After So Many Qassams, So Many Pieces, Hamas Wants “Peace”
Let’s look at the kindergarten classroom in Be’er Sheva again, shall we?
Does this look like the work of Peaceniks? Or does it seem like the work or terrorists who would love to see pieces of little kids scattered all over town?
Forgive my skepticism:
The exiled leader of Hamas is ready to stop the fighting with Israel in exchange for an end to the blockade on Gaza, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday.
A Palestinian man surveys a Hamas government compound after an Israeli airstrike Tuesday.The leader, Khaled Mashaal, spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday and outlined Hamas’ position on the resumption of the Palestinian reconciliation process, the foreign ministry said.
“Mashaal said in response to [Lavrov] that they are ready to end the armed confrontation, but only if these measures are linked to steps intended to remove the Gaza Strip’s blockade,” the ministry said.
While living in self-imposed exile in Damascus, Syria, Mashaal remains the head of Hamas, which controls Gaza.
Earlier Wednesday, the Israeli military warned neighbors of Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar to leave because it may bomb the area, the neighbors told CNN.
Al-Zahar was the Palestinian foreign minister under the Hamas-led government before it was dissolved by President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007. Learn more about Gaza’s political history »
I certainly don’t have the answers. No one does. But Hamas has a charter which specifically calls for the elimination of Israel. And their actions are in synch with their words. Over 10,000 qassam rockets and now a barrage of Iranian made missiles. Sounds to me like they wants pieces of people, not peace.
- Aggie