Reuters
Palestinian terrorists fired a rocket aimed at Jerusalem on Friday, setting off air raid sirens throughout the city and opening a new front in three days of fierce fighting between Israel and armed groups in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli campaign has been limited to airstrikes so far. But military officials say they are considering expanding it to a ground campaign.
As air-raid sirens went off in Jerusalem, witnesses said they saw a stream of smoke in Mevasseret Zion, a Jerusalem suburb.
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the rocket landed in an open area near Gush Ezion, a collection of Jewish settlements in the West Bank southeast of the city.
An attack on Israel’s capital marks a major escalation by Gaza militants, both for its symbolism and its distance from the Palestinian territory. Located roughly 75 kilometers (50 miles) away from the Gaza border, Jerusalem had been thought to be beyond the range of Gaza rocket squads.
Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich, a military spokeswoman, said the military had called 16,000 reservists to duty on Friday as it geared up for a possible ground offensive.
She said the army had authority to draft an additional 14,000 soldiers. She would not say where the troops were deployed.
Defence Minister Ehud Barak sought government approval on Friday to mobilise up to 75,000 reserve troops for Israel’s Gaza campaign, political sources said, in a sign of preparations for a possible ground offensive.
The sources, speaking after Palestinian rockets were fired at Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, said ministers were being polled by telephone by the cabinet secretary to approve the call-up.
If you were a chassid, or even a talmid, of the Rebbe, you would care more about the other people who were killed. Caring only about the lubavitchers means that you have NO IDEA what the Rebbe’s life was about, and what he strove to teach us.
You’re a selfish fool. You only count THREE lubavitchers? What about all the others killed because of him?! They don’t matter? There is a LOT more to this than 3 lubavitchers – and while their story is heartbreaking, it is not the ONLY story. So, you are an ignorant, selfish, fool to only concentrate on that teeny tiny part of it.
Disgusting.
And OBVIOUSLY you have the right to say what you did – you are not even living through it! Until you are living through it – keep your mouth SHUT.
Last time I checked, Klal Israel included men and women, so don’t start blaming tznius for this, how about demanding less bitul Torah from the men? Maybe you should go back to yeshiva and learn that for a woman, we do not say Alav HaShalom, as that means “Upon him,” rather Aleiha HaShalom. Everyone should be taking on a mitzvah right now. I suggest to some people here to maybe take up more learning about ahavas yisrael or maybe they would like to go to the front lines like Ariel Sharon did for so much of his life as a… Read more »
ariel sharon did more for israel in the six day war and othar wars then most of us did for our cuntry so just open up a chofetz chaim and lern how to talk about any yid ,im not talking about someone like ariel sharon who gave up all of his life for us ,and you forgot what went on in gaza years ago how many yidishe kids ware killed and injored there so now israel could just go in and wipe out the whole city and show the world that once and for all that hashem is with us.
We have to take action! The Rebbe instructed us during the 6 day war to to MIVTZAH Tefilin! We as the REbbe’s soldiers, being part of a huge military around the world have the power to save lives in Eretz Yisroel! Each person in whatever corner of the world he is should strengthen Mivtzah Tefilin- and for the girls make a hachlata and do whatever you feel is needed and would make a difference. Let’s go! Everyone should join together and with this force we will surely see miracles just as we did in 1967 and IYH we will see… Read more »
E z said then done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE LET US ALL CUT TO THE CHASE; WE DO NEED TO FIGHT & PROTECT OUR SELVES,WE DO NEED TO INCREASE IN TZNIUS, ACHDUS, DAVEN WITH KAVANA, T’SHUVA IN GENERAL, (which can take merely a moment) BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THE REBBE’S BOTTOM LINE: WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE COULD, NOW ALL THIS IS LEFT IS TO PREP. OURSELVES & THE WORLD FOR MOSHIACH… DO WHAT YOU CAN HERE & NOW TO BRING MOSHIACH, WHATEVER IT TAKES, MAYBE THERE WILL BE 10 AKSHONIM OR EVEN 3 WHO WILL SCREAM AD MOSAI WITH THEIR WHOLE HEART & SOUL, IF THEY MEANT IT… Read more »
To Number 15 Omen for all you said. but if I’m to ad another dimension to this, I would venture to say that what happens here affects people around the world, especially Israel. If THE WOMEN OF CROWN HEIGHTS WOULD START KEEPING THE LAWS OF TZNIUS AND DRESS PROPERLY IT WOULD SAVE LIVES AROUND THE WORLD. E S P E C I A L L Y THE LIVES OF YOUNG (PREGNANT) WOMEN. LADIES, MOTHERS AND YOUNG GIRLS IN CROWN HEIGHTS HAVE RACHMONOS ON YOUR FELLOW SISTERS – LIKE MIRA COHEN OLOV HASHOLOM. IT IS IN YOUR HANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Would you say the same about Levi Aron YM”S? Would you say the same about Yoshke?
If a Jew causes death to other Jews, especially on a large scale like Sharon did, he deserves nothing but to be cursed for eternity.
He should NOT pass go, he should NOT collect $200, and he should NOT wake up when Moshiach comes.
feet on the ground to search house to house for stacks of missiles and launchers.
We are yidden, soldiers in HK”BH’s army, our bitachon is being tested everyday. We have to remember that whatever HaShem does, is ULTIMATELY for the GOOD. We also must remember that it is HaShem who created these people, who are unfortunately psychologically unwell. Our Mission: We must daven that HaShem should heal the world, and send a Refua to these people. We must do OUR part. Acting out in anger, saying hateful things, that is not bringing anymore good into the world, acting in that way will not help. Instead, please, do a mitzvah, say tehillim, an act of kindness… Read more »
Can someone explain why they want to send soldiers into Gaza? Can’t they just continue bombing from the air? Why put the soldiers at risk by sending them there?
how could you speak like that about another yid, doesn’t matter what he did.
Is what the Rebbe would want, his chassdim talking lie that
Yes we all disgrace ariel sharon (yemach shemo vizichro) for what he did, and know that he aint have a brain of his own so he is already sufuring alot
no one was hurt bh no other rockets on shabbos!
we have absolutely no right to judge another jew
venting like that is useless
B”H Hashem may you wipe every Arab off the earth. If you want to (rightly so)blame Sharon, also please tell me why Avrohom Avinu took them to lunch instead of killing them then
seriously. do a mitzva. make a hachlata. say tehillim.
screaming in a comment on col aint gonna help no one. u wanna change, do something good.
Please watch your tongue. Is this any way to talk about another Jew?
Putting all you anger onto a COL comment will not help the awful situation.
This is Mashiach coming 😀
every one should say extra tehillim on shabbos and women should daven when they light candles for the safety of the people and soldiers of Eretz Yisroel.
we need moshiach now!
enough is enough
75,000 troops to raid a city that BELONGED TO ISRAEL JUST SEVEN YEARS AGO???
Everyone warned Ariel Sharon not to do it. I’m sorry, but he is not a Jew to me. He should rot in he–, and I hope he suffers to the utmost in his vegetative state that he is. Hashem should bring the worst kind of suffering upon him.
3 Lubavitchers killed because of him, and now 75,000 soldiers are going to (lo aleinu) put themselves on the line because of this.