Israel says time not right for Gaza ceasefire

[subsuelo]

Israel says the time is not right for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and has stepped up preparations for a possible ground offensive after Hamas's long-range rockets hit another major population centre.

"If conditions will ripen and we think there will be a diplomatic solution that will ensure a better security reality in the south, we will consider it. But at the moment, it's not there," an aide quoted Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as saying on Wednesday.

http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/israel-says-time-not-right-gaza-ceasefire-2432287">TV New Zealand - read more

[Idealism]

1. "The time isn't right-- we still have 1,499,650 more to go"

[subsuelo]

2. all "collateral damage" of course

wink, wink

[Idealism]

3. They all chose to be human shields for Hamas, don't 'cha know

[azurnoir]

5. The human shield meme is BS

Gaza is more densely populated than a number of uS cities 10,655 people per square mile

[Idealism]

8. I don't know how to use the sarcasm emoticon

I fail :(

[azurnoir]

13. Sorry realliy though it is true

I listed off several on another thread Oakland, St Louis, Minneapolis and Dallas come to mind though

[stranger81]

15. exactly. [n/t]

[azurnoir]

4. Seems the M$M tide may be turning

Israel rejects truce call, pursues bombing Gaza

Gaza officials put the death toll at more than 390 dead and 1,600 wounded. Hamas says some 200 uniformed members of Hamas security forces have been killed, and the U.N. says at least 60 Palestinian civilians have died. Israeli defense officials say Hamas' top military and political leaders have gone underground and have not been touched.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians

yes the written content is about the same but it is the pictures this time Israeli weaponry and scenes from inside a church in Gaza, we were supposed to forget that there are Christians there, only Muslim extremeists

[subsuelo]

6. I still get the impression that we're supposed to blame Hamas

(rather than the actual killers)

[oberliner]

9. The church is not in Gaza

From the photo caption:

Palestinian Christians pray during a Mass service in support of Gaza at the Latin Holy Family Church in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008.

[azurnoir]

14. They have switch pictures the first one was from a church

in Gaza, also I had to sign out of my Yahoo and find the article again to post it

[oberliner]

17. I very much doubt that

The Yahoo News Photos are from the Latin Holy Family Church in Ramallah.

[azurnoir]

18. Ah okay if you say so

I am not at all surprised at your need to refute

[oberliner]

19. You don't refute inaccurate information you see posted?

I think we both share that need.

[azurnoir]

20. Okay so what is gained?

The picture was ina Christian church in the OPT so? And BTW I have let some go by including yours

[TomClash]

12. Let's hope so but . . .

. . . I'm not convinced. The MSM still mostly buys Israeli propaganda.

[bdamomma]

7. not enough dead bodies???

:sarcasm:

[subsuelo]

10. not enough dead gazans

They never could figure out what to do with the natives, I guess the latest strategy is to just massacre them every now and then. who knows, it's just pure bloodthirst driving this thing now

[bdamomma]

11. it is just sick.

both sides are bloodthirsty, and we do not have any credibility to broker some solution. We are supplying Israel with bombs. :-(

[stranger81]

16. yup, esp. after that survey of Israeli attitudes about this latest incursion

that was posted here a few days ago. Majority support for the IDF's actions, with only a minority who believe it will actually reduce the number of rockets fired at Southern Israel. So if it's not self-defense they're really after, that doesn't leave a lot of good options left.