Subscribe to Print Edition | Wed., March 12, 2008 Adar2 6, 5768 | | Israel Time: 12:14 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
  Back to Homepage
Rosner's Domain
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Advertising
Books Arts & Leisure Business Real Estate Easy Start Travel Week's End Anglo File
Sapper clearing Katyusha rocket that hit northern Ashkelon on Thursday. (Limor Edrey)
Last update - 06:24 04/01/2008
Analysis: Katyusha in Ashkelon / The other side is cautious too
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Gaza, Hamas, Katyusha 

The Katyusha rocket that hit the northern part of Ashkelon Thursday does not herald a new situation in the fighting on the Gaza border. Katyushas and even enhanced Qassam rockets have landed in Ashkelon before. The only difference is that this one landed a few hundred meters farther north.

But that, of course, is not the whole story. A rocket hitting Ashkelon's northern edge means that another several thousand people are suddenly in rocket range of Gaza. In financial terms, this is a significant change, if one assumes that Ashkelon will demand the same defensive package priced at NIS 310 million for the much smaller Sderot.

T
Advertisement
he Palestinians who launched Thursday's rocket know this very well. That was the message they intended to send Israel - that they are capable of hurting it. They also sought to respond to Israeli attacks that have killed dozens of Palestinians in the last month, most of them terrorists.

Though television cameras hastened to record the (justifiably) worried reactions of Ashkelon residents, the city fathers are trying to play down the incident and return to normalcy. But it is clear that the threat to Ashkelon is now greater than had previously been thought.

If they so desire, Palestinian groups are now capable of bombarding Ashkelon regularly, and with an ample number of rockets. They have enough Katyushas and enhanced Qassams, the rockets can be stored for relatively long periods, and the ruins of the former settlements in northern Gaza provide a launching ground from which the rockets can reach northern Ashkelon.

The only reason this has not yet happened is that Hamas does not want a major clash with Israel. Most rockets hitting Ashkelon are launched by Islamic Jihad, albeit with Hamas' consent. If Hamas decides to attack, it will not make do with a lone Katyusha.

Hamas is still mulling a short-term cease-fire with Israel. It seems that progress has recently occurred in the parties' indirect negotiations, and until such an agreement is reached (or definitively not reached), both Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces will keep the fighting on a relatively low flame.

Israel's response to Thursday's Katyusha attack was nothing out of the ordinary: It bombed a few Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets. It is far from declaring war on Gaza. The timing is poor - at the height of winter and on the eve of U.S. President George W. Bush's visit and publication of the Winograd Report on the Second Lebanon War. And in any case, Israeli leaders are doubtful that any real military gains can be made against Hamas right now.

But before complaining about Israel's lack of response to the rocket fire, it is worth remembering the following: The biggest price of the recent low-intensity warfare is being paid by the terrorists, who are being killed by the dozen. Thus it is not just Israel that is exercising restraint. So is Hamas.



Related articles:
  • IAF strike moderately wounds senior PRC militant in Gaza Strip
  • PA security forces restore public order in turbulent W. Bank city
  • Hamas thanks Egypt for ensuring return of Palestinian pilgrims
  • Jerusalem seeks Bush okay for IDF free hand in West Bank

    • Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Bring down the house
    Knesset speaker calls for wrecking of yeshiva killer's family home.
    Frum and fabulous
    Beauty salons offer Haredi women a unique brand of modest glamour.
      1.   Good 06:00  |  Colin Wright 04/01/08
      2.   I Like That!!! 06:04  |  Eli 04/01/08
      3.   "Peaceful Pals"send peace message by widening the conflict 06:42  |  PETER SM 04/01/08
      4.   Return Katyushas where they came from 06:57  |  Judith 04/01/08
      5.   reasoning with the devil 07:09  |  Shmuelshachor 04/01/08
      6.   Thank you DISENGAGMENT/HITNATKUT IDIOTS..... 07:12  |  amir 04/01/08
      7.   Nice Piece of Propaganda 07:22  |  Ben Israel 04/01/08
      8.   Colin Wright_Lots Of Maybe`s. Tough To Always Be On The Losing 07:30  |  Eli 04/01/08
      9.   Colin you should read #2 before you start celebrating 07:33  |  Dan 04/01/08
      10.   The best way to stop Katyusha rockets and other terrorist attacks 07:51  |  Marwan مروان خوري 04/01/08
      11.   we are spinning again 08:16  |  Leona 04/01/08
      12.   KATYUSHAS IN ASHKELON 08:18  |  MICHAEL 04/01/08
      13.   PLace Not Political Considerations Above the Fight Against Terror 08:31  |  Joseph E . 04/01/08
      14.   Excuse for doing nothing 08:40  |  Israeli citizen 04/01/08
      15.   Fancy life in the IDF, Marwan ? # 4 10:00  |  Clickfool 04/01/08
      16.   Michael in Holon, living a dream 10:45  |  Philip 04/01/08
      17.   Joseph E. - Israel was not created on an empty piece of land 10:49  |  Philip 04/01/08
      18.   PETER SM 10:51  |  Philip 04/01/08
      19.   Hey, Clickfool... 10:58  |  Walter 04/01/08
      20.   amos harel and hamas restraint 11:13  |  harzion 04/01/08
      21.   clickfool laughs at israeli losses 11:16  |  brighton rock 04/01/08
      22.   Israelis are bloodthirsty barbarians 11:20  |  Mickey SouthLebanon 04/01/08
      23.   so ashkelon is now in range and it will cost us 11:21  |  harzion 04/01/08
      24.   #20-22, harzion 12:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/01/08
      25.   Philip the Jews are the natives 12:21  |  Iz Ray Leigh 04/01/08
      26.   Philip in Han yunis 12:23  |  Iz Ray Leigh 04/01/08
      27.   Mickeysouthlebanon 12:26  |  Iz Ray Leigh 04/01/08
      28.   Harzion, #20-22, so wrong 12:38  |  Philip 04/01/08
      29.   Iz Ray Whatever 12:41  |  Philip 04/01/08
      30.   Iz Ray LEight, Lebanon 12:44  |  Philip 04/01/08
      31.   Interesting admission by the author. 12:45  |  Johnboy 04/01/08
      32.   Hamas wants a Cease Fire, it is because they are losing 12:58  |  Efox 04/01/08
      33.   #15 the clucking fool boris is back at the front 13:02  |  victor hardman 04/01/08
      34.   #1 Colin 13:22  |  Nik "BANNED" Miller 04/01/08
      35.   Ashkelon used to be a Palestinian town! 13:28  |  lakshmi 04/01/08
      36.   golani 13:38  |  ariel 04/01/08
      37.   Its time to clean the vermin out of Gaza! 13:43  |  izak 04/01/08
      38.   so.... 13:46  |  Maxine 04/01/08
      39.   katyushas in ashkelon 13:54  |  bill gordon 04/01/08
      40.   There is an Existential War Going On ! 13:58  |  GHOST OF GUSH KATIF 04/01/08
      41.   #18 Phillip another continual Pal loser 14:12  |  Petra 04/01/08
      42.   #31 Tough shit lakky 14:19  |  Petra 04/01/08
      43.   #31lakshmi: Ashkelon used to be a Palestinian town!So what? 14:26  |  Palestine my love 04/01/08
      44.   #28 EFox your title says it all, thanks 14:26  |  Petra 04/01/08
      45.   Djakarta is a Palestinian city; will soon come to take what is 14:27  |  Hmar 04/01/08
      46.   Philip to Peter 14:32  |  Farfur 04/01/08
      47.   # 22 Micket in s. lebanon 14:36  |  Petra 04/01/08
      48.   Easy answer to this is to reoccupy, annex N. Gaza 14:37  |  Dr. L. Brnd 04/01/08
      49.   # 30 Nick "banned` miller Great response! 14:37  |  Petra 04/01/08
      50.   It is high time, very high time the world would ask Egypt about 14:47  |  Nahum 04/01/08
      51.   Philip again 14:51  |  no kidding 04/01/08
      52.   A reminder shot 14:53  |  Tosefta 04/01/08
      53.   peter sm 3 14:56  |  realism 04/01/08
      54.   10 Yes Marwan, keep them off balance and keep targeting 14:58  |  The Equalizer 04/01/08
      55.   #22 any does Lebanaon treat Palestininians like human beings ? 14:58  |  Henryk 04/01/08
      56.   Tighten The Screws 15:01  |  Jeff Northridge 04/01/08
      57.   For Paul Victor Hardman Harris # 29 15:03  |  Clickfool 04/01/08
      58.   #31 Wrong - Ashkelon a Jewish town 15:06  |  Henryk 04/01/08
      59.   the ruins of the former settlements in northern Gaza provide a la 15:08  |  Burned Liberal 04/01/08
      60.   The Arab World Lives in the 8th Century 15:20  |  guy 04/01/08
      61.   mickey and misguided blame 15:21  |  natan 04/01/08
      62.   # 31 lakshmi "Ashkelon used to be a Palestinian town!" - true - 15:25  |  17 04/01/08
      63.   #30 - "Terror scum" 15:31  |  Philip 04/01/08
      64.   All Gaza is in range 15:52  |  Boris 04/01/08
      65.   Mickey of south Lebanon....you should talk 15:56  |  Lynn 04/01/08
      66.   Clickfool, Fancy An Evening With The "Resistance"? 15:56  |  Ruth 04/01/08
      67.   @22, mickey, gazans should work to support their families 15:57  |  vladimir 04/01/08
      68.   Sderot yesterday, Ashkelon today, Tel-Aviv tomorrow 15:57  |  Boris 04/01/08
      69.   # 31 lakshmi...now it isn`t 15:58  |  Lynn 04/01/08
      70.   lakshmi and geography 16:06  |  natan 04/01/08
      71.   A.Harel would have yrged England to show restraint after the Dunq 16:17  |  Absolute Sweden 04/01/08
      72.   A reminder shot 16:38  |  Tosefta 04/01/08
      73.   Mulling and Shooting at the same time 16:51  |  Tzfonit 04/01/08
      74.   Philip # 37 _ I Suggest You Move From Hertzlia 16:52  |  Eli 04/01/08
      75.   43Lynn,44natan &17,the Philistines and other tribes such as the 16:55  |  lakshmi 04/01/08
      76.   .. I am disgusted by this nonsense ... 17:29  |  felix 04/01/08
      77.   #1 Colin is having high hopes,Realy?? 17:32  |  TOMY 04/01/08
      78.   Ruth - Comments on Clickfool 17:32  |  Philip 04/01/08
      79.   Lackwit 17:34  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 04/01/08
      80.   #40 Ruth and the truth 17:36  |  Labhras 04/01/08
      81.   natan squatting in washington DC 17:51  |  Labhras 04/01/08
      82.   philip from "herzlia" 17:57  |  citizen zero 04/01/08
      83.   #31 Lakshmi - Ashkelon 18:04  |  * BEN JABO 04/01/08
      84.   Slowman, I am instructing you to stop working (Haaretz in-house d 18:11  |  Dr. Anshel Pepper 04/01/08
      85.   #48 labarse of arabia and the fiction continues 18:17  |  victor hardman 04/01/08
      86.   Leona, it`s exactly the other way round 18:35  |  Jake 04/01/08
      87.   Leona, it does not matter if "it does not fly with the world" 18:39  |  Jake 04/01/08
      88.   Philip, then go home 18:47  |  Jake 04/01/08
      89.   A reminder shot 18:48  |  Tosefta 04/01/08
      90.   Philip justifies suicide bombings 18:52  |  Jake 04/01/08
      91.   #37 Phillip - Herzliya 18:54  |  * BEN JABO 04/01/08
      92.   Labhras # 48 My Answers (part 1) 19:14  |  Jeff Northridge 04/01/08
      93.   #17 Phillip re Rights of Palestinians 19:16  |  Labhras 04/01/08
      94.   For Ruth # 40 19:19  |  Clickfool 04/01/08
      95.   #51 Victorpaul harrisman 19:23  |  Labhras 04/01/08
      96.   oh mickey you`re so blind.... 19:29  |  Steve 04/01/08
      97.   ottomans have, accrd. th books i read toler 19:40  |  bozhidar 04/01/08
      98.   RE #8 `Always Be On The Losing Side` 20:06  |  Colin Wright 04/01/08
      99.   # 26 Liar 20:08  |  Mike the American 04/01/08
      100.   # 10 how about returning back the rights of Pals 20:09  |  Mike the American 04/01/08
      101.   re #30 Nik Miller`s questions. 20:14  |  Colin Wright 04/01/08
      102.   Ridiculous statement 20:30  |  Jan Elshout 04/01/08
      103.   HAMAS IMMEDIATE ANNIHILATION ABBAS ANNIHILATION ISRAEL IN STAGES 20:39  |  Bill 04/01/08
      104.   Labhras # 48 My Answers (part 2) 20:42  |  Jeff Northridge 04/01/08
      105.   A reminder shot 20:45  |  Tosefta 04/01/08
      106.   victor harris and paul hardman 20:50  |  phil 04/01/08
      107.   Another leftist apologizing for Pal. terror 20:51  |  Marwan مروان خوري 04/01/08
      108.   Bill, you must educate yourself 21:10  |  Philip 04/01/08
      109.   #64 phil and english " really im writng not speaking 21:17  |  victor hardman 04/01/08
      110.   #54 BEN JABO, Hertzelya lefties are lost case 21:23  |  TOMY 04/01/08
      111.   # 34 And they should remain in 8th century, and drink oil as well 21:28  |  Misha 04/01/08
      112.   Terrorists and kassams 21:50  |  Connie 04/01/08
      113.   Philip of Herzliya 22:23  |  Ben Alofs 04/01/08
      114.   # 8 Eli, Since when are losses considered gains? 22:23  |  dutch 04/01/08
      115.   78 Phillip without the IDF in charged you would be dead meat 22:28  |  The Equalizer 04/01/08
      116.   #99 Mike "The American" 22:35  |  * BEN JABO 04/01/08
      117.   #110 TOMY 22:37  |  * BEN JABO 04/01/08
      118.   Colin Wright #98_ Not TO Worry 22:38  |  Eli 04/01/08
      119.   #35 lakshmi, quite right! Ashkelon was al-Majdal. 22:56  |  Ben Alofs 04/01/08
      120.   tosefta "israel should negotiate with hamas" 23:10  |  haim 04/01/08
      121.   # 110 TOMY, Re People leaving Israel. 23:18  |  dutch 04/01/08
      122.   philip "military junta running israel" 23:25  |  harzion 04/01/08
      123.   philip "ashkenazi mizrahi problems" 23:27  |  harzion 04/01/08
      124.   Philip, please go to Sderot and say that 23:30  |  Jake 04/01/08
      125.   Clickfool #15_ Shouldn`t You Be In Line Buying A One Way 23:36  |  Eli 04/01/08
      126.   #75 Lakshmi`s fantasies 23:41  |  Bob 04/01/08
      127.   #104 Jeff Northridge 23:53  |  Walter 04/01/08
      128.   Milke the American re:post #26 23:54  |  Connie 04/01/08
      129.   #107 Marwan, The main instigator is Israel... 23:56  |  Dutch 04/01/08
      130.   re #107 `another leftist apologizing for Pal terror` 00:04  |  Colin Wright 05/01/08
      131.   Mike the American 00:07  |  leo 05/01/08
      132.   re #102 `Ridiculous statement` 00:07  |  Colin Wright 05/01/08
      133.   Tosefta "a reminder shot" 00:07  |  Danite 05/01/08
      134.   43palestine,my love,India can afford to lose some land to China, 00:12  |  lakshmi 05/01/08
      135.   Philip of Herzliya 00:35  |  Ben Alofs 05/01/08
      136.   Harzion - Mizrahi-Ashkenazi 00:35  |  Philip 05/01/08
      137.   #35 Quite right, lakshmi. Modern Ashkelon used to be al-Majdal. 00:51  |  Ben Alofs 05/01/08
      138.   #135 Thank you, I am not insulted 01:06  |  Philip 05/01/08
      139.   philip and ashkenazi mizrahi problem 01:09  |  sharon101 05/01/08
      140.   philip and ben alofs 01:11  |  eliahu 05/01/08
      141.   Amos Harel , Great Job! 01:13  |  dutch 05/01/08
      142.   ben alofs "israel transferred the palestinians to gaza" 01:23  |  dutch100000 05/01/08
      143.   editor may i point to the anger in ben alofs heart? 01:29  |  dutch100000 05/01/08
      144.   Ben Alofs 01:55  |  Connie 05/01/08
      145.   136 Phillip Making the real virtual and vice versa. 01:55  |  I 05/01/08
      146.   137 Ben Alofs,much thanks for the precise info.I plan to also 02:05  |  lakshmi 05/01/08
      147.   ben alofs. Over a Million Jews were ethnically cleansed by Arab s 02:18  |  Rob 05/01/08
      148.   # 107 Marwan.The Leftist Are The Biggest Problem for Israel.. 02:27  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      149.   #105, Tosefta, "none did any damage" 02:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/01/08
      150.   # 75 lakshmi - Cananites did not disappear.They were converted to 02:35  |  17 05/01/08
      151.   If Iron Dome works 02:47  |  Mark Lincoln 05/01/08
      152.   Phillip #138 02:49  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 05/01/08
      153.   #135 Ben Alofs re: Philip, Herzliya 03:29  |  * BEN JABO 05/01/08
      154.   I. Danite: Introducing the Epic of Challenges #133 03:31  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      155.   X. Danite: A helping hand on a cell-phone #133 03:33  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      156.   #143 Zadok the priest (to use only one of your many aliases) 03:44  |  Ben Alofs 05/01/08
      157.   A cone-headed nudnik (CJ Cone #149) 04:10  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      158.   Al Majdal was built on ruins of ancient Ashkelon that Jews restor 04:10  |  Genuine Tosefta 05/01/08
      159.   Clickfool and Labhras 04:44  |  Ruth 05/01/08
      160.   As you said Jeff the question was not yours. 04:48  |  Labhras 05/01/08
      161.   Israel`s Government is Failing its People 05:01  |  Ronald Ginson 05/01/08
      162.   Message #156 of Ben Alofs 06:28  |  Yitzhak 05/01/08
      163.   Ben Alofs 06:56  |  Danite 05/01/08
      164.   Ben Alofs PS 07:00  |  Danite 05/01/08
      165.   Dutch #114 SECOND TRY_ I Agree With Your Post 07:04  |  Eli 05/01/08
      166.   Mark Lincoln # 151_Maybe A Steel Dome Over Gaza Will Be More 07:30  |  Eli 05/01/08
      167.   Ben Alofs # 156_re Injustice 08:03  |  Eli 05/01/08
      168.   #108 philip and the exposition of inbalance 08:24  |  victor hardman 05/01/08
      169.   Interesting article 09:07  |  Bill 05/01/08
      170.   Try feeding the gazans and giving medicine 09:59  |  kiwi girl 05/01/08
      171.   Harel Convoluted Logic 10:26  |  Joseph E . 05/01/08
      172.   Ben Alof, not just Majdal and Ashkelon but 10:46  |  Palestinian Prince 05/01/08
      173.   Haaretz writes such rubbish 11:04  |  Jake 05/01/08
      174.   Philip salaam 11:05  |  Iz Ray Leigh 05/01/08
      175.   Philip RE "Ashkenazi-Mizrachi" blah blah 11:15  |  Jake 05/01/08
      176.   Ben Alofs 11:20  |  Jake 05/01/08
      177.   #172 and changing the biblical names of israel 11:31  |  victor hardman 05/01/08
      178.   kiwi girl # 170 Humanitarian Aid Is Exempt 13:24  |  Jeff Northridge 05/01/08
      179.   # 17 Philip @ Herzliya / IL 13:51  |  Joseph E . post 1 05/01/08
      180.   #164 Danite, on Wales and its people 14:09  |  Ben Alofs 05/01/08
      181.   # 10 Marwan YES!!!!! HIT THEM NOW!!!!! 14:19  |  Petra 05/01/08
      182.   # 15 Clickfool Armchair General in Sussex lol 14:22  |  Petra 05/01/08
      183.   Palestinian Prince # 172 So What? 14:25  |  Jeff Northridge 05/01/08
      184.   Bali Brince 14:49  |  GABE1-post 1 05/01/08
      185.   victor hardman 177 15:21  |  realism 05/01/08
      186.   182 Howdy Jeff Northridge,the significance of this particular 15:45  |  lakshmi 05/01/08
      187.   #179 Joseph E. 15:46  |  Ben Alofs 05/01/08
      188.   ben alofs "even if they are not comparable in scale" 15:49  |  dutch100000 05/01/08
      189.   tosefta "earthlings and martians" 15:56  |  rafi harlev 05/01/08
      190.   #171 Joseph E.. Olmert is Selling Israel Down the River. PART ONE 16:00  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      191.   To Joseph E..(PART TWO) 16:01  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      192.   # Joseph E (PART THREE) 16:02  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      193.   #105 realism and the pagans came first 16:59  |  victor hardman 05/01/08
      194.   Peace Depends Upon Israel 17:02  |  DoubleClick 05/01/08
      195.   #159 Ruth 17:18  |  Labhras 05/01/08
      196.   If Israel had cleansed the "territories" in 1967 17:38  |  Bo 05/01/08
      197.   # 1 Colin Wright..Good Is it? Well,I Should Give it A thought. 17:44  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      198.   #183 Jeff Northridge, we need your legal acumen 18:04  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      199.   why put up with this? raze gaza. 18:12  |  anup 05/01/08
      200.   Ben Alofs 18:16  |  Danite 05/01/08
      201.   Ben Alofs PS 18:17  |  Danite 05/01/08
      202.   #171 Kiwi Girl 18:28  |  * BEN JABO 05/01/08
      203.   Double Click 18:38  |  Jake 05/01/08
      204.   186 lakshmi, names were changed back to original ones 18:54  |  I 05/01/08
      205.   Jeff Northridge, RE the name `Palestine` 18:56  |  Jake 05/01/08
      206.   Tosefta 19:07  |  Danite 05/01/08
      207.   #188 Zadok the priest, my last post to you. 19:10  |  Ben Alofs 05/01/08
      208.   For Eli # 125 19:17  |  Clickfool 05/01/08
      209.   For Petra # 182 19:23  |  Clickfool 05/01/08
      210.   # 187 Ben Alofs @ Bangor / North Wales, UK 19:26  |  Joseph E . 05/01/08
      211.   # 191 Kathy 19:35  |  Joseph E . 05/01/08
      212.   Danite to Tosefta #202 19:45  |  Mary P. 05/01/08
      213.   clickfool stretches his mind. good one oooooooh 19:47  |  Iz Ray Leigh 05/01/08
      214.   Ben Alofs 20:02  |  Tom C 05/01/08
      215.   # 202 Danite re:Tosefta..I Wonder If ... 20:02  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      216.   # 198 Tosefta the (Creep)How Dare You Insult Jeff.. 20:10  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      217.   Negotiating an Arab state on Israeli territory is 20:15  |  Bo 05/01/08
      218.   #201 Jake vs. the Palestinians 20:29  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      219.   #188 :dutch100000" Even.if not comparable in scale"WONDER ?I 20:30  |  Kathy 05/01/08
      220.   Kathy- How dare you #`s 190.191.192 20:33  |  Dorothy 05/01/08
      221.   Ben Alof, No answer re Arab Ethnic Cleansing of 1.5 Million Jews? 20:38  |  Rob 05/01/08
      222.   ben alofs few would miss your posts 20:39  |  dutch100000 05/01/08
      223.   Who is insulting Jeff? (Kathy #216) 20:40  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      224.   Kathy`s Two faces- How Dare You 20:57  |  Dorothy 05/01/08
      225.   XI. Danite defending Jewish streets #206 21:12  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      226.   Required reading before posting 21:40  |  leo 05/01/08
      227.   PALs really don`t want their own State 21:46  |  leo 05/01/08
      228.   #217 Bo in Sweden 21:52  |  Labhras 05/01/08
      229.   #219 Kathy re Tosefta and Jeff 22:03  |  Labhras 05/01/08
      230.   #201 Jake vs. the Palestinians 23:21  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      231.   XI. Danite defending Jewish streets #206 23:23  |  Tosefta 05/01/08
      232.   victor hardman 193 23:41  |  realism 05/01/08
      233.   Slowman`s wisdom on skipping posts 23:42  |  Anal Katyusha 05/01/08
      234.   Toe Septa #220 (The Pisher)this is a REPLY ONLY 23:54  |  GABE1 05/01/08
      235.   "relatively low flame" 00:06  |  ? 06/01/08
      236.   Tosefta 00:09  |  Angela 06/01/08
      237.   "224 Dorothy re Kathy,s plagiarism 00:16  |  Labhras 06/01/08
      238.   Euro reaction shows why withdrawal is suicidal 00:17  |  Yonatan 06/01/08
      239.   # 224 Dorothy.I Usually say:Paraphrasing.But Since You Haven`t 00:26  |  Kathy 06/01/08
      240.   dorothy gets her knickers in a twist 00:33  |  doris day 06/01/08
      241.   dull dorothy 00:36  |  pyjamagame 06/01/08
      242.   #221 Rob and the expulsion of Arab Jews 00:38  |  Ben Alofs 06/01/08
      243.   dorothy "how dare you etc etc" 00:39  |  thebostonians 06/01/08
      244.   Dorothy #224 REPLY ONLY 00:54  |  GABE1 06/01/08
      245.   Gabe1-the shame of Jew against Jew-no reply necessary. 01:06  |  Dorothy 06/01/08
      246.   Mary P 01:06  |  danite 06/01/08
      247.   Kathy 01:08  |  Danite 06/01/08
      248.   # 224 Dorothy (And Ashekelon.)Third Attempt(PUT OUT)! 01:08  |  Kathy 06/01/08
      249.   Tosefta yet once again I thank you 01:12  |  Danite 06/01/08
      250.   Toe Septa Nonsense #230-PART ONE OF TWO 01:30  |  GABE1 06/01/08
      251.   Toe Septa Nonsense #239-Part Two of TWO 01:32  |  GABE1 06/01/08
      252.   Dorothy The Wannabee @ 238 A REPLY 01:58  |  GABE1 06/01/08
      253.   # 237 Danite--re:Tosefta.Good on You For Putting Him Where He 02:04  |  Kathy 06/01/08
      254.   Ben Alofs and "Arab Jews" (a misnomer) 02:33  |  Jake 06/01/08
      255.   Note Ibn Alof`s cynical use of the term "Arab Jews" 02:37  |  Jake 06/01/08
      256.   Pali Dumbkopf 02:52  |  Sabra 06/01/08
      257.   Tosefta, strike two 02:58  |  Jake 06/01/08
      258.   Clickfool, a modern model of arm chair Major General 03:04  |  Marwan مروان خوري 06/01/08
      259.   Ibn Alofs` canards about "Zionist agents provocations" 03:08  |  Jake 06/01/08
      260.   Jeff Northridge, you suffering from a Masada complex also? 03:18  |  Palestinian Prince 06/01/08
      261.   239Ben Alufs, Population exchanges in India/Pakistan also happene 03:26  |  Rob 06/01/08
      262.   Rob of Ann Arbor 03:47  |  Lynn 06/01/08
      263.   Re #218, 230 The Palestinians aren`t the Philistines 03:55  |  DJStahl 06/01/08
      264.   #121 dutch,do not you worry, 7 million strong 04:02  |  TOMY 06/01/08
      265.   Re #53, 232 question and clarification 04:09  |  DJStahl 06/01/08
      266.   phillip #78 Kill the JEW INFIDELS!! 04:38  |  ryan 06/01/08
      267.   Thanks Lynn but, 05:22  |  Rob 06/01/08
      268.   an odd fact for Jake #254 05:40  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 06/01/08
      269.   Rob.... 05:47  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 06/01/08
      270.   #266 ryan re;phillip 06:37  |  danny 06/01/08
      271.   # 269 tess 06:43  |  danny 06/01/08
      272.   #260 palestinian prince 07:03  |  danny 06/01/08
      273.   Mike-rights 07:09  |  Mark T 06/01/08
      274.   # 182 Re : Clickfool the armchair in Sussex 07:35  |  Dutch 06/01/08
      275.   #172 Re over 400 Arabic villages renamed in Hebrew 08:43  |  Dutch 06/01/08
      276.   Eli, Israel`s half measures are unacceptable ... 09:58  |  Dutch 06/01/08
      277.   Analysis: Katyusha in Ashkelon / The other side is cautious too 10:06  |  Roger Tucker 06/01/08
      278.   Tess 10:08  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/01/08
      279.   Danny re: PalP 10:12  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/01/08
      280.   Mark T re Mike 10:14  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/01/08
      281.   #172 Palestinian Prince The Nakba 60th anniversar 11:01  |  Dutch 06/01/08
      282.   Danny... 13:18  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 06/01/08
      283.   Roger---genocide 14:45  |  Mark T 06/01/08
      284.   Tess--refusal to absorb 14:55  |  Mark T 06/01/08
      285.   Kathy- re no room to identify other`s words 14:58  |  Dorothy 06/01/08
      286.   Gabe regarding remembering forgetting 15:04  |  Dorothy 06/01/08
      287.   Gabe- Jew against Jew/ Thank Haaretz 15:18  |  Dorothy 06/01/08
      288.   #274 DEMENTED DUTCH 18:32  |  * BEN JABO 06/01/08
      289.   #236 Angela from Switzerland 18:54  |  Tosefta 06/01/08
      290.   Let us prevent the THIRD post (Jake #257) 19:01  |  Tosefta 06/01/08
      291.   Dutch # 276_You Have Completely Disregarded My Conciliatory Post 20:31  |  Eli 06/01/08
      292.   Marc T. on migration patterns..... 02:31  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 07/01/08
      293.   Eli,My intention was not to obfuscate or mire the debate 08:15  |  Dutch 07/01/08
     Today Online
    Hamas-Israel deal would put Abbas' men at Gaza crossings
    Responses: 39
    Qureia to Livni: PA 'shocked' at plan to expand settlement
    Responses: 42
    Pro-Palestinian graffiti found inside El Al plane in Italy
    Responses: 28
    Peres sees 'unparalleled' French-Israel relationship
    Responses: 14
    Uzi Benziman: Wishing for a leader like Ronald Reagan
    Responses: 4
    Israel Harel: The third Intifadfa is already here
    Responses: 1
    Rosner's Domain
    Israeli leadership: A mixture of paranoia and luck
    Poll: Cease-fire with Hamas, a good idea?
    How Qassams changed the conflict (WTR)
    Study: Boston's intermarried 'as observant' as Reform Jews
    Whose Jerusalem Is It, anyway?


    More Headlines
    09:38 Hamas-Israel deal would put Abbas' men at Gaza crossings
    11:46 Australian parliament lauds Israel as 'custodian of freedom'
    12:14 Israel to boycott Al-Jazeera TV over alleged incitement to terror
    11:35 Jihad vows 'deep retaliation' after militant killed in W. Bank raid
    06:38 At state dinner with Sarkozy, Peres sees 'unparalleled' French-Israel relationship
    09:45 U.S. Mideast army chief quits after 'opposing attack on Iran'
    08:11 Qureia to Livni: PA 'shocked' at Israeli plan to expand settlement
    11:52 The Bard behind bars
    11:38 Dollar falls to 10-year low against shekel, trading at NIS 3.515
    09:55 Obama snags black vote in Mississippi, beating out Clinton
    10:02 Pro-Palestinian graffiti found inside El Al plane in Italy
    08:44 Police officers slam Jerusalem chief's ignorance about yeshiva attack
    09:42 MK Orlev: Reports of yeshiva revenge plot 'malicious slander'
    11:22 Police detain 30 suspects in alleged nation-wide pedophile ring
    11:49 Calls mount for N.Y. Governor Spitzer to resign over sex scandal
    Previous Editions
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    FAREWELL ISRAEL New Film
    The Coming War for Islamic Revival - View Movie Trailer
    READY FOR PURIM?
    BUT - Who Will Guard The Hamentasch?
    Free the Palestinians from:
    Corrupt Kleptocracy, Tyrannical Theocracy, Abysmal Anarchy
    Long-term Israel programs
    MASA is your gateway. More programs. More grants.
    NEW! Dan Boutique Jerusalem Hotel
    Hip Dan Hotel in Jerusalem. Attractive Introductory Rates
    7589 rockets fired so far
    HELP US TO HELP THEM
    FREE JEWISH HISTORY COURSE
    Berel Wein's best selling lectures. 5000 Years in Five hours /CD/MP3
    Marina Royale Herzelia Pituach
    Your Luxurious Suite While Staying in Israel
    Fattal Hotel Chain
    Perfectly located hotels on best resorts of Israel.
    ISRAEL BONDS Build Israel
    Israel bonds - a multi-purpose way to celebrate Israel's 60th
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on all online reservations
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Underground | Site rules |
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved