Getting the Message out to the Innocent Victims
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Leaflet calling on Gazan civilians to "avoid being present in the vicinity of Hamas operatives."
Photo Credit: IDF
As massive as the fighting is, the count of dead on the Palestinian Arab side has three, perhaps two, civilians. Let’s hope the effectiveness of the Israeli fighters continues at that exemplary level.
Let’s also hope some of the irresponsible reporting emanating from such luminaries as Wyre Davies of the BBC who tweeted this a little earlier this morning:
@WyreDavies: In this “limited operation” at least 13 #Palestinians and 3 #Israelishave been killed – nearly all civilians. #Gaza
In reality, as distinct from the ideology-driven distortions of reporters like Davies, most of the Gazan dead (seven at least, out of a total of eleven dead which is the media figure now being quoted everywhere) are acknowledged terrorists. Perhaps the confusion comes from the way the BBC normally calls them militants; in Gaza, they are all martyrs. But terror is what they do, and terror is what brought their lives to an untimely end.
The fresh screen shot image from our computer (below) shows an Israeli aircraft dropping leaflets over Gaza this morning.
The the leaflets read:
“Important announcement for the residents of the Gaza Strip:
For your own safety, take responsibility for yourselves and avoid being present in the vicinity of Hamas operatives and facilities and those of other terror organizations that pose a risk to your safety.
Hamas is once again dragging the region to violence and bloodshed. The IDF is determined to defend the residents of the State of Israel. This announcement is valid until quiet is restored to the region. Israel Defense Forces Command.”
This illustrates what we wrote in an earlier post [here] this morning.
The IDF via its air force has been distributing Arabic-language leaflets over Gaza this morning warning residents to keep far away from terrorist bases and weapons depots (the locals know exactly where they are). The message which is echoed by ordinary Israelis is that Palestinian Arab civilians, even those who hate us, are not the targets of the Israeli actions.
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tell a friendAbout the Author: Frimet and Arnold Roth began writing and speaking publicly soon after the murder of their fifteen year-old daughter Malki Z"L in the Jerusalem Sbarro massacre, August 9, 2001 (Chaf Av, 5761). They have both been, and are, frequently interviewed for radio, television and the print media, including CNN, BBC, New York Times, Washington Post, Al-Jazeera, and others. Their blog This Ongoing War deals with the under-appreciated price of living in a society afflicted by terrorism which, they contend, means the entire world. Frimet is a native of Queens, NY while her husband was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. They brought their family to settle in Jerusalem in 1988. They co-founded the Malki Foundation in 2001 and are deeply involved in its work as volunteers. They can be reached at thisoingoingwar@gmail.com .
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3 Responses to “Getting the Message out to the Innocent Victims”
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Most of the Gaza population will not understand this message. This message is written for those who have graduated from highschool and have have at least one year of college education in literature. Whoever wrote this note should have been trained in communications. Most of the Gaza population are uneducated women, under and miss educated children and men who have lost their ability to read but prefer to be mules of wars to slaughter Jews.
I would suggest the following message:
Warning to Gaza Strip people.
Run away from Hamas soldiers NOW. Hamas is fighting Israel. Both are shooting at each other. Stay far away from Hamas or you will get hurt. If Hamas stops shooting, Israel will stop shooting.
How much of a warning do they really deserve? Isn't that the area from where they train those "innocents" to become the "suicide missionaries"? I'd protect them and take care the same way they do.
How much of a warning do they really deserve? Isn’t that the area from where they train those “innocents” to become the “suicide missionaries”? I’d protect them and take care the same way they do.