the first part of any ceasefire should be the immediate release of Gilad Shalit otherwise no deal we do not want to know and should cut off negotiations immediately Hamas is desperate for a ceasefire Kick them when they are down

Not breaking the resistance force of Hamas today means that hundreds of thousands of Israelis will be brought within range of Hamas rockets later. A ceasefire agreement with Hamas means that we will soon receive a stronger, more protected, better-armed and better-trained Hamas. Cities such as Ashdod, Be'er Sheva and Kiryat Gat could soon be in Hamas-rocket range. Several Hamas leaders have declared: "We will strike beyond Ashkelon…" More about Hamas and Gaza :

because they know that they have the upper hand since Israel is much too weak to strike back. Their ceasefire will be when Israel will finally decide to replace the heads with someone powerful and courageous. That's when they'll make a ceasefire and then Israel wouldn't dare fight them because what will the world say? The same will be if Olmert, the weakling, will after all go for a tiny bit of fighting against the enemies whom he supplied weapons to.

the armies of 5 arab countries couldn't defeat Israel in 4 wars, because the jews stood their ground with courage and determination, a vision to build a home land for the jewish people, and now a handful of terrorist organizations with the help of corrupted Israeli leaders are bringing the jewish home land to it's doom.