Report: Islamic Jihad to stop rocket fire on Israel

Though I must revise one part of my questions, it should have been 1300 years, not 133 The Muslim Relgion was founded in the 7th Century C.E., the Roman Conquest was 2000 years ago, which means the surving Jews resided in Israel/Judea for 1300 years before the Muslims came on the scene To help establish your claim, just supply a small bit of pertient information 1) Indicate the site of a Palestinian Tel that pre-dates the Roman Conquest? 2) Show some evidence of Ancient Palestinian coins (not from the British Mandate? 30 Some Palestinian Artifacts before the Mosques were built on our Temple Mount? 4) Since you claim tht Jerusalem is holy to you, explain while all 5 daily prayers and made to the direction of Mecca? 5) When was the last time Muslims made a Haj to Jerusalem? 6) I have seen a visited the sites of some of Solomon`s stables, can`t find hide nor hair of any of Mohammed`s

People who fight for their country against foreign invaders are not terrorists, but freedom fighter (UN). The invaders are terrorists.

You are wrong. Even after the revolt was put down, the majority of Israel's inhabitants were Jews. Here are some historical facts for you to consider: 1) The Mishnah was composed in Israel C. 192 A.C.E. 2) The Jerusalem Talmud was likewise composed in Israel around 150 years after that. 3) There was a Jewish school in Caeseria 4) At the time that the Mishnah was composed, the majority of the olive groves belonged to Jews 5) The office of Nasi [poloitical leader of the Jews in Israel] existed untill the very end of the 4th century 6) After the Arabs comquered Israel, there continued to be a Jewish synagogue in Jerusalem. (It's now a water cistern that services the Dome of the Rock) 7) When the Arabs built a mosque on the temple Mount, they considerately built it outside the Temple area. (The Al-Aksa mosque currently stands on the Temple Mount, but outside the actual area of the Temple. The Dome was originaly built as a shrine, not a mosque)

The Muslim Relgion was founded in the 7th Century C.E., the Roman Conquest was 2000 years ago, which means the surving Jews resided in Israel/Judea for 133 years before the Muslims came on the scene To help establish your claim, just supply a small bit of pertient information 1) Indicate the site of a Palestinian Tel that pre-dates the Roman Conquest? 2) Show some evidence of Ancient Palestinian coins (not from the British Mandate? 30 Some Palestinian Artifacts before the Mosques were built on our Temple Mount? 4) Since you claim tht Jerusalem is holy to you, explain while all 5 daily prayers and made to the direction of Mecca? 5) When was the last time Muslims made a Haj to Jerusalem? 6) I have seen a visited the sites of some of Solomon's stables, can't find hide nor hair of any of Mohammed's

don't forget that those lives that are lost are never coming back - violence wont end violence - everyone seems so keen to blame and fight that they forget that it's possible to live alongside others

Most of the Jews left behind after the last Jewish revolt in 135.AD [that's the vast majority of them] either Christianized under the Byzantines or later on Islamized after the Arab invasion. A few of the devout remained as Jews and some left but most stayed-just not very many as Jews. So the `who was first; Jews or Muslims` debate is wrongheaded as it presupposes two monolithic bodies of people. A romanticised ideal, and entirely unhistorical.

"The next news bulletin Islamic Jihad denies report that they will stop rocket fire" Good Call Zelka. Already happened. See JP report yesterday.

" How can you be innocent if you occupy and steal property." Perhaps Nik you could tell us which property we are occupying and stealing in Gaza where the rockets are coming from. Please Nik do not let a little thing like facts get in your way but I seem to remember that the settlers were removed in 2005 leaving behind $14 million of greenhouses which were promptly destroyed.

And the Canaanites were there before the Hebrews, so who stole the land? Israel is no less guilty than anyone else, and so has no more claim than anyone else.

Most of the Jews left behind after the last Jewish revolt in 135.AD [that's the vast majority of them] either Christianized under the Byzantines or later on Islamized after the Arab invasion. A few of the devout remained as Jews and some left but most stayed-just not very many as Jews. So the `who was first; Jews or Muslims` debate is wrongheaded as it presupposes two monolithic bodies of people. A romanticised ideal, and entirely unhistorical.

Your attitude reflects why attaining peace is so difficuly. You sy that Israel 'squeezed' out of Arafat a recognition of the country as if there is something wrong with that. It is the basic minimum that one would expect. That you think it is such a big concession is the problem. What about the fact the Israel recognizsd a murderous, terrorist organization as representative of the Palestinians? Maybe that is the problem!

Islamic Jihad will use another name the next time it fires rockets

Of course Israel isn't planning for peace, the Arabs have attacked her too many times, and will do so again at the earliest opportunity

This is a great step in the right direction. Things will improve for Israelis and Gazans alike if Hamas and Islamic Jihad are able to stop the rocket attacks entirely. It's hard to negotiate peace with someone firing rockets into your country - just like its hard to make peace with a country that keeps stealing more and more land. If the rockets do stop, the Israelis should respond with a real construction freeze on the West Bank and a lessening of the stranglehold on Gaza. Positive reinforcement increases good behavior more than punishment. If the Gazans give Israel cause for hope, the Israelis should do the same.

The establishment of Israel was expressly authorised by the UN General Assembly in November 1947. The Palestinians had the right to object and protst if they wanted to. But they had NO right to resort to force against the Jewish population already living there. Illegal, illegal, illegal.

The longer the lull lasts, the less acceptable it will be to the rest of the world when they start up again.

The weapons cache thing is new. Hamas has never had such things before when Israel attacked. Someone is actually giving them some weapons. Last time the casualty score in Gaza was 14 IDF losses 1400 civilian losses 100:1 Probably in the next invasion the IDF will not get off so lightly. Though they can easily continue the 100:1 ratio, since the civilians in Gaza are so defenseless. Israel does not allow them to have concrete to build air raid shelters which Israel classifies as Hamas bunkers.

You may find this uncomfortable MS Kohn, but every human being has a right to defend themselves - even Muslims! If Israel returns the land and homes stolen from the Palestinians, then you can rightly expect them to stop firing rockets across in Protest. But, until then, any human being will defend their property from thieves - the Palestinians have very few avenues of protest and even lawful and peaceful ones are met with tear gas and rubber bullets. The fact that you are blind to this injustice is very sad indeed.

south lebanon 1982 christians fired mortar shells at the city of tyre from the heights overlooking the city. the citizens of tyre hit back and chased the christians away from the surrounding villages. friedman asked an israel officer in the region why the christians fired at a quiet tyre. the oficer after a moment replied "because they had the ammunition." so it is with islamic jihad or hamas or whatever.

they have rockets.someone or other will fire them at israel whether it be islamic jihad or the movement for the liberation eastern gaza. these bits of news are not worth the reporting.

So, what's the big fluss.

The Obama admin. agrees to supply $30B of weapons to Israel over the next 10 years. This is in addition to the billions of armaments scheduled to be produced annually in Israel. Israel is not planning for peace...

among the finds were dozens of anti-aircraft missiles. hamas is not planning for peace.

The world is more scared of Israel madness. The Palestinians are naive. Israel doesn't want peace, no negotiation except to squeeze something from the Palestinians. They did so to get Arafat to recognize Israel, to Abbas to kick out the elected Hamas, while the only concession to Abbas is to protect him from Palestinian dissent and to keep him in power even though his mandate has expired two years ago.

Hamas, as it had in the early fall of 2008, is trying hard to maintain a cease fire. It will make no difference. Just as the strenuous efforts of the Palestinian Authority to keep the West Bank supine have made no difference. It takes two to tango. And Netanyahu has no intention of performing the peace dance with any Arab.

The government in Gaza is in charge... Taha said. So someone needs to ask... there were 35 rockets fired in March alone, including one yesterday. As of April of 2010... is Gaza militarily better-of then they were in February. Has this tactic produced the desired result. Since Hamas clearly knows who launches rockets and they are totally in charge... are they aware that this rocket-fire is a clear Provocation of War. What other country on this planet would allow this to continue. Would Russia, China or the United States permit such military provocation. Of course Israeli policies and the siege agitates the situation. But at some point, someone from Hamas needs to be accountable... in the very least to it's own population.

Sometimes occupation is when someone brings tanks and bulldozers and weapons into your town and flattens it.

To 15: How can you be innocent if you occupy and steal property.

'occupation' is in the minds of those who hate

Also Palestinians should have the right to defend themselves (for instance against a long-lasting occupation!). But is wise to stop the rockets, for their own sake because its the palestinians who suffer the most from it...

is right here.It's imperative that they stop firing rockets into Israel.The siege is being slowly softened and a moderation would help the situation.The violence and suffering must stop. PEACE.

Why is Golan a discussion for peace?? The Syrians attacked Israel. Israel in Return fought back. Syrians were pushed back and they lost thier Real Estate. In addition Israel must keep it for security reasons since Syria attacked Israel. When there is WAR and blood is lost in WAR you can`t return the land that was lost in WAR for peace if it helps defend your country. Syria cant expect Israel to just give it back. You cant eat the whole pie. Its one sided for Syria, What if Israel lost the WAR whould Syria return land back? You cant attack and loose a WAR then request land back for peace. Syria never thought they would loose this land. Today its strategic for Israel to keep this land to defense itself. Why should Israel take a chance to give it back and place itself in a voulnerable position??

lull  (ll) v. lulled, lull·ing, lulls v.tr. 1. To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm. 2. To deceive into trustfulness: "that honeyed charm that he used so effectively to lull his victims" (S.J. Perelman). v.intr. To become calm. n. 1. A relatively calm interval, as in a storm. 2. An interval of lessened activity: a lull in sales. [Middle English lullen, possibly of Low German origin.] Now I hope it's the first, because of the second guarantees are needed, the third is ok, the fourth and fifth however are iffy as they do carry the notion of further increase

gaza would have never been "invaded" by israel a year ago if the militants had not fired 8000 rockets into israel. israel fires rockets into gaza a to stop the rockets and destroy the tunnels and weapon factories. just imagine if hamas and the rest of the militants actually did something that the gazans felt was beneficial for their lives. Somehow natalie is just starting to understand that maybe there is a correlation between all those rockets and israel's actions

out their houses and towns

Is there a professional retraining program for Islamic terrorists, financed by the employment agency?

When a group like Islamic Jihad decides to postpone violence, it makes any IDF violence even more difficult to justify. The end of the siege must now follow: weapons cannot be made from pasta! Israel is seen as the demon across the globe, even the US public are starting to see the truth, despite their pathetic media and bought out politicians. It's your move Israel. Are you going to play fair, or are you going to treat the Palestinians like dogs in the hope that they will respond to your provocation?

... the "machine shop" and "cheese factory" that was recently destroyed by the IAF. Until Hamas gets these rocket manufacturing and fuel mixing plants back in operation, it would be wise to conserve on ammunition.

Islamic Jihad denies report that they will stop rocket fire. Happened before, many times.

It could make a big difference in the situation...

Well lets' see first how many days the terrorists will hold their fire for. Are they not waiting for 'deliveries' from Iran/Syria thru' the tunnels ? You should know, Natalie, you're a friend of these terrorists , aren't you ?

In exchange we promise to not launch any rocket anymore on Gaza. It is OK with you ? Dont thank, it's all natural ;-)

The only better news would be if ALL of the rocket groups agreed to stop firing, if only because then, the world eye could turn to Israel and say, "Your move ..." And if Israel does attack Gaza without provocation or attempt to maintain their invasion route beyond the siege fence, then no one can blame the Gazans for defending themselves and their soil.

Continuing rocket attacks is absolutely asinine if the cause of the palastininian people is to be furthered. Do indeed stop the stupidity now.

lets' see how long this truce will last..... until they receive their next rockets deliveries fron Iran/Syria via the tunnels ?

As usual the Arabs speak with forked tongues declaring cease fire and war in the same breath. The only thing one can trust about them, be it Hamas or the PLo or the Arab League is that they cannot be trusted, and possess a hydra-headed capacity for treachery that makes peace almost impossible not only between them and Israel, but between them and themselves.

The various world powers have obviously told the Palestinians that they could not bring full pressure on Israel until there is a lull in the rocket fire. It makes sense. Now lets see how those world powers fare with Israel.