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Sderot residents: Restraint policy on Qassams promoting war of attrition
By Haaretz Service

The residents of Sderot accused the government on Sunday of employing a restraint policy in the face of the ongoing Qassam rocket attacks on the western Negev, thus allowing a "war of attrition" to develop.

Meanwhile, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired three Qassam rockets toward Sderot Sunday morning. The rockets landed in open fields and caused no injuries or damage.

The residents of Sderot have endured Qassam and mortar attacks for over six years. The residents told Army Radio Sunday morning that the restraint policy employed by the Israel Defense Forces in response to these attacks encourages terrorist organizations to continue the attacks and essentially create wage a war of attrition.

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Avi Farhan, a resident of the town, called on the government to prompt the IDF into action and bring an end to the Qassam attacks, Army Radio reported.
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  1.   restraint policy 11:34  |  isaac 12/08/07
  2.   Sderot 11:46  |  Shlomo 12/08/07
  3.   daily miracles 11:58  |  Tova M. 12/08/07
  4.   Simple solution,the residents of Sderot should call on their 13:30  |  lakshmi 12/08/07
  5.   Shame on our government they do not protect 13:35  |  Daniel 12/08/07
  6.   Why care at all about the fools of Sderot? 14:04  |  spyguy 12/08/07
  7.   "THE IDIOT IN JERUSALEM" SHOULD 14:08  |  Robert 12/08/07
  8.   What Have You Done to Deserve These Leaders? 14:59  |  Jew 12/08/07
  9.   # 6 Spyguy really has no knowledge of military strategy and tac 15:11  |  The Equalizer 12/08/07
  10.   No simple solution 15:18  |  Akiva Patysh 12/08/07
  11.   Restraint policy onQassams 15:26  |  Monique 12/08/07
  12.   #6 Spyguy - Go back to spy school 16:09  |  * BEN JABO 12/08/07
  13.   residents of sderot have you gone mad? 16:13  |  chaim schonbrun 12/08/07
  14.   Actually, Israel has been responding 16:36  |  Natallie Durson 12/08/07
  15.   No Other Country In The World Would Show The Restraint Israel Is 18:44  |  Shepherd 12/08/07
  16.   Olmert Resign, If You Can`t Protect Israeli`s 18:50  |  Kipperraes 12/08/07
  17.   #14 Not really and Tova is right Every day is a Miracle of G-D 18:54  |  Daniel 12/08/07
  18.   What attrition? 20:03  |  Mark Lincoln 12/08/07
  19.   Lakshmi - do you think Islamic Jihad is 20:06  |  Mark Lincoln 12/08/07
  20.   spyguy - only half correct 20:11  |  Mark Lincoln 12/08/07
  21.   Yes the IDF has been responding Natallie 20:19  |  Mark Lincoln 12/08/07
  22.   restraint policy on qassams. 20:22  |  hiram janover 12/08/07
  23.   Qassams 20:26  |  Thomas 12/08/07
  24.   AND WHAT IF THE SDEROT RESIDENTS 20:29  |  Robert. 12/08/07
  25.   I would start a charity 20:29  |  Denny Crane 12/08/07
  26.   to Jew # 8 20:33  |  Robert 12/08/07
  27.   restraint in face of provocation . 20:42  |  Joshua 12/08/07
  28.   West Bank peace impossible because... 21:29  |  HonestAbe 12/08/07
  29.   Mark Lincoln, When Are You Moving to Sderot? 21:53  |  Yoram 12/08/07
  30.   CALL ME CYNICAL...BUT 21:55  |  SM 12/08/07
  31.   THE HALF BAKED APPROACH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS 22:30  |  paul harris 12/08/07
  32.   Mark Lincoln,it is possible that with fatah yes man acting up, 22:37  |  lakshmi 12/08/07
  33.   #28 Yoram 23:33  |  lakshmi 12/08/07
  34.   #27 Honest Abe 23:34  |  lakshmi 12/08/07
  35.   restraint Olmert 01:11  |  Robin 13/08/07
  36.   I am not an idiot Yoram 02:08  |  Mark Lincoln 13/08/07
  37.   Lakshmi - if that is the case 02:12  |  Mark Lincoln 13/08/07
  38.   Uncle Abe and Lakshmi 02:14  |  Mark Lincoln 13/08/07
  39.   #36 Lincoln 05:47  |  * BEN JABO 13/08/07
  40.   There is a fundamental dishonesty 07:14  |  Mark Lincoln 13/08/07
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