Dear France

[DrScreed]

Thought I would start this since I kind of jacked the other thread on Egypt.




http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/p/ap_logo_106.png Israel moves forward and sends more troops to Gaza

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER, Associated Press Writers Ibrahim Barzak And Jason Keyser, Associated Press Writers 9 mins ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel sent more troops to the Gaza border Wednesday, rapidly moving forward with preparations for a possible ground offensive as the next stage of its military assault on the coastal territory's Hamas rulers. Israel rebuffed calls by world leaders for a truce, and Hamas also was cold to a cease-fire.
Instead, both intensified their fire. Israel bombed a mosque that it said was used to store rockets as well as vital smuggling tunnels along the Egyptian border, and the Islamic militants hammered southern Israeli cities with about 60 rockets.
Israeli troops trudged between dozens of tanks in muddy, rain-sodden fields outside Gaza, assembling equipment, cleaning weapons and scrubbing out tank barrels. Their commanders moved forward with preparations for a ground operation, said an Israeli defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information.
The U.N. Security Council scheduled emergency consultations Wednesday night to discuss an Arab request for a legally binding and enforceable resolution to ensure an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Egyptian Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz said he was on instructions from Arab League foreign ministers who met in Cairo.
Diplomatic efforts by U.S., European and Middle Eastern leaders appeared to be having little effect. A French proposal for a 48-hour cease-fire to allow humanitarian supplies into Gaza failed to gain traction. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the time was not ripe to consider it.
A separate proposal by Turkey and Egypt, two of Israel's few allies in the Muslim world, also seemed to be attracting little serious study in Israel or Gaza, where Hamas leaders dismissed talk of a truce.
With a shrinking number of targets to hit from the air and top Hamas leaders deep in hiding, a ground operation seemed all the more likely. In five days of raids, Israeli warplanes carried out about 500 sorties against Hamas targets and helicopters flew hundreds more combat missions, a senior Israeli military officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with military regulations.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090101/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians/print;_ylt=AqoBLxqm8LsYNXkPdyrOdocUewgF



Dear France,
In regards to your idea of a truce...See above!

Regards,
Israel:D

[Christopher]

More on this here, where KC Metro Muslims are demanding a cease fire ON BOTH SIDES.

http://www.nbcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Area-Muslims-to-Demand-End-to-Middle-East-Violence/9VeUmmyoUkm_P8B3SCZtQw.cspx?rss=764

Sick to death of this, I am. There is absolutely no equivalence between the murderous Hamas who indiscriminately lob rockets into neighborhoods and the IDF, who painfully plan and aim to minimize civilian casualties. Enough is enough. We toughed it out in Iraq and the Israelis deserve the same latitude to protect themselves. I hope they don't stop until Hamas is only identifiable by DNA.

[CallawayFT5]

Israel is dealing with lunatics, and that's why it'll never end until they're all destroyed. When a rabid animal is frothing at the mouth, you cannot convince it to not bite or attack - you simply put it out of its misery before it bites something or someone else. You could turn Israel over to Hamas and they'd still be looking to launch bombs at Israelis. The only thing they MAY understand is the possibility of annialation. Until the rest of the Palestinians take Hamas out on their own, this wil never stop.

[DrScreed]

Israel is dealing with lunatics, and that's why it'll never end until they're all destroyed. When a rabid animal is frothing at the mouth, you cannot convince it to not bite or attack - you simply put it out of its misery before it bites something or someone else. You could turn Israel over to Hamas and they'd still be looking to launch bombs at Israelis. The only thing they MAY understand is the possibility of annialation. Until the rest of the Palestinians take Hamas out on their own, this wil never stop.

That is the only way it will end.