You saw the monkeys? So dont feed them with weapons. ; - ) ~

so they can feed their families. If not, they'll sell the stuff to Hamas for the price of scrap metal. If they sell their souls for money, your tanks won't stand a chance.

B"H The IDF needs to stay in top shape, so I guess it is necessary to keep the opposition well-equiped is the perspective being shared here. Involvement of the opposition has such a high price tag these days in Jewish lives. But Iran is the focus, so almost anything goes in the meanwhile. What a tough environment to be the leader of the Jewish people in.

Stop playing a role in the smoke-in-mirrors money making terrorist war for americas military industry. Do the right thing - let them fight it out. As if the Plaestininas will be any less dangerous under either regime. When they fight each other we are spared their bullets. Israel already has an excuse for not doing this as last time we gave them weapons they used them against us. Jews are not pupets!

Even if some of Olmert's ministers think that he is endangering Israel's security, none will have the integrity to resign.

This is the bottom line: Israel, before transferring any weapons or equipment to Fatah, must be secure in the knowledge that if it eventually falls to Hamas, there will be no disadvantage to Israel. It's really simple. Tents, bullet proof vests, armored vehicles...so what? Israel has 5,000 tanks 700 jet fighters, thousands of artillery and tens of thousands of rockets, AND 400 high fusion nuclear devices. Livni is right on this one, the cabinet members wrong. The goal must be two separate states (Arab/Jewish), living side by side, in peace and fellowship.. w/o which, these 2 peoples will be always in warfare. However, Abbas (or anyone else) must maintain law and order, otherwise, it's all for naught.

There is no essential difference between Hamas and Fatah in regards to the value of our lives. Both groups are just terrorists waiting for the opportunity to kill as many Jews as possible. This is just suicide by proxy.

Have you completely lost it? You are going to allow some foreigner to dictate to you whether Israel should arm her enemies or not, instead of listening to our own people? This is going too far, even for you, you bumbling idiot.

As an American who's been watching things in Iraq and Afghanistan, I have to say the American military is inept and doesn't know what it's doing, and the Bush regime is downright criminal in its stupidity. They can be trusted always to make the wrong decision. Let Israel make choices for Israel only and not listen to the stupidity issuing from the mouth of George Bush. Yes, surely at least some of those weapons will go to Hamas. Fatah are largely opportunists, mostly not dedicated to their cause, which is why they ran away so quickly in Gaza. Fatah today means Hamas tomorrow.

This is treason form the P.M. He must be arrested for this crime and imprisoned immediately.

We always point the finger at the pallies and fear their establishment of a haminstan. We have are own KADIMASTAN,started by are own generalisimo sharon. It does not matter that 95% of us do not want olmert and his gang. They are still here and bow down to our US masters and their wishes. Anyone who has followed american foreign policies over the years, must know that they always support the losers,not wanted by the local populace. To mind comes, Vietnam, Chili, El Salvadore and so on. After many years of militairie and financial support to dictators and prolonged internal wars,the outcome has always turned out the same. So with a olmert lacking any spine and vision,surrounded by even weaker people only interested in their seats of power, we can just see the next step towards more failurers unfolding.

AMERICA IS ABOUT TO SCREW ISRAEL. G-D HELP US NOW

somebody impeach olmert now! give palestinians armored vehicles!?

Last year's war was mishandled - do you really think aiding the enemy with weapons is going to bolster your image. Proceed with extreme caution.

someone please explain this to me.... Is fatah now a friend of Israel?? or is there a detail missing.

Olmert: Stupid to the bones. The first, second and all of the Israelis inbetween, in the IDF or civilian, who are murdered or injured as a result of this gross moronic entree, will have PM Olmert and his entire enabling government to blame. History will show Olmert to be a coward, a dunce and the worst of all PMs. He is a selfish and uncaring dolt, except for his own political survival. Note: Never arm or aid your sworn enemies. It that too hard to remmember? A concept too difficult to encompass.

BOTH ARE TERROR GROUPS, ONE IS JUST MORE iSLAMIC THAN THE OTHER. DON'T AID EITHER AND LET EM FIGHT IT OUT THEN GO TO WORK WHEN IT'S DONE!

Fatah equals Nazi Party Hamas is the SS So it is better to arm the Nazi's than the SS? It is better to give 100's of millions to the Nazi's rather than the SS? They both want to kill JEWS! Bibi ! Somebody! Help!

The ayatollahs couldn't have hand picked a better duo to run the Israeli government.

why would we give Fatah weapons? Aren't they responsible for terrorist attacks as well? Ugh.

You are a waste of human life.

Olmert, recogtnize their gov, negotiate- fine. but DO NOT give them weapons. You're letting history repeat itself just like when Peres gave weapons to Arafat and they were used against Israel.

We have all spent an agonizing period of time with Olmert at the helm and I for now have been trying to determine what is wrong with his judgment. I finally figured it out. Compared to other PM's, Olmert will not act alone- he only acts in accordance with the US recommendations. All previous PM's have acted in Israel's on interests even when it wasn't the US idea. This is one of them. Olmert--- listen to Barak and the military!