Israeli Leader Signals No Quick End To Gaza War -- New York Times
JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister on Monday signaled no quick end to the three-week-old Gaza war, telling Israelis that they must prepare themselves for more fighting in order to crush what he described as the double threat of rockets and “death tunnels” into Israel dug by Hamas and its associates.
The speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a televised address came after an informal lull by both sides in deference to a Muslim holiday was shattered by explosions that hit a children’s play area in a Palestinian refugee camp near Gaza City and killed at least 10, explosions near Gaza’s main hospital, a mortar attack that killed four Israeli soldiers on Israel’s side of the border, and what Israel called an attempted infiltration by Gaza gunmen through one of the tunnels.
There was no indication that either Israel or Hamas, the main militant group in Gaza, were prepared to embrace growing calls for an immediate halt to the conflict.
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My Comment: Initially .... when this conflict started .... I gave it 3 weeks and 1,000 killed. We are there now .... and there are no signs that this war is about to end. There are two reasons for this .... the Arab world's attention is focused on the even bigger wars in Iraq and Syria, and while they may not like what is happening in Gaza, they are more worried about what is happening in Syria and Iraq than Gaza. Also .... and more importantly from the Western point of view .... and U.S. influence in the region is now minimal at best. No one is listening to the White House .... and on some level I fear that both sides in this conflict do not even care what Obama or Kerry are saying to help end this war. My prediction now .... this war is going to go on for the next few weeks. Expect casualty rates to reach 2,000 dead.
For some reason all this talk makes me wonder if Israel has something up it's sleeve.
ReplyDeleteISIS is the monster that will will wage perpetual war against the Shiites and Sunni moderates. This is a new age in the Middle East .... and definitely more dangerous than what the mullahs in Tehran are capable of doing.
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