Behind the Scenes: Blindfolded for trip to Gaza rocket factory

[oberliner]

Excerpt:

As I watch the rockets being made by men who have clearly done this many times before, I glance at the row of rockets made earlier lining the walls. I wonder which will be fired first and whether there will be civilian casualties.

Hamas, which controls Gaza and the militant factions there, including the PRC, are two months into a truce with Israel -- not that you'd know it here. They even unveil a longer-range rocket, which could reach some of Israel's larger cities. We're told it is a drop in the ocean of Palestinian surprises should Israel return to Gaza.

There's no doubt the PRC wants Israel to see these pictures. Rocket makers are positioned to give the camera the best angle; the production of deadly weapons is highly choreographed. It's a militant's PR event, an event the Israeli prime minister's spokesman tells us could force an Israeli response if the truce is just a front for militants to rearm and regroup.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/14/bts.truce/

[Vegasaurus]

1. truce?

And again, who thinks this "truce" is really a truce?

It is a ruse to rearm, as the Israelis have said all along.

[azurnoir]

2. And Israel is doing what?

Disengaging from the Gaza border or is it preparing for another "foray" in to Gaza,but that is somehow OK?