The "Cartoon" is from The Arab News.
Did I tell you or did I tell you? Huh? Yes?
Livni: If necessary, Israel will reoccupy the Gaza Strip (click here)
Israel has informed foreign diplomats that it would reoccupy Hamas-ruled Gaza if necessary, though it prefers not to do so, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, as the IDF operated against defiant Gaza rocket squads.
Israel is contemplating a reoccupation of Gaza even as it makes efforts to make peace with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who controls the West Bank. On Sunday, Abbas called off talks with Israel to protest the high death toll from the IDF's latest incursion into Gaza. Palestinians reported more than 120 dead in the military campaign.
Israeli leaders have signaled that a broad invasion of Gaza is in the works to halt rocket fire that is striking closer to Israel's center.
In a meeting Monday with foreign diplomats based in Israel, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni did not rule out an Israeli reoccupation of the Strip, home to 1.4 million Palestinians. Israel pulled its settlers and troops out of Gaza in 2005, and last June, Hamas violently seized control there....
NOW, out of pure fear due to Abbas's propaganda and Israel's chronic vulnerability and sheer desire to have neighborhoods safe for children from rockets, Israel is looking at a return to aggression against Hezbollah as well.
The United Nations needs to confiscate the arms build up of Hezbollah as it serves two purposes. It serves to cause danger to Israel's border communities AND it serves as a danger to Lebanonese leadership.
UN Report: Israel Says Hizbullah Rearming In Violation Of U.N. Embargo (click here)
3/4/2008 5:43:49 AM
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council in a report that Israel claims Hizbullah to be rearming in violation of a U.N. embargo and the guerilla group has in its possession in southern Lebanon an arsenal that includes 10,000 long-range rockets and 20,000 short-range rockets.
The U.N. Chief's report focused on implementation of the U.N. cease-fire resolution that ended the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in August 2006. The resolution reiterates a call for the disarming of all militias and bans arms transfers to them.
Though the secretary-general's report did not confirm Israel's claim, the U.N. chief voiced his concern about Hizbullah's public statements and frequent violations of a U.N. arms embargo, which bans weapons transfers to the group. Ban also expressed concern at "the threats of open war against Israel" by Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The Hizbullah leader accused Israel of assassinating a top Hezbollah commander in order to start a new war and warned that the Jewish state would lose the battle. Israel has denied involvement in the February 12 car bombing in Syria that killed Imad Mughniyeh.
This mess is directly due to the fact that the USA is occupying a nation in the Middle East while flexing too much muscle, importing too much 'fire power' with no end in sight. The USA encourages fear between Israel and the rest of the Middle East nations to 'establish' a 'knee jerk' reaction from Olmert at any sign of trouble. The Bush/Cheney processes fail because they are designed to fail. It's time to 'rid' the USA of Republican influence and return to policies that lead to 'in roads' for peace.
We don't belong in Iraq !
We never did !
