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World Gone Gaza
Jules Crittenden —
... an open-ended ceasefire with Israel.“That way they can claim it is not permanent and can break it once they have the ability to,” said Aziz, a taxi driver.“Hamas has made a point. Hamas has not been broken, they are continuing to fire rockets when they want and where they want. But they need to think wisely of the gains and the losses.” Good news for sleep-deprived Palestinians from Ehud Barak: IDF close to achieving its goals in Gaza as Israeli Cabinet mulls unilateral ceasefire. Ha’aretz . ...
Israel “drunk with power”? Parsing the Middle East
Roger L. Simon —
... do not know anything about this memo and it does not concern us in anything,” he said.
He added that Israel was the main obstacle to the “Egyptian efforts” to end an agreement by the war in Gaza. Questioned by the press on the main obstacle to the Egyptian mediation underway, Aboul Gheit said: “Israeli intransigence”.
“Israel is drunk with power and violence,” he acknowledged.
Ho-kay…. Meanwhile, over at Haaretz:
A government source emphasized that there has been great progress with Egypt in ...
Gaza Update: New Deal Includes US Troops (and More White Phosphorous?)
Firedoglake —
... Ha’aretz has a copy of the agreement – you can read it here and:
It also commits Washington to use relevant components of the U.S. military to assist Mideast governments in preventing weapons and explosives flows to Gaza that originate in or ...
HALF-ASSED GAZA CEASE-FIRE DEAL TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
Haaretz: Israel is very close to securing the objectives of its 22-day-old offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday, according to French News Agency AFP. "After three weeks of Operation Cast Lead, we are very close to reaching the goals and securing them through diplomatic agreements," Barak said during a visit to the south of the country, according to a statement from his office. The cabinet will hold a vote on Saturday evening to decide whether to enact a ...
Olmert: Cabinet has approved Gaza cease-fire
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Israel was very close to meeting the objectives of its 22-day-old offensive in Hamas-ruled Gaza. "After three weeks of Operation Cast Lead, we are very close to reaching the goals and securing them through diplomatic agreements," Barak said during a visit to the south of the country, according to a statement from his office. The cabinet is meeting now and will hold a vote on Saturday evening to decide whether to enact a unilateral cease-fire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1056178.html
Olmert Announces Unilateral Ceasefire in Gaza
Crooks and Liars —
Hopefully this will be successful:
Prime Minster Ehud Olmert on Saturday night announced that Israel's government has voted in favor of a unilateral cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, and will halt its fire from 2 A.M.
The announcement comes after three weeks of fighting in the coastal strip, as Israel launched a massive offensive aimed at halting years of daily rocket fire on its southern communities.
A strong hint at the announcement came earlier Saturday, when Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that Israel was very close to meeting the objectives ...
