Israel mulls truce offer on Day 4 of Gaza assault
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel is considering suspending its Gaza offensive to give Hamas militants an opening to halt rocket fire on Israel, but the threat of a ground offensive remains if the cease-fire does not hold, an Israeli defense official said Tuesday.
Israel’s defense minister is to raise the proposal during a meeting of Israel’s security Cabinet on Wednesday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. Israel TV’s Channel 10 also reported such a proposal.
At the same time, the security Cabinet will also be asked to consider various plans for a ground invasion, the defense official said. The public rhetoric from Israeli officials has indicated they expect the operation to continue.
Earlier Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the current, aerial phase of the operation was just “the first of several” that have been approved, an Olmert spokesman said.
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Israel mulls truce offer on Day 4 of Gaza assault
I will say this, and I take no pleasure in doing so, but IF Israel doesn’t move ahead with the full prosecution of this offensive, if Israel doesn’t settle this Palestinian problem definitively, once and for all, I will withdraw ALL support OF Israel and will not support them again.
It’s just that simple. I am all for Israel doing what MUST be done, but I am terribly tired of Israel hitting back, using moderate force and slowing down, or temporarily halting the attacks from Palestine, and then just dumping their offensive, leaving far too much work to be done!
Israel starts off going great guns and then fizzles out after a few days, it’s like they go in all pissed off and righteous and then lose their will to fight.
This has happened several times in the past, and every time Israel stops killing the Palestinians, the Palestinians once again launch rockets into Israel, or sends in human bombers to target innocent people going about their daily lives. In my not so humble opinion, you do NOT engage in a fight without having the will and desire to be the outright and undisputed WINNER of the battle. I am not going to beat the hell out of someone and then stop on their liars promise to not attack me again. That is NOT how it works. If you don’t render your opponent totally incapable of striking back, they WILL, at some point in time, strike back.
Finish this battle Israel, finish it once and for all, or risk looking like a no warfighting buffoon that doesn’t have the courage, the strength and the determination to bring a fight to an obvious, and victorious conclusion!
Israel is allowing Arab media pressure to stop them from defending themselves. Their is only 2 ways this ends. One is Biblical the other is the complete destruction of Islam by mans hands. I root for number 2 right now.
Fred,
First off Thanks for taking the enormous task of setting up this forum. Second, Although I personally have no affiliation with Israel and am not of Jewish descent I whole heartedly agree. Israel needs to do what is required to finish this job once and for all. otherwise the forces stacked against them will just start all over again as has been repeatedly proven. Unfortunately for Israel the whole world is watching and they (Israel) “need” to “justify” themselves to the rest of the world. (Cough Cough U.N) so ultimately their hands seem to be tied from doing what you I and a vast majority of people watching this situation know needs to be done once and for all.
A group of Muslims protest in Europe and the governments there cave in.
It is the Moonbats on the left that want to see the destruction of Israel. And they will do anything in their power to do it.
Katie, you KNOW how I feel but I am fed UP with Israel starting this shit, getting all kinds of support and then having a sudden loss of *BALLS*…
Damn a bunch of PC pricks, kill the goddamned Palestinians and be done with it…
And I am quite serious too, if Israel backs down, I am done with giving them ANY support, in dollars or in print!