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In reply to the discussion: Palestinian television still glorifies terror attacks against Israel [View all]Palestinian Missile Forces

Devastation wrought by Qassam Missile Strike


Missile-throwing arab:

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If the Israelis want to respond with bottle rockets and mortars, they're perfectly entitled to their
leveymg
Feb 2012
#3
Yes, they're just little bottle rockets & firecrackers. You keep telling yourself that...
shira
Feb 2012
#45
But you would presumably be outraged if Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian civilians...
shira
Feb 2012
#13
I'd be reassurred that far fewer of them would be killed if both used the same crude weapons
leveymg
Feb 2012
#14
So IOW, you'd prefer the IDF deliberately targeting Palestinian civilians w/ crude weaponry...
shira
Feb 2012
#17
One might conclude from that you like the sort of ordinance that kills the most Palest. "bad guys?"
leveymg
Feb 2012
#18
Never seen an RPG before? Want to see a real missile, not a bottle rocket? Check out the Jericho 3
leveymg
Feb 2012
#27
The problem is your mischaracterization of Qassam Rockets and other weapons as bottle rockets
DUIC
Feb 2012
#33
I've seen tree limbs do more damage to a roof, and badly behaved 3rd graders can mess up a classroom
leveymg
Feb 2012
#36
Ha, go ahead and minimise this, I would like to imagine how long the USA would tolerate
King_David
Feb 2012
#37
You are aware that in addition to Qassams, Grad rockets are being launched from Gaza
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2012
#41
Unless used in a massed salvo, also militarily ineffective. Not worth all the hysteria
leveymg
Feb 2012
#43
Rather than deflecting, why not share your thoughts on the Haaretz article in the OP? n/t
shira
Feb 2012
#6
IMO Israel's supporters are obsessed with proving how horrid the Palestinians are because
azurnoir
Feb 2012
#8
The so called "narrative" is played out daily in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
azurnoir
Feb 2012
#15
So you acknowledge it's happening & that Palestinian hate/incitement to genocide...
shira
Feb 2012
#16
lots of yak and little milk and you side stepped my question along with false allegations again
azurnoir
Feb 2012
#22
I get it. You're not disturbed in the least by all that PA/Hamas incitement in the PMW videos...
shira
Feb 2012
#23
But what are you disturbed by WRT the community center? That it was demolished...
shira
Feb 2012
#25
Is it fair to say yr FAR more disturbed w/demolition in Silwan than the content in PMW videos?
shira
Feb 2012
#28