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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas rejects international observers in Gaza
2009-01-11
Palestinian terror groups hosted in Syria, including Hamas, rejected deploying international observers or troops in Gaza on Saturday.
Why not? It's worked well for the Hezbies in southern Lebanon ...
A statement issued by the groups after a meeting attended by Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal safely hiding in Damascus also rejected any security arrangement that "infringes on the right of resistance against Israeli occupation."

The statement reiterated Hamas's demands including an immediate halt to Israeli attacks, full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, lifting the siege and opening all border crossings. It said these demands serve as the "foundation for any initiatives or suggestions for a solution."

The statement came hours after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas, which controls Gaza, to reach an agreement to end the fighting.
Posted by:Fred

#6  detectors work better when the Israelis can tell the inspectors where the bombs are

Simpler look for the craters where the weapons *were*. If you want real-time, watch for secondaries.
Posted by: SteveS   2009-01-11 14:53  

#5  mhw - you're assuming international fellow travelers observers will actually look for weapons and actually report anything bad about Ham-Ass.

What would make them start now?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-01-11 13:35  

#4  Intl observers would be more efficient in weapon detection than in Lebanon because Gaza is smaller (detectors work better when the Israelis can tell the inspectors where the bombs are). They also might report Hamas atrocities against regular Gazans.
Posted by: mhw   2009-01-11 12:31  

#3  Damn straight they don't want any international observers in Gaza; they might report the truth about the brave lions of Islam. And we can't have that.
Posted by: WolfDog   2009-01-11 11:31  

#2  Is there any kind of "plausible deniability" weapon that could take out all those big-wigs hiding in Syria?

Anybody make a stealth cruise missle that looks like a car bomb when it goes off?
Posted by: AlanC   2009-01-11 11:21  

#1  Why not? It's worked well for the Hezbies in southern Lebanon

Cause the One is coming!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-01-11 03:06  

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