UPDATED: ISRAEL THREATENS TO DEFEND ITSELF FROM ROCKETS; A.P. ATTACKS

IDF to Resume Targeting Rocket Cells - Aluf Benn and Amos Harel
The Israel Defense Forces was instructed on Wednesday by the prime minister and defense minister to resume pinpoint operations targeting Palestinian rocket launching cells. At the same time, the IDF has been instructed to uphold the cease-fire in general. (Ha'aretz)

FINALLY, ISRAEL IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PALESTINIANS' MURDEROUS ROCKET RAMPAGE WHICH WAS MAKING A MOCKERY OF THE FAKE TRUCE.

A REASONABLE NEWS ORGANIZATION WOULD REPORT ISRAEL'S ANNOUCEMENT THAT WAY. BUT NOT A.P. A.P.'S ARTICLE IS ENTITLED, "Israel threatens to renew attacks" AND CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TEXT:

JERUSALEM - After weeks of restraint, Israel said Wednesday that it will renew attacks on rocket-launching militants in the Gaza Strip, threatening to derail an already shaky, month-old truce.

ISRAEL "THREATENS TO RENEW ATTACKS." THE PALESTINIANS DON'T HAVE TO "THREATEN" OR "RENEW" HOWEVER BECAUSE THEY NEVER STOPPED ACTUALLY ATTACKING (AS OPPOSED TO DEFENDING THEMSELVES FROM ATTACKS).

SEE ALSO: The Phony Cease-Fire - Anshel Pfeffer
For the last month we've had a phony cease-fire around the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians claim to be holding their fire while Islamic Jihad continues launching Kassam rockets daily at Sderot and Ashkelon. If the Egyptians had kept their side of the Philadelphi deal, Islamic Jihad would have run out of explosives long ago. (Jerusalem Post)

SEE ALSO: Israel Must "Cease" While Palestinians "Fire" - Ricki HollanderSince a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza was announced on November 26, 2006, Palestinians have violated it on a near-daily basis, launching over 65 Kassam rockets toward Israel. For nearly a month, media coverage of these steady violations remained limited as Israel refused to respond to the attacks against its civilians. It was only when Israel announced it would allow pinpoint attacks against rocket launchers that the media sprung into action, running AP headlines and story leads holding Israel responsible for "threatening" the supposed cease-fire. "Israel to Renew Attacks against Gaza Rocket Launchers, Puts Truce at Risk" blared a headline to an AP article in USA Today. The story becomes newsworthy only when Israel can be blamed for trying to protect its citizens. (CAMERA)