Comments

You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name

Your e-mail (optional)

Website (optional)

	My Original Nic Pic-a-Nic Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Foto

Submit your comments on this article

Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Meshaal rejects timeline proposed by U.S., rattles sabers

2007-05-06

The leader of Hamas rejected an American proposal for a detailed timeline to ease Palestinian movement and improve Israeli security, instead threatening new violence against Israel despite wary Palestinian government support for the U.S. plan.

The Hamas leader, Khaled Mashaal, said Israel is planning a military operation against the Palestinians. "We in Hamas are also preparing ourselves for battle, and we expect hot months," he said ~~from the safety of his palais in Damascus~~. He urged all Palestinian groups to "seriously prepare themselves for battle."

"In the meantime, I'll stay here on my Louis XIV couch with a beer and a big bowl of popcorn."

Israel said Mashaal's comments show the true nature of the group. "We never had any illusions as to the policies and goals of the Hamas and unfortunately his remarks do not come as a surprise," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said.

In the Gaza Strip, Islamic Jihad militants on Saturday fired three rockets toward Israel, damaging a house in the town of Sderot to avenge the killing of three members of the group by Israeli undercover troops a day earlier. Hamas' military wing warned that Israel would pay a price for the killing of the three Islamic Jihad members. "We warn the enemy of an explosion that will not be merciful to anybody, and the fire, if ignited, will not be inextinguishable," said a spokesman, Abu Ubadya, on the group's Web site.

Now we know where the KCNA editorial writer went!

The U.S. document was recently given to Israel and the Palestinians. It calls on Israel to remove many West Bank roadblocks, improving operations at Gaza's crossings and arrange for truck convoys between the West Bank and Gaza, two areas separated by Israel.

Posted by:Seafarious

#5 Make sure you pay Damascus Cable, Khaled. Wouldn't wanna miss the war, would ya?

Posted by: tu3031 2007-05-06 23:46

#4 "We warn the enemy of an explosion that will not be merciful to anybody, and the fire, if ignited, will not be inextinguishable,"

so it can be extinguished. In the immortal words of Nigel Tufnel: There's a fine line between clever and stupid

Posted by: Frank G 2007-05-06 08:59

#3 No incremental alterations to the status quo. Nothing of substance must change until Palestinian recognition of Israel and a genuine abandonment of terrorism happens first. Until then, they must continue to rot and starve. Nowhere has Muslim perfidy and the intolerable lopsidedness of negotiating with Islamic entities been shown to greater effect than in dealing with the Palestinians. That must change for once and all, and the time for it is now.

Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-06 05:35

#2 The Hamas leader, Khaled Mashaal, said Israel is planning a military operation against the Palestinians. "We in Hamas are also preparing ourselves for battle, and we expect hot months," he said. He urged all Palestinian groups to "seriously prepare themselves for battle."

Israel: "We should talk about [insert subject of choice here]."
Hamass: "No. I want to talk about battle!"

I sure hope Olmert either steps down or truly figures it out, including getting rid of all cronies who don't belong where he put them.

Posted by: gorb 2007-05-06 05:07

#1 The U.S. document was recently given to Israel and the Palestinians. It calls on Israel to remove many West Bank roadblocks, improving operations at Gaza's crossings and arrange for truck convoys between the West Bank and Gaza, two areas separated by Israel.

Wunderbar.

Posted by: gromgoru 2007-05-06 01:27

00:00