Archive: Masked Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad placing homemade rockets before later firing them into Israel.
By Gili Cohen
Nov.20, 2012
An Israel Air Force (click here) strike on a high-rise building in Gaza City Monday killed Ramez Harb, a senior figure in Islamic Jihad's military wing, the Al Quds Brigades, the group said in a text message it sent to reporters.
The Israel Defense Forces said Harb was one of four Islamic Jihad militants who were injured in the attack, but did not confirm his death. Harb and two other militants in the building, which also houses several foreign and local news organizations and which was also struck on Sunday, were involved in launching long-range missiles at Israel, the IDF said.
Islamic Jihad said it believed Harb was the intended target of the strike.
Other Jihad operatives who were apparently injured in the air strike were Baha Abu al-Alta and Tayasir Jabari, both of whom belong to the organization's supreme military council, and Khalil Bahatini....
President Morsi may be able to bring about a sincere change within the Palestinian militia movement which has lasted for decades.
It is well known the Muslim Brotherhood was the caldron which resulted in a new President of Egypt stating he represents all Egyptian. If President Morsi has sincere influence with the extremist militias he will be a pivotal negotiator for a peaceful Middle East. The question is will President Morsi be able to temper the demands for outrageous prisoner exchanges with the West which will never be considered a viable solution, but, only further sabotage of peace.
This can be a pivotal event, if Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad enter into a sustainable cease fire which is measurable and enforceable.
Hamas is the most populous of the Palestinian extremist organizations, but, there are others such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad that have to agree, as well, to a ceasefire leading to a sustainable peaceful.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad had its roots within the Muslim Brotherhood. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad spun off the Muslim Brotherhood when a militia group determined the Brotherhood was not a genocidal organization.
