Why the Qassams?
28Feb08
‘‘Hamas has been trying for some time to create a balance of deterrence with Israel in the Gaza Strip. For every large-scale strike on its people, it has responded in recent months with massive rocket barrages.
The organization especially wants to see targeted assassinations taken out of the equation. Hamas seems to believe that if Israel pays an impossible price for the assassinations, it will avoid them. This is critical issue for Hamas, whose senior political figures are constantly worried about being killed, as were their predecessors, Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi.’
Filed under: Israeli / Palestinian, News and politics | 1 Comment
Tags: Gaza, Hamas, occupation, Qassams, Terrorism
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