Military Options To Rocket Attacks From Gaza -- What Israeli Leaders Say

The number of rockets fired at Israeli civilians by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza over the weekend has far surpassed 100.

The question that remains is how Israel is going to respond, beyond the air attacks on targets within Gaza.While Israel Hayom reports that the Countdown to large ground operation in Gaza has begun, there are doubts we will see a repeat of Operation Cast Lead:

Arlene Kushner On Israel Responding To Rocket Barrage From Gaza

From Arlene Kushner:

November 12, 2012

What We Are Facing Now

Before I begin to talk about what we are facing, I want to provide one quote.  In going over my notes regarding the situation of Christians in Muslim lands, I found a quote from Raymond Ibrahim that it is too good not to reproduce here:

"Israel is the dhimmi that got away." 

Dhimmi, defined by Sharia law, is a second class citizen (Jewish, Christian or other monotheist) living in a Muslim society.

What is more, says Ibrahim, Israel is now in a position of authority over some Muslims, and that is intolerable.  Remember, Muslim Arab pride is very important.

Food for thought.

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I am sorry that my crystal ball seems a big fogged up today.  Perhaps it's because of the wonderful rain we've been having here in Jerusalem -- a great blessing.

But at any rate, my capacity to forecast is weak and what I want to do here, in the main, is issue a report:

Arlene Kushner On The Gazan Rocket Attack On Israel

Note: Arlene Kushner sent this out last night. Somehow, it ended up in my spam folder and I did not see it till now.

From Arlene Kushner:

November 10, 2012
Motzei Shabbat (After Shabbat)

The World Goes On

I'm not done talking about the election.  Not by a long shot. But it's time, here, to return to consideration of other events.  Wish I could say I had good news...

Things have heated up again in Israel's south.

Early Saturday evening, an anti-tank missile was fired at IDF soldiers, reportedly of the Givati Brigade, who were riding a jeep along the fence at the Gaza border -- adjacent to central Gaza --  doing a security check. Four soldiers were wounded, one seriously and one very seriously.  The IDF responded with tank fire and then fire from helicopters.  Reports are that three Arabs were killed and several more wounded.

Palestinian Terrorists Launch Another Barrage of Rockets From Gaza Aimed At Israeli Civilians

Just last month, Hamas terrorists launched a brutal barrage of 68 rockets at civilian targets in Israel over a 12 hour period --

And now, on November 10th, it is happening again.

Haaretz is reporting on dozens of rockets being fired from Gaza by Hamas at civilian targets in Israel:

Dozens of rockets exploded in southern Israel on Saturday, as violence flared up on the Israel-Gaza border.

Some 31 rockets hit the Eshkol, Sha'ar Hanegev and Hof Ashkelon regional councils, as well as the areas around Ashkelon and Ashdod. Of these, more than 20 landed in the Eshkol Regional Council alone. One of the rockets in Sha'ar Hanegev exploded in the yard of a house. No casualties were reported.