Haaertz Service and Reuters: Report: Israel won't condition Gaza cease-fire on Gilad Shalit's release
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Title:The meaning of a ceasefire.
Name:Jean Van Daem
City: MetulaState:
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said that the Islamist group?s request for a ceasefire with Israel was ?a tactic in conducting the struggle.? In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Mashaal explained that ?it is normal for any resistance?to sometimes escalate, other times retreat a bit.? Hamas has implemented ceasefires in the past and has later resumed attacks, he pointed out, citing 2003 as a specific example. Nothing would prevent Hamas from continuing to import and manufacture weapons and train terrorists. What Hamas wants at : http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.com/2008/04/analysis-what-does-hamas-really-want.html