The 4,000th mortar shell/Kassam rocket was fired on the Jewish communities of Gush Katif in Jewish Gaza last night - no one was hurt - and the Jews say that these unceasing Arab attacks are the direct result of Prime Minister Sharon's policy of offering to retreat.
"The Government of Israel must understand," reads an announcement on the http://www.katif.net/patzmar/en_bpatzmar.php Katif Bloc website today, "that our Arab neighbors read the map clearly, and they understand that while the Prime Minister talks about expelling Jewish residents, they try to rush up the process by 'shooing' us out with continued rocket attacks. These bombardments must be stopped!"
Gush Katif - literally, the Katif bloc - is a cluster of approximately a dozen Jewish communities in southern Gaza. The other Jewish communities in Gaza are, from south to north, Kfar Darom, Netzarim, and the northern Gaza towns of Dugit, Nisanit, and Elei Sinai.
The Gush Katif announcement notes that when Hizbullah fired hundreds of mortar shells at Israel's northern communities, Israel went to war - "while here there have been 4,000 rocket and shell attacks, and yet the Nation of Israel is silent."
Several houses in the Jewish communities have sustained direct hits from mortar shells - including two in the past three weeks - yet the number of people injured as a result has been minimal.
The number 4,000 has already been surpassed, as three additional mortar shells landed last night in N'vei Dekalim, Gush Katif's largest community. No one was hurt and no damage was caused.
The Katif Bloc website is calling on the public to sign a petition protesting the continued shelling on the civilian towns.
"The Government of Israel must understand," reads an announcement on the http://www.katif.net/patzmar/en_bpatzmar.php Katif Bloc website today, "that our Arab neighbors read the map clearly, and they understand that while the Prime Minister talks about expelling Jewish residents, they try to rush up the process by 'shooing' us out with continued rocket attacks. These bombardments must be stopped!"
Gush Katif - literally, the Katif bloc - is a cluster of approximately a dozen Jewish communities in southern Gaza. The other Jewish communities in Gaza are, from south to north, Kfar Darom, Netzarim, and the northern Gaza towns of Dugit, Nisanit, and Elei Sinai.
The Gush Katif announcement notes that when Hizbullah fired hundreds of mortar shells at Israel's northern communities, Israel went to war - "while here there have been 4,000 rocket and shell attacks, and yet the Nation of Israel is silent."
Several houses in the Jewish communities have sustained direct hits from mortar shells - including two in the past three weeks - yet the number of people injured as a result has been minimal.
The number 4,000 has already been surpassed, as three additional mortar shells landed last night in N'vei Dekalim, Gush Katif's largest community. No one was hurt and no damage was caused.
The Katif Bloc website is calling on the public to sign a petition protesting the continued shelling on the civilian towns.