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Hamas says smuggling to go on despite Gaza truce    Reuters
1. Go Egypt!
S   (06.20.08)
2. Even in truce....
Geeez. Even in a truce, they have an aggressive mentality. Need I say more?
B ,   US   (06.20.08)
3. old favorites
Isn't this the same thing Arafat used to say? This ceasefire's chances of succeeding are diminishing by the minute.
Steve G ,   Kew Gardens, NY, USA   (06.20.08)
4. Diplomacy, then violence.
On the last Friday before the Sharm A-Sheikh peace summit between then-Israeli Prime Minister Arial Sharon and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in February 2005, PA TV broadcast an official sermon which made clear to Palestinians the role, in Palestinian eyes, of peace talks. Ibrahim Mudayris, on February 4, 2005, delivered the sermon in which he called for Palestinians to use diplomacy to return to the 1967 lines, but violence to destroy Israel. The way to deal with these people : http://xrl.us/bmdnh
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (06.20.08)
5. Is Olmert as stupid as he looks?
No, unbelievable as it seems he is even more stupid than that. Ontop of being on the Hamass payroll I wonder where else he is getting his envelopes of cash now?
Yoni ,   Chiloquin, Oregon   (06.20.08)
6. Mental Moral Governmental Bankruptcy
The present government is destroying Israel, full stop. That Israeli's don't recognize and demand political reform to force the government to be responsive to the needs of the people may well indicate that Israeli's DESERVE their present government. Why are we more concerned about the Palestinian's than we are about ourselves? Why do we refuse to defend ourselves? Why do we allow this territorial giveaway to continue? Has anyone forgotten that it was Barak who abandoned our Lebanese Christian allies and permitted the Hizbullah takeover of Lebanon? Has everyone forgotten how this same jerk declared, while still in uniform and wanting to curry favor with the Labor Central Committee how the Syrians could be trusted to live up to an agreement? Is this national safe hatred that we allow this nonsense to continue? Why are we letting this jerk implement his fantasies at our national expense. The mind boggles. Israel, wake up. Throw these bums out of office, the lot of them.
Joe Kaufman ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (06.20.08)
7. Business as usual, then...
Enzo ,   london,uk   (06.20.08)
8. Israel of course is to stop its own import of US arms
During the truce no more imported oil and gas, no more ammo for F15s and F16s, no more missiles for Apaches, no tank spares, no scatter bombs, no bunker busters ... I forget what the word for hypocrisy is in ivrit; hypocratsia? hypokritsia? hypocrotsia? Maybe there is no word for it in hebrew as Israelis would not know what it means, having never practiced hypocrisy themselves.
Chanalau, Tova ,   London, UK   (06.20.08)
9. Like Yogi said, this is dejavu all over again
This is just like Olmert's great deal to end the second Lebanon war. Didn't stop Hez from reloading their rocket arsenal.
Cynic ,   USA   (06.20.08)
10.  to #5
ANSWER: YES
Mike Cato ,   USA   (06.20.08)
11. #8 The word for hypocrit is this: CHANALAU TOVA. Pure &
simple. ,   Maurie, Israel   (06.20.08)
12. Hamas never had ANY intentions to stop smuggling, or to stop
others from killing ,   us. Never. Rueben   (06.20.08)
13. 'It's beyond our ability...': funny or tragic?
So what the use of signing agreements with somebody openly stating to be unable or unwilling to deliver?... Is that a joke? If it is I do not understand it.
Guido ,   Milano Italy   (06.20.08)
14. #8
Chanalau Tova the Hebrew word for hypocrisy is 'tzviut'. Arab sympathizers like yourself are very adept at hypocrisy. Having championed the cause of a race which inspires hatred and death instead of love a life you are the most hypocritical of all . Obviously you are an arab with no understanding of the term 'peace' as your koran only preaches death!!!
David   (06.20.08)
15. we have the cleverest PM and defense ministers ever
One day before the truce rockets are fired at Sderot. One day after the truce Hamas is saying that we will not stop smuggling and even says we wont impose our truce on any other groups. More proof this truce was a political tactic by Olmert help avoid an early election. At best 6 months Israel will open the borders, all millitary operations wil helt. Hamas will smmugle in more rockets and the day 1 after the truce ends Hamas will be full strengh and laughing. Before this truce was declared Hamas were hurting bad and if we had increased the preasure we could have brought them to their knees For the past 2 months Olmert & Barak were rejecting this truce which is based on Hamas demands because they were worried Hamas would use it as an excuse to rearm. Todat the heat is on and Olmert & Barak are doing anything they can to avoid an election and it also allows them to give away territory to palestians & Syrians saying look we Gaza proof the peace process works.
zionist forever   (06.20.08)
16. Hypocrisy
The word in Hebrew is "tzvi'ut", Chanalau, and if you want to see a living example, just look at your own reflection in your computer monitor.
Michael ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (06.20.08)
17. 5
He isnt stupid he is gangster He takes envelopes full of cash and is only interested in his own survival whatever the consequenses to the rest of the country. Arafat was exactly the same lines his pockets, does anything nececarily to survive and what happens to all the it doesnt matter what price the palestians had to pay all that mattered was Arafat stays on top tand Olmert is exactly the same.
zionist forever   (06.20.08)
18. Stop the madness
Say no to a pali-terrorstate!
Y ,   N   (06.20.08)
19. 8 hypocrisy ??? or the real problem
Quote:"During the truce no more imported oil and gas, no more ammo for F15s and F16s, no more missiles for Apaches, no tank spares, no scatter bombs, no bunker busters ... " That might be possible IF ALL nations and groupes that from the inception of the nation of israel in 1948 who called for and actively worked to remove Israel from the mideast ... would renounce thier call for the removal of ISRAEL from the mid-east .... A lot people fail to understand the real issue ....under Muslim rules anytime a land that was once under muslin control is captured or given to a non-Muslim groupe ,then All muslims must work toward the recapture of that land to bring it back under muslim control and influance. in muslim eyes when the UN created the nation Israel out of formaly muslim land in 1948 ...then the muslim rule to reclaim the land was activated....any thing less than reclaimation in muslim eyes is unacceptable. in muslim eyes it does not matter if israel goes back to pre 67 boarders and tries to live in peace with it muslim nieghbors .... in muslim eyes the rest of remaining israel must come under a muslim goverment. thus the Concept of HUDNA ....and the current peace agreement is HUDNA in Hamas eyes ....LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF HUDNA NOTE a exaimination of textbooks produced by muslims ...the maps of the mid east does not include the nation of israel
Psalms 83 ,   Selah   (06.20.08)
20. Answer to 19
the book do not show Israel, because Isarel is all Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon all that belongs to Israel. biblically those who curse Israel will be cursed and blessed all that bless Israel.
Sal ,   US   (06.20.08)
21. Olmert must keep is word
Olmert and other Kadima scums told us that they will attack Gaza should Hamas break the deal. They must keep their word.
Frank ,   Canada   (06.21.08)
22. Man after his own heart attack I'd say...
"We cannot talk about stopping smuggling because it is something beyond our ability *as a government*."
Ypip ,   Canada   (06.21.08)
23. hamas the incorriglible
if they get away with "this" they will test "that". until the whole truce is a mockery
art ,   usa   (06.21.08)
24. Re : 20
Sal ....I agree .... biblically those who curse Israel will be cursed and blessed all that bless Israel. ===== I am attemping to show the real foundations of those that Curse Israel.... many of the modern Liberals around the world are so biased that they won't even attemp to acknowledge the underlying muslim religious foundation that drives the muslim to evict israel from the holy land. they see a people being discriminated against .... not the fact that by choice of the palistinian and muslim leadership a jihad against israel and the Jews has caused this hardship... if left alone in peace it is very possible for a constructive peace to take place ...and ... a two state solution would not be necesary... but for the need of the islamic community to regain the whole land they once controled .... we will see the biblical prophceies of Psalms 83, Ezekiel 36 - 40.....and many others take place
Psalms 83 ,   Selah   (06.21.08)
25. Then the truce did not even last 30 hours
If he is claiming that one of the key elements is not going to happen, and that they never agreed to it, then there is no truce. If he is not going to enforce the truce, then there is no truce. All we are waiting on is someone else to die?
Eric ,   Tel Aviv   (06.21.08)
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