we just took your ball and threw it in your face! you are hurting, you want a hudna and we know it. well, you aint gatting it so continue the frustration!

Israel gave back Gaze with a working economy and fully open boarders. Hamas has undone all of that. Israel is not looking for a short term truce, but a commitment by Hamas to meet the international community's three conditions: Recognizing Israel's right to exist, ending terror, and honoring the Palestinian Authority's agreements with Israel. Until then Hamas is playing with themselves and not negotiating a truce. So they can keep their ball, Israel is still awaiting a sign that Hamas will meet these minimal requirements.

Six moths to recuperate before trying again to kill . Six months to re-arm, to smuggle weapons in from Iran and then to kill. Killing is the only language these "people" understand.

When Israel pulled out of Gaza, the world waited to see what the Palestinians would make of it, as a prelude to their having a full state including the West Bank. The first thing the Palestinians did was smash all the greenhouses the settlers had built, instead of using them to aid their economy. Then they turned Gaza into a mini-terror state, launching a war against Israel that continues to this day. And now they wonder why life in Gaza is so wretched, when it could have flourished. To those who say we should not isolate Hamas: Hamas isolated itself, with its aggression not only against Israel but also against other Palestinians. When the aggression will stop, the isolation will stop. But the aggression will never stop as long as Palestinian extremists continue to enjoy support from their self-righteous cheering section, which has chapters all over the world and in many universities and trade unions as explained. What does hamas want at : http://xrl.us/bjurj

until you rot because we already have a heads up on your style of peace and you are not getting your way. israel will live and will get over this soon enough and you'll again and forever be relegated to the bin on violence, factional wars and infantile behavior.

Mashaal: Let's make a truce Israel: What do you mean? Mashaal: (smirking) You know, a truce Israel: Well, I don't know, you're kind of crazy, certainly not trustworthy Mashaal: (openly trying not to laugh) We just want a truce, that's all Israel: I don't know... Mashaal: (later to Al-Jazeera cronies in his Gaza penthouse, doing lines) Nah man, I didn't say" truce", I said "troose", get it? It's brilliant! Hahaha! Al Jazeera Goons: Hahaaha Khaled, you rule, and your beard is so classy...

Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way as ye came forth out of Egypt; how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were enfeebled in thy rear, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. "Therefore it shall be, when HaShem thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which HaShem thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget. "

Hamas statement quoted in article: "that if a truce is not reached the region could see unprecedented violence". Guess what? Accepting the truce will lead to violence anyway because the proper translation of "hudna" is "wait while I restock my arms supplies".

God forbid that guns should rest from taking down the terrorists.

Yes let's open the borders. Let's allow all kinds of things in and out, weapons, bomb making supplies, bigger rockets, etc. Then when the truce ends, all will be great for Hamas and Israel will be asked to show "restraint" and be wary or the "humanitarian issues in Gaza." Only a fool would accept this offer...which means Olmert is jumping up and down and in agreement and asking how he can make it happen

I dont know who is a bigger idiot Olmert or Mashaal. Olmrt wants to keep making concesions and making things easier for the terrorists so he can get a quick deal on paper before he is finnaly chased out even if it will sacrifice security. Mashaal admits on Al Jazeera that this ceacefire is just a tactic and will only be for 6 months and at the same time telling Israel we have accepted a ceacefire now we expect you to do the same. Do any of these people understand how the real world actually works and not their nice little fantasy where Olmert gets a palestian state on paper along with a nobel prize and we all live happily ever after. Mashaals little world is one where Hamas have wiped Israel off the map and replaced it with Palestine.

Well then, let's give them their truce!

Hamas come to the table when you truely mean to have peace with israel. It is my belief that israel will discuss with good faith ... provided hamas does the same....but a one sided hudna is no better than a crook telling his victim to relax till the crook has a good opertunity to rob him.

we know it is only a tactic and this is why we are not going to give it to you. arab stupidity!

Better be quiet. Israel may wise up and figure out this whole peace thing with Palestinians is a farce meant to weaken them and go in for the final kill. But then again,even if you told them ,they would probally stiil hold onto their Road Map delusion instead of defeating you.

is to eradicate Hamas from the face of the planet. The sooner the better. No truce with the devil

You translate it as a truce or ceasefire. They understand it clearly: It is a temporary halt in hostilities so they can rearm and fight on. It is all spelled out in the Koran. Wake up.

this is the good old we'll lull them into sleep as we regroup for another attack. Why can't Israel simply accept the daily attacks as an act of war and fight back? isn't this stupid??

Nobody here (hopefully) has any inclination what so ever to accept any "truce" of Hamas'. What a fake!!! (Does it say 'STUPID' on our forehead?!!)

if you want to surrender, just admit it and stop shooting. Maybe you will be given mercy. if you want to continue fighting, why bother asking for "truce"?

TO OBTAIN SHALLIT'S RELEASE THE LIKES OF MAASHAL,AND TOP DECISSION MAKERS NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CAPTIVITY FOR PRISONER EXCHANGE.PERHAPS THEIR VALUE MIGHT BE USEFUL FOR AN INCLUSIVE HISBOLA PRISONER EXCHANGE FOR THE TWO SOLDIERS ABDUCTED TO THE LEBANON.WE MUST HAVE LEVERAGE,AND ARM BENDING TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY IN THEIR RELEASE...THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CASE AT THE MOMENT...MR.OLMERT,GIVE ME A A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO TAKE OVER YOUR JOB, AND SEE WHAT RESULTS I CAN GET.

He only wants a truce so that he can smuggle more weapons into Gaza like his Hezbollah brothers are doing in Lebanon! Then when his weapons numbers are increased to his liking the "truce" will be cancelled and the attacks will resume!

Lol @ #24. That was funny.

Exactly. The narcissistic buffoon loves himself, his immaculate designer suits, his immaculately coiffered hair, his manufactured smile, his incomprehensibly lavish lifestyle, his corruption, his use of Palestinian money which he showers on his crony friends and family All this WHILE GAZA STARVES, whilst GAZA FREEZES, WHILE GAZA BURNS And why because whilst Gaza is wretched, hopeless and dying and Mashaal propagates this miserable existence for the people of Gaza by shutting the door on any prospect of accomadation and peace with Israel other than this perpetual state of war for generations, so Mashaal gets fatter and richer When it comes to treacherously bleeding his own nation Mashaal is a past master And next time Mr Peanut Carter you go to meet Mashaal to give him the credence HE DOES NOT DESERVE LISTEN to what ordinary Palestinians have to say too about Mr Mashaal THE KING LEECH of Palestine

Invite Mashaal to speak to the Kenneset. Invite him to explain the overal strategy his 'tactic' would supposedly advance. See him stand there and piss in his trousers.