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Palestinian children hold candles during a protest against fuel cuts, which led to a blackout in Gaza Sunday. (Reuters)
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Israel agrees to lift aid ban on Gaza Strip for one day
By Yuval Azoulay and <a href="mailto:mazalm@haaretz.co.il" class="tUbl2">Mazal Mualem</a>, Haaretz Correspondents and News Agencies
Tags: Gaza, Hamas, Israel 
 

Vowing not to allow a humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, but blaming Hamas for the current situation, Israel agreed Monday to allow some fuel and medicine shipments into the besieged territory.

The decision followed growing international pressure at what was described as an imminent humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, after Israel stepped up the embargo on the Hamas-controlled territory following massive rocket barrages in recent days, which targeted Israeli communities bordering the Strip.

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We will not allow a humanitarian crisis in Gaza," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a Kadima Knesset faction meeting Monday. "But we have no intention of making their lives easier... as far as I am concerned, every resident of Gaza can walk because they have no gasoline for their vehicles, because they have a murderous regime that doesn't let people in southern Israel live in peace," he warned.

In response to the Qassam rocket attacks, Israel cut fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip, causing power outages.

Monday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak decided to allow the European Union to resume deliveries of industrial fuel to the power plant in Gaza as well as diesel and butane gas used for cooking.

A Foreign Ministry spokesman said restrictions would remain in place on gasoline used for cars.

The decision followed warnings by international agencies that Gaza hospitals would run out of drugs and generator fuel in a few days unless Israel allowed goods through border crossings which have been closed since the end of last week.

"We hope Hamas has got the message," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel, citing a recent decline in the number of rocket attacks. "When they want to reduce the number of rockets, they can do it."

Sources at the Defense Ministry said that the decision only allowed minimal fuel supplies and medicine to go through to Gaza.

The same sources reiterated that this is a one-time only easing of the blockade, and should not be interpreted as a change in Israel's policy.

"The message we wanted to send was received in Gaza. On Thursday some 40 rockets were fired against Israel from the Strip, and today... just a few. The military and economic pressure seems to be having an effect and if the shooting of Qassam rockets picks up again, we will not hesitate to reimpose a full blockade," a source in Barak's office said Monday.

Defense establishment officials rejected in recent days claims by the Palestinians that Israel is responsible for a humanitarian crisis in the Strip following the closing of the border crossings. They also rejected accusations that the tightening of the blockade plunged the Gaza Strip into darkness.

In recent days, the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip made emotional appeals to the Arab world, and demanded that Egypt open its border with Gaza to allow in supplies.

While it is unlikely that Egypt will heed Hamas calls to open the Sinai border, not wishing to grant Hamas a victory, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called Barak and urged him to ease restrictions.

Hamas organized a number of protests in the Strip Monday, with doctors and nurses at the border crossings. In the West Bank cities of Hebron and Bethlehem, as well as in East Jerusalem, Palestinians held protests to express their solidarity with Gaza Strip residents.

International aid organizations also warned yesterday that they would have to suspend their operations if they had no fuel for their trucks.

"International food aid may have to be suspended by the weekend," said Chris Gunness, spokesman of the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza.

The World Food Program, which gives food to some 270,000 Gaza residents, said it would suspend distribution by Thursday because distribution trucks would run out of fuel.

Monday, Gaza City residents lined up outside the few open bakeries.

"I'm going to buy something that my family can keep for only two days because there is no electricity and no refrigerator," said Mohammed Salman. "We cannot keep anything longer than that."


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      1.   why electrical shortage ?? 04:03  |  Jim 21/01/08
      2.   shortages 04:07  |  Shmuelshachor 21/01/08
      3.   so what? 04:08  |  vik 21/01/08
      4.   Once again Haaretz chooses terror over peace 04:31  |  Arik 21/01/08
      5.   electricity in hospitals 04:33  |  Avi Newman 21/01/08
      6.   garbage.anyone can make up stories. they choose to let die or lie 04:55  |  ralph 21/01/08
      7.   Gaza`s power shortage 05:04  |  geoff 21/01/08
      8.   What country on earth would supply its enemy country with....... 05:13  |  Avihu 21/01/08
      9.   Why is Israel always committing crimes against civilians? 05:28  |  POP 21/01/08
      10.   sacrafices 05:29  |  jdl 21/01/08
      11.   OK, there`s an old saying 05:30  |  idf_sergeant 21/01/08
      12.   there was no electricity for millions of years. Was this a crime? 05:32  |  McQueen 21/01/08
      13.   POWER SHORTAGE 05:46  |  BLUE-DI-DO 21/01/08
      14.   gaza`s shortages 05:49  |  ljf-canada 21/01/08
      15.   Israel Should Look After Jews First! 05:56  |  Norman F Birnberg 21/01/08
      16.   IT`S THE WAR STUPID 05:57  |  marcos 21/01/08
      17.   Do you really want to be part of this? 06:02  |  Pal 21/01/08
      18.   Stop Rockets, Get Electicity. 06:18  |  ATLAS 21/01/08
      19.   Now thats some really nice Irony, the bastard is injured and 06:37  |  Elizabeth 21/01/08
      20.   No oil in Gaza..No oil in Europe and US 06:38  |  Avram 21/01/08
      21.   Stop the left: No one here as care about Arabs. 06:49  |  Alex 21/01/08
      22.   Gaza shortage 06:52  |  Harold 21/01/08
      23.   where did they direct other 75% of electrical power? answer that 07:06  |  ralph 21/01/08
      24.   There is no excuse for Collective Punishment 07:16  |  Kris 21/01/08
      25.   Hamas is a joke, Kind of ironic 07:22  |  Shepherd 21/01/08
      26.   # 5 its an occupastion stupid 07:23  |  Kris 21/01/08
      27.   Mashaal You Fool, You Should Be Fired As A Failed Leader! 07:37  |  Lavi 21/01/08
      28.   All the world is a stage 07:39  |  Ilan 21/01/08
      29.   Criminal & Cruel 07:41  |  Michael 21/01/08
      30.   Idiotic Israeli move to be reversed soon 07:42  |  Natallie Durson 21/01/08
      31.   Pal #6 - Are you serious? 07:58  |  Moises 21/01/08
      32.   to PAL #6 08:08  |  Dan 21/01/08
      33.   Power palnt shut down 08:12  |  muhanad 21/01/08
      34.   ISRAEL NEEDS TO FOLLOW UP WITH HASBARA 08:29  |  Proud Israeli 21/01/08
      35.   to Elizabeth #8 08:29  |  Steve Beikirch 21/01/08
      36.   This is War - Keep up the Military Targeting - Don`t Stop 08:36  |  J 21/01/08
      37.   The Latest rom Jerusalem Souces NO HUMANITARIAN CRISIS 08:37  |  Natasha 21/01/08
      38.   Lowly beggars 08:38  |  Oddvark 21/01/08
      39.   Pal, your a moron a your comment was imbelic 08:42  |  Elizabeth 21/01/08
      40.   Children...Not Again 08:47  |  ori 21/01/08
      41.   To ralph # 1 - Anyone can make up stories..... 08:49  |  Dagma 21/01/08
      42.   #6: Grow up... 08:51  |  Ori 21/01/08
      43.   Next World Oil Crisis 08:56  |  Jerusalem Jew 21/01/08
      44.   To Mderators - Why do Talkback Messages end so abruptly 08:58  |  Dagma 21/01/08
      45.   Two problems with #2 BLUE DO-DO 09:03  |  Pablo B 21/01/08
      46.   #7 09:04  |  Yuri 21/01/08
      47.   2 questions 09:26  |  Moshe ben Yitzhak 21/01/08
      48.   Egypt supplies 17% elec why wasn`t it streamed to hospital? 09:37  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 21/01/08
      49.   "Struck A Wagon" 09:41  |  Clickfool 21/01/08
      50.   End the vile siege,you rotters! Gaza has entered its third full 09:46  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      51.   Natasha on reality - 09:49 HT 09:49  |  BBSNews 21/01/08
      52.   Yuri 09:54  |  ATLAS 21/01/08
      53.   #Proud Israeli. And what must Israel do? 09:57  |  Maureen Ann 21/01/08
      54.   No Compassion to Unwanted Arab Terror , Go To Arabs Capitals , 09:58  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      55.   Another faked, PhotoShopped Reuters photo? Look at the lighting! 10:09  |  Dr. L. Brnd 21/01/08
      56.   #14kris suffers from flashes of light syndrome 10:09  |  v hardman 21/01/08
      57.   Well spotted Dr Brnd: we`re being manipulated 10:30  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 21/01/08
      58.   Hamas stealing Gaza hospitals` fuel READ ALL ABOUT IT 10:32  |  Gil 21/01/08
      59.   Dr. L. Brnd Do you really think they would stoop so low 10:43  |  Gil 21/01/08
      60.   Why doesn`t Egypt send fuel? Why pressure Israel? 10:45  |  d.dor 21/01/08
      61.   #49 BBSNews 10:46  |  Your Self-Promotion 21/01/08
      62.   EGYPT MUST STOP GAS SUPPLIES TO THE ZIONISTS 10:51  |  TrippleJump 21/01/08
      63.   Free Advertising 10:53  |  BBSNews 21/01/08
      64.   #50 - a serious question 10:54  |  redmike 21/01/08
      65.   This is the RESULT of the Arab puppets rushing to Annapolis 10:56  |  Palestinians 21/01/08
      66.   YOUR RIGHT ON ALL COUNTS DR.L.BRND, WHAT A SET UP!! 11:01  |  Elizabeth 21/01/08
      67.   Meshal: We`re loosing the War. Quick,someone impose a cease fire 11:15  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      68.   49Clickfool,true,israel would love to attack Iran;but there is 11:21  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      69.   # 65 Pal " Fatah with Arabs at Annapolis" and Hamas 11:22  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      70.   Hamas with major medias outlets fabricating humanitarian crisis 11:27  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      71.   Free Shalit , Stop Gaza with Arab Terror 11:30  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      72.   let them suffer 11:32  |  sam 21/01/08
      73.   50 Lakshmi 11:34  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      74.   BSnews # 63 11:37  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      75.   Arabs Lovers Must Not Give In to Arabs Fabricated Humanitarian Cr 11:42  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      76.   TTHE ball is squarely in the court of Hamas their government 11:47  |  PETER SM 21/01/08
      77.   65 Palestinians,the Palestinian struggle is the last of the 11:51  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      78.   Pablo Ask from Hamas to stop launching the rockets 11:52  |  Aby 21/01/08
      79.   Cynical Exploitation of Kids and Women for Anti Zionism purposes 11:56  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      80.   Re #55 Thank you Dr Brnd 11:56  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      81.   So much self-righteousness 11:59  |  Bob 21/01/08
      82.   For Lakshmi #68 12:04  |  Clickfool 21/01/08
      83.   # 63 BBNews means by saying 12:07  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      84.   Joseph E #69 12:08  |  examiner 21/01/08
      85.   PEOPLE OF GAZA: YOU WILL PREVAIL AND END ZIONISM 12:11  |  Drogba 21/01/08
      86.   Gaza power shortage is nothing but the work of Hamas, trying 12:12  |  Rami 21/01/08
      87.   MaryRose #80 12:17  |  examiner 21/01/08
      88.   THIS IS THE UGLY CRIMINAL FACE OF ZIONISM 12:18  |  Tamara 21/01/08
      89.   #76 PETER SM starts in the middle. 12:18  |  Johnboy 21/01/08
      90.   Israel continues to supply electricity into the Gaza Strip, and 12:28  |  Yael 21/01/08
      91.   Reuters Pixel magic 12:48  |  Star of David 21/01/08
      92.   #28 Why isn`t it "streamed" to the hospital, Margie? 12:48  |  Johnboy 21/01/08
      93.   the addict and the co-depender 12:53  |  Samuel 21/01/08
      94.   shortage 12:55  |  Ana 21/01/08
      95.   JOHNBOY WANTS cause&effect.It started with Arabs trying to steal 12:55  |  PETER SM 21/01/08
      96.   PRAISE GOD FOR SHOWING WHO THE JEWS REALLY ARE 12:55  |  indrajaya 21/01/08
      97.   Dr. L. Brnd #55 A Doctor of what exactly? 12:55  |  David Bailey 21/01/08
      98.   Johnboy--History Lesson 12:56  |  ATLAS 21/01/08
      99.   Elizabeth #8 13:04  |  Andrea 21/01/08
      100.   PROUD ZIONIST WARRIOR, SOUR GRAPES AT LOSING TAMARA?? 13:05  |  Elizabeth 21/01/08
      101.   Sderoti`s, ask your government: why can`t you make a cease-fire? 13:05  |  Ben Alofs 21/01/08
      102.   KRIS"Collective punishment"Try making Qassems without electricity 13:07  |  PETER SM 21/01/08
      103.   Stupid Idiot Olmert Policy (Comments from the Right) 13:08  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 21/01/08
      104.   Israel committing crimes against humanity 13:11  |  Ben Sina 21/01/08
      105.   Plenty of stick from Israel. Where`s the carrot? 13:14  |  Michael 21/01/08
      106.   Hamas lies: Haaretz is complicit 13:15  |  Israel MFA 21/01/08
      107.   stop the rockets!! enough is enough!! 13:18  |  Jewish State 21/01/08
      108.   BBS News lies 13:19  |  Iz Ray Leigh 21/01/08
      109.   POP # 9 13:28  |  JordanisPalestine 21/01/08
      110.   I am still waiting for Mubarak to tell Hamas 13:29  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      111.   Humanitairan Crisis in Gaza 13:35  |  JordanisPalestine 21/01/08
      112.   A tribe without moral 13:36  |  Dav 21/01/08
      113.   To Atlas # 18 13:37  |  JordanisPalestine 21/01/08
      114.   BEN SINA Israel is defending its civillian humanity by 13:37  |  PETER SM 21/01/08
      115.   Gaza 13:37  |  Chris 21/01/08
      116.   #99 - Answer for Ben Alofs 13:38  |  JES 21/01/08
      117.   Israel`s crime: holding the innocents hostage 13:40  |  Ben Alofs 21/01/08
      118.   To Margie in Tel Aviv # 48 - Why wasn`t Egypt`s Electricity Suppl 13:43  |  Dagma 21/01/08
      119.   Chris # 24 13:44  |  JordanisPalestine 21/01/08
      120.   Is it worse in Gaza than this article suggests? 13:44  |  Michael 21/01/08
      121.   # 110, BEN JABO 13:45  |  indrajaya 21/01/08
      122.   # 110, BEN JABO 13:45  |  indrajaya 21/01/08
      123.   #101 duh!! dr ben and the reality programme 13:46  |  v hardman 21/01/08
      124.   Johnny boy thinks the Gazans are incapable and not very clever 13:47  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 21/01/08
      125.   To Ben Alofs # 117 13:49  |  JordanisPalestine 21/01/08
      126.   jes~116 What answer? 13:52  |  examiner 21/01/08
      127.   # 111 Jordan is Palestine 13:53  |  ATLAS 21/01/08
      128.   All lies nothing else 13:54  |  Ali 21/01/08
      129.   Ben Alofs 13:58  |  K 21/01/08
      130.   #121 Infrajaya - I am NOT laughing 13:59  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      131.   Embargo against Israel 14:01  |  Finnish Guy 21/01/08
      132.   #109 Iz Ray Leigh RE: BBS News 14:04  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      133.   Dogs of War 14:04  |  Kurt 21/01/08
      134.   Olmert actually thinks he can do what he wants 14:06  |  Paul Wood 21/01/08
      135.   Ben Alofs # 117: Gaza`s crime: holding innocent 14:07  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      136.   #55 L. Brnd: in complete denial, even of his own inhumanity 14:12  |  Ben Alofs 21/01/08
      137.   don`t forget the civilians 14:12  |  roberta 21/01/08
      138.   # 130, BEN JABO 14:13  |  indrajaya 21/01/08
      139.   Finnish Guy 14:18  |  ATLAS 21/01/08
      140.   come on guys you mixup between perpetrators and victims 14:20  |  Ben Sina 21/01/08
      141.   Alof 14:21  |  Psychologist 21/01/08
      142.   Israel 14:21  |  Jim 21/01/08
      143.   Sure, Margie 14:23  |  Murray 21/01/08
      144.   civil hostages 14:26  |  Real Swiss 21/01/08
      145.   Who cares? 14:29  |  Yessir ibn Badkarma 21/01/08
      146.   UN relief workers say Gaza 14:31  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      147.   BENSINA Pals had a chance for their own state often 14:32  |  PETER SM 21/01/08
      148.   #131 - sadly, you`re not a serious poster! 14:34  |  redmike 21/01/08
      149.   to ATLAS (#139) 14:35  |  Finnish Guy 21/01/08
      150.   # 50 lakshmi ....UN says enough food for 14:36  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      151.   To # 117 Ben Alofs - WHY ? 14:36  |  Dolly 21/01/08
      152.   FINNISH GUY try living in Sderot.Practice what you preach 14:36  |  PETER SM 21/01/08
      153.   Is it worse Michael? #120 14:37  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      154.   They Speak Not about Sderot Residents Humanitarian Crisis 14:38  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      155.   Zionists cannon fodder 14:40  |  spyguy 21/01/08
      156.   Sure, Murray 14:40  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 21/01/08
      157.   LAKSHMI AND LIBERATION STRUGGLES 14:41  |  Brant 21/01/08
      158.   Hamas hides behind the skirts of women 14:42  |  B 21/01/08
      159.   The alternative ways to stop the Qassams 14:43  |  Moti 21/01/08
      160.   POP AND CRIMES 14:43  |  Brant 21/01/08
      161.   Lakshmi #77 - The world`s attention is on Gaza?? 14:44  |  A Jew 21/01/08
      162.   No humanitarian crisis? NO!! 14:46  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      163.   Psychologist-heal thyself 14:48  |  Freud 21/01/08
      164.   Jim duh 14:48  |  Iz Ray Leigh 21/01/08
      165.   89 Johnboy 14:50  |  Chasaboy 21/01/08
      166.   MURRAY AND GRIDS 14:50  |  Brant 21/01/08
      167.   Why shouldn`t Israel make the Gazans suffer? 14:52  |  Yonatan 21/01/08
      168.   # 133 14:54  |  Jim 21/01/08
      169.   # 158 B ... Hamas hides behind the skirts of women? 14:59  |  Natallie Durson 21/01/08
      170.   # 77 lakshmi...the world`s attention on Gaza? 15:00  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      171.   117 BEN ALOFS 15:05  |  Chasaboy 21/01/08
      172.   What about those who cannot walk? 15:16  |  Anne 21/01/08
      173.   an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth 15:16  |  muslim 21/01/08
      174.   # 120 Michael of UK ...according to the UN 15:18  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      175.   # 65 Palestinian...I see your computer is 15:22  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      176.   155 SPYGUY 15:22  |  Chasaboy 21/01/08
      177.   Dark Ages Mindset of Hamas deserves DARK. 15:24  |  The Equalizer 21/01/08
      178.   POP - we are not.. we are protecting our citizens but you 15:24  |  x 21/01/08
      179.   # 81 Bob of Munich....funny, try as you might 15:25  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      180.   Ben Alofs,this may interest you,while the world`s attention is on 15:25  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      181.   Israeli are as bad as Saddam and would do more if they could 15:25  |  Athier 21/01/08
      182.   Natallie Durson - No Israel is finally doing the right thing... 15:27  |  CV 21/01/08
      183.   # 20 Avram...where did you hear that one? 15:28  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      184.   155 Spyguy, you cannot negotiate with Hamas 15:29  |  The Equalizer 21/01/08
      185.   # 24 Kris....go read a few news articles 15:30  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      186.   War Crimes Tribunal 15:30  |  Goldberg 21/01/08
      187.   Beautiful Children of Gaza 15:32  |  Aklas 21/01/08
      188.   Clickfool makes up more tall tales 15:33  |  Joe Sittizen 21/01/08
      189.   "gazans can walk" 15:35  |  hans borger 21/01/08
      190.   "Gazans can walk" 15:37  |  Hans Borger 21/01/08
      191.   #50 Lakshimi, you forgot to mention the petition 15:38  |  JG 21/01/08
      192.   Stop the Hypocracy 15:41  |  Reem 21/01/08
      193.   # 173 muslim...I`m hoping you mean Hamas 15:41  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      194.   Day after... 15:41  |  tripodt 21/01/08
      195.   Aklas, your right but it doesnt change the fact that this is war 15:44  |  Elizabeth 21/01/08
      196.   "Let them eat cake" 15:46  |  Clickfool 21/01/08
      197.   Lakshmi # 180 15:48  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      198.   Responsibility for Gazan`s well being is of Hamas 15:50  |  17 21/01/08
      199.   #126 - Examiner, please read it again 15:51  |  JES 21/01/08
      200.   Lynn 83 15:51  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      201.   For Joe Sittizen # 188 15:54  |  Clickfool 21/01/08
      202.   Elizabeth 15:54  |  Aklas 21/01/08
      203.   Ben alofs hypocrite supreme 15:55  |  K 21/01/08
      204.   Yonatan # 167 That`s Right Up To A Point 15:56  |  Jeff Northridge 21/01/08
      205.   Boy, boy, boy.... 15:56  |  Edith 21/01/08
      206.   193. Lynn who only sees the world threw her chosen glasses 15:57  |  muslim 21/01/08
      207.   176 Chasaboy&Spyguy,chasaboy you haven`t learned the lesson of 15:59  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      208.   Reem 16:00  |  Aklas 21/01/08
      209.   This is the least violent response a country could have made 16:07  |  Gili 21/01/08
      210.   #187 - Aklas 16:08  |  JES 21/01/08
      211.   Jes~199 enough charades already 16:20  |  examiner 21/01/08
      212.   Self-defence? 16:21  |  Katlin 21/01/08
      213.   No other country would be as humane as Israel is towards the 16:23  |  Yardena 21/01/08
      214.   # 206 muslim ...having no respect 16:23  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      215.   # 200 Chanah S ...Quite right 16:26  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      216.   What does Israel expect? 16:27  |  Janice 21/01/08
      217.   some people say,There is no plstn, there is 16:28  |  bozhidar balkas 21/01/08
      218.   Lakshmi and "that big guy" 16:29  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      219.   was about time that something happens 16:29  |  watcher 21/01/08
      220.   fuel supplies 16:29  |  jorge luis 21/01/08
      221.   "let them eat cake" who is Olmert`s media adviser? 16:33  |  r 21/01/08
      222.   They will not surrender 16:34  |  Janice 21/01/08
      223.   Athier 16:35  |  Aklas 21/01/08
      224.   # 196 Clicky..yes, and hopefully 16:39  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      225.   When you have a Mickey Mouse Government ... 16:41  |  Stephen. 21/01/08
      226.   #152 Reem confusing the effect with the cause 16:42  |  Bob 21/01/08
      227.   Margie and Brant 16:43  |  Murray 21/01/08
      228.   Aklas, there is so much I wish I could say here to you. 16:44  |  Elizabeth 21/01/08
      229.   Perfectly reasonable response 16:50  |  Pilly 21/01/08
      230.   Yardena. you make your Gov` sound smiley nicey people 16:52  |  krishna 21/01/08
      231.   to muslim#206 16:52  |  Ilya 21/01/08
      232.   Clickfool wrong yet again... 16:52  |  Pilly 21/01/08
      233.   Foreign politicians showing their ignorance! 16:52  |  AliciaYasmeen 21/01/08
      234.   @231 Yardena. I fully appreciate your point 16:53  |  Yoni 21/01/08
      235.   An Unpovoked Attack 16:54  |  Clickfool 21/01/08
      236.   Clickfool wrong yet again 16:58  |  Pilly 21/01/08
      237.   212 Katlin:Advise youor brethren to stop"home-made silly rockets" 16:59  |  Vittorio 21/01/08
      238.   #211 - Flies, Examiner? 17:00  |  JES 21/01/08
      239.   Israel has no obligation to gaza 17:03  |  Sabra 21/01/08
      240.   Murray and assistance to Palestinians 17:05  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      241.   Dursons vitctory for Hams 17:08  |  Sabra 21/01/08
      242.   Out of 1.5 million Gazans, 900.000 get food-aid 17:09  |  AliciaYasmeen 21/01/08
      243.   Sad: Hamas is the only want that has no pity on its own people 17:10  |  AliciaYasmeen 21/01/08
      244.   197,218,Chanah S,186 Goldberg,chanah s.regarding a Bedouin at 17:15  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      245.   Aklas, its not a case 17:16  |  Athier 21/01/08
      246.   Jabo on chutzpah - 1st try 17:18 HT 17:18  |  BBSNews 21/01/08
      247.   Olmert is getting a little smarter 17:18  |  Ron 21/01/08
      248.   Very good, Olmert 17:18  |  Sarah 21/01/08
      249.   fuel shortage 17:19  |  Haim Schwartz 21/01/08
      250.   Lackbrain, YOU are a 3rd world uneducated MORON. 17:19  |  Elizabeth 21/01/08
      251.   Israel Has No Obligation To Look After Arabs 17:20  |  Norman F Birnberg 21/01/08
      252.   . contd.186 Goldberg..here is it how it works: 17:22  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      253.   Never Forget... 17:23  |  Fatkidd 21/01/08
      254.   boo hoo, Im crying crocodile tears 17:24  |  Evan 21/01/08
      255.   This is in fact a civil war 17:25  |  Edith 21/01/08
      256.   muslim - thank you for honesty - please expand on 17:32  |  17 21/01/08
      257.   Israel must not provide Hamastan with any suppies 17:34  |  Roger 21/01/08
      258.   Open the Egypt border pleace 17:37  |  Clickfool 21/01/08
      259.   #138 Indrajaya - BEGGING IS THE WORD 17:38  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      260.   #204 Jeff Northridge 17:39  |  Yonatan 21/01/08
      261.   HAMAS; you know what to do to end your hum.crises! 17:40  |  STOP the quassams! 21/01/08
      262.   WE CAN TRADE SHALIT FOR GAS... 17:40  |  BOB KING THE ZIONIST 21/01/08
      263.   Vittorio, Vittorio 17:46  |  Katlin 21/01/08
      264.   OLMERT FINDS IT EXTRA-ORDINARY THAT GAZANS CAN STILL WALK! 17:46  |  Pandora Box 21/01/08
      265.   These WAR CRIMES will only increase our resolve 17:48  |  Palestinian 21/01/08
      266.   #155 Spyguy 17:49  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      267.   Cut off money to Israel 17:50  |  Mark Kienan 21/01/08
      268.   Jes~238 More flies 17:51  |  examiner 21/01/08
      269.   255 Edith 18:02  |  Commonsense 21/01/08
      270.   Mark Kienan - you are spewing hatred 18:39  |  Jewboy 21/01/08
      271.   How about accepting to talk to Hamas 18:40  |  Outsider 21/01/08
      272.   # 265 Palestinian...in the words of ballistic 18:41  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      273.   POP you are an idiot 18:41  |  rl 21/01/08
      274.   Natalie Durston 169 18:41  |  Nerys 21/01/08
      275.   267 Mark Kienan,good post,I have come to understand that zionism 18:41  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      276.   palestinian #65 lets see,you don`t want to hold peace talks but 18:42  |  terrornator 21/01/08
      277.   Israeli rhetoric 18:43  |  betz55 21/01/08
      278.   Palestinian # 265 What War Crime? 18:46  |  Jeff Northridge 21/01/08
      279.   Fatkidd - you also never forget... 18:48  |  Jewboy 21/01/08
      280.   I hope Israel has the good sense of knowing when to stop 18:49  |  Tosefta 21/01/08
      281.   `#8Avihu,Do you forget that GAZA is still OCCUPIED? 18:53  |  Pierre Lafitter 21/01/08
      282.   muslim Re:lynn,here we go again,you arabs are always threating 18:55  |  terrornator 21/01/08
      283.   Clickfool #258 18:58  |  Homer 21/01/08
      284.   #203 K, the preposterous 19:01  |  Ben Alofs 21/01/08
      285.   Olmert should be given a choice 19:03  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/01/08
      286.   Inaction by both sides, fueling more hostility 19:23  |  Smadar 21/01/08
      287.   250 Elizabeth,no I would not want to be in the same room as you! 19:24  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      288.   Tosefta some questions 19:24  |  Danite 21/01/08
      289.   "Barak has agreed to allow diesel for the Gaza Strip`s... 19:27  |  bat yam 21/01/08
      290.   Tosefta you obviously get your information from the media 19:27  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 21/01/08
      291.   For Katlin and other 19:27  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      292.   In LESS then 24hrs Barak the Weak gives in to the arabs 19:27  |  Barak the Coward 21/01/08
      293.   Expect Israel to lose this round 19:28  |  Tosefta 21/01/08
      294.   Stop the colonial siege of Gaza! 19:32  |  Ben Alofs 21/01/08
      295.   Give the blackouts more time to work 19:33  |  Jason 21/01/08
      296.   fuel 19:34  |  rick 21/01/08
      297.   Stop the War, Hamas! 19:34  |  Phillipe T. Lucre 21/01/08
      298.   #239 Sabra 19:35  |  Boycott 21/01/08
      299.   278. jeff. gaza `hostile` entity. yes! but sinc e 19:36  |  bozhidar balkas 21/01/08
      300.   Ben Alofs are you for real? 19:37  |  Danite 21/01/08
      301.   Give the guy his just due. No coward, he. 19:51  |  Gideon Reader 21/01/08
      302.   #293 Tosefta, quite correct! 19:52  |  Ben Alofs 21/01/08
      303.   288. dear danite. it is hebrews; or, rather, 19:52  |  bozhidar balkas 21/01/08
      304.   Athier, I think you`re on the wrong track here. 19:53  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      305.   Margie on exaggeration - 1st try 19:53 HT 19:53  |  BBSNews 21/01/08
      306.   Zaki Chehab on Hamas 19:53  |  Daybreak 21/01/08
      307.   Romans failed 19:55  |  Edith 21/01/08
      308.   Pierre Lafitter 281 19:57  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      309.   TO 39 ELISABETH. 19:59  |  DANNY. 21/01/08
      310.   Ben Alofs twisting his shorts 20:04  |  peter 21/01/08
      311.   Tosefta # 280 The Only Trouble With That Is... 20:08  |  Jeff Northridge 21/01/08
      312.   Danite, Ben Alofs has far more courage than you. 20:13  |  Ibrahim 21/01/08
      313.   Israel has lost the way 20:16  |  anas 21/01/08
      314.   Radicalizing Israel`s neighbours. 20:18  |  Michael 21/01/08
      315.   Re #298 Boycott, I have provided... 20:19  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      316.   293tosefta`s lack of common sense 20:19  |  common sense 21/01/08
      317.   278 Howdy jeff Northrdige to Palestinian,howdy jeff,don`t be an 20:22  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      318.   Danite-Re:Tosefta- there should be no more questions 20:22  |  Dorothy 21/01/08
      319.   If this Mean some thing, it mean a step back is needed 20:25  |  Simon Mohammed 21/01/08
      320.   Zaki Chehab is an author 20:25  |  Mahmood 21/01/08
      321.   Good grief Michael Re #314 21:07  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      322.   311.jeff. so, gaza is not occupied, not 21:08  |  bozhidar balkas 21/01/08
      323.   Good move Barak! 21:10  |  Danite 21/01/08
      324.   Daybreak...good info from a good source 21:11  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      325.   lynn 224 21:12  |  leo 21/01/08
      326.   #317 is just too funny Thanks for the laugh 21:12  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      327.   What a charade 21:13  |  Homer 21/01/08
      328.   Amen Arik, no kidding, as far as Hamas And Gaza 21:13  |  JJ 21/01/08
      329.   Worsening Deterioation since 1990`s 21:14  |  Bolero 21/01/08
      330.   easing crossing of fuel and medicines 21:14  |  Doris Cadigan 21/01/08
      331.   Question for Haaretz 21:15  |  Newspaper questioner 21/01/08
      332.   POP, any "crimes" pail by comparison to those of the Pals 21:19  |  JJ 21/01/08
      333.   Time to start hauling IDF officers off of airplanes 21:19  |  Tim 21/01/08
      334.   # 179 Lynn 21:19  |  Bob 21/01/08
      335.   Iakshmi # 317 Go Ahead And Sue 21:19  |  Jeff Northridge 21/01/08
      336.   To Ben Sina, topsy-turvy views 21:22  |  Scharker Yid 21/01/08
      337.   oh no.. they are running out of plastic bags! 21:25  |  Avram 21/01/08
      338.   #315 MaryRose 21:26  |  Boycott 21/01/08
      339.   My opinion 21:26  |  Stranger 21/01/08
      340.   to Ben Alofs 21:27  |  jj 21/01/08
      341.   to Ben Alofs 21:36  |  JJ 21/01/08
      342.   Re: Zaki Chehab and Hamas intentions 21:36  |  Dorothy 21/01/08
      343.   lakshmi..just signed a petition for you 21:38  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      344.   #317-lockshen`s number nine 21:41  |  peter