Facebook

Twitter

StumbleUpon

Email

topics:

World

Gaza

Israel

United Nations

vote downundo vote up flag

nytimes.com - 1/17/2009

Israel Declares It Will Cease Fire; U.N. School Hit

—

Smoke rises from Israeli missile strikes in Gaza City on Saturday. More Photos >

6

commentarymagazine.com - 1/17/2009

Thoughts On The Cease-Fire

— commentarymagazine.com — The Israeli cabinet met tonight and approved a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza set to take effect at... 2AM, Israel time. Hamas is responding to the announcement with fresh barrages of rocket fire. Israel has recently been under immense international ... (more) Thoughts On The Cease-Fire

World

Israel

Hamas

IDF

Gaza

Comments vote downundo vote up Yourish.com found this 1/17/2009found this

6

nytimes.com - 1/18/2009

Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire

— nytimes.com — JERUSALEM — Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in Gaza announced an immediate, week-long cease-fire in the... conflict with Israel on Sunday, about 12 hours after an Israeli unilateral cease-fire went into effect. The Palestinian groups said in ... (more) Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire

World

Gaza

Hamas

Israel

United Nations Relief and Works Agency

Comments vote downundo vote up The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely found this 1/18/2009found this

4

haaretz.com - 1/16/2009

Hamas: We will not accept Israel cease-fire demands - Haaretz - Israel News

— haaretz.com — Hamas will not accept Israeli conditions for a cease-fire in Gaza and would continue armed resistance until... the offensive ends, Khaled Meshal, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group, said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of an emergency ... (more) Hamas: We will not accept Israel cease-fire ...

World

Israel

Hamas

Gaza

Comments vote downundo vote up Pajamas Media found this 1/16/2009found this

Leave a Comment

War and Piece — NYT : "Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel announced late Saturday night that the Israeli military would begin a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza within hours while negotiations continued on how to stop the resupply of Hamas through smuggling from Egypt." Posted by Laura at January 17, 2009 04:32 PM

Israel Declares Cease Fire; Hamas Says It Will Fight On
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... an immediate cease-fire, in a clearly orchestrated move by two countries that both see the Hamas movement in Gaza as a threat. Meanwhile, Hamas leaders outside Gaza have insisted that the group will fight on, regardless of any Israeli declaration. The announcement came on a day in which Israel was again criticized by the United Nations over civilian deaths in Gaza — this time after a tank fired at a United Nations school, killing two young brothers taking shelter there. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/world/middleeast/18mi... Stats from article: 13 Israelis to ...

The Unbearable Heaviness of Being
the talking dog — ... has certainly been trying to provoke something like this for as long as it has controlled Gaza. And so, much will be blown up, many will be killed or wounded, and at some point (presumably before January 20th), "military objectives will have been achieved ," and, well... "calm" will be restored, which, of course, is the same utterly psychotic "status quo" And, of course, today, less than three days from the moment Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th American President, Israel has unilaterally declared a cease-fire (Hamas promises to fight one)... the Grey Lady's ...