Thursday, July 24, 2014

Hamas Declares Victory In Banning Flights To Israel

Hamas Declares Victory In Banning Flights To Israel ---
tags: airline incident, rockets, Hamas, Israel, FAA, anti-Israel, arab suspect

July 22, 2014 US Hands Hamas Victory In Banning Flights To Israel  FAA issues a notice banning flights to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv after a rocket strike which landed approximately one mile from the airport on that morning.  Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri declared “The success of Hamas in closing Israeli airspace is a great victory for the resistance, and is the crown of Israel’s failure”

Is Hamas engaging in terrorism against international air traffic by targeting the airport just days after pro-Russian terrorists shot down an airliner by mistake or otherwise?


*Reference


  • Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel - Wikipedia, the free ...

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    Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched thousands of rocket and mortar attackson Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Arab–Israeli ...



  • 2014

    On 5 March, the Israeli Navy intercepted a ship containing dozens of long-range rockets being smuggled from Iran to the Gaza Strip.[103]
    On 10 March, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, unveiled a monument to its rocket attacks on Israeli cities and towns, a life-sized model of an M-75 rocket in Gaza City. The group declared that the attacks "managed to take the battle to the heart of the Zionist entity (Israel)".[104]


  • July 2014


  • July[edit]

    In July, tensions in the area erupted into conventional warfare (Operation Protective Edge). The number of attacks launched toward Israel increased dramatically and may be difficult to count with complete accuracy.
    July 1
    In the morning 4 more rockets were fired. One fell in an open area in Sdot Negev. Another caused damage to several vehicles in the Eshkol Regional Council. A third rocket exploded in the area Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. No injuries were reported[59] The fourth rocket caused a fire near a packaging factory in Eshkol. Though it looked like the fire were turned off, it has spread. Firefighting planes and additional squads try to stop the flames. So far no injuries are reported.[60] In the evening a salvo of mortar shells was launched at the Eshkol Regional Council area. No red alert in advance, but Explosions were heard. Security forces are inspecting the area. No reports of inuries or damages.[61]
    July 2
    Shortly after midnight two mortar shells exploded in open areas in the Eshkol Regional Council. No damage or injuries are reported.[62] In the afternoon three mortar shells were fired at the same region. All exploded in open fields. No injuries or damage reported.[63]Again four mortar shells were fired in the Eshkol Regional Council. No one was hurt, no damage reported.[64] In the evening code red alaram was heard in the Ashkelon area. One rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome Missile Defense System, one exploded in open field.[65] Red alert siren blared in the Eshkol and Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Councils.[66] Minutes after 2 rockets landed in open areas around.[67] Five rockets were launched on the Sdot Negev Regional Council, three were launched towards Ofakim. One was shot down by Iron Dome, the others hit open fields. No damages ore injuries were reported.[68] A rocket was fired on Eshkol Regional Council. No damages, no injuries.[69]
    July 3
    1 hour past midnight the colour red siren is heard in Sderot and Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council.[70] One rocket exploded in Sderot. None was hurt, but structures got damaged.[71] In the night and morning more than 10 rockets were fired at Southern Israel. Four of them hit homes in Sderot. One of the was a summer camp, but the rocket failed to explode, no one was injured.[72] In the early afternoon a rocket from Gaza exploded near Sderot's industrial area. No injuries or damages were reported. Another one fell in an open area near Ofakim.[73] Code Red sirens alerting residents of rocket launches from Gaza has been sounded in Sderot and the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council in the evening[74] and later again in Sderot and the Eshkol Regional Council[75]
    July 4
    This morning three rockets were fired at Sderot. Iron Dome intercepted one rocket, that would have hit the city. no injuries or damage were reported.[76] Around noon two mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip exploded near a community in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damages were reported.[77] In the afternoon a rocket from Gaza came down just on the Israeli side of the border fence, aimed at IDF forced.[78] Not long afterwards two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome, which would have it Ofakim. Another one fell in the open field around. Several mortar rounds were also fired towards Keren Shalom, but only one fell in Israeli territory.[79] A rocket was fired into the Eshkol Regional Council, it came down near the border fence.[80] Another rocket fell in an open area.[81] Five more rockets hit open fields in Eshkol.[82] Another rocket hit Israel in the open area of Sderot. 25 rockets hit Israel today.[83]
    July 5
    In the morning a rocket launched from Gaza exploded in the open field in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries were reported.[84] In the afternoon a salvo of rockets and mortar shells was fired into Southern Israel. Two rockets and four mortar shells exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council, an IDF soldier got light injuries from shrapnel. A Color Red rocket alert sounded in Ofakim and the Merhavim Regional Council and shortly after a salvo of rockets was fired towards Ofakim, a city relatively distant from the Gaza Strip. One was intercepted by the Iron Dome, the others fell in open areas. In the evening rockets continued raining down at Southern Israel. The Iron Dome intercepted three rockets over the Hof Asheklon Regional Council. Two mortar shells fell in the Eshkol Regional Council. Another rocket hit Sha'ar HaNegev. One rocket was fired at the Negev's capital Beesheba, which was intercepted by the Iron Dome. It was the first time since the 2012 Peration Pillar of Defense that the Negev's capital was targeted by Gaza militants.[85][86]
    July 6
    Around noon a rocket launched from Gaza exploded near a town in Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. No injuries and damages were reported.[87] In the morning two rockets were launched towards Sderot. They fell in open areas. Around noon more than three rockets hit open areas in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In the early afternoon at least four rockets hit a kibbutz in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. Two rockets from Gaza landed in Eshkol. One of the rockets caused a small fire that was quickly extinguished. Two rocket hit the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. In the afternoon and evening more than 25 rockets were fired from Gaza at Southern Israel.[88]
    July 7
    In the morning a rocket launched from Gaza exploded at a community in Eshkol Regional Council. A soldier got lightly wounded. Several vehicles were damaged. Another rocket exploded in an open area.[89] Prior to a Code Red alert a rocket exploded in an open area of Beersheba, one of Israel's largest cities, 50 kilometers away from the Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported.[90] Around noon two rockets exploded in Southern Israel. One was intercepted over a local kibbutz by the Iron Dome, the second fell in an open area. No injuries were reported.[91] Two more rockets landed in open fields of the Eshkol Regional Council.[92] Additional rockets hit the Eshkol Region Council, adding up to 9.[93] Several more times the Code Red alarm was heard in Eshkol and Sha'ar Hanegev regions. Since midnight 33 rockets and mortars hit Israel.[94] In the evening Palestinians fired a barrage of 20-30 rockets at Southern Israel. There were no immediate reports of injuries.[95] In this attack the Iron Dome defense system intercepted seven rockets over Ashdod and five over Ntivot.[96] The military wing of Hamas Iz al-Din al-Qassam has officially taken responsibility for the latest barrage of rocket fire. They claim that they had shot about 100 rockets within a few minutes at Southern Israel.[97] Three more rockets exploded in open terrain near Sderot and Sha'ar HaNegev.[98] Iron Dome downs a rocket over Sderot.[99] A Grade rocket exploded in a town next to Kiryat Malakhi causing damage.[100] Today 80 rockets were launched by Palestinians from Gaza towards Israel.[101]
    July 8
    157 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102] In the early hours a rocket exploded in an open area in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.[103] A rocket fired from Gaza was intercepted by the Iron Dome over the Sderot region.[104] After strong increasing rocketfire attacks in the preceding days from Gaza towards Israel's Southern communities, the IDF announced the start of a military operation "Protective Edge" to stop the attacks Israel's citizens face on a daily basis.[105] Rocket lands near empty house in a community in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, fire erupts nearby. Two additional rockets exploded in open areas between Ashdod and Ashkelon.[106] From the last 16 rockets, fired at Israel, 5 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome over Ashdod and Ashkelon.[107] A Rocket exploded in open area south of Ashdod.[108] The Islamic Jihad, the second most prominent militant group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas, has taken responsibility for at least 60 of the rockets fired at Israel.[109] The Iron Dome intercepted a rocket over Ashkelon.[110] Three rockets exploded in open areas in Eshkol Regional Council.[111] Five more rockets exploded in open areas in Eshkol Regional Council.[112] Red Color alert sounded in Ashdod. Iron Dome most likely intercepted the rocket over the city.[113] Over Beersheba one rocket was intercepted by Iron Dome. A second rocket exploded in an open area outside the city. The Iron Dome intercepted two rockets over the city of Ashkelon. Two more rockets landed in open fields in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damages were reported. Code Red sirens were also heard over Sha'ar Hanegev and Ashkelon with a rocket exploding in an open area of Sdot HaNegev. The Iron Dome shot down a rocket over Ashkelon. An Iron Dome battery intercepted a rocket over Gedera. Code Red sounded in Tel Aviv for the first time since Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012. Iron Dome intercepted the rocket south of Tel Aviv.[110] Islamic Jihad takes responsibility for firing rocket at Tel Aviv.[114] Public bomb shelters are not only opened in Israel's South, but also in bigger cities in central Israel, like Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.[110] Tel Aviv municipality now operating under emergency procedures.[115] Rocket intercepted by Iron Dome over Ashkelon.[116] Again Code Red siren in Tel Aviv, Givatayim, Rishon LeZion.[117] Iron Dome intercepts rocket over Tel Aviv metropolitan area.[118] Huge barrage of long-range rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip.[119] Rocket sirens sounding all across Israel.[120] including Jerusalem [121] and Tel Aviv.[122] About 30 rockets fired at Israel in latest volley,[123] at least 7 of them were long-range rockets.[124] A rocket hits house in Mateh Yehuda Regional Council in Jerusalem district; no injuries.[125] One rocket explodes in Jerusalem area; no injuries or damage.[126] The IDF confirms that a rocket fired from Gaza hit the city of Hadera, 100 km away from Gaza.[127] The rocket that hit Hadera is an M-302 type rocket, similar to the ones found on board the Klos-c, a vessel on which was an Iranian shipment of advanced weaponry intended for militant organizations operating in the Gaza Strip the IDF intercepted on March 5. On board the Klos-C were forty M-302 rockets reaching up-to the range of 160 kilometers.[128] The Iron Dome intercepted rockets over the City Rishon Lezion, which is close to Tel Aviv.[110] Rocket exploded in open area near Pisgat Zeev in East Jerusalem.[129] Iron Dome intercepts at least one rocket over Southern Tel Aviv.[130] Rocket explodes near Nizanim junction in south; no injuries.[131] A grade rocket was located in Ashdod; no injuries.[132] After a rocket exploded near Rishon LeZion a fire broke out. No injuries.[133] 117 rockets struck Israel in the past 24 hours & an additional 29 were intercepted by the Iron Dome.[134]
    July 9
    130 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102] A rocket was fired at the Eshkol Regional Council shortly after midnight.[135] The Iron Dome intercepted at least 2 rockets over Be'er Sheva.[136] Three rockets exploded in open areas around. No injuries.[137] In the morning around 8.30am local time, rocket sirens sound in 20 different localities in Israel, so it was heard in Tel Aviv, Modi'in, Rishon Letzion, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Rehovot, the Eshkol regional council, and Sha'ar Hanegev. The Iron Dome intercepted five missiles over the Tel Aviv area.[138] The Iron Dome intercepted 3 rockets over the city of Ashkelon.[139] Since early hours of Wednesday morning 22 rockets exploded in the Negev and Hevel Lakhish (Part of the southern Shfela).[140] A rocket barrage was fired at Eshkol Regional Council, two rockets exploded in open areas.[141] The Iron Dome intercepted again 3 rockets over Ashdod.[142] A rocket explosion caused a fire in Shaffir Regional Council.[143] Two Rockets exploded in Eshkol Regionl Council, no injuries reported.[144][145] Three rockets exploded in an open area in Kiryat Malachi and Be'er Tuvia. No injuries reported.[146] A Rocket exploded in open terrain in Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council.[147] Iron Dome intercepted 3 rockets over Kiryat Gat.[148][149] Iron Dome intercepted rocket over Sderot.[150] Two rockets exploded in Hof Hacarmel Regional Council.[151] A rocket explosion caused a fire in a field near Sderot.[152] Four rockets landed in Eshkol Regional Council, one of them started a fire, which was extinguished shortly after. [153][154] A rocket fired at Ashkelon was shot down by Iron Dome.[155] Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Mateh Yehuda Regional Council.[156] Sirens blared in Holon, Bat Yam, Rishon LeZion, Tel Aviv. The Iron Dome intercepted a rocket over Tel Aviv.[157][158] Six rockets fall in open areas in Eshkol; no injuries.[159] Rocket fell in open area in Sdot Negev Regional Council.[160] Three additional rockets exploded in Eshkol, one hits house, no injuries.[161] Three rockets exploded in open fields in Merhavim Regional Council.[162] Rocket landed in open area in Sdot Negev Regional Council.[163] 2 mortar shells hit house and structure in community in Sha'ar HaNegev.[164] Iron Dome intercepts rocket over Ashkelon.[165] Sirens were heard in Dimona, which is the location of a nuclear reactor, and Yeruham for the first time since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge. Three rockets were launched. One was intercepted by the Iron Dome, two land in open areas. There was no indication that rockets damaged any part of the reactor.[166][167] Iron Dome intercepts rocket over the area of Rehovot.[168] Fire breaks out in Hof Ashkelon Regional Council following explosion of rocket in open area.[169] A rocket exploded in open terrain in Yeruham, caused brush fire.[170] The Iron Dome missile defense system has achieved a nearly 90% success rate since Monday night, an improvement over its performance during Operation Pillar of Defense in November 2012[171] Rocket exploded in open area in Netivot.[172] Sirens sound in many different locations. Shortly after a salvo of 15 rockets were fired at Israel. All of them were either intercepted or fell in open areas.[173] Today over 100 rockets were launched from Gaza. 82 hit Israel, 21 rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome.[174]
    July 10
    197 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102] Shortly after midnight two rockets are intercepted by the Iron Dome over Kiryat Malachi.[175] 10 cows killed, caused by a rocket exploding in Be'er Tuvia Regional Council.[176] The Iron Dome intercepted 3 rockets over Beersheba.[177] Two more rockets were shot down by Iron Dome over Beesheba, one other landed in open area. No injuries were reported. A number of rockets aiming on Ashkelon were intercepted by Iron Dome. Four missiles were intercepted over Tel Aviv. The sirens were immedieately followed by explosions, most likely the sound of the rocket being intercepted.[175] Large pieces of shrapnels fell on streets of Southern Tel Aviv. No injuries were reported.[178] Iron intercepted two rockets in central Israel.[179] A rocket fired from Gaza exploded in open territory in the Merhavim Regional. No injuries were reported. Council.[180] The Iron Dome intercepted a rocket above the community of Netivot.[181] Two fell in open areas nearby.[182] A rocket fired from the Gaza fell in open territory in the Sdot Negev Regional Council causing a brush fire. No one was injured.[175] Two mortar rounds from Gaza hit Eshkol. No injuries were reported.[183] A rocket fell in the garden of a home in the Netivot area of southern Israel. A woman got lightly injured in the attack. Three rockets land in open territory in Sde Boker in the Negev after Code Red sirens had earlier gone off  in Dimona, Yeruham and Mitzpe Ramon. Around noon A code red siren sounded in the Greater Tel Aviv area. At least two audible explosions were heard following the alarm. Two rockets land in the Eshkol Regional Council area. No injuries or damage reported. Two rockets land in the Eshkol Regional Council area. No injuries or damage reported. A wheat field in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council caught fire as the result of a rocket. Rockets fired at Tel Aviv area landed in uninhabited region. No injuries or damage reported.[175] A salvo of about 20 rockets were fired at central and southern Israel. The Iron Dome intercepted 8 of them above the Shfela area (Judean foothills).[184] Explosions were heard in Tel Aviv. A rocket fired at the Merhavim region of the South sparked a brush fire. Firefighters were on the scene. The Iron Dome intercepted three rockets over Beersheba.[175] Iron Dome shot down a rocket over Sdot Negev Regional Council.[185] Iron Dome intercepted two rockets over Ashdod.[186] A rocket exploded in open area in Eshkol starting a fire.[187] 3 mortars strike open area in Eshkol causing again fire.[188] Iron Dome intercepted a rocket over Ashkelon.[189] A rocket exploded just outside of a town in Eshkol. No injuries were reported.[190] A rocket fell in open area in Sdot Negev Regional Council.[191] A rocket exploded in Sderot area, caused damage to nearby vehicles.[192] A rocket landed in a Ramle market injuring one man.[193] Four rockets fell in open area of Sdot Negev Regional Council.[194][195][196] Nine rockets landed in Eshkol Regional Council, two of them landed in a community. There were no injuries reported, but a road has been damaged.[197] A rocket struck a home in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries were reported. In the early evening Tel Aviv residents reported about hearing two explosions, though no siren was heard. Later it is reported that the Iron Dome defense system intercepted a number of rockets at the greater Tel Aviv area. A volley of rockets targeted the Ashdod area. The Iron Dome made several interceptions. A number of rockets were fired at the area again minutes later. A home was struck. 2 soldiers got injured, one moderately, one lightly from Eshkol mortar.[175] Rocket hit home in Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, no injuries reported.[198] Iron dome intercepted two rockets over Jerusalem.[199] There were reports about loud explosions in Gush Dan.[200] Iron Dome intercepted six rockets over Gush Dan.[201] Four people were injured following rocket fire on Be'er Sheva.[202] Rocket landed near gymnasium in Be'er Sheva, several people treated for anxiety.[203] A barrage of 20 long range rockets were fired at Negev.[204] Rockets land in Bedouin communities Lakia, Aroer; no injuries reported.[205] The Iron Dome intercepted two rockets above Kiryat Malakhi.[206] A rocket exploded in open area in Gan Yavne.[207] In Ashdod a house got a direct hit. A fire broke out, nearby gas tanks ecploded.[208] Also with a direct hit a vehicle were set on fire. No injuries were reported.[209] Three rockets land in open area in Sdot Negev.[210][211] Today, 192 rockets were fired towards Israel. 141 of them hit Israel, and an additional 44 were intercepted by Iron Dome.[212]
    July 11
    137 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102] The Iron Dome intercepted a rocket over Ashkelon.[213] Rockets were fired from Gaza on Haifa, Hadera, and Zichron Yaakov. It was not yet clear how many rockets were fired or where they landed. A volley of rockets was launched from the Gaza Strip at southern and central Israel. One rocket struck a fuel tank next to a gas station in Ashdod, causing serious damage and a fire. Eight people were evacuated to a nearby hospital, one critically injured.[214]
    July 12
    125 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102]
    July 13
    130 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102]
    July 14
    115 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102]
    July 15
    156 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102]
    July 16
    132 rockets were fired from Gaza.[102]
    July 20
    87 rockets were fired from Gaza. [215]
    July 21
    82 rockets were fired from Gaza, 14 of which were intercepted by Iron Dome. Rocket strikes were reported in Sderot, Ashkelon, near Rosh Ha'ayin, and in Shaar Hanegev, causing damage to an empty kindergarten.[215]
    July 22
    87 rockets were fired from Gaza, 18 of which were intercepted. [216]







  • 2014 flight bans and cancellations[edit]

    On July 22, 2014, due to fears of missile attacks during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza, numerous international airlines began cancelling all flights to Ben Gurion Airport. The United States Federal Aviation Administration banned all U.S. flights from flying to Tel Aviv for 24 hours. European airlines also followed suit after the European Aviation Safety Agency issued a "strong recommendation" to avoid Ben Gurion Airport. European flights to Tel Aviv have therefore been cancelled "indefinitely" beginning July 22, 2014. Other airlines such as Turkish Airlines and Korean Air have also cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv indefinitely.[8][9][10][11]
    The Federal Aviation Administration subsequently lifted the restriction on 23 July.[12]


  • List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel - Wikipedia, the ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_...

    Wikipedia



  • *Veterans Today (pro-Hamas)

    Hamas Pricks Israel’s Soft Under-Belly, Ben Gurion Airport Hamas has hit Palestine’s bloodthirsty occupier where it could hurt real bad — in the soft under-belly that is Ben Gurion airport. The Resistance has achieved this by lobbing a rocket too close for comfort and causing air carriers in the United States and Europe to halt flights to Tel Aviv after warnings from governmental agencies concerned about passenger safety. Reuters reported that Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, called for US airlines to resume flights to Israel. “There is no need for US carriers to suspend flights and reward terrorism,” said a statement from Israel’s Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz.

    Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, belongs to the Palestinians anyway. It was formerly Lydda airport; and Lydda, a major town in its own right during the British mandate, was designated Palestinian in the 1947 UN Partition. In July 1948 Israeli terrorist troops seized Lydda, shot up the town and drove out the population as  part of their ethnic cleansing programme. In the process they massacred 426 men, women, and children. 176 of them were slaughtered in the town’s main mosque. See http://www.palestineremembered.com/al-Ramla/al-Lydd/index.html for the lurid details.

    what happened to Gaza’s airport. The Oslo II Agreement of 1995 provided for one to be constructed. The Yasser Arafat International airport was built with funding from Japan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Germany and Morocco, and cost $86 million. Arafat and US President Clinton attended the opening in 1998. Owned and operated by the Palestinian Authority it was capable of handling 700,000 passengers a year. In December 2001 Israel destroyed the radar station and control tower, and cut the runway.

    *Sources

    World suspension of Israel flights a 'great victory': Hamas Al Arabiya “The success of Hamas in closing Israeli airspace is a great victory for the resistance, and is the crown of Israel's failure,” Hamas spokesman Sami Abu ...after a Hamas rocket struck a neighborhood north of Ben Gurion airport



  • By Targeting Ben Gurion Airport, Has Hamas Ended the ...

    www.algemeiner.com › Commentary

    Algemeiner Journal
    2 days ago - Photo: wiki commons. ... By aiming its rockets in the direction of Ben Gurion Airport, Hamas may well have ... international air traffic from terrorist rocket attacks, must support Israel's efforts to stop these attacks—permanently.


  • Implications of rocket fire towards Ben-Gurion Int'l Airport ...

    legalinsurrection.com/.../implications-of-rocket-fire-towards-ben-gurion-...

     Rating: 5 - ‎1 vote
    2 days ago - Israel could not accept the risk of a Hamas takeover of the West Bank and the resulting Hamas rocket attacks at the nearby Ben Gurion Airport.



  • Israel as a result of a rocket landing in a town nearby.

    At first it was unclear if this was a unilateral action, or under pressure from governments. It appears that the FAA and European aviation authority issued a temporary order to that effect.

    El Al continues to fly, as do some other airlines. But one cancellation can have a ripple effect as other airlines are questioned whether they are putting passengers at undo risk in light of other airlines’ can

    The implications are enormous. Whether intended or not, Hamas has made the case as to why it’s rocket arsenal and infrastructure must be dismantled no matter the cost. It also has justified why Israel cannot give up security control of Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”). Hamas has to fire a long way to scare away air traffic, but from the West Bank it’s practically a stone’s throw.

    Alan Dershowitz points out, Has Hamas ended the prospects for a two state solution?(h/t Roger Simon):


    Even more importantly, Hamas’ actions in essentially closing down international air traffic into Israel, considerably reduces the prospect of any two-state solution. Israel will now be more reluctant than ever to give up military control over the West Bank, which is even closer to Ben Gurion Airport than is Gaza.

    Were Israel to end its military occupation of the West Bank—as distinguished from its civilian settlements deep in the West Bank—it would risk the possibility of a Hamas takeover. That is precisely what happened when Israel removed both its civilian settlements and its military presence in Gaza. Hamas took control, fired thousands of rockets at Israeli civilian targets and have now succeeded in stopping international air traffic into and out of Israel.

    Israel could not accept the risk of a Hamas takeover of the West Bank and the resulting Hamas rocket attacks at the nearby Ben Gurion Airport. It may still be possible to create a two-state solution whereby Israel withdraws its civilian settlers from most of the West Bank and agrees to land swaps for areas that now contain large settlement blocks. But Israel will have to retain military control over its security borders, which extend to the Jordan River….


  • Attacks on Ben Gurion airport may be Hamas' undoing

    fullcomment.nationalpost.com/.../matt-gurney-attacks-on-b...

    National Post
    by Matt Gurney - 12 hours ago - In targeting Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, Israel's primary international air travel hub, with rockets, Hamas may have badly outsmarted itself.
    Missing: wikipedia


  • Flights Canceled Into Israel's Ben Gurion ... - Forbes

    www.forbes.com/.../flights-canceled-into-israels-ben-gurion-intern...

    Forbes
    2 days ago - The rocket attack near Ben Gurion International comes at a particularly sensitive time as tensions between Israel and Gaza continue to rise.
    Missing: wikipedia


  • Gateway Pundit - Gateway Pundit shared a link. | Facebook

    https://www.facebook.com/gatewaypundit/posts/10152551316875575

    Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv (Wiki) Hamas warned Israel it will begin targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv with rocket attacks. The JTA reported:  ...


  • FAA restricts U.S. flights to and from Israel's main airport ...

    whnt.com/.../faa-restricts-u-s-flights-to-and-from-israels-mai...

    WHNT‑TV
    2 days ago - Aerial view of Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv (Photo:Wikipedia). (CNN) –The ... “The notice was issued in response to a rocket strike which landed approximately one mile from” the airport on Tuesday morning, the FAA said. ...Delta suspends flights bound for Israel amid report of rocket attack.


  • Hamas Terrorists Threaten to Target Israel's Main Airport ...

    www.thegatewaypundit.com/.../hamas-terrorists-threaten-to-target-israels...

    Jul 12, 2014 - Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv (Wiki). Hamas warned Israel it will begin targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv with rocket attacks.


  • Flights Canceled Into Israel's Ben Gurion International ...

    article.wn.com/.../Flights_Canceled_Into_Israels_Ben_Gurion_Internatio...

    2 days ago - Aftermath of rocket attack near airport that prompted FAA Tel . .... "Ben Gurion Airport is safe and completely guarded and there is no reason whatsoever that American .... Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel - Wikipedia, the free  ...




  • The ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza has disrupted flights into and out of Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel this evening after a rocket fell in close proximity to the grounds. According to USA Today, the rocket of unspecified source landed about a mile from the airport. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTEM) restricting U.S. flights from approaching the airspace for a 24 hour period.


  • FAA grounds all flights to Israel for 24 hours, citing rocket ...

    myfox8.com/2014/07/22/u-s-airlines.../comment-page-1/

    WGHP
    2 days ago - FAA grounds all flights to Israel for 24 hours, citing rocket attack ... from flying to or from Israel's Ben Gurion Airport for a period of up to 24 hours.

      1. CNN ‎- 14 hours ago
        "We knew about that rocket," said Israeli government spokesman.... the airport as one victory in the ongoing war between Hamasand Israel in ...

        More news for hamas spokesman victory rocket airport



      1. FAA ban: Israeli setback, Hamas victory | News - Home

        www.news4jax.com/news/faa-ban...hamas-victory/27114580

        WJXT
        16 hours ago - "We knew about that rocket," said Israeli government spokesman ... theairport as one victory in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel in  ...
      2. Egypt says it thwarts terror attack near border; rockets target ...

        www.timesofisrael.com › Israel & the Region

        The Times of Israel
        1 hour ago - US lifts ban on flights to Ben-Gurion, Hamas responds by targeting Tel Aviv after ... Egypt says it thwarts terror attack near border; rockets target airport .... along the coast of Gaza City and northern Gaza, the spokesman says.
      3. Did Obama help Hamas score a "great victory" at Ben ...

        www.redstate.com/.../did-obama-help-hamas-score-great-victory...

        RedState
        14 hours ago - Did Obama help Hamas score a “great victory” at Ben Gurion Airport? ... and is the crown of Israel's failure,” crowed a spokesman for the terrorist gang. ...Suspend Flights to Israel After Hamas Rocket Falls Near Main Airport.

      4. Mixed Reaction To FAA Decision To Cancel US-Based Flights

        newyork.cbslocal.com/.../delta-cancels-all-israel-flights-over-...

        WCBS‑TV
        2 days ago - Israeli police said a rocket fired from Gaza landed near the airport, ...said, “This will be seen by Hamas as a big victory, the fact that they can get  ...
      5. World suspension of Israel flights a 'great victory': Hamas ...

        news.yahoo.com/world-suspension-israel-flights-great-vict...

        Yahoo! News
        20 hours ago - "The success of Hamas in closing Israeli airspace is a great victory for the resistance, and is the crown of Israel's failure," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri... to stop rocket fire and destroy tunnels constructed by Hamas, the main ... El Al sits on the tarmac of Ben Gurion International airport, near Tel Aviv,  ...
      6. Airlines Suspend Flights to Israel After Hamas Rocket Falls ...

        www.nytimes.com/.../faa-halts-us-flights-to-israel.h...

        The New York Times
        by Jad Mouawad - 1 day ago - After a rocket fell near Ben-Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv, the ... It also provides a victory of sorts for the Palestinian militant movementHamas, which ... spokeswoman said the airline would monitor the situation closely.
      7. Hamas: World suspension of Israel flights a 'great victory'

        www.rappler.com/.../64182-hamas-world-suspension-israel-flight...

        Rappler
        19 hours ago - rocket fired from the embattled Palestinian territory hits near Tel Aviv's... Hamas rocket landed near Ben Gurion airport the previous day, leading ... and is the crown of Israel's failure," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri  ...
      8. Hamas Claims Suspended Flights to Israel as a 'Great Victory'

        www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183259

        Arutz Sheva
        20 hours ago - Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri ... flights to and from Israel over security concerns about Gaza rocket fire was a "great victory." ... The Israeli AirportsAuthority meanwhile announced Wednesday it would open the Ovda  ...


      http://ninjapundit.blogspot.com/2014/07/us-hands-hamas-victory-in-banning.html
      July 24, 2014

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