Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and The Associated Press: Barak: Israel 'very close' to achieving goals in Gaza
Talkback
Title:If you don`t want to occupy Gaza and Obama`s coming in
Name:Paul Freedman
City: Falls ChurchState: VA
I wish the international community had less tolerance for states and organizations that preach the elimination of a member state--Israel. But they don`t. That said, Israel has bloodied Hamas and Hamas has proven, unlike Hezbollah, that it is not yet a true fighting force, incapable of standing in the field or even protecting its chiefs. Overall strategy suggests a unilateral ceasefire is as good an outcome as any, as long as it is understood that actions against individual rocket launcher units may continue.