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New mood in Gaza?
Yehuda Litani
Published: 14.06.07, 16:04
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1. Amusing!
Matthias ,   Switzerland   (06.14.07)
It seems that the 'Palestinians' are having some troubles with jew-free Gaza, doesn't it? Well, I hope they enjoy it!
2. Gaza is sick and tired?
MK ,   Atlanta, USA   (06.14.07)
The Palestinians never cease to amaze and surprise me. I guess electing a government of hyper-violent religious fanatics wasn't such a good idea, was it?
3. Opportunity
Alan ,   NYC   (06.14.07)
Hey -- let all the Islamic creeps go to Gaza, and make peace with normal people in the West Bank. Gaza is turning into a self imposed prison, AKA Islamic State. Let the seculars go to West Bank and let all the Islamists into Gaza...
4. You wanted Hamas ? Now you got H'mar !
(06.14.07)
5. May they kill themselves forever and a day!
Al   (06.14.07)
Its payback time. Only The dumb nut Israelis have nothing to do with it. Its G-d's revenge in order to save the dumb nut Israeli Jews.
6. #2 - Spot On!
Marcell ,   Nir-Am   (06.14.07)
7. Peace
paul malykont ,   United States   (06.14.07)
This is to be expected. As they go through their suffering they will learn that violence must end. Only thorough facing their own reality and responsibility will they ever that war won't work. Sad, but real.
8. Is anyone surprised.
Mike ,   Philadelphia, USA   (06.14.07)
What did the Palestinians expect was going to happen when they elected Hamas? That they were going to live the rest of their lives in peace and tranquility? Hamas doesn't give two hoots about the Palestinian people. They have 2 agendas: The destruction of Isreal and the total domination of Islamic rule. They Palestinians created their own mess, but now they "can no longer bear the suffering"??? Give me a break.
9. Lunacy
Douglas Miller ,   Miami Beach, USA   (06.14.07)
Mr. Litani is completely wrong in his conclusions. The Arabs who are occupying Gaza are suffering. But they are united in their desire to destroy Israel and exterminate the Jewish people. The humanitarian response to the suffering is to help all the innocents get out of Gaza and enter Egypt or any other Arab dominated country. The Arabs who presently occupy Gaza will be much safer and have more fulfilling lives somewhere else.
10. Arabs in Gaza voted Hamas-Taliban, so that's what they get.
Joseph   (06.14.07)
By voting overwhelmingly for Islamists, the Arabs in Gaza KNEW they were voting to never have the right to vote ever again. (As the saying goes, Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.)
11. I feel bad for many palestinians
Korem ,   New York, USA   (06.14.07)
78% of them do not support either Fatah or Hamas. We all know they elected Hamas and hopefully now they have learned a great lesson. Maybe they will see things more clearly now, but first Hamas' terror has to be defused.
12. Too bad but it's too late
Historical Observer ,   New York   (06.14.07)
They cried and lied that Israel was so horrible, now in the final stages of real terror by the hands of their own people do they learn the truth. Gaza is in chaos and it's not Israel's fault. By leaving last year, this is what they ended up creating on their own. Can't blame Israel at all, hurts doesn't it? Anytime palestinians try to create a state, whether it's in their real homeland of Jordan or Lebanon, it ends up making their lives worse. Give in to the inevitable and accept peace with Israel. Stop trying to create a new state, it just will not survive.
13. Hamas is an Israeli front.
Karen R ,   USA   (06.14.07)
It's obvious - Hamas is a front for an Israeli plot to undermine the formation of a Palestinian state. By committing large-scale violence it has caused such chaos that Gaza residents and the world will actually ask Israel to reoccupy the Strip, and undermine Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation. Hamas is actually creating support for the Israeli right wing in the last place one would think to find it - in Gaza. Is Hamas really being funded by Iran - or is it the Mossad and wealthy backers of the Greater Israel movement abroad?
14. An Islamic state won't have such turmoil
Mike ,   Atlanta, USA   (06.14.07)
Let the Arabs in Gaza know that this violence is just a burp. After their stomachs settle, and "anxiety" decreases, they'll have a crime-free Islamic paradise.
15. Turn Over A New Leaf? Not Likely.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (06.14.07)
They still hate us, they still blame everything on us, & enough of them support either Hamas or Fatah to keep the fighting going for quite a while. They may be desperate for this latest round of violence to stop but as soon as it does, they'll be back to crying "occupation" & "the Jews this & the Jews that" - even as they sink deeper into their self-inflicted misery, they won't be turning over any new leaves anytime soon. Stop fooling yourself - and stop trying to fool us. If ever a people were less deserving of sympathy, it is the Palestinians.
16. #13 Karen...I REALLY hope what you wrote is just a joke!
Yonatan ,   USA   (06.14.07)
17. Arabs complain Hamas is murdering them, not Jews
MV   (06.14.07)
Arabs voted for Hamas to murder Jews, and now they cry for sympathy because their terrorists are also murdering them.
18. the Gaza sewage disaster says it all..
mike ,   US   (06.14.07)
instead of building a society, they built rockets, and wound up knee-deep in their own sh-t. THey voted for a genocidal supremacist group, and now they live with its consequences. I have no pity nor remorse for these stupid people, who raise their children to kill and hate, who send pregnant mothers armed with belt bombs to kill and maim. enough is enough. Let the Hobbesian reality do its own work in the strip. These people have hated and will keep on hating the jews no matter how much good will and generosity is shown to them.
19. great hope for Palestinians. Islamist go to Gaza, seculars..
(06.14.07)
go to West Bank. the real two state solution. Thoes who like killing can go live and kill each other in Gaza. The rest of Palestinian Arabs who want to live peacefully like other human beings can live in West Bank. Then Gaza can be fenced like a zoo, where people from all over the world can go and see what happens when people turn into wild animals.
20. They just want the violence between Arabs to stop
Kevin G ,   Oregon, USA   (06.14.07)
Once it does, they'll aim against Israel again. There is no such thing as Arab gratitude to Israel. Think of the ladies that were going to be treated in Israeli hospitals but preferred to blow themselves up among Jewish civilians instead.
21. 13 - Karen - Your TB is fascinating
Danielle ,   USA   (06.14.07)
You could be on to something but actually Hamas is not an Israeli creation. However, there are strong rumors that intergalactic aliens are already among us, and one of their methods of taking over the planet is to create strife among otherwise placid and friendly communities like Gaza.
22. to 13
kofi ,   no where   (06.14.07)
ever though of writing fiction, you have the brains for it. this posting must be some of your best work
23. to 14
Kofi ,   no where   (06.14.07)
guess you will be moving back soon,to much freedom in the US for you
24. let the miracles continue
hanina   (06.14.07)
Boo hoo
25. They dont beling on the Jewish land of Gaza or in Israel
Rob ,   USA   (06.14.07)
G-d will expunge the enemies!
26. Hey! They got their wish!!!
NW ,   Miami USA   (06.15.07)
They wanted the Jews out of Gaza. Well, they got their wish. Life under Israeli control was "repressive". Well, now go stew in your own juices.
27. They voted for Hamas and have not shown much regret
rh ,   Ashdod Israel   (06.14.07)
Why does the press and the world assume that the ordinary man in the street is at home a good citizen who wants food in his belly and his family cared for. This may be true for me and you but may not extrapolate to the Palestinians. I have not heard their cries for peace and protests against Hamas. Instead the women disguise themselves as people wanting medical care and then plan to bomb our hospitals
28. # 13
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.15.07)
Karen....you are totally wrong.
29. Let me get this straight...
klaus ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (06.15.07)
1) Judean, Samarian & Gaza arab public considered al aqsa, fatah, etc to be too inefficient in their shooting and bombing of Israeli citizens, and vote for Hamas instead. 2) extremist hamas has the nerve to kill poor innocent arabs instead of poor innocent Israelis. 3) arabs turn to Jews to save them from nasty hamas. A1 - Do you think Israel has an obligation to offer you water or electricity when you choose to kill our people? A2 - Why do you cheer and hand out candies when Israelis or Americans are killed by your terrorists? A3 - Why did you send 2 female suicide bombers - 1 who was pregnant - to blow up innocent Israelis - in a hospital earlier this week. Wouldn't you have cheered with glee if they had been successful? A4 - How is it that you are not getting what you deserve? Thanks you very much.
30. 13#,karen.nice said,
game ,   china   (06.15.07)
and i think karon is just making some fun for us while we r reading such solemn materials,hehe
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