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news.bbc.co.uk - 1/7/2009

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'

— news.bbc.co.uk — Israel has agreed "on the principles" of a ceasefire proposal, raising hopes of an end to its... conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. "The challenge now is to get the details to match the principles," Israeli spokesman Mark Regev said. The ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'

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haaretz.com - 1/5/2009

ANALYSIS / Who wants to end the Hamas-Israel ceasefire? - Haaretz - Israel News  ...

— haaretz.com — Israel and Hamas on Monday ratcheted up their public statements ahead of the critical date of Friday,... December 19 when the six-month old cease-fire is set to expire. In Damascus, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal threatened that calm would end this ... (more) ANALYSIS / Who wants to end the Hamas-Israel ...

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ynetnews.com - 1/7/2009

'Hamas has nothing left but rockets'

— ynetnews.com — Defense officials estimate Hamas infrastructure sustained serious hit, but organization is rationing its rocket caches in order... not to deplete them too soon. Organization's officials operating under perception that Israel has crossed all lines and ... (more) 'Hamas has nothing left but rockets'

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A meaningless 'acceptance'
Israel Matzav — A meaningless 'acceptance' [image] French President Nicolai Sarcozy discovered on Wednesday that it's very difficult to force your views on other countries in the international arena, especially where one of the two parties on whom you wish to impose your will has good reason to mistrust your intentions . Sarcozy announced in the afternoon that Israel and the 'Palestinian Authority' had 'accepted' his 'cease fire' plan. That was already a meaningless statement: Israel's interlocutor in Gaza is Hamas, not the 'Palestinian Authority.' Sarcozy has apparently convinced the Egyptians that they have to 'monitor' the smuggling on the Gaza - Egypt border. Since there is no ...

Hamas: We Want Permanent War
Classical Values — Hamas: We Want Permanent War Hamas says it will not accept a permanent cease fire with Israel. According to the Deputy head of Hamas's political bureau, Moussa Abou Marzouk, the group would not talk about a permanent cease-fire so long as Israel continued its "occupation," and would instead continue the "resistance." He said that Hamas stands by its demand that Israel immediately halts its offensive, withdraws from the Gaza Strip, and opens all of the border crossings. The borders between Israel and Gaza were closed when Hamas took control of the area in a violent coup ...