Mere Rhetoric: Hamas Brags About Violating Truce, More Rockets Fall On Israeli Schools And Hospitals

That obnoxious show aggrieved confusion that the JStreet tools faked - "why oh why won't American Jews stake their credibility and reputation on the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire" - took less than a week to answer:

Another ceasefire violation: A Qassam rocket was fired Thursday afternoon from the Gaza Strip into Israel, exploding in an open area in Sderot's industrial zone. There were no reports of injuries or damage... On Tuesday, Palestinians launched three rockets towards Sderot. One of the Qassams landed in a house's backyard, causing great damage. Two women suffered from shock. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert responded to the barrage angrily, saying "this is a blatant and unequivocal violation of the understandings reached as part of the truce."

Hamas is now bragging about how they're not going to stop Palestinians from firing at Israeli schools and hospitals - an explicit violation of their obligations under the truce. This follows their earlier bragging about how they're not going to stop weapons smuggling - an explicit violation of their other obligations under the truce. It's true that Hamas hasn't actively gone back to dropping rockets on Israeli schoolchildren - but that's probably because took busy this week trying to kill each other.

It's cute that Olmert thinks he's going to be around long enough to respond to Hamas's genocidal intransigence. all the tough talk from Olmert. I don't think it'll be Livni either, but for what it's worth:

Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni addressed the launching of a Qassam rocket from Gaza towards Sderot on Thursday with sharp, stinging rhetoric aimed at differentiating herself from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. "I don't care who fired. There must be an immediate military response to every violation," said Livni upon the commencement of her meeting with Norwegian Jonas Gahr Store. "I have made my position clear to both the prime minister and the minister of defense after the first infringement. And I intend to make this clear to my foreign counterparts as well," said Livni.

In other news, Barak just gave a rousing speech about how Israel needs to retain its deterrent. That was touching.

References:
* JStreet Tools Proudly Declare Their Inability To Distinguish Between Reality And What They'd Like Reality To Be [MR]
* Barak: Only deterrent military power will bring peace [YNet]
* Qassam hits western Negev [YNet]
* Hamas says it will not police truce with Israel [AP]
* Hamas Fires Rockets At Israeli Schools And Hospitals, Breaks Only Part Of Truce That They Hadn't Already Broken [MR]
* Attempted coup splits Hamas military wing in two [Ha'aretz]
* Livni: Military must respond to every Qassam [YNet]
* Barak: Only deterrent military power will bring peace [YNet]