Sarkozy leads international pressure on Israel to halt Gaza bloodshed

[spanone]

shame on george bu$h*




French president says 'guns must fall silent' before Tel Aviv can strike deal on new border terms with UN's backing


Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, today led intensifying international efforts to force a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel insisting it was not yet ready to call a halt to its eight-day offensive.

Signs have begun to emerge of the shape of a potential deal on a truce and new border arrangements, though analysts said these were still unlikely to be agreed quickly.

Sarkozy flew to Israel after a meeting with the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, about the Gaza crisis. After talks in the West Bank town of Ramallah, the French leader said he would tell Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, that "violence must stop".

"We in Europe want a ceasefire as quickly as possible, and that everyone understands that time is running against peace," Sarkozy said. "The guns must fall silent, there must be a humanitarian truce. Everyone must understand that what is at stake here is not just an issue of Israel and Palestinians, it is a global issue and it is the whole world which will help you find a solution."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/05/sarkozy-gaza-israel-ceasefire

[Jennicut]

1. You know for being a "conservative" Sarkozy has become kind of likable or is it just me?

Someone tell me something bad about him.

[spanone]

2. he's a voice of reason in this crisis, regardless of what side you come down on, this must end

[Jennicut]

3. Yes and I read he has been a very good leader of the European Union

[malaise]

4. He sure is a voice of reason

Yet again he exposes Britain and the US

[Ghost Dog]

5. He has so far proved himself to be

the right man for the job: An intelligent, hard-working, realistic, pragmatic politician.