundaries or a formal country. > > Lie #2: Israel stole Palestine from the Palestinians. > > Fact #2: In 1920, the British Mandate formed Palestine for the intent > > of "creating a national home for the Jewish prople" (note this doesn't > > say anything about Arabs or Palestinians). In 1947, the UN approved > > splitting Palestine into two parts - one Jewish, one Arab. In 1948, > > the Jewish part of Palestine declared its independence, calling itself > > "Israel". From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel: > > > > After 1945 the United Kingdom became embroiled in an increasingly > > violent conflict with the Jews.[50] In 1947, the British government > > withdrew from commitment to the Mandate of Palestine, stating it was > > unable to arrive at a solution acceptable to both Arabs and Jews.[51] > > The newly created United Nations approved the UN Partition Plan > > (United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181) on November 29, 1947, > > dividing the country into two states, one Arab and one Jewish. > > Jerusalem was to be designated an international city – a corpus > > separatum – administered by the UN to avoid conflict over its > > status.[52] The Jewish community accepted the plan,[53] but the Arab > > League and Arab Higher Committee rejected it.[54] On December 1, 1947 > > the Arab Higher Committee proclaimed a 3-day strike, and Arab > > guerrilla attacks began against Jewish targets. Convinced that these > > attacks were merely a prelude to full-scale military confrontations > > with the regular armies of the Arab states, Ben-Gurion elected to > > escalate the military conflict. As such, Haganah embarked on a policy > > of "aggressive defense." This strategy was accompanied by economic > > subversion and psychological warfare.[55] > > > > On May 14, 1948, the day before the end of the British Mandate, the > > Jewish Agency proclaimed independence, naming the country Israel. The > > following day five Arab countries – Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and > > Iraq –invaded Israel, launching the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[56] > > Morocco, Sudan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia also sent troops to assist the > > invaders. After a year of fighting, a ceasefire was declared and > > temporary borders, known as the Green Line, were established. Jordan > > annexed what became known as the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and > > Egypt took control of the Gaza Strip. Israel was admitted as a member > > of the United Nations on May 11, 1949.[57] During the war 711,000 > > Arabs, according to UN estimates, or about 80% of the previous Arab > > population, fled the country.[58] The fate of the Palestinian refugees > > today is a major point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian > > conflict.[59][60] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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