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Report: Hamas ready to sign Gaza truce
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Published: 29.12.08, 11:52
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1. let's sign the truce
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (12.29.08)
things were so calm and peaceful with the previous truce, let's give it another go.
2. NO DEAL!
elan ,   Netanya, Israel   (12.29.08)
3. What Mashaal wants or doesn't ,doesn't count.
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (12.29.08)
What counts is what Israel wants, and what Israel should want is to put an end in this surrealist situation in its land-and I mean greater Israel.What Israel should do is to defeat Hamass at the moment and force Egypt to open its doors to receive that population;after all we gave back the whole Sinai,so let them use Sinai as their homes for now.The best is to shelter them far from any part of our greater Israel ,minimizing future problems ,and we should set things clear the way we wish. Israel belongs to Jews and eventually to some of our friends.Israel do not belong to arabs nor to any kind of idolaters or whatever else. The arb world is big enough to shelter their own and they must go away. Israel should defeat them and send their remains to live among their owns. And just a last reminder:this little response from Israel is NOTHING near of what these palis do in terms of constant terror in Israel.They deserve much much more,but ideal is not to give them what they deserve but ,yes, kick their butts out from our side!
4. too late
George ,   Canada   (12.29.08)
that could have done before and saved all these lives Mr. Mashaal. Peace in earth for all.
5. BS. No Deal!
Ypip ,   Canada   (12.29.08)
6. why? so hamas can boast how they defeated israe?
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7. Get our boy back! that's the deal!
Talula ,   Israel   (12.29.08)
And crossings remain closed. If THEY are ready for a cease-fire it is only because they are scared stiff. Personally, I think we should carry on with the deadly assault for a few more days. They need to understand that this can be repeated. We are mightier than they. This response has shown us that we do not need to let ONE prisoner go.
8. Khaled Mashaal couldn't run a boy scout raffle
Talula ,   Israel   (12.29.08)
let alone a terror organization. His first idea: was for a third Intifada - but Israeli Arabs have too much to lose from that. He is seen sitting in Damascus fat and fed and they won’t risk losing their livelihoods for him. So, that’s not going to work. His second idea: was to keep firing rockets into Israel – however, they are more like mosquitoes compared to our sophisticated war machines. And although these rockets have killed Israelis over the past few years, one attack from us kills hundreds a day So, that’s not going to work either. If only he would understand that we don’t need to swap prisoners when we have the power to level Gaza. It’s us that calls the shots now, not him. But he’s a demented Arab and he can’t admit defeat in front of Islam.
9. No truce till Shallit is freed and the Charter is changed!
Freejew2U ,   Israel   (12.29.08)
You want peace? Reolese Shallit and change the Charter that calls for Israels destruction! Olmert would be a fool to accept anything short than that, Israel has the upper hand at the moment and needs to be the one that makes the demands, not HAmass!
10. No Cease fire, No Truce, Untill
ISRAELI JEWS   (12.29.08)
GILAT SHALIT IS FREE.
11. Hey Mashaal use your Kafiya to dry your EYES
Shlomo   (12.29.08)
12. He should go on TV call off all terror activities
Rick $& TC ,   Israel   (12.29.08)
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal should go on TV call off all terror activities and Intifada.
13. TOO LITTLE TOO LATE. GAME OVER.
steve ,   Tel Aviv   (12.29.08)
IF HAMAS WANTS/NEEDS A CEASE FIRE, LET HANIYEH OR MASHAAL COME TO JERUSALEM TO SIGN IT.
14. NOT WITHOUT SHALIT
Dan Mey ,   Jerusalem   (12.29.08)
15. Firing 100 rockets a day and still calling it a ceasefire is
Avinoam ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.29.08)
"unacceptable". Don't sign anything with Hamas: * We cannot recognise them as a legitimate form of leadership for the Palestinians. * It is a terrorist organisation, and that is all. * They have a very clear agenda that involves our destruction. * They do not honour anything they sign anyhow.
16. same terms as before
zionist forever   (12.29.08)
Hamas are not offering anything they were not offering before the air raids. They had at first rejected renewing the ceasefire that never was but before the air strikes they said they would be willing to consider its renewel on those terms. A half finished job or a job ended on Hamas terms has been a waste of time. If Olmert accepts on those terms then why have we just spent billions of shekels on air strikes when we could have had the ceasefire on these terms anyway. It doesn't even include the release of Gilad `shalit ( something alone isn't enough anymore ) thats something we will have to negotiate on Hamas terms on top of agreeing to a truce on their terms. Hamas are hurting here a few more days of air strikes followed by a quick in and then out ground operation and Hamas raign in Gaza can be smashed. This is going to be a test of nerve for this regime now the UN is demanding that the operation is ended and Hamas are offering a whitewash by saying we will offer an ceasefire based on the old terms if you end the ar strikes now.
17. should be crushed for ever
tom ,   poland   (12.29.08)
Hamas should be destroyed to the point of inability to restore. There is nobody to talk to there. International community should support such actions without any comment..
18. Wade, a special humanrightnik
Raphael ,   Netanya   (12.29.08)
When his people in Casamance started asking autonomy, he sent his army in, which slaughtered thousands of innocent villagers. Business as usual for a pupil of Mugabe!
19. Feed the people you starve to death Israel
R Hitchings ,   Methil   (12.29.08)
Its a PR thing.
20. Wade: go to hell
Moshe   (12.29.08)
21. No "everybody wins" truce so they can brag they "defeated us
Vered, Israel   (12.29.08)
This is one of those times in history where you have to be cruel to be kind. If we crush them now, it will save countless years of suffering, Arab and Jew alike. The sooner they lose their illusions that they have, in any twisted interpretation, defeated us, the sooner we can usher in a real peace based on reality.
22. More arrogance
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23. Israel ends attacks, blockade of Strip and Hamas gives what
Eric ,   Tel Aviv   (12.29.08)
Very nice of them to offer a cease fire where Israel gives them exactly what they want and gets nothing even offer in return. Get real.
24. Let them free Shalit before any answer
Albert ,   Buenos Aires   (12.29.08)
the fair game now is...... let Shalit free and unharmed and we will consider your proposal
25. Losers of a conflict don't make conditions of a truce!
The Business   (12.29.08)
26. #24 'We' as in 'we' in Beunos Aires?
israel   (12.29.08)
27. Your truces aren't worth a damn.
Josh ,   Atlanta   (12.29.08)
Peace didn't work for y'all. Time to give war a chance. I say, let the ass kicking continue. HAMAS....TIME TO PAY THE CHECK.
28. Truce
José Frajtag ,   Rio de Janeiro   (12.29.08)
It is never a good idea to accept a truce or Hudna. Enough with that! It only gives the fanatics more time to rearrange its forces buy new weapons, etc. They are not trustable. We shoulp accept only a complete peace treaty with a commitment for them. How dare them imposing arrogantly conditions upon Israel? No way!
29. No Truce: Surrender, Dismantle and Evaculate
emanon ,   USA   (12.29.08)
By now, even the slow Israeli leaders should know that the the terrorstinians, "truce" means "pause to restock and then resume terror against Israel". Hamas should be given the alternative fight to the last person or total surrender, dismantle your organization, turn over all your weapons and leave. Hamas and the terrorstinians broke every accord they made regarding Gaza and peace. They cannot be trusted! By the way, I'm not so sure about Fatah either . . .
30. Play with Fire you get burnt
Arie   (12.29.08)
The swine have targeted sderot for years this is a small payback.. ANY TRUCE 1.needed the total removal of the threat of rockets from Gaza. IE no rockets pointing at Israel from any gaza thugs . 2 Gilad shalit and Ron Arad returned .If Hasan Nasralla from hizbasterds want to be with his brothers in Gaza Ron Arad needs to be returned !!!! THE MESS WAS CREATED BY TZAL LEAVING GAZA IN THE EVACUATION OF GAZA.TO THE HAMAS THUGS. Only Bibi & Bugie had vision of what will happen when we evacuated gush katif.
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