Israel's deadly ceasefire game

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Ceasefire make-believe

On July 8, Israel launched Operation Protective Edge with the accusation that Hamas was responsible for the death of three Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Israel bombed and shelled the entire Gaza Strip for over a week, killing at least 182 civilians and destroying 1660 civilian buildings.

On July 15, Israel and Egypt came with a unilateral ceasefire proposal omitting most of the Palestinian people's demands. The resistance was not involved in formulating the terms, revealing Egypt's bias as an unfair mediator. Hence the proposal was rightfully rejected. Both Israel and Egypt expected this outcome and tried to corner the Palestinian resistance and the unity government that was negotiating on its behalf.

With the rejection of the ceasefire, Israel claimed in front of a biased international community that it had fulfilled its commitment to restrain itself.

A day later, Hamas and Islamic Jihad offered the Israeli government a 10-year truce with ten basic conditions centred around lifting of the illegal blockade and the release of Palestinian prisoners part of the Gilat prisoners' swap in the West Bank that were re-arrested by Israel.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/08/israel-deadly-ceasefire-game-20148281297860340.html

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1. Hamas leader praises 'balance of terror' with Israel as Abbas says Netanyahu agreed to Palestinian s

Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas's military wing, has accused Israel of committing atrocities in Gaza "twice as great as the Holocaust perpetrated by Hitler".

"The Holocaust perpetrated by Israel is twice as great as the Holocaust perpetrated by Hitler, because it bombed schools and hospitals," Mr Meshaal said, in speech broadcast from Doha, Qatar where he lives.

Mr Meshaal praised the Palestinian forces for achieving "a balance of terror" with Israel, the Middle East's strongest army, and threatened that this war "was not the last campaign for the liberation of Palestine, only an important way station on the way to victory."

Mr Meshaal went on to ridicule Israel, saying it is "searching with a telescope for a victory that it can talk about".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11063703/Hamas-leader-praises-balance-of-terror-with-Israel-as-Abbas-says-Netanyahu-agreed-to-Palestinian-state.html

[Jefferson23]

2. Stupid:

"The Holocaust perpetrated by Israel is twice as great as the Holocaust perpetrated by Hitler,...


Priceless here: Mr Meshaal went on to ridicule Israel, saying it is "searching with a telescope for a victory that it can talk about".

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3. Yeah, he should shut up, it's not like he did any of the heavy lifting. nt

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4. Holocaust shit comparsions are just that, shit and make you look as much an asshole as when

Bibi uses all the Nazi/Holocaust crap too.

I do feel Meshaal is spot on with the telescope critic, but yea..don't over play hand.
Check your rhetoric at the door more often than not.

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5. I've always considered him a blowhard.

He is mainly a bagman for contributions.

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6. He should smarten up..he could do more good but I feel that way about most of them. n/t

[Jefferson23]

7. Off topic, somewhat..Meshall says, Deif is "fine". Have you seen this one?

Meshal: Hamas will go back to war against Israel if upcoming truce talks fail
Gaza movement's political leader warns it still has attack tunnels and rockets; says Mohammed Deif, whom Israel tried to assassinate, is 'fine.'
By Jack Khoury | Aug. 28, 2014 | 8:58 PM | 10

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.613015

No confirmation than his word for it, for now.

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8. I saw Meshaal's comment about Deif.

His word is not good enough for me, but I would hazard that Deif is alive at this point, they are not usually shy about Martyrs.

[Jefferson23]

9. He's not ready to be video taped is how I took it.

Fine may mean he may not be fully recovered..I don't know...but the nibble is out there for now.

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10. Yah. That's about where I am.

I'll bet the Israelis would still take another shot at him if they knew where he was.

[Jefferson23]

11. Me too and oh yea..Israel wants him. n/t

[Jefferson23]

12. Off topic again..I am going off line. Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend, bemildred.

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13. Indeed.