Sderot cinema. Israelis bringing chairs 2 hilltop in sderot 2 watch latest from Gaza. Clapping when blasts are heard. pic.twitter.com/WYZquV62O7
— Allan Sørensen (@allansorensen72) July 9, 2014
Danish journalist Allan Sørensen posted this image on Twitter, which shows residents watching and celebrating Gaza being bombed. Sørensen has confirmed he took the picture on Wednesday night (July 9) at a hilltop in the frontline Israeli city Sderot.
Sørensen is the Middle East correspondent with the Danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad.
Some western media outlets like the Telegraph, have said Sderot is being battered by missiles and rockets from Gaza. The article “Israel's front line town of Sderot battered by missiles” published by the Telegraph on June 9, around the time Sørensen took this picture, says: “Residents of the ‘city of rockets’ just a mile from Gaza describe the fear of living under bombardment by missiles.”
Sderot has a population of 24,000 people and covers a five-square-kilometer area.
Earlier this week Israel launched the massive “Operation Defensive Edge” against Gaza, which has killed over 80 Palestinians so far, many of them women and children. From Gaza, Hamas, which has ruled the strip since 2007, has fired missiles into Israel. As of July 11, Israeli officials reported that no Israelis had been killed as a result. Most of the rockets coming into Israel have caused no serious damage, due in part to the US-funded Iron Dome aerial defense system, which has intercepted at least 70 projectiles so far, according to the Guardian.
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Israelis citizens have sadly lost their sense of morals. Their government has been able to infiltrate their minds.
No. I`m sorry but you can`t say that. I`m not sure where is your country but you can not blame citizens for the auction of their government. There are plenty of people in Israel that are against any kind of violent.
I thought Israel was a democracy: ie the citizens elected the government
well, it does but do you agree with everything going on in your country? come on dude! even on the best democracies in the world bad thing done by the governments.
Not enough. Or not loud enough. Too bad.
well it is sure easy for you to say
That’s true. The problem is Netanyahu’s government not citizen, even if israeli are a little bit arrogant… But it’s not the subject. I am still trying to understand why people continue to shell over schools or wherever there are kids…
Why they don’t go Afghanistan or Iraq… there is more space to fight…
now we treat war like a 4th of july fireworks show..
i don’t profess to know much about israel/palestine.. but this makes me think these people enjoy the deaths of innocent kids/civilians..
disgusting.
Palestine (Hamas) started lobbing rockets at Israel long before they fired back. Now Hamas is using civilians as human shields. If someone was attacking my country I’d be pleased when our return fire hit the target. This does not mean I like war, but human nature is to protect your own and celebrate the success hoping it will end the attacks.
Hmm, I wonder why Palestine is doing this. Oh yea, because they are being oppressed! Guess what? Someone is attacking their country. Israel is not returning fire – they are the invaders. It’s Palestine that is being taken over, occupied by the zionists to form their home known as Israel. Wouldn’t you resist and fight back? It’s not, “hey, let’s live side by side in peace, neighbout”. It’s more like “move out biatches, this be our land now”. How would you like it if a stranger entered your house and decided to call it his/her own? You would defend your home, your territory. Think about it. Israel is robbing the Palestinians of so many of their rights. Stealing land and all that. Stealing – this is what criminals do and that’s not all, Israel is a WAR CRIMINAL, make no mistake about it. Please get your facts right. Thanks. #FREETHEPALESTIANS #FREEDOMFORPALESTINE
I don’t think you understand the history of Zionism. Israel has provoked the Palestinians time and again. Many (not all) Israelis believe themselves to be superior to just about everyone and ARE morally bankrupt. I lived there for 2 years. I saw for myself how they treat the Palestinians. Can you imagine France saying only the French can live there! It beggars belief.
It is not “Israelis”. Even the State of Israel does not recognize any nationality as “Israeli.” It is Jews. Therefore “Many (not all) Jews believe themselves to be superior to just about everyone and ARE morally bankrupt.”
It is important that the Jewishness of Israel be clear when that state is doling out death to other people. These are Jews slaughtering gentiles because they are NOT Jewish and because they lived or live on land coveted by the Jews. Pretty simple.
The US will certainly rue the day it decided to arm Israel. Regular Americans like me already know that Israel is bs, and soon our representatives will have no choice but to act on this knowledge if they want to get elected.
and why do you think that? is it the bible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmFc1R8evY&sns=fb
actually much bigger brains that guys like you! Be honest.
“Human shields” huh? The only documented case of this is the IDF using Palestinians on the front of their armored vehicles. Just another Zionist lie, another racist lie that these other people would do this but not the good Israelis! It’s just bigoted lies.
I’m not Jewish, I’m of German descent. My grandparents immigrated to America to get away from Hitler.
Even the Germans did treat the spectacle of the Warsaw Ghetto as entertainment. Odd how the oppressed become what they hate.
It’s not odd: They are impressed by the power to oppress and, given a chance, dole it out. Zionist Israel is as close to a Nazi state as we will get in our time.
Fake-Fake until you make? ;) Go on deceiving idiots.