With these hands we feel strong but at the same time we leave some doubt when we are faced with a raise or when we see our result from a call.

In this lesson we will see how to address them.

No raise before us

In the event that no player has raised before us, then we must be the ones to do it. We have a strong hand that most of the times ahead, so the fold is to be excluded. If foldiamo such pairs will play very few hands, and consequently each opponent will go each time entremo in the pot.

We are subject to a reraise

If a player re-raised our stake we must try to understand what our experience can have in your hand. It can happen that is bluffing, but almost certainly will fold or an overpair like AA, KK, QQ, or will hide two overcards like AK. We are in the most difficult situation to deal with.

Over the course Pairs dominate us and going up against one of these very often means defeat. Against overcards our chances of winning increase and reach about 55%. In any case, however, difficult to leave the opponent’s hand after our further re-raise, and this gives us an expectation of success by 35-40%. Therefore, the re-raise is only recommended if you are already pot-committed, or when you are certain that there is a player in front of “maniac”.

We can then fold or call: our goal at this point becomes the set on the flop (1 chance in but this could not guarantee us victory. For this we need only call if we are aware that any victory will give us about 10 times our call.

The call is then justified if it is not too high and if the opponent is left with little money. The location allows us to make a bigger call, because if we get a winning hand we can extract another bet on the opponent.

We are Called

In these cases we have to see what the flop comes down and how many opponents who made the call.

Nothing on the flop Overards

It ‘a favorable situation that deserves an episode that goes right to the amount of the pot. One must always be borne in mind if there are connectors or suited cards on board. We must aim high to make it as cheaply as possible opponents for their project tracking. If the flop does not present any particular hazard a bet of 75% of the pot is fine.

We re-launched

In this case better to abandon the hand, unless you’re playing against a player “maniac”. It is much more likely that your opponent is playing in slow play with top pair, a set or two pair as if he is only making a bluff.

Called

Even in the case in which an opponent call our bet we must have a degree of caution. We must try to think with the head of the opponent, it is very likely that slow play is doing so better do a check and fold if any tip that we see so substantial. Even if the board there are 3 cards of same suit or scale is highly recommended to check and then fold if an opponent aims a lot.

Bettin Round three

If the flop shows a third card of a suit or to scale better to always use caution: even in this case we give the adversary to speak and foldiamo if the stake is too high. Conversely, if does not drop anything dangerous is advisable to bet up to the plate to force the opponent to spend much if they want to center the project even after the turn. The river however we can be content with check or calla even if the third card does not arrive that can bother us and would abandon the other hand if the stake was too high.

An Ace on the Board

• One-or two opponents: if we are against one or two opponents and the flop comes an A you have to simulate having a hand like AK and then point to carcare to send away the other players. If we experience a revival we are forced to fold, check, and if we are called we will fold unless they are set on the turn.
• Three or more opponents there are too many possibilities for a player with an A has followed our pre-flop raise so we’ll have to check or fold in front of a big bet. Even if you have AK of simulating a bluff we run the risk that a player with very good follow us Ax and eventually take home the pot.

No ace on the board but another Over Card

• Three or fewer opponents: in this case by pointing out as if we had hit top pair. Even here though there controrilanciano we fold, while a call we will be conservative and may fold the turn if we do not find the trio.
• Four or more opponents against more players there are, the more are the chances that someone point centers with top pair or an over pair. In all these cases it is best to always check and fold if someone bets stronger.

No ace on the board but more of a Card Over

• One-or two opponents against few opponents we have to pretend to have top pair and fold if you unfortunately find ourselves a raise. Remain in the pot on the turn only if the troiamo tris.
• Three or more opponents: as for the previous examples, when there are more players is useless to try to bluff, hardly our attempt will be successful term. Therefore foldiamo in front of a big bet.
• Raise before us in these cases the most important factors to consider are location, size of the bet and the stack.

Blind Steal

If we have an inkling that our opponent, using his best position, has made a raise with the purpose of stealing the blinds we make a reraise to 3 times his bet. For example, if raised by the final position or from the Small Blind probably our average couple in the lead and almost certainly will leave your opponent will fold. In the event that we undergo a call instead or re-raise we must follow what is written in paragraphs prcedenti.

Bid early and middle positions from

If a player raises from these locations, or probably will have a pair or Over Over Cards. Better simply to call rather than reraise: if we win the hand you a plate aggiudicheremo very important. It ‘s important to keep in mind that playing middle pairs is not easy, but neither is for the opponents. With a clear strategy, the game is that the amount of money will improve.

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Differences

• Size of Bets: As their name implies, the main difference between the two types is given by the type of betting. In No Limit player can invest all your chips in a single moment without having to meet the maximum bets, while in the game Limit bets and raises are set.

  For example, if you’re playing a cash table Limit $ 10 / $ 20, before and after the flop you can bet and raise by $ 10, but after the turn and river after the bets and raises increase to $ 20 .

• Play draw hands: since the bets are limited, follow a project or color scale in the game most of the time limit is a good bet. In No Limit games but the more experienced players take this decision considering the convenience of a call depending on the size of the pot, the bet and the amount of chips that each player has
• Bluff: in No Limit often you try to exit from the opponents hand before concluding with big bets, perhaps depicting a stronger than they actually possessed. This is much more complicated game Limit because the odds are very small and hard to get other players when they have a point or a project.
• Risk: Based on the above considerations we can say that in the game Limit your decisions are less influential and often affect the whole game because any error “costs” shortly. In No Limit was instead in the opposite situation: at any time during the game you may find yourself having to make important decisions that can make one go wrong with losing everything they had accumulated with good play up to that point .

Similarities

• Rules: The game is always Texas Hold’em, so the rules are the same for both specialties. Only change the type of betting.
• Fortune: The case can play tricks or have unexpected win hands in both games the same way. But a good poker player should know that fortune rewards the episode: the long run if you make the right decisions always will be a winning player.
• Strategy: To win in all disciplines and 2 do not need to take samples from play. Especially for beginners it is necessary to have a simple and regular conduct of the race, based on some ‘math and without the need of having to resort to bluff unlikely and dangerous.

Conclusions

For those taking their first steps into the world of poker will be many errors that it will experience. Therefore it is advisable for beginners to start playing in Limit form: every mistake will cost less and with increasing experience we can move on to play No Limit even at higher levels.

Gaza Strip War

Sudah lama Israel “bernafsu” menguasai wilayah ini.

Namun, jangankan menguasai, untuk bisa masuk ke dalamnya saja Israel sangat kesulitan.

Sudah banyak cara yang mereka lakukan untuk menundukkan kota kecil ini.

Blokade rapat yang membuat rakyat Gaza kesulitan memperoleh bahan makanan, obat-obatan, dan energi, telah dilakukan sejak 2006 hingga kini. Namun, penduduk Gaza tetap bertahan, bahkan perlawanan Gaza atas penjajahan Zionis semakin menguat.

Akhirnya Israel melakukan serangan “habis-habisan” ke wilayah ini sejak 27 Desember 2008 hingga 18 Januari 2009. Mereka”mengguyurkan” ratusan ton bom dan mengerahkan semua kekuatan hingga pasukan cadangannya.

Namun, sekali lagi, negara yang tergolong memiliki militer terkuat di dunia ini harus mundur dari Gaza.

Gaza’s Victims

Di atas kertas, kemampuan senjata AK 47, roket anti tank RPG, ranjau, serta beberapa jenis roket buatan lokal yang biasa dipakai para mujahidin Palestina, tidak akan mampu menghadapi pasukan Israel yang didukung tank Merkava yang dikenal terhebat di dunia.

Apalagi menghadapi pesawat tempur canggih F-16, heli tempur Apache, serta ribuan ton “bom canggih” buatan Amerika Serikat.

Israel Soldiers

Akan tetapi di sana ada “kekuatan lain” yang membuat para mujahidin mampu membuat “kaum penjajah” itu hengkang dari Gaza dengan muka tertunduk, walau hanya dengan berbekal senjata-senjata “kuno”.

Itulah pertolongan Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala yang diberikan kepada para pejuangnya yang taat dan ikhlas.

Kisah tentang munculnya “pasukan lain” yang ikut bertempur bersama para mujahidin, semerbak harum jasad para syuhada, serta beberapa peristiwa “aneh” lainnya selama pertempuran, telah beredar di kalangan masyarakat Gaza, ditulis para jurnalis, bahkan disiarkan para khatib Palestina di khutbah-khutbah Jumat mereka.

Berikut ini adalah rangkuman kisah-kisah “ajaib” tersebut dari berbagai sumber untuk kita ingat dan renungkan.

Pasukan “Berseragam Putih” di Gaza

Ada “pasukan lain” membantu para mujahidin Palestina. Pasukan Israel sendiri mengakui adanya pasukan berseragam putih itu.

Suatu hari di penghujung Januari 2009, sebuah rumah milik keluarga Dardunah yang berada di antara Jabal Al Kasyif dan Jabal Ar Rais, tepatnya di jalan Al Qaram, didatangi oleh sekelompok pasukan Israel.

Seluruh anggota keluarga diperintahkan duduk di sebuah ruangan. Salah satu anak laki-laki diinterogasi mengenai ciri-ciri para pejuang al-Qassam.

Saat diinterogasi, sebagaimana ditulis situs Filisthin Al Aan (25/1/2009), mengutip cerita seorang mujahidin al-Qassam, laki-laki itu menjawab dengan jujur bahwa para pejuang al-Qassam mengenakan baju hitam-hitam. Akan tetapi tentara itu malah marah dan memukulnya hingga laki-laki malang itu pingsan.

Selama tiga hari berturut-turut, setiap ditanya, laki-laki itu menjawab bahwa para pejuang al-Qassam memakai seragam hitam. Akhirnya, tentara itu naik pitam dan mengatakan dengan keras, “Wahai pembohong! Mereka itu berseragam putih!”

Cerita lain yang disampaikan penduduk Palestina di situs milik Brigade Izzuddin al-Qassam, Multaqa al-Qasami, juga menyebutkan adanya “pasukan lain” yang tidak dikenal. Awalnya, sebuah ambulan dihentikan oleh sekelompok pasukan Israel. Sopirnya ditanya apakah dia berasal dari kelompok Hamas atau Fatah? Sopir malang itu menjawab, “Saya bukan kelompok mana-mana. Saya cuma sopir ambulan.”

Akan tetapi tentara Israel itu masih bertanya, “Pasukan yang berpakaian putih-putih di belakangmu tadi, masuk kelompok mana?” Si sopir pun kebingungan, karena ia tidak melihat seorangpun yang berada di belakangnya. “Saya tidak tahu,” jawaban satu-satunya yang ia miliki.

Suara Tak Bersumber

Ada lagi kisah karamah mujahidin yang kali ini disebutkan oleh khatib masjid Izzuddin Al Qassam di wilayah Nashirat Gaza yang telah ditayangkan oleh TV channel Al Quds, yang juga ditulis oleh Dr Aburrahman Al Jamal di situs Al Qassam dengan judul Ayaat Ar Rahman fi Jihad Al Furqan (Ayat-ayat Allah dalam Jihad Al Furqan).

Sang khatib bercerita, seorang pejuang telah menanam sebuah ranjau yang telah disiapkan untuk menyambut pasukan Zionis yang melalui jalan tersebut.

“Saya telah menanam sebuah ranjau. Saya kemudian melihat sebuah helikopter menurunkan sejumlah besar pasukan disertai tank-tank yang beriringan menuju jalan tempat saya menanam ranjau,” kata pejuang tadi.

Akhirnya, sang pejuang memutuskan untuk kembali ke markas karena mengira ranjau itu tidak akan bekerja optimal. Maklum, jumlah musuh amat banyak.

Akan tetapi, sebelum beranjak meninggalkan lokasi, pejuang itu mendengar suara “Utsbut, tsabatkallah” yang maknanya kurang lebih, “tetaplah di tempat maka Allah menguatkanmu.” Ucapan itu ia dengar berulang-ulang sebanyak tiga kali.

“Saya mencari sekeliling untuk mengetahui siapa yang mengatakan hal itu kapada saya. Akan tetapi saya malah terkejut, karena tidak ada seorang pun yang bersama saya,” ucap mujahidin itu, sebagaimana ditirukan sang khatib.

Akhirnya sang mujahid memutuskan untuk tetap berada di lokasi. Ketika sebuah tank melewati ranjau yang tertanam, sesualu yang “ajaib” terjadi. Ranjau itu justru meledak amat dahsyat. Tank yang berada di dekatnya langsung hancur. Banyak serdadu Israel meninggal seketika. Sebagian dari mereka harus diangkut oleh helikopter. “Sedangkan saya sendiri dalam keadaan selamat,” kata mujahid itu lagi, melalui lidah khatib.

Cerita yang disampaikan oleh seorang penulis Mesir, Hisyam Hilali, dalam situs alraesryoon.com, ikut mendukung kisah-kisah sebelumnya. Abu Mujahid, salah seorang pejuang yang melakukan ribath (berjaga) mengatakan,

“Ketika saya mengamati gerakan tank-tank di perbatasan kota, dan tidak ada seorang pun di sekitar, akan tetapi saya mendengar suara orang yang bertasbih dan beritighfar. Saya berkali-kali mencoba untuk memastikan asal suara itu, akhirnya saya memastikan bahwa suara itu tidak keluar kecuali dari bebatuan dan pasir.”

Cerita mengenai “pasukan tidak dikenal” juga datang dari seorang penduduk rumah susun wilayah Tal Islam yang handak mengungsi bersama keluarganya untuk menyelamatkan diri dari serangan Israel.

Di tangga rumah ia melihat beberapa pejuang menangis. “Kenapa kalian menangis?” tanyanya.

“Kami menangis bukan karena khawatir keadaan diri kami atau takut dari musuh. Kami menangis karena bukan kami yang bertempur. Di sana ada kelompok lain yang bertempur memporak-porandakan musuh, dan kami tidak tahu dari mana mereka datang,” jawabnya.

Saksi Serdadu Israel

Cerita tentang “serdadu berseragam putih” tak hanya diungkap oleh mujahidin Palestina atau warga Gaza. Beberapa personel pasukan Israel sendiri menyatakan hal serupa.

Situs al-Qassam memberitakan bahwa TV Channel 10 milik Israel telah menyiarkan seorang anggota pasukan yang ikut serta dalam pertempuran Gaza dan kembali dalam keadaan buta.

“Ketika saya berada di Gaza, seorang tentara berpakaian putih mendatangi saya dan menaburkan pasir di mata saya, hingga saat itu juga saya buta,” kata anggota pasukan ini.

Di tempat lain ada serdadu Israel yang mengatakan mereka pernah berhadapan dengan “hantu”. Mereka tidak diketahui dari mana asalnya, kapan munculnya, dan ke mana menghilangnya.

Masih dari Channel 10, seorang Lentara Israel lainnya mengatakan, “Kami berhadapan dengan pasukan berbaju putih-putih dengan jenggot panjang. Kami tembak dengan senjata, akan tetapi mereka tidak mati.”

Cerita ini menggelitik banyak pemirsa. Mereka bertanya kepada Channel 10, siapa sebenarnya pasukan berseragam putih itu?

Sudah Meledak, Ranjau Masih Utuh

Di saat para mujahidin terjepit, hewan-hewan dan alam tiba-tiba ikut membantu, bahkan menjelma menjadi sesuatu yang menakutkan.

Sebuah kejadian “aneh” terjadi di Gaza Selatan, tepatnya di daerah Al Maghraqah. Saat itu para mujahidin sedang memasang ranjau. Di saat mengulur kabel, tiba-tiba sebuah pesawat mata-mata Israel memergoki mereka. Bom pun langsung jatuh ke lokasi itu.

Untunglah para mujahidin selamat. Namun, kabel pengubung ranjau dan pemicu yang tadi hendak disambung menjadi terputus. Tidak ada kesempatan lagi untuk menyambungnya, karena pesawat masih berputar-putar di atas.

Tak lama kemudian, beberapa tank Israel mendekati lokasi di mana ranjau-ranjau tersebut ditanam. Tak sekadar lewat, tank-tank itu malah berhenti tepat di atas peledak yang sudah tak berfungsi itu.

Apa daya, kaum Mujahidin tak bisa berbuat apa-apa. Kabel ranjau jelas tak mungkin disambung, sementara tank-tank Israel telah berkumpul persis di atas ranjau.

Mereka merasa amat sedih, bahkan ada yang menangis ketika melihat pemandangan itu. Sebagian yang lain berdoa, “allahumma kama lam tumakkinna minhum, allahumma la tumakkin lahum,” yang maknanya, “Ya Allah, sebagaimana engkau tidak memberikan kesempatan kami menghadapi mereka, jadikanlah mereka juga lidak memiliki kesempatan serupa.”

Tiba-tiba, ketika fajar tiba, terjadilah keajaiban. Terdengar ledakan dahsyat persis di lokasi penanaman ranjau yang tadinya tak berfungsi.

Setelah Tentara Israel pergi dengan membawa kerugian akibat ledakan lersebut, para mujahidin segera melihal lokasi ledakan. Sungguh aneh, ternyata seluruh ranjau yang telah mereka tanam itu masih utuh. Dari mana datangnva ledakan? Wallahu a’lam.

Masih dari wilayah Al Maghraqah. Saat pasukan Israel menembakkan artileri ke salah satu rumah, hingga rumah itu terbakar dan api menjalar ke rumah sebelahnya, para mujahidin dihinggapi rasa khawatir jika api itu semakin tak terkendali.

Seorang dari mujahidin itu lalu berdoa, ”Wahai Dzat yang merubah api menjadi dingin dan tidak membahayakan untuk Ibrahim, padamkanlah api itu dengan kekuatan-Mu.”

Maka, tidak lebih dari tiga menit, api pun padam. Para niujahidin menangis terharu karena mereka merasa Allah Subhanuhu wa Ta’ala (SWT) telah memberi pertolongan dengan terkabulnya doa mereka dengan segera.

Merpati dan Anjing

Seorang mujahid Palestina menuturkan kisah “aneh” lainnya kepada situs Filithin Al Aan (25/1/ 2009). Saat bertugas di wilayah Jabal Ar Rais, sang mujahid melihat seekor merpati terbang dengan suara melengking, yang melintas sebelum rudal-rudal Israel berjatuhan di wilayah itu.

Para mujahidin yang juga melihat merpati itu langsung menangkap adanya isyarat yang ingin disampaikan sang merpati.

Begitu merpali itu melintas, para mujahidin langsung berlindung di tempat persembunyian mereka. Ternyata dugaan mereka benar. Selang beberapa saat kemudian bom-bom Israel datang menghujan. Para mujahidin itu pun selamat.

Adalagi cerita “keajaiban” mengenai seekor anjing, sebagaimana diberitakan situs Filithin Al Aan. Suatu hari, tatkala sekumpulan mujahidin Al Qassam melakukan ribath di front pada tengah malam, tiba-tiba muncul seekor anjing militer Israel jenis doberman. Anjing itu kelihatannya memang dilatih khusus untuk membantu pasukan Israel menemukan tempat penyimpanan senjata dan persembunyian para mujahidin.

Anjing besar ini mendekat dengan menampakkan sikap tidak bersahabat. Salah seorang mujahidin kemudian mendekati anjing itu dan berkata kepadanya, “Kami adalah para mujahidin di jalan Allah dan kami diperintahkan untuk tetap berada di tempat ini. Karena itu, menjauhlah dari kami, dan jangan menimbulkan masalah untuk kami.”

Setelah itu, si anjing duduk dengan dua tangannya dijulurkan ke depan dan diam. Akhirnya, seorang mujahidin yang lain mendekatinya dan memberinya beberapa korma. Dengan tenang anjing itu memakan korma itu, lalu beranjak pergi.

Kabut pun Ikut Membantu

Ada pula kisah menarik yang disampaikan oleh komandan lapangan Al Qassam di kamp pengungsian Nashirat, langsung setelah usai shalat dhuhur di masjid Al Qassam (17/1/2009).

Saat itu sekelompok mujahidin yang melakukan ribath di Tal Ajul terkepung oleh tank-tank Israel dan pasukan khusus mereka. Dari atas, pesawat mata-mata terus mengawasi.

Di saat posisi para mujahidin terjepit, kabut tebal tiba-tiba turun di malam itu. Kabut itu lelah menutupi pandangan mata tentara Israel dan membantu pasukan mujahidin keluar dari kepungan.

Kasus serupa diceritakan oleh Abu Ubaidah. salah satu pemimpin lapangan Al Qassam, sebagaimana ditulis situs almesryoon.com (sudah tidak bisa diakses lagi). la bercerita bagaimana kabut tebal tiba-tiba turun dan membatu para mujahidin untuk melakukan serangan.

Awalnya, pasukan mujahiddin tengah menunggu waktu yang tepat untuk mendekati tank-tank tentara Israel guna meledakkannya. “Tak lupa kami berdoa kepada Allah agar dimudahkan untuk melakukan serangan ini,” kata Abu Ubaidah.

Tiba-tiba turunlah kabut tebal di tempat tersebut. Pasukan mujahidin segera bergerak menyelinap di antara tank-tank, menanam ranjau-ranjau di dekatnya, dan segera meninggalkan lokasi tanpa diketahui pesawat mata-mata yang memenuhi langit Gaza, atau oleh pasukan infantri Israel yang berada di sekitar kendaraan militer itu. Lima tentara Israel tewas di tempat dan puluhan lainnya luka-luka setelah ranjau-ranjau itu meledak.

Selamat Dengan al-Qur’an

Cerita ini bermula ketika salah seorang pejuang yang menderita luka memasuki rumah sakit As Syifa’. Seorang dokter yang memeriksanya kaget ketika mengelahui ada sepotong proyektil peluru bersarang di saku pejuang tersebut.

Yang membuat ia sangat kaget adalah timah panas itu gagal menembus jantung sang pejuang karena terhalang oleh sebuah buku doa dan mushaf al-Qur’an yang selalu berada di saku sang pejuang.

Buku kumpulan doa itu berlobang, namun hanya sampul muka mushaf itu saja yang rusak, sedangkan proyektil sendiri bentuknya sudah “berantakan”.

Kisah ini disaksikan sendiri oleh Dr Hisam Az Zaghah, dan diceritakannya saat Festival Ikatan Dokter Yordan sebagaimana ditulis situs partai Al Ikhwan Al Muslimun (23/1/2009).

Dr. Hisam juga memperlihatkan bukti berupa sebuah proyektil peluru, mushaf Al Qur’an, serta buku kumpulan doa-doa berjudul Hishnul Muslim yang menahan peluru tersebut.

Abu Ahid, imam Masjid AnNur di Hay As Syeikh Ridzwan, juga punya kisah menarik. Sebelumnya, Israel telah menembakkan 3 rudalnya ke masjid itu hingga tidak tersisa kecuali hanya puing-puing bangunan. “Akan tetapi mushaf-mushaf Al Quran tetap berada di tampatnya dan tidak tersentuh apa-apa,” ucapnya seraya tak henti bertasbih.

“Kami temui beberapa mushaf yang terbuka tepat di ayat-ayat yang mengabarkan tentang kemenangan dan kesabaran, seperti firman Allah, ‘Dan Kami pasti akan menguji kamu dengan sedikit ketakutan, kelaparan, kekurangan harta, jiwa, dan buah-buahan. Dan sampaikanlah kabar gembira kepada orang-orang yang sabar, yaitu orang-orang yang apabila ditimpa musibah mereka berkata, sesungguhnya kami milik Allah dan kepada-Nyalah kami kembali,”(Al-Baqarah [2]: 155-156),” jelas Abu Ahid sebagaimana dikutip Islam Online (15/1/2009).

Harum Jasad Para Syuhada

Abdullah As Shani adalah anggota kesatuan sniper (penembak jitu) al-Qassam yang menjadi sasaran rudal pesawat F-16 Israel ketika sedang berada di pos keamanan di Nashirat, Gaza.

Jasad komandan lapangan al-Qassam dan pengawal khusus para tokoh Hamas ini “hilang” setelah terkena rudal. Selama dua hari jasad tersebut dicari, ternyata sudah hancur tak tersisa kecuali serpihan kepala dan dagunya. Serpihan-serpihan tubuh itu kemudian dikumpulkan dan dibawa pulang ke rumah oleh keluarganya untuk dimakamkan.

Sebelum dikebumikan, sebagaimana dirilis situs syiria-aleppo.com (24/1/2009), serpihan jasad tersebut sempat disemayamkan di sebuah ruangan di rumah keluarganya. Beberapa lama kemudian, mendadak muncul bau harum misk dari ruangan penyimpanan serpihan tubuh tadi.

Keluarga Abdullah As Shani’ terkejut lalu memberitahukan kepada orang-orang yang mengenal sang pejuang yang memiliki kuniyah (julukan) Abu Hamzah ini.

Lalu, puluhan orang ramai-ramai mendatangi rumah tersebut untuk mencium bau harum yang berasal dari serpihan-serpihan tubuh yang diletakkan dalam sebuah kantong plastik.

Bahkan, menurut pihak keluarga, 20 hari setelah wafatnya pria yang tak suka menampakkan amalan-amalannya ini, bau harum itu kembali semerbak memenuhi rungan yang sama.

Cerita yang sama terjadi juga pada jenazah Musa Hasan Abu Nar, mujahid Al Qassam yang juga syahid karena serangan udara Israel di Nashiriyah. Dr Abdurrahman Al Jamal, penulis yang bermukim di Gaza, ikut mencium bau harum dari sepotong kain yang terkena darah Musa Hasan Abu Nar. Walau kain itu telah dicuci berkali-kali, bau itu tetap semerbak.

Ketua Partai Amal Mesir, Majdi Ahmad Husain, menyaksikan sendiri harumnya jenazah para syuhada. Sebagaimana dilansir situs Al Quds Al Arabi (19/1/2009), saat masih berada di Gaza, ia menyampaikan, “Saya telah mengunjungi sebagian besar kota dan desa-desa. Saya ingin melihat bangunan-bangunan yang hancur karena serangan Israel. Percayalah, bahwa saya mencium bau harumnya para syuhada.”

Dua Pekan Wafat, Darah Tetap Mengalir

Yasir Ali Ukasyah sengaja pergi ke Gaza dalam rangka bergabung dengan sayap milisi pejuang Hamas, Brigade Izzuddin al-Qassam. Ia meninggalkan Mesir setelah gerbang Rafah, yang menghubungkan Mesir-Gaza, terbuka beberapa bulan lalu.

Sebelumnya, pemuda yang gemar menghafal al-Qur’an ini sempat mengikuti wisuda huffadz (para penghafal) al-Qur’an di Gaza dan bergabung dengan para mujahidin untuk memperoleh pelatihan militer. Sebelum masuk Gaza, di pertemuan akhir dengan salah satu sahabatnya di Rafah, ia meminta didoakan agar memperoleh kesyahidan.

Untung tak dapat ditolak, malang tak dapat diraih, di bumi jihad Gaza, ia telah memperoleh apa yang ia cita-citakan. Yasir syahid dalam sebuah pertempuran dengan pasukan Israel di kamp pengungsian Jabaliya.

Karena kondisi medan, jasadnya baru bisa dievakuasi setelah dua pekan wafatnya di medan pertempuran tersebut.

Walau sudah dua pekan meninggal, para pejuang yang ikut serta melakukan evakuasi menyaksikan bahwa darah segar pemuda berumur 21 tahun itu masih mengalir dan fisiknya tidak rusak. Kondisinya mirip seperti orang yang sedang tertidur.

Sebelum syahid, para pejuang pernah menawarkan kepadanya untuk menikah dengan salah satu gadis Palestina, namun ia menolak. “Saya meninggalkan keluarga dan tanah air dikarenakan hal yang lebih besar dari itu,” jawabnya.

Kabar tentang kondisi jenazah pemuda yang memiliki kuniyah Abu Hamzah beredar di kalangan penduduk Gaza. Para khatib juga menjadikannya sebagai bahan khutbah Jumat mereka atas tanda-tanda keajaiban perang Gaza. Cerita ini juga dimuat oleh Arab Times (7/2/ 2009)

Terbunuh 1.000, Lahir 3.000

Hilang seribu, tumbuh tiga ribu. Sepertinya, ungkapan ini cocok disematkan kepada penduduk Gaza. Kesedihan rakyat Gaza atas hilangnya nyawa 1.412 putra putrinya, terobati dengan lahirnya 3.700 bayi selama 22 hari gempuran Israel terhadap kota kecil ini.

Hamam Nisman, Direktur Dinas Hubungan Sosial dalam Kementerian Kesehatan pemerintahan Gaza menyatakan bahwa dalam 22 hari 3.700 bayi lahir di Gaza. “Mereka lahir antara tanggal 27 Desember 2008 hingga 17 Januari 2009, ketika Israel melakukan serangan yang menyebabkan meninggalnya 1.412 rakyat Gaza, yang mayoritas wanita dan anak-anak,” katanya.

Bulan Januari tercatat sebagai angka kelahiran tertinggi dibanding bulan-bulan sebelumnya. “Setiap tahun 50 ribu kasus kelahiran tercatat di Gaza. Dan, dalam satu bulan tercatat 3.000 hingga 4.000 kelahiran. Akan tetapi di masa serangan Israel 22 hari, kami mencatat 3.700 kelahiran dan pada sisa bulan Januari tercatat 1.300 kelahiran. Berarti dalam bulan Januari terjadi peningkatan kelahiran hingga 1.000 kasus.

Rasio antara kematian dan kelahiran di Gaza memang tidak sama. Angka kelahiran, jelasnya lagi, mencapai 50 ribu tiap tahun, sedang kematian mencapai 5 ribu.

“Israel sengaja membunuh para wanita dan anak-anak untuk menghapus masa depan Gaza. Sebanyak 440 anak-anak dan 110 wanita telah dibunuh dan 2.000 anak serta 1.000 wanita mengalami luka-luka.

Get Connected to Derek Fisher

Welcome to the Playoffs, L.A. Lakers. It’s about time you showed up to this party.

Everyone’s talking about the party at Staples Center. Let’s recap the series of events that happened in the second half.

Luis Scola pulled down Lamar Odom’s jersey while Odom was coming down from a shot. Luke Walton and Sasha Vujacic went up to Scola’s face right after.
The very next play, Derek Fisher laid out Scola by bumping into him as Scola set a pick. Derek Fisher got a cut on his head after that collision. It was determined a Flagrant 2 and Fisher was tossed out of the game.
Later on, Ron Artest complained that Kobe Bryant’s elbow got him on the throat. After Artest pleaded his case with the referees, he ran over to Kobe to tell him what’s up. After a few minutes, Artest was kicked out of the game as well.
And seemingly every time Kobe got the ball, he scored and would yell, “YOU CAN’T GUARD ME!” (It actually got to the point where it got annoying but, hey, if you’re on fire, you’re on fire.) Kobe finished with a cool 40 points.

We know Houston is a physical team. And they were basically trying to punk L.A. in this series. The Lakers get criticized for being soft and, sometimes, I think it’s a bit unfair. Some of us have watched the Lakers morph into a stronger team, both physically and mentally. Those Laker/Celtic games in the regular season should be proof enough that they are no longer soft (see Odom confront Kevin Garnett?). But if that didn’t convince them, this game should have.

L.A. is fighting back. They will no longer be bullied. As I asked, was Derek Fisher’s foul cheap? Oh, yeah. I’m not going to deny that and Laker fans are probably going to agree with me. Was it necessary? It probably was. L.A. needed to send a message to Houston. They are not going to be punked anymore. This might have been the first time I saw the Lakers defend their teammates in years. I believe Houston’s woken up a sleeping giant.

And while I predicted that L.A. would finish off Houston in an “easy” five games a week ago, the basketball fan in me is hoping it’ll go a rough-and-tumble seven games. Houston isn’t backing down, either, and I will give them all the credit in the world for that. But L.A. knows that in order for them to win the title, they’ll have to fight fire with fire, cheap shots be damned.

Derek Fisher isn’t allowed to be anywhere near the arena for tonight’s Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals in Houston, but you don’t have to wait until tommorrow to hear what he thought of the game.

Fisher, who is suspended for tonight’s game for his foul of Luis Scola in Game 2, will be twittering throughout the game. His site is http://twitter.com/derekfisher.

Here’s his opening tweet:

“Since I can’t be @ the arena, I’ll be here with you guys, the fans, as I watch! I’ll tweet on time outs, commercials, etc & weigh in. GO LA!”

Derek Fisher is over here in a real life fatal attraction!

This chick named Symone has been stalking him for years. You might know her as the “Real Mrs. Fisher” because that’s what she goes by on her MySpace , Facebook accounts.

And, yeah those are the real ones…

Symone The Real Mrs. Fisher Lake

Fisher went and got the restraining order against the crazy ho today. And he is saying that he don’t even know her. Yet she’s been running around town telling her girls that they’re married and are about to have a kid. Word!

And the triv part is that the chick has already legally changed her last name to Fisher. Now that’s something that the white chick in Obsessed never did.

And she even sends him love letters and luckily for us he saved them so we all could see how crazy this ho was.

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