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See trailer to see QASSAM, presents Igal Hecht's powerful film about the experiences and struggles of the people of Sderot - a city located near Gaza that is under constant Qassam rocket fire.
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The Qassam is a crude and inexpensive, home-made unguided rocket or 'missile' from 3-7 feet in length bearing a small explosive charge that works like a fourth of July rocket from a Chinese fireworks factory.
Israel Has No Intention of Allowing a Palestinian State 2009
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With the first version of what's called a Qassam rocket, which had a I guess a range of about five miles or so.
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Dozens called the Qassam and said, "We want to leave, give us security and a safe passage."
Sunday, June 17, 2007 As'ad 2007
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The rocket they build in Gaza is called the Qassam, and as simple as it sounds, Israel has not found a way to stop the rockets raining down.
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The so-called Qassam rockets are crude, but so far Israel has been powerless to stop them.
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This rocket was actually what they're calling the Qassam 2, a new generation of what is, in essence, a homemade rocket.
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The Qassam is a crude and inexpensive, home-made unguided rocket or 'missile' from 3-7 feet in length bearing a small explosive charge that works like a fourth of July rocket from a Chinese fireworks factory.
uncomfortably numb 2009
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When rockets from Gaza land in Sha'ar HaNegev in southern Israel, the man known as the Qassam Hunter hurries to the scene
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He admitted he had provided the rebels with requested information, saying his reports contained information on manufacturing missiles like those produced by the Palestinian movement of Hamas, the so-called Qassam rockets.
Yemen Observer 2009
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