Hamas Decides That After Israeli Retaliation Kills 5 and Threats of War Are Out There...That They Will Stop Firing Rockets Into Israel

Is there anyone on this earth more chickenshit, more yellow, more spineless than a leader in the Hamas organization? Hamas and other islamic terror groups began a terror campaign against Israel two weeks ago and in that it included the slaughter of an innocent family, a bombing of civilians near a bus station and close to 100 rockets fired into southern Israel but when Israel responded with raids in Gaza and then threaten to escalate the whole thing into a war, the Hamas leaders are all rushing to the microphone to say they will abide by a ceasefire.

Well, I say fuck 'em. They decided to poke the sleeping bear and now it's time for the bear to unclasp its claws and draw some blood. A lot of blood. Hamas blood.

From the article at Breitbart:

Gaza militant groups signaled on Saturday they would halt rocket fire at Israel if the Jewish state stopped shootings as well, after a surge in cross-border violence prompted fears of a possible escalation into war.

Hamas spokesman Ismail Rudwan said militant leaders were "committed as long as the occupation (Israel) was committed" to abide by an earlier de facto truce, after a round of talks in Gaza that followed a weeklong surge in attacks.

Israeli raids in Gaza have killed five militants and four civilians this week, a declared response to militants firing more than 70 rockets at the Jewish state, wrecking a house on Saturday, and raising alarm through much of southern Israel.

Gaza militants for their part insist that their rocket and mortar shootings are in response to Israeli air raids in the coastal territory largely sealed off by the Jewish state.

How about we start with good old Ismail Rudwan mentioned above? Mr. Rudwan has eagerly accepted his role as a spokesman for the animals at Hamas....well, Mr. Rudwan, did you sign up for a hellfire missile up your ass? I say that Mr. Rudwan looks eager for his 72 virgins, let's abide him that "reward."

As for the other leaders of Hamas who have been holed up in their bunkers and hospital basements for the past week, I think the newest version of a bunker buster should be ordered up and delivered. The lesson has to be learned....for every Israeli citizen killed by Palestinian terrorists, a Hamas leader is executed. It's worked before to perfection and it will again.

The fact of the matter right now is this - Hamas heard some chatter from the IDF and Israeli leaders and the words "Operation Cast Lead 2" were uttered and the Hamas leadership grew pale as Caspar the Ghost after a long winter. I say give them Cast Lead 2 - give it to them til they choke on it.

Gaza militants signal ready to halt fire


(Reuters) - Gaza militant groups signaled on Saturday they would halt rocket fire at Israel if the Jewish state stopped shootings as well, after a surge in cross-border violence prompted fears of a possible escalation into war.

Hamas spokesman Ismail Rudwan said militant leaders were "committed as long as the occupation (Israel) was committed" to abide by an earlier de facto truce, after a round of talks in Gaza that followed a weeklong surge in attacks.

Israeli raids in Gaza have killed five militants and four civilians this week, a declared response to militants firing more than 70 rockets at the Jewish state, wrecking a house on Saturday, and raising alarm through much of southern Israel.

Gaza militants for their part insist that their rocket and mortar shootings are in response to Israeli air raids in the coastal territory largely sealed off by the Jewish state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a lengthy "exchange of blows" if the violence goes on.

Major General Tal Russo, the Israeli commander of troops along the Gaza front, responded to two rocket attacks on Saturday, one of which damaged a home, with a warning that Hamas should "come to their senses" to prevent more violence.

Russo charged that Israel felt Hamas was losing its grip over other Gaza militants. "There is anarchy," he said.

ISRAEL READY, GENERAL SAYS

Asked by reporters whether he thought the situation could escalate into another war, Russo replied: "We are prepared for any possibility, the goal is we won't in the end permit a situation where it is impossible for civilians to live here."

After the Israeli warning, Hamas Islamists who control the Gaza Strip territory convened militant leaders later in the day for a strategy session.

Afterwards, spokesman Rudwan said the militants had agreed that "if the Zionist enemy was interested in calm they must cease their aggression against our Palestinian people."

He also insisted "that resistance was a legitimate right of our people to defend themselves." He added: "we are committed, as long as the occupation (Israel) is committed (to calm)."

Hamas has rejected Western demands to recognize Israel and reject outright acts of violence against the Jewish state. But it has mostly held fire since a devastating 22-day Gaza war in late 2008 in which 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis died -- though other militants had kept up sporadic fire at Israel.

But Hamas intensified rocket fire at Israel earlier this month, a move analysts linked to efforts of political rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to heal a four-year rift with the group, which some in Hamas may perceive as a threat.

Abbas held a round of reconciliation talks with Hamas lawmakers on Saturday in the occupied West Bank. He urged the group to resume its calmer stance toward Israel and avoid rocket attacks, the Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported.

Osama Al-Haj Ahmed of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that factions had expressed "support for all efforts to end the division and restore unity" among Palestinians.