No peace in Gaza till Hamas rockets stop

[Canuck_Buck]

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed Wednesday that Israel's air assault on Gaza would not end until Hamas militants quit firing rockets into Israeli territory.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/31/gaza.israel/index.html

"Israel will not accept a 'Strip of Terror' alongside us, and accordingly Hamas operatives have tasted the flavor of Israel's response in the last few days," Israeli President Shimon Peres said.

Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is ready to stop the fighting in exchange for an end to Israel's blockade of Gaza, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.

Mashaal spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday and outlined Hamas' position on the resumption of the Palestinian reconciliation process, the foreign ministry said.

"Mashaal said in response to [Lavrov] that they are ready to end the armed confrontation, but only if these measures are linked to steps intended to remove the Gaza Strip's blockade," the ministry said.
While living in self-imposed exile in Damascus, Syria, Mashaal remains the head of Hamas, which controls Gaza.

[Simp]

Good for Israel! They shouldn't have to put up with this crap! I wish for once everyone else would keep their mouths shut and stay out of Israels business and let them do what they have to do. Personally, I hope they'd carpet bomb the whole place and not even let the rats live. The Palestinians are nothing but trash that needs to be thrown out. America needs to stay out of this when the Palestinians start squealing. And you know they will.

[James B]

I hope they stick to that pledge it's time to get rid of that nest of scum bags.