9/11 memorial dedicated in Israel
can't be stopped, no matter how long and howpainful it may be, until all of the leaders [of terrorist groups] and all of these organizationswill be destroyed," Olmert stated.Acknowledging the difficulties inherent inasymmetric warfare, the former prime ministerexplained there is a fundamental differencebetween victims of terror and those hurt in thecourse of anti-terror operations."When [terrorists] attack, when they commitsuicidal attacks, the main purpose is to killinnocent civilians
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to create chaos andanarchy. When the fight is against terror
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inthe course of these actions, sometimesuninvolved people are affected. It is against thedesire and against the purpose of theseoperations."The Israel Defense Forces have come under U.N. condemnation for collateral damage to Gazasustained during Operation Cast Lead. It is not,however, widely reported that the Hamasterrorist organization used civilian facilities forthe launching of rockets or that residentialbuildings were rigged with explosives by Arabfighters.During the course of the conflict, Israel allowedseveral convoys of humanitarian supplies intothe Gaza strip as well as utilizing text messages,cellular phone calls and leaflets to warn civiliansof Israeli strikes.Ret. IDF Brig. General Dov Shefi lost his son in
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