Israel is reportedly warning Paleostinian terror organization Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, that it faces widespread military action if it does not rein in violence along the country's border with the Gazoo Strip, the neighboring coastal enclave that it rules.
The two sides are in the midst of indirect negotiations mediated by Egypt meant to consolidate a ceasefire arrangement after months of escalating tensions between the two sides, the London-based, Arabic-language newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported Wednesday.
According to Leb's al-Akhbar newspaper, Israel said that although the government is willing to amend the terms of the agreement in line with Hamas demands,
| *Snicker* Demands. |
The Israeli warning comes amid an especially close elections campaign in Israel, which sees the issue of security take center stage as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempts to win reelection against a party headed by former military chief Benny Gantz, which appears to be ahead in the polls. Gantz's Blue and White Party is also the political home of fellow former IDF heads Gabi Ashkenazi and Moshe Ya'alon.
The Egyptian delegation‐made up of intelligence officials‐has been mediating a possible ceasefire arrangement between Israel and Hamas for the past few months. The negotiations, however, have stalled due to the continuation of violent Paleostinian "March of Return" protests along the Gazoo border and the start of Israeli election campaigning. In an unusual move, however, the deputy head of Egyptian intelligence also joined the country’s delegation for the latest visit to the coastal enclave.
| Not looking terribly effectve there, Egypt. Perhaps y’all ought to reconsider all that unrequited border opening you’ve been doing recently. |
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...i funds to the Gazoo Strip, Israel is demanding that Hamas cease all violence along the border, including riots near the security fence and the launch of incendiary airborne devices that have decimated Israeli farmland near the border.
| In other words, never. |
| Hopefully they are only waiting until after the election to bomb more than symbolically... |