Gaza: Welcome To The World's Largest Open Air Terrorist Base

The people of Gaza have continued to exist in what is effectively a giant open-air prison, without normality or dignity.
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes, January 27, 2009


Besides overlooking the hotels, restaurants and amusement park in Gaza, Mr. Holmes' description fails to appreciate the full extent of the weapons the terrorist group Hamas aimed at Israel--both then and now.

The militant Islamic Hamas group that rules Gaza has recovered from a war against Israel two years ago and looks "much like an army," thanks in part to direct assistance from Iranian and Hezbollah agents operating in the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli military official has told The Associated Press.


The official said Hamas now has a "vast amount" of anti-tank and anti-aircraft rockets, a "very big arsenal" of rockets that can strike deep inside Israel and a sophisticated communications system. He did not give numbers to back up his claims.

He says Hamas could not develop this expertise without foreign help.

And when talking about foreign aid to Hamas, you know that Iran heads the list:

He said Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, frequently send in experts to train Hamas forces, crossing through illicit tunnels on the Gaza-Egypt border that are also used to smuggle in weapons. Some foreign experts are even stationed in Gaza, he said.

"We have spotted them," he said. "We know the people. We have names."

It's a pity that the US cannot provide half the assistance to the rebels and protesters that Iran regularly provides to terrorists.

Meanwhile, self-described human rights activists are planning another flotilla to Gaza in May--which of course makes perfect sense: if Hamas is too busy buying arms for them to see to the basic needs of Gazans, it falls to human rights activists to help Hamas out.

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