Diplomats: Arabs and West agree on Gaza resolution
Key Arab nations and Western powers called for an immediate Security Council vote Thursday night on a Gaza cease-fire resolution, after they reached agreement on final wording of the draft, officials said.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced the agreement on the resolution calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire between Hamas militants and Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.
The UN actions are again up to its usual quality…like organizing a shuffleboard league on the listing Titanic.
The resolution was supported by the United States, Israel’s closest ally, and Arab nations that have close ties to Hamas. But it will be up to Israel and Hamas to decide to stop their military activities.
DUH!
The media’s most ignored fact in this whole situation is that there WAS a cease-fire in place, which was ignored by Hamas re-starting its rocket barrage of Israel…and as far as negotiating with them…why bother…recent interviews with Hamas leadership again confirms their basic promise that the only solution to the problem is to drive the Israelis into the sea. Hitler would approve.
Meanwhile B.O. is apparently willing to pursue relations with Hamas as though they were a rational organization.
Obama camp ‘prepared to talk to Hamas’
The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush’s Âdoctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say.
The move to open contacts with Hamas, which could be initiated through the US intelligence services, would represent a definitive break with the Bush Âpresidency’s ostracising of the group. The state department has designated Hamas a terrorist organisation, and in 2006 ÂCongress passed a law banning US financial aid to the group.
If this plays out as reported…it will be indicative of an extremely poor situational awareness of the nature of the Hamas beast.
All you have to do is read the hamas charter to see what kind of “peaceful” group they are. Have a look at article 7.
Are you sure that Hamas broke the cease fire? Are you sure Israel has take the right response? are you sure the number of civilian dead are a co-lateral worth?
Marlyn – The cease fire wasn’t necessarily broken. It expired and was not renewed by either side. As soon as the cease fire ended, the rockets started raining down on southern Israel. This continued for almost a month with no retaliation from the IDF. On Dec. 27th, the promised retaliation for unprecedented attacks by Hammas began. Israel had no other options. They asked for a renewal of the cease fire but Hammas refused. There is no other response. Israel has taken the correct response to unprovoked attacks just as you would if you were attacked in your yard or home. The civilian dead are an unfortunate casualty to war. Hammas, however, sees no problem using it’s own people as shields for their rocket launchers and weapons cache. It was recently reported on CNN that Hammas killed innocent civilians for not agreeing with them on the use of human shields. Such a kind hearted jesture. These pigs (Hammas) are worse than the lowest animal on Earth and deserve nothing less than what they get from Israel.