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June 23, 2008
The ceasefire agreed between Hamas and the Jewish state that took effect this week was for Gaza and not the West Bank.
Petty
Ali Abunimah at Rays of hope from the Gaza ceasefire at The Electronic Intifada says:
Israel's massacres in Gaza were never about stopping rocket fire; as Israeli leaders repeatedly stated, they were intended to break the will of the civilian population and force it to turn against the resistance factions and towards the US and Israeli-backed Ramallah Authority. If Israel had wanted to stop the rockets the easy way to do that would have been to accept any one of the truce offers repeatedly proffered by Hamas.
He adds that Hamas by refusing to buckle under has shown that force is the only language Israel understands. Hamas has achieved a mutual ceasefire and negotiations with Israel are under way to reopen Gaza crossings and exchange prisoners.
Hamas has achieved a mutual ceasefire and negotiations with Israel are under way to reopen Gaza crossings and exchange prisoners.The ceasefire also suggests that -- at least for now -- Hamas has managed to achieve some measure of tactical deterrence.
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