Hamas fires five more Kassam rockets fired at Sderot, including one that managed to get a fire going in a factory. Hamas sends one of their soldiers to shoot up a bunch of Israelis in the West Bank. But when Israel threatens to cut off the supplies that the Jewish State is giving to Gaza at the same time that Gazans are trying to murder Israelis – well, that’s totally beyond the pale:
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat appealed for international intervention and called the Israeli decision to cut off electricity to Gaza after each Kassam rocket “particularly provocative given that Palestinians and Israelis are meeting to negotiate an agreement on the core issues for ending the conflict between them.”… During his weekly security meeting on Thursday Barak approved the plan that had been formulated by Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilna’i and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Yosef Mishlav in line with the recent cabinet decision that defined Gaza as a “hostile entity.” According to the plan, one of the power lines connecting Israel and Gaza will be shut down at first for 15 minutes after a rocket attack, gradually increasing the cutoff length if the barrages continue, up to a two-hour limit. In addition, Israel will begin reducing the amount of gasoline it allows into the Gaza Strip.
Israel is not allowed to shut off the electricity that it is providing to the people who are trying to destroy it. Seriously – that’s how insane the Middle East situation is. Israel is expected to provide resources to the people who – as they receive them – swear they’ll use them to try to kill Israelis. Because otherwise the little darlings will turn to the world with quivering lips and talk about how the evil Zionists are committing apartheid. But for Olmert, the Annapolis conference trumps everything – and so he rushed to reassure everyone that the sanctions weren’t really meant to punish a population that was trying to destroy him and his country. Because how absurd would that be?
Eventually they’re going to hit something big in Sderot, and Israel will have to retaliate even if Olmert is hell bent on letting Israeli deterrence erode in the south while actively trying to destroy Israeli strategic depth in the east. And then – when Israel goes into Gaza after having shown infinite patience with these genocidal lunatics – it will be the Jewish State that gets blamed for undermining the peace talks.
References:
* Five Kassams land near Sderot [JPost]
* Hamas claims Samaria shooting spree [JPost]
* Erekat appeals against Gaza power cuts [JPost]
* Olmert Pledges Gaza Won’t Face Crisis [AP]
Previously:
* Palestinians Find Time To Fire Rockets At Israeli Schoolhouses and Hospitals
* UN Ignores Palestinian Attacks Explicitly Designed To Target Israeli Schoolchildren
* BREAKING: Major Injuries In Sderot Rocket Barrage. Children Wounded As Rockets Score Direct Hits On School and Home.
