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2008-07-31 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Olmert's decision to quit as a victory for Hamas

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Posted by ryuge 2008-07-31 05:39|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 " said that Olmert decision to retire is an achievement of Hezbollah war and the Palestinian rockets attacks on Israel."

if the shoe fits.

I hope that the next PM will not be as weak against Hamas as Olmert was.

Posted by Bugs Elmomomp6649 2008-07-31 09:54|| 2008-07-31 09:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks to me like a victory for the Israelis, especially in light of the last dust-up between Israel and the Hamasses.

Posted by SteveS 2008-07-31 10:06|| 2008-07-31 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes. Now you get "Peace at any price" Bibi.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-07-31 10:15|| 2008-07-31 10:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Replacing Retreat-at-any-price Olmert, Bibi may be their Reagan.

Posted by wxjames 2008-07-31 10:47|| 2008-07-31 10:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Olmert's decision to quit was not a victory for Hamas. However, his staying in office and pursuing a path of appeasement was definitely a victory for Hamas. Israel has been steadily backed into a corner under his so-called leadership.

Posted by Alaska Paul in Fairbanks">Alaska Paul in Fairbanks 2008-07-31 12:20|| 2008-07-31 12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Just living another day in the squalor that is Gaza without your a*s being targeted is a 'victory' for Hamas, if you follow their thought process.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2008-07-31 13:56|| 2008-07-31 13:56|| Front Page Top

#7 If Bibi ends up Prime Minister I find it hard to see how Hamas will spin it as a win. Olmert needed to go. Democracies can remove failures without bloodshed and loss of face. Hamas will never understand that.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-07-31 14:04|| 2008-07-31 14:04|| Front Page Top

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