Can't Israel accept the decisions of its own leaders? That is crazy. What is wrong with everyone?
How long have I heard from the Prime Minister of Israel there can be no pre-conditions to any ceasefire? It seems like forever. That is exactly what has occurred here and now people are stating he is not worthy of their loyalty? That makes no sense.
All these people are heroes to their nations. The leaders involved have done the impossible. Secretary Clinton, President Morsi, the leadership of Hamas that lent their loyalty to the Egyptian President and Prime Minister Netanyahu. They have done the impossible. There are no winners or losers here, there are simply people alive. Haven't enough died? Over decades, haven't enough died?
How long have I heard from the Prime Minister of Israel there can be no pre-conditions to any ceasefire? It seems like forever. That is exactly what has occurred here and now people are stating he is not worthy of their loyalty? That makes no sense.
All these people are heroes to their nations. The leaders involved have done the impossible. Secretary Clinton, President Morsi, the leadership of Hamas that lent their loyalty to the Egyptian President and Prime Minister Netanyahu. They have done the impossible. There are no winners or losers here, there are simply people alive. Haven't enough died? Over decades, haven't enough died?
Benjamin Netanyahu, (click here) Israel's prime minister, was forced to defend his decision to cease hostilities in Gaza against a public and political backlash in which he was at one point dubbed a "loser" by his own troops.
Both Israel and Hamas claimed victory after a truce brokered by Egypt and the United States brought an end to the week-long bombardment over the Gaza border.
But Mr Netanyahu faced allegations he had boosted the popularity of Hamas without achieving his military goals.
"Deterrence was not restored," said Shaul Mofaz, head of the centre-right Kadima party, rival to Mr Netanyahu's Likud. "There was no resolution. Hamas achieved exactly what it wanted.
"There is no security for the residents of southern Israel and of central Israel."
Mr Netanyahu's handling of the operation was, however, praised by security experts who said it had achieved the limited objectives that the prime minister had set down....
