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Hamas: Qassam fire is harming Palestinian interests
By Avi Issacharoff, Barak Ravid, Yossi Melman, and Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: cease fire, Hamas, Israel 

The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip voiced its rage on Thursday after Gaza militants fired two rockets into southern Israel Thursday, causing no injuries but further straining a shaky, week-old truce between Israel and the Gaza rulers.

The militant group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, affiliated with Hamas rivals Fatah, claimed responsibility for Thursday's Qassam strikes. In a statement carried by the official Palestinian news agency Ma'an, Hamas warned the militant factions against violating the terms of the cease fire with Israel, saying such violations harmed the Palestinian national interest. Hamas also threatened to take the necessary steps against the violators.

A Hamas spokesman said the "tahadiyeh" (calm) was a national Palestinian interest, and that anyone who tried to sabotage it was acting in an "anti-national" way. He called on Egypt, which brokered the cease fire agreement, to talk to those factions that are "motivated by anti-national politics."
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The Hamas government spokesman added that harming the national interest for the purpose of settling personal scores "works to advance the interests of the Israeli occupation."

Earlier Thursday, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called for Israel to respond militarily to the Qassam fire by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

Speaking after two Qassam rockets struck the western Negev Thursday, Livni said "there was a similar breach of the truce several days ago."

"I don't care who fired. Every breach must be met with an immediate military response. I made my opinion clear to both the prime minister and the defense minister following the first infraction, and I will make clear to my foreign counterparts too," Livni went on to say at the start of her meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, a militant group aligned to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded that the cease-fire be extended into the West Bank.

"The rocket attack was in response to Israeli violations. Any calm deal must end Israeli attacks on our people in the West Bank too," said Abu Qusai, spokesman for the group.

Israel said it would keep its border crossings with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip closed for a second day on Thursday, prompting the Islamist group to warn that the move could wreck the truce.

The crossings were opened on the day the truce went into effect last Thursday, but a decision was made to close them again Tuesday evening, following a violation of the cease-fire by Islamic Jihad militants firing Qassam rockets into Israel.

Two Israelis were lightly wounded during those attacks, as four Qassam struck the western Negev town of Sderot and the surrounding area.

Israeli military liaison official Peter Lerner said that the crossings would remain closed on Thursday and no date had been set for their reopening.

"It depends on the assessment of the situation following Tuesday's rocket attack," Lerner said.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri accused Israel of breaching the ceasefire that began a week ago.

"If this closure continues it will render the deal for calm meaningless," Abu Zuhri said.

"Securing the continuation of the Palestinian factions' commitment to the deal hinges on the Occupation's lifting of the siege and the opening of all the crossings in the first 10 days," he said, referring to Israel.

Defense officials expressed concern during Wednesday's meeting that a continuation of the border closure may result in a complete breakdown of the cease-fire agreement with Hamas.

However, following a reassessment of the security situation, it was decided to open the crossings over the weekend. The security assessment will also determine whether extensive quantities of goods and supplies will be allowed into the Gaza Strip.

Security officials said Wednesday that Israel would permit humanitarian cases to cross into Israel for medical assistance through the Erez crossing.

The >Islamic Jihad militant group on Wednesday threatened to continue its rocket attacks on Israel, despite the truce.

Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer told Army Radio on Wednesday that Israel must respond to any continuation of Qassam fire with full force, despite the truce agreement.

"We will give them [Hamas] a chance, but if the Qassam fire on the Negev continues, Israel must respond in full force," Ben-Eliezer said.

Also on Thursday, Hamas forces shut down two smuggling tunnels running from southern Gaza to neighbouring Egypt. The area has long been a focus of concern for Israel in light of its assessments that Palestinians use tunnels to bring in weapons.

But Hamas said other kinds of contraband were being targeted and that the tunnel hunt, in which up to 40 of the secret passages could be closed, was not linked to the cease-fire.

"This is not a new campaign. It is an ongoing campaign to close down tunnels suspected of being used to smuggle drugs into our areas," said Interior Ministry spokesman Ehab al-Ghsain. "It has nothing to do with the calm agreement."

Israeli officials have said Israel's truce conditions included a demand that Cairo to do more to stop the flow of munitions from the Egyptian Sinai into Gaza.

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      1.   Israel and the US Are Losers Big Time 05:19  |  Dave Levy 26/06/08
      2.   Example of disrespect for the Palestinian people 05:22  |  Avrum 26/06/08
      3.   And the Fourflushers Prevail Again 05:28  |  Dave Levy 26/06/08
      4.   Mine the Border between Israel and Gaza 05:31  |  Baruch Gold 26/06/08
      5.   keep it shut for 3 months 06:11  |  vik 26/06/08
      6.   seems to me 06:37  |  rm 26/06/08
      7.   Do not send anything through until Gilad is brought out .. 06:50  |  Axelrod 26/06/08
      8.   Baruch Gold 07:58  |  wibism 26/06/08
      9.   Dave Lavy, I have never heard a more childish analysis of our pol 07:59  |  Philip 26/06/08
      10.   How is that gonna save us from Qassams? 08:00  |  Philip 26/06/08
      11.   The border crossings should stay closed perminently. No one 09:15  |  Nahum 26/06/08
      12.   Dont open the crossings 09:40  |  KUTW 26/06/08
      13.   GAZA TRUCE 09:42  |  SAM 26/06/08
      14.   Israel should absolutely keep it closed. 09:53  |  Nechama 26/06/08
      15.   Baruch`s Idea Has Merit 10:25  |  Mark of Lewiston 26/06/08
      16.   LET us get this straight! The Pals broke the GAZA ceasefire. 10:55  |  PETER SM 26/06/08
      17.   Israel has no right to violate the fundament rights of Gazans 12:12  |  Dutch 26/06/08
      18.   Peter SM #13 12:41  |  Guido 26/06/08
      19.   13 Peter , It was Israel`s stupidity that broke the ceasefire 13:51  |  Dutch 26/06/08
      20.   Hey Dutch - Only Jordan Occupied the West Bank 13:52  |  Sid the Yid 26/06/08
      21.   dutch: Why should Israel gives any right 14:05  |  JP 26/06/08
      22.   Phillp-You need an education 14:13  |  Shmuel 26/06/08
      23.   #14 Dutch Naive and badly informed 14:19  |  Jacob 26/06/08
      24.   According to Egypt, it will stay closed until Gilad is home. 14:20  |  must begin here. 26/06/08
      25.   Guido 14:20  |  ChanahS 26/06/08
      26.   Why should the Gazan respect a corrupted Government 14:21  |  Simon 26/06/08
      27.   Peace, why can`t they bear it? 14:23  |  So very odd 26/06/08
      28.   #14 in desperate need of a map 14:25  |  izzy d 26/06/08
      29.   Why should the Gazan respect a corrupted Government 14:26  |  Think aboutit 26/06/08
      30.   To JP/ 19 14:45  |  Anne 26/06/08
      31.   The first `violation" - but Hamas is not off the hook 14:46  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      32.   Week into cease fire,fifth qassam strikes Negev 14:50  |  Marlene 26/06/08
      33.   a new rule, for ever quassam launched, one pal is on the target 14:54  |  JP 26/06/08
      34.   If this goes on, we`ll have to issue a verbal response 15:00  |  Allon 26/06/08
      35.   #15 Dutch. 15:04  |  John Allen 26/06/08
      36.   Cease Fire? 15:16  |  JordanisPalestine 26/06/08
      37.   To #31 - Why do you bother with an arab claiming he`s `dutch` 15:20  |  Arie 26/06/08
      38.   #18 Guido re Chana s and truth 15:20  |  Labhras 26/06/08
      39.   Haaretz: you know that Israel violated cease-fire 15 TIMES 15:24  |  Historian 26/06/08
      40.   #22 - Shmulik 15:25  |  Philip 26/06/08
      41.   Closure could wreck the truce, but qassams don`t. Strange people 15:36  |  x-ray 26/06/08
      42.   PROOF beyond any doubt....... 15:42  |  Dagma 26/06/08
      43.   SO useful idiots what is the spin for this one FROM GAZA? 15:45  |  PETER SM 26/06/08
      44.   Looking for patterns 15:48  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      45.   #31 mark lincoln`s double Dutch #17 15:54  |  odles 26/06/08
      46.   an apt expression of revisionism 15:55  |  peter 26/06/08
      47.   GUIDO.If Israel wanted to break the ceasefire why 1 bullet? 15:58  |  PETER SM 26/06/08
      48.   The patterns on the other side 16:01  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      49.   "Terrorists", not "militants" 16:08  |  Ed 26/06/08
      50.   historian doesn`t know the facts 16:09  |  ross 26/06/08
      51.   Trigger-happy Arabs as always....... 16:14  |  Dolly 26/06/08
      52.   NO GILAD, NO TRUCE...drop dead 16:17  |  dav 26/06/08
      53.   #39, historian...you`re funny! 16:27  |  DR 26/06/08
      54.   #39 historian cont`d... 16:29  |  DR 26/06/08
      55.   Dutch # 19 - Your Opinion is Worthless 16:34  |  WYSIWYG 26/06/08
      56.   I really don`t understand the Arabs of Gaza. How can they expect 16:40  |  Herman 26/06/08
      57.   #8 WIBISM - Prove your claim 16:44  |  * BEN JABO 26/06/08
      58.   Definition of "Cease Fire" 16:54  |  MIKE 26/06/08
      59.   What deal? 17:14  |  Dave Duncan 26/06/08
      60.   40 tunnels?? 40 TUNNELS? 17:16  |  royzer 26/06/08
      61.   "Truce" 17:16  |  Deeterdad 26/06/08
      62.   #8 wIBISM FUNNY FIRST NAME 17:21  |  Robert/Montreal 26/06/08
      63.   #55 WYSIWYG, The irony in your comment 17:21  |  Dutch 26/06/08
      64.   Mark Lincoln`s "patterns"... are they substantiated? 17:25  |  Joe Sittizen 26/06/08
      65.   historian fails history exam 17:30  |  odles 26/06/08
      66.   #10 Philip ref mining Jewish Neighbourhoods 17:30  |  Robert/Montreal 26/06/08
      67.   DR #54, historian... 17:35  |  Philip 26/06/08
      68.   Dutch # 63 No Friend to the Palestinians 17:37  |  WYSIWYG 26/06/08
      69.   #26 Simon why ? Because they are such Proper People right? 17:39  |  Robert/Montreal 26/06/08
      70.   BEN JABO, my buddy, you haven`t read the Qur`an ;) 17:41  |  Philip 26/06/08
      71.   This all is just a distraction,while israel continues settlements 17:45  |  lakshmi 26/06/08
      72.   ChannahS #25 17:48  |  Guido 26/06/08
      73.   Disputed Territories, not occupied 17:50  |  Lee 26/06/08
      74.   Dutch redux 18:05  |  American Realist 26/06/08
      75.   72 to the french frog 18:06  |  JP 26/06/08
      76.   #73 Lee do not waste your time haters do not care Lakshmi is one 18:07  |  Big Sur 26/06/08
      77.   lakshmi, you are a twisted soul 18:11  |  JP 26/06/08
      78.   Wibism we are in Israel where are you 18:13  |  Aby 26/06/08
      79.   Sadly, I think Tzipi Livni is right. If we don`t respond 18:13  |  Ron 26/06/08
      80.   Gilad 4 FOOD! NO Gilad==== NO FOOD! 18:27  |  Fair is Fair 26/06/08
      81.   Mark of L @15 18:28  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      82.   #74 American Realist, Your faulty logic 18:29  |  Dutch 26/06/08
      83.   Such war mongers will never survive in the MIddle East 18:33  |  Dutch 26/06/08
      84.   If even one 18:34  |  Conversations 26/06/08
      85.   To 17, Dutch 18:39  |  Jozef 26/06/08
      86.   dutch, you right, the warmongers jihadists have their 18:40  |  JP 26/06/08
      87.   #77, JP, whose land?? 18:48  |  Silvienne 26/06/08
      88.   Reply to Fair is Fair: Gilad 4 FOOD! NO Gilad==== NO FOOD! 18:50  |  Conversations 26/06/08
      89.   phillip of herzliya @70 18:51  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      90.   The absurdity of the Israelis and Qassams. 19:02  |  Dutch 26/06/08
      91.   zionists,Lee,Big Sur,JP. correction,the UN Partition Resolution 19:06  |  lakshmi 26/06/08
      92.   More IDF Provocations - Is Anyone Surprised? 19:08  |  chet 26/06/08
      93.   #88 JP If Netanyahu & Lieberman are elected... 19:09  |  Dutch 26/06/08
      94.   outsider 19:10  |  Di, the doubter 26/06/08
      95.   Doris Cadigan the Dutch Dyke is..... 19:10  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      96.   A date for the primaries has been set .. 19:11  |  redmike 26/06/08
      97.   87, Silvienne, the all land of jewish people 19:11  |  JP 26/06/08
      98.   lakmishy and bla bla about un partition 19:14  |  JP 26/06/08
      99.   90 , the absurdity to exist people like u dutch 19:16  |  JP 26/06/08
      100.   dutch says "Israelis will become a fireball." 19:19  |  JP 26/06/08
      101.   Al-Aqsa Martyrs` Brigade 19:19  |  Pinchos 26/06/08
      102.   99:JP 19:22  |  Conversations 26/06/08
      103.   98 JP writing from Brazil,you`ll be a little more credible if you 19:23  |  lakshmi 26/06/08
      104.   #91 wrong viewpoint 19:27  |  Jacob 26/06/08
      105.   Do as Livni says 19:29  |  KUTW 26/06/08
      106.   GABE1 19:29  |  Philip 26/06/08
      107.   Phillip@67 19:30  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      108.   Pal truces are a hoax 19:32  |  KUTW 26/06/08
      109.   There is a need to Update the partial indirect deal. 19:35  |  Simo Mohammed 26/06/08
      110.   Phillip @106 19:36  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      111.   6. rm: seems to me 19:38  |  KUTW 26/06/08
      112.   Isreal 19:39  |  Brian 26/06/08
      113.   GABE1, neo-nazism and pure stupidity 19:41  |  Philip 26/06/08
      114.   17. Dutch: Israelis have the right to live in security 19:42  |  KUTW 26/06/08
      115.   Livni shows leadership 19:44  |  Brod 26/06/08
      116.   Mike in NY, Now you get it! muslims do not make deals with Jews, 19:45  |  Avram 26/06/08
      117.   pals are their own worst enemy 19:45  |  don 26/06/08
      118.   9. Philip re David 19:47  |  KUTW 26/06/08
      119.   A failed "calm" via failed policies from a failed gov`t... 19:59  |  bat yam 26/06/08
      120.   KUTW, correct 20:00  |  Philip 26/06/08
      121.   Livni demands military response to Qassam fire 20:05  |  steve 26/06/08
      122.   Arie - About "Dutch" 20:09  |  Jane 26/06/08
      123.   GABE1, 17:1 20:10  |  Philip 26/06/08
      124.   120 Philip 20:10  |  KUTW 26/06/08
      125.   Livni demands military response to Qassam fire 20:10  |  steve 26/06/08
      126.   phillip @113 20:12  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      127.   Silvienne @87 20:14  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      128.   at least someone has some feelings 20:15  |  spew 26/06/08
      129.   Closing the border with Israel will not help... 20:15  |  Stephen. 26/06/08
      130.   israel deaths in a year: 3 20:24  |  steve 26/06/08
      131.   dutch: dont listen to these fools 20:28  |  noor 26/06/08
      132.   Isn`t Israel run by Cabinet Government? 20:28  |  Clickfool 26/06/08
      133.   Phillip @123 20:30  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      134.   Who is kidding whom? 20:31  |  Sidney 26/06/08
      135.   When U R in the WRONG, RANT 20:47  |  dsharon 26/06/08
      136.   There is no way for peace, or a 2 state solution 20:58  |  Slappy 26/06/08
      137.   Every town has its idiot; Herzliya too 21:00  |  Pervert 26/06/08
      138.   #130 Steve re Israeli Deaths how about 2004? 21:00  |  Robert/Montreal 26/06/08
      139.   Wipe Gaza off the map 21:02  |  Rozz 26/06/08
      140.   Noor ha ha we should listen to you right hahahahahah 21:03  |  Big Sur 26/06/08
      141.   Israel has already survived and flourished despite people like yo 21:09  |  August West 26/06/08
      142.   #130 our right is for 0 deaths per year 21:09  |  mike 26/06/08
      143.   baruch gold #4 21:11  |  Rozz 26/06/08
      144.   Joe Sittizen - try reading more than tea leaves 21:16  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      145.   number 132 21:30  |  joseph theeboom 26/06/08
      146.   #139, Rozz... 21:36  |  Silvienne 26/06/08
      147.   Philip farthest mosque must be in Cape Town much further away 21:37  |  x-ray 26/06/08
      148.   Broken ceasefire 21:38  |  Broken Heart 26/06/08
      149.   #130, steve... 21:44  |  Silvienne 26/06/08
      150.   #138, Robert/Montreal.... 21:45  |  Silvienne 26/06/08
      151.   A twaddle argument - Steve from Ventura 21:46  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      152.   The problem is Berlin! 21:49  |  Paul 26/06/08
      153.   Hamas says Qassams harm Palestinian interest. Dutch & Co say: NO! 21:51  |  Vittorio 26/06/08
      154.   One last statistic Steve from Ventura 21:53  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      155.   WHAT A MESS!!! 22:03  |  Ian 26/06/08
      156.   #150 Silvienne 22:03  |  Robert/Montreal 26/06/08
      157.   To Silvienne re mark lincoln 22:05  |  Robert/Montreal 26/06/08
      158.   While we are discussing REAL numbers - Steve and others 22:07  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      159.   So after all the they WILL act as Israel`s police 22:08  |  Pervert 26/06/08
      160.   So after all the they WILL act as Israel`s police 22:08  |  Pervert 26/06/08
      161.   Dave Levy--You are correct 22:09  |  Donald A. Rosenberg, 26/06/08
      162.   The Hamas dog finally heels 22:11  |  Denise Thompson 26/06/08
      163.   Israel was correct to keep up the assassinations Well Done! 22:11  |  Gina 26/06/08
      164.   Vittorio - Loony Lefties don`t read either 22:14  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/08
      165.   81 Gabe 1 - No Way 22:16  |  Mark of Lewiston 26/06/08
      166.   Might prove more challenging 22:17  |  Gina 26/06/08
      167.   to lakshmi#103 22:20  |  Ilya 26/06/08
      168.   Jews attacked on two fronts Negev & Jerusalem 22:23  |  Jonathan 26/06/08
      169.   Silvienne # 150 - Goal Unachieved 22:28  |  WYSIWYG 26/06/08
      170.   Who is telling the truth? 22:33  |  Dav 26/06/08
      171.   For Phillip # 113 on the death of revolutions 22:35  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 26/06/08
      172.   Hamas: "Qassam firers harm Palestinians". Arrest them then. 22:37  |  Realist 26/06/08
      173.   Al Aqsa`s Qassams 22:41  |  Skeptic 26/06/08
      174.   BS and more BS from Hamas 22:44  |  MR 26/06/08
      175.   Dutch 22:53  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      176.   HAHA! 22:54  |  Paul 26/06/08
      177.   Through the Looking Glass 23:02  |  Earthling 26/06/08
      178.   Sid the Yid 23:03  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      179.   Silvienne the Simpleton #150; PUT UP OR SHUT UP 23:06  |  Murray the Mongoose 26/06/08
      180.   #169 what part of the post did you not understand? 23:07  |  Robert/Montreal 26/06/08
      181.   Philip of Herzlia is a trojan horse 23:13  |  Herbert Kaine 26/06/08
      182.   Philip of Herzlia is a trojan horse 23:13  |  Herbert Kaine 26/06/08
      183.   Historian 23:15  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      184.   Mark of L @165 23:19  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      185.   Denise Thompson -- Great post! 23:21  |  Gina 26/06/08
      186.   Phillip of Herzliya 23:22  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      187.   167 Ilya,quite simple! Unlike the boy from Brazil I am not threat 23:26  |  lakshmi 26/06/08
      188.   Anti Semetic Dutch yet again 23:31  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      189.   M. Lincoln invents rogue elements that nobody knows of - 23:31  |  ivo 26/06/08
      190.   Realist @172 23:34  |  GABE1 26/06/08
      191.   Dutch 23:35  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      192.   #67, Philip 23:38  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/06/08
      193.   laksmi 23:46  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      194.   Jane 23:53  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      195.   Ross 23:56  |  Pamela 26/06/08
      196.   Well, there are a few small miracles left 23:58  |  Lynn 26/06/08
      197.   #172 Realist-Or there could be another "work accident" 23:58  |  Aphemia 26/06/08
      198.   Why does hamas have to ask..... 23:58  |  Nemesis 26/06/08
      199.   # 173 Skeptic...good point 00:00  |  Lynn 27/06/08
      200.   Mark of L #165 00:05  |  GABE1 27/06/08
      201.   phillip of Herzliya 00:09  |  GABE1 27/06/08
      202.   Rocket hits Israel, SECOND violation of Gaza truce (LATEST) 00:18  |  CK Tan 27/06/08
      203.   LET`S HELP HAMAS NOW 00:29  |  indrajaya 27/06/08
      204.   pamela: you are pathetic 00:30  |  noor 27/06/08
      205.   The Fear of Peace; Winners and Losers 00:33  |  Gray 27/06/08
      206.   Jordan is Palestine 00:36  |  steve dill 27/06/08
      207.   114 Kim illegal occupiers have no right to security 00:38  |  Dutch 27/06/08
      208.   Olmert & Barak Was Telling Us BS How Wonderful This Peace Was 00:40  |  Shepherd 27/06/08
      209.   That old game of Arafat: I can`t stop them, nice guy of me 00:40  |  Alain 27/06/08
      210.   GABE1, 123 00:43  |  Philip 27/06/08
      211.   GABE1 #133 00:45  |  Philip 27/06/08
      212.   Darth Zaider (Ed) - this was the stupidest thing I heard ;) 00:50  |  Philip 27/06/08
      213.   Aphernia #187 - why so surprised? 00:51  |  WWACD 27/06/08
      214.   3 months new elections then Hamas will be shown the door 00:51  |  Dish It Out 27/06/08
      215.   Cipora: They don`t deter? :) 00:51  |  Philip 27/06/08
      216.   GAB1, #191 ;) 00:53  |  Philip 27/06/08
      217.   Herbert Kaine 00:56  |  Philip 27/06/08
      218.   Pamela, Re Fundamantal countries 01:15  |  Dutch 27/06/08
      219.   Dutch, Hamas Is the Occupier In More Ways Than One 01:20  |  Douglas Fireman 27/06/08
      220.   #204 noor - Ask and ye shall receive 01:21  |  WWACD 27/06/08
      221.   Silvienne the Simpleton #150; PUT UP OR SHUT UP 01:36  |  Murray the Mongoose 27/06/08
      222.   184/200 Gabe 1 - My Solution 01:37  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/06/08
      223.   #215, Philip 01:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/06/08
      224.   193 Pamela,here`s the score! The hebrews were late comers to the 01:46  |  lakshmi 27/06/08
      225.   Who has to die? A mother? child? 01:48  |  Slappy 27/06/08
      226.   139 Rozz - To Answer Your Question 01:49  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/06/08
      227.   #216, Philip 01:50  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/06/08
      228.   196 Lynn - It`s What Tosefta Calls Evolution 01:59  |  Mark of Lewiston 27/06/08
      229.   Phillip @210 02:02  |  GABE1 27/06/08
      230.   Let`s Promote Indrajaya To Hamas Batallion Commander 02:04  |  Douglas Fireman 27/06/08
      231.   Denise `baby murdering scum` Thompson #162 02:13  |  fides 27/06/08
      232.   Wibism - I am eagerly awaiting your response 02:19  |  * BEN JABO 27/06/08
      233.   #39 2ND TRY Historian 02:23  |  * BEN JABO 27/06/08
      234.   Dutch... I fully agree.. 02:31  |  Dean Cali 27/06/08
      235.   #175 Pamela re dutch - You`d have better luck wringing (2x) 02:32  |  CK Tan 27/06/08
      236.   #170 dav PROVES that he is DENSER than he APPEARS to be (2x) 02:35  |  CK Tan 27/06/08
      237.   #91 lakshmi`s LIES - deconstructed (2x) 02:37  |  CK Tan 27/06/08
      238.   #70 Philip - O.K. take your turn at answering 02:54  |  * BEN JABO 27/06/08
      239.   It is not in their interest? 02:59  |  natan 27/06/08
      240.   # 228 Mark of Lewiston...and it`s a very sad 03:02  |  Lynn 27/06/08
      241.   #204 noor - a SICK joke of a HUMAN being 03:05  |  CK Tan 27/06/08
      242.   Murry`s Insulting Post to Silvienne: Response 03:13  |  Gray 27/06/08
      243.   Hamas must act against these Gands if 03:14  |  Abu Yusuf 27/06/08
      244.   Philip # 216 The Farthest Mosque 03:18  |  Jeff Northridge 27/06/08
      245.   Hey Murray? Truth bugs you eh? 03:25  |  BBSNews 27/06/08
      246.   Phillip 03:30  |  GABE1 27/06/08
      247.   # 70 Philip 03:39  |  17 27/06/08
      248.   Where Israel is now is Palestinian land in the First place 03:45  |  Joe 27/06/08
      249.   Lakshmi"s FACTS Incite Zionist FITS, ....Again... 04:05  |  Gray 27/06/08
      250.   Jews from Egypt were deported from prison directly to airplanes. 05:02  |  RW 27/06/08
      251.   Dutch 05:08  |  John 27/06/08
      252.   Israel does not need Egypt’s permission 05:13  |  RW 27/06/08
      253.   LAKSHMI Expert onJews&Arabs can you answer Ben J` questions?--- 05:21  |  PETER SM 27/06/08
      254.   # 241 Joe...Pal population has increased 05:34  |  Lynn 27/06/08
      255.   Phillip 05:50  |  John 27/06/08
      256.   Joe # 241 - Shocking 05:51  |  WYSIWYG 27/06/08
      257.   Silvienne 06:04  |  John 27/06/08
      258.   you are the terrorists 06:31  |  adam 27/06/08
      259.   PETER SM, they ain`t BJ`s questions... 06:44  |  BBSNews 27/06/08
      260.   BSnews - Afraid of the truth? 06:49  |  * BEN JABO 27/06/08
      261.   Lakshmi - Heed Prof. Hitti 06:55  |  * BEN JABO 27/06/08
      262.   British Census: Palestine 1922 & 1947 06:59  |  Gray 27/06/08
      263.   PM Olmert waiting until someone is killed to act 07:01  |  Jonathan 27/06/08
      264.   Will Hamas police Gaza? No, they won`t 07:40  |  Jason 27/06/08
      265.   GRAY HOW is a FENCE 70+% a wall?A fence that went up in response 07:54  |  PETER SM 27/06/08
      266.   #67 Philip from Herzliya,are you a traitor of your country? 09:05  |  Hastaroth 27/06/08
      267.   to Lakshmi 09:30  |  Harry 27/06/08
      268.   Yes it does 11:48  |  Nicole 27/06/08
      269.   Skeptic - no, you are not paying attention 12:48  |  Mark Lincoln 27/06/08
      270.   For Phillip # 212: further on revolutions 13:53  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 27/06/08
      271.   Ben J,PEter SM and other zionists,there are at least 100 13:54  |  lakshmi 27/06/08
      272.   237 CK Tan,still shouting I see! 14:37  |  lakshmi 27/06/08
      273.   Reply to Gabe1 14:40  |  Realist 27/06/08
      274.   #245 BBS NEWS; ARE YOU AN IMBECILE? 14:58  |  Murray the Mongoose 27/06/08
      275.   #259 BSnews 15:24  |  * BEN JABO 27/06/08
      276.   #271 Lakshmi - Phillistines aren`t Palestinian`s 17:20  |  * BEN JABO 27/06/08
      277.   Murray on statistics... 19:13  |  BBSNews 27/06/08
      278.   # 266 Hastaroth..philip in Herzliya?He is and never shies away 19:24  |  KATHY 27/06/08
      279.   Hastaroth on Philip #67 19:59  |  BBSNews 27/06/08
      280.   #272 lakshmi`s NEW LIES - desconstructed (last try) 07:29  |  CK Tan 28/06/08
      281.   CK Tan and Singapore demographics... 08:14  |  BBSNews 28/06/08
      282.   #281 bbs RELEASES another of his GAS BOMBS 13:51  |  CK Tan 28/06/08
      283.   #278 Hastaroth An Addendum.re:Philip Who is A 16:13  |  KATHY 28/06/08
      284.   #242 Gray Making Excuses ,.. 16:23  |  KATHY 28/06/08
      285.   #274 BBSNews; Thank you for your affirmative response 16:56  |  Murray the Mongoose 28/06/08
      286.   Mongoose, I ain`t Silvienne... 17:29  |  BBSNews 28/06/08
      287.   #170 Opinions are one thing; facts require sources 18:38  |  DesMnsDave 28/06/08
      288.   #248 Land "stolen" in wars AGAINST Israel 18:47  |  DesMnsDave 28/06/08
      289.   Mongoose, I ain`t Silvienne... - 2nd try 18:59  |  BBSNews 28/06/08
      290.   Iowa Dave is wrong yet again... 20:36  |  BBSNews 28/06/08
      291.   #285 BBSnews; Thanks again! 00:44  |  Murray the Mongoose 29/06/08
      292.   #290 That`s because you place value on the Arab led UN 11:05  |  DesMnsDave 29/06/08
      293.   Is this picture right?? Rocket launchers and children behind them 18:54  |  De 30/06/08
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