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| UN ambassador: Israel seeks to 'destroy' Hamas |
| 2008-12-30 |
| Israel's ambassador to the United Nations says the goal of the current offensive in the Gaza Strip is much broader than ending Palestinian rocket attacks. She says Israel wants to destroy Hamas. In an interview Tuesday, Ambassador Gabriela Shalev said Israel's main goal is to "destroy completely" what she called a "terrorist gang." She would not explicitly say that Israel wants to topple the Hamas government. But she said a return to the terms of a recent six-month truce would not be enough. Shalev says Israel wants stronger assurances that the rocket fire will stop. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Actually what the Israelis have planned is much more Machiavellian : topple Hamas, and then look the other way as Fatah takes its revenge. Fatah has been feeding the IDF targeting information on Hamas hidden sites, which is why so many Hamas safehouses have gone boom the past couple of days. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-12-30 19:59 |
| #2 I doubt they intend to go as far as salting the earth. Then again... |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-12-30 10:32 |
| #1 Seemed to have worked with Carthage. |
| Posted by: P2k on holiday 2008-12-30 08:43 |