Details are pretty thin but here’s the update:
IDF tanks, heavy bulldozers and armored vehicles are on the move in the northern Gaza Strip, apparently towards Beit Hanoun. The operation is underway following the approval of Defense Minister Amir Peretz. Givati Brigade and armored corps soldiers are gathered in force near Beit Hanoun, prepared to move into the open areas surrounding the town.
Occidentality links to a great map of Gaza. I think I’ll add it to the research area of the sidebar for future reference.
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June 29th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
That map tells it all. Note the many little squares of green showing crops and orchards, cultivation/production and contrast it with the absence of green in gaza. How many billions have been given to the palis and what is there to show for it? Arafat and other corrupted ones have luxary villas and Swiss bank accounts and the squalor of the refugee camps remains unchanged since the day they were formed. While the Israelis were putting a man into outer space, the arab neighbors were engaging in honor killings. On a number of occasions the arab neighbors have tried to eradicate Israel with armed invasions and they failed. The intifadah that caused the death of so many Isrealis in ice cream parlors and pizza parlors and wedding receptions and buses and discos has failed too. The lack of green on the map tells you why.