TODAY is the anniversary of the Gaza war

[Mediocrates]

Not an arbitrary few days from now when it was determined that Israeli self defense was an act of war.

http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2009/12/today-is-anniversary-of-operation-oil.html

One of the problems with NGOs is that they create a framework around a topic that makes Israel appear like the aggressor. The Gaza war is a perfect example.

On December 24th, 2008, Hamas declared war on Israel. As Ma'an reported at the time, (http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=207221)
The military wing affiliated to Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades released a statement on Thursday morning briefing the group's military activities over the first twenty four hours of an operation they called "Oil Stain" which started Wednesday morning.

According to the statement, a total of 87 shells have been fired at Israeli targets bordering the Gaza Strip including 54 mortar shells, 31 homemade projectiles which Hamas calls "Qassam", and two Soviet-made Grad missiles.

Al-Qassa Brigades threatened to enlarge the "Oil Stain" to get more thousands of Israelis "under fire". The group asserted that its fighters are "far greater than surrendering to Israeli threats and that they became much more prepared to counter Israeli aggression and to defend themselves than in the past."Indeed, Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades website still has the original announcement (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=windows-1256&langpair=auto%7Cen&u=http://www.alqassam.ps/arabic/statments.php%3Fid%3D4057&tbb=1&rurl=translate.google.com) of Operation Oil Stain (autotranslated as Oil Slick.)

However, in their reports about the war, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Goldstone Report all consider December 27th the first day of the war - the day that Israel struck back heavily.

Normally, if one party attacks another and even names the operation, that would be considered, objectively, the beginning of the war. Hamas continued calling the war "Oil Stain" for a full week (http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2009/09/who-started-gaza-war.html) before it abandoned the term.

When NGOs decide that the war began three days later than it really did, they are establishing a framework that damns Israel before they even write a word about the issues. It is a false framework. It makes Israel appear to be the aggressor and not as if it is reacting to deliberate and planned Hamas actions.

And those Hamas actions would be considered grave war crimes, as they targeted civilians. (Hamas press releases even brag about how Israelis are forced to go to bomb shelters!)

Israel didn't start the war, and every NGO report that says it did on December 27th is guilty of bias.

[Tonto]

Looks pretty obvious to me that Israel is reported as if she were the aggressor for a reason. Why anyone would back, by thought or words, hamas and hezbullah against anyone in the world, is beyond me. Does hatred of Israel transcend even the most basic decency? For these idiots, obviously. It's a good thing that the civilized world is better informed than to believe the tripe they spew. The MSM in the US is already under heavy fire. They will either change their libtard ways or find themselves on the nasty end of the pecuniary strangulation list as their sponsors leave them.

[redcake]

What civilized world? There are still a healthy number of people walking around talking about the Gaza War using the term "holocaust" without being thrown in the loony bin.

[Tonto]

Those in the know know, and, for now, maybe that's all we get. The truth always comes out, sooner or later. With the muz spewing hate, desecrating the countries they immigrate to, and generally demonstrating how very anti-life they are, their days are numbered. Sooner or later, there WILL be a reaction. They, undoubtedly will be shocked and awed by the severity.....but it is coming.:rock:

[andak01]

There is a reaction, but it's coming from the Muslim community. For example, the Muslim Nigerian father of the recent airline attacker warned authorities that his son was dangerous. The parents of six missing children assisted to get them apprehended in Pakistan. The bodies of the Mumbai murderers still sit in the morgue because no Muslim wants to give them burial rights. Muslim Yemeni security forces have attacked camps in Northern Yemen. Muslim Pakistani military forces have repeatedly attacked Waziristan and Taliban strongholds. Add to that the most recent Pew surveys show that support for terrorism is waning worldwide.

All of that has prevented more terrorism than nuking Mecca or whatever else it is you have in mind.

[redcake]

All great stories, but still a drop in the bucket. Yes, some Islamic militaries have acted against terrorism, but it hardly overshadows or negates their own government activities enabling these same terrorists. The Mumbai story should be credited in large part to the climate India has created, where no Muslim wants to be associated with such pariahs. Then there are stories like he Somalian families in Minnesota who were brave and reported their missing family members only to be detoured by CAIR.

[Yala]

Muslim Yemeni security forces have attacked camps in Northern Yemen.

Let's not ignore the big picture here. There is a proxy war going on in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia. I'm not giving either of them any kind of credit for involving innocent civilians in their religious wars. The gov'ts of these 2 countries are the 2 main supporters of terrorism worldwide funding their proxy wars all over the world.

[Tonto]

I personally don't have anything in mind to punish muzleems, but I'm sure that world in general has been thinking of something. A CIA official interviewed on FOX News this evening mentioned that attacks will continue and bombers proliferate until a major shift in tactics against them occurs and the terrorists start getting killed in larger numbers. I think attacks on supportive countries without concern for collateral damage might be the motivation needed for muzleem governments to address islamic terror instead of ignoring them or supporting them as usual. .... We already see that in the continuing slaughter between shia and sunni......30 here, 25 there, this or that blown up. In Iraq, it's almost like the US troops are supervising a war of attrition between the two sects. How many hundreds of muzleems are killed by muzleems in Iraq every week andak? I'm sure you could come up with several articles to illustrate my point.

[redcake]

Muslims.