Post by Paddy by Grace on Jan 18, 2009 21:32:25 GMT -7
IDF to remain in Gaza until it's clear Hamas halts rocket fire
To put it another way, the IDF will maintain a permanent presence in Gaza.
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IDF to remain in Gaza until it’s clear Hamas halts rocket fire
comment by Jerry Gordon
Once again, Israel’s political leadership has opted to seize defeat out of the jaws of victory, while the IDF stands in place during a unilateral 10 day cease fire, as Hamas has vowed to fight on. Doubtless, the rocket attack by Hamas and PIJ will continue. The smuggling will also continue, notwithstanding yesterday’s MOU with the US and the plethora of ‘aid’ flooding in from the UK, Germany, France and Italy to aid in that endeavor. Been there and done that. With friends like that one doesn’t need enemies. As for Mubarek, he’s proven to be totally unreliable and a panderer to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Let us hope that as a result of the past 24 hours that Kadimah and Labor are swept from power and Likud in consort with Yisroel Beiteinu and National Union form a working coalition after the February 10th general election to govern. Small hopes.
JPost.com staff, Jan. 17, 2008
The cabinet on Saturday night voted in favor of an Egyptian-backed, unilateral 10-day cease-fire deal, ending Operation Cast Lead three weeks after it began.
At a press conference directly following the meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the aims of the operation in the Gaza Strip had been “met in full,” and that the cease-fire would be observed from 2 a.m. on Sunday.
If Hamas continues to fire on the South, however, Israel will reserve the right to return fire, the prime minister said.
Hamas leaders have repeated, however, that the group will not respect any cease-fire as long as Israel remains inside Gaza.
Olmert went on to thank Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for her “diplomatic efforts,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak for his “professionalism,” as well as a list of others including IDF troops and their commanders, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Shin Ben (Israel Security Agency) chief Yuval Diskin, Mossad head Meir Dagan, Israel Police and Magen David Adom.
He also noted that he had received letters from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel offering their help to end arms smuggling in the Gaza Strip.
Before the meeting, Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Saturday praised IDF troops for their performance in Operation Cast Lead against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking to paratroopers and reserve commanders in the South, the defense minister added that the operation had “come very close to meeting [its] targets.”
He stressed that it was up to the army to be prepared for all possible outcomes. (Continue Reading this Article)
Lieberman: Gov’t keeping IDF from finishing the job, toppling Hamas
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Israel Beiteinu chair Avigdor Lieberman opposed a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night, saying, “Past attempts have proved that a cease-fire turns into a fire-trap.”
Lieberman said that “the nation will give support; residents of the South are standing with them; only the government is keeping the IDF from finishing the job.”
He added, “Israel needs to take over the Philadelphi Corridor and Rafah, and to topple Hamas.”
To put it another way, the IDF will maintain a permanent presence in Gaza.
www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=8069
IDF to remain in Gaza until it’s clear Hamas halts rocket fire
comment by Jerry Gordon
Once again, Israel’s political leadership has opted to seize defeat out of the jaws of victory, while the IDF stands in place during a unilateral 10 day cease fire, as Hamas has vowed to fight on. Doubtless, the rocket attack by Hamas and PIJ will continue. The smuggling will also continue, notwithstanding yesterday’s MOU with the US and the plethora of ‘aid’ flooding in from the UK, Germany, France and Italy to aid in that endeavor. Been there and done that. With friends like that one doesn’t need enemies. As for Mubarek, he’s proven to be totally unreliable and a panderer to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. Let us hope that as a result of the past 24 hours that Kadimah and Labor are swept from power and Likud in consort with Yisroel Beiteinu and National Union form a working coalition after the February 10th general election to govern. Small hopes.
JPost.com staff, Jan. 17, 2008
The cabinet on Saturday night voted in favor of an Egyptian-backed, unilateral 10-day cease-fire deal, ending Operation Cast Lead three weeks after it began.
At a press conference directly following the meeting, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the aims of the operation in the Gaza Strip had been “met in full,” and that the cease-fire would be observed from 2 a.m. on Sunday.
If Hamas continues to fire on the South, however, Israel will reserve the right to return fire, the prime minister said.
Hamas leaders have repeated, however, that the group will not respect any cease-fire as long as Israel remains inside Gaza.
Olmert went on to thank Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for her “diplomatic efforts,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak for his “professionalism,” as well as a list of others including IDF troops and their commanders, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Shin Ben (Israel Security Agency) chief Yuval Diskin, Mossad head Meir Dagan, Israel Police and Magen David Adom.
He also noted that he had received letters from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel offering their help to end arms smuggling in the Gaza Strip.
Before the meeting, Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Saturday praised IDF troops for their performance in Operation Cast Lead against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking to paratroopers and reserve commanders in the South, the defense minister added that the operation had “come very close to meeting [its] targets.”
He stressed that it was up to the army to be prepared for all possible outcomes. (Continue Reading this Article)
Lieberman: Gov’t keeping IDF from finishing the job, toppling Hamas
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Israel Beiteinu chair Avigdor Lieberman opposed a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Saturday night, saying, “Past attempts have proved that a cease-fire turns into a fire-trap.”
Lieberman said that “the nation will give support; residents of the South are standing with them; only the government is keeping the IDF from finishing the job.”
He added, “Israel needs to take over the Philadelphi Corridor and Rafah, and to topple Hamas.”