jpost.com - 1/17/2009
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Operation Cast Lead a victory Saturday night and threw the ball into Hamas's court, declaring a unilateral cease-fire that suspends the three-week operation, whose future depends on whether Hamas continues to fire on Israel. Olmert's announcement followed a ...
israelnationalnews.com - 1/16/2009
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(IsraelNN.com) "Hamas took a gamble. We thought, at
worst Israel will come and do something from the...
air - superficial." The so-called "Iranian Unit" of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily. The ...
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"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
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jpost.com —
In a speech broadcast on Hamas television on
Sunday night, Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh said the...
Palestinians had achieved a historical and strategic victory over Israel, and claimed that Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip had ...
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Haniyeh: We have achieved victory | Middle East | ...
jpost.com - 1/19/2009
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A day after Hamas announced a truce with
Israel, a spokesman for Izzadin Kassam, the group's military...
wing, stressed that Hamas will continue to rearm despite efforts to stop the weapon smuggling into the Gaza Strip. "Do what you like, but the ...
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Hamas: We will continue to smuggle weapons into Strip | ...
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Cease Fire
Power Line —
... Israel has declared a unilateral ten-day cease fire in Gaza. Prime Minister Olmert says the objectives of the operation have been met "in full." The IDF will remain in Gaza for the time being to discourage Hamas from resuming rocket attacks. Hamas, naturally, says that it will not respect the cease fire. ...
Hugh Hewitt: "Immediately following Olmert's announcement, Hamas fired eight missiles at Israel."
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Israel's lame duck Prime Minister Ehud Ohlmert declared victory today, and Hamas responded with a barrage of eight rockets. Will the Israeli public accept such a result as a victory? Elections are only a few weeks off, and thus this is one of those rare occasions where voters will be able to render a decisive referendum on the conduct of their government. Olmert took the opportunity to pump up his allies who are both contending in the elections: "I want to thank, first and foremost, my friend the defense minister, Ehud Barak, for his professional expertise, and the understanding he showed throughout the whole operation," Olmert said. "I also want to thank and express my ...
Hugh Hewitt: "Immediately following Olmert's announcement, Hamas fired eight missiles at Israel."
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog —
Israel's lame duck Prime Minister Ehud Ohlmert declared victory today, and Hamas responded with a barrage of eight rockets. Will the Israeli public accept such a result as a victory? Elections are only a few weeks off, and thus this is one of those rare occasions where voters will be able to render a decisive referendum on the conduct of their government. Olmert took the opportunity to pump up his allies who are both contending in the elections: "I want to thank, first and foremost, my friend the defense minister, Ehud Barak, for his professional expertise, and the understanding he showed throughout the whole operation," Olmert said. "I also want to thank and express my ...
Israel’s “Unilateral” Ceasefire
Comments from Left Field —
Just in time for the inaugural festivities on Tuesday, Israel has declared a “unilateral ceasefire.”
By stopping the offensive, Israel decided to spare Barack Obama the specter of a Middle East blood bath on his inauguration day Tuesday and avoid friction with the new U.S. administration.
Wait a minute…. you mean, Israel was causing the bloodbath? Even though Hamas fighters were still presumably hiding weapons in schools and mosques and homes, Israel made the choice not to blow up those buildings and all the civilians in them– just so Obama’s big day would ...
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