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Thread #150703   Message #3647352
Posted By: Jim Carroll
01-Aug-14 - 11:28 AM
Thread Name: BS: Small hope for Israel/Palestine
Subject: RE: BS: Small hope for Israel/Palestine
"Hamas broke the truce. Just saying."
Given the circumstances John, I'm not surprised in the least.
I am no respecter of Hamas (despite claims to the contrary) but in the light of what has happened over the last couple of weeks, I can't see any future for a short-term peace agreement unless it comes with an indication of a willingness to discuss the blockade, the checkpoints and the walls - without that, those who died would have done so only for the situation to return to where it was.
Gaza is now being referred to, on this side of the pond as 'the world's largest open-air prison' - nobody is willingly going to respond to; "Come in convict number 324657980 - your time's up".
Jim Carroll