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Rice: Renewed Gaza violence will not help Palestinian cause
By Haaretz Staff and News Agencies
Tags: Israel News, Gaza truce 

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday expressed American concern over Hamas' announcement that its Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip was formally over, warning that renewed fighting would not benefit the Palestinians.

"I sincerely hope that there will not be a resumption of the violence because that is not going to help the people of Gaza," she said from Washington. "It is not going to help the Palestinians, it is not going to help the Palestinian cause."

Rice's comments came after Gaza militants fired four Qassam rockets into southern Israel on Friday, continuing the barrage of the past several days. The rockets struck the western Negev, causing neither casualties nor damage.
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Minister of National Infrastructures and former defense minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer warned earlier Friday that the Israel Defense Forces would use all its power to end the cross-border rocket attacks.

"From our point of view when the truce ended - it ended, and the IDF will operate with all its power in order to eradicate the [rocket] fire. There is a limit to what Israel is able to accept," said Ben-Eliezer.

The IDF said troops guarding Israeli farmers in fields adjacent to Gaza came under sniper fire from across the border. There were no injuries reported in any of the incidents.

In a statement posted on its Web site Friday, Hamas said Israel had breached agreements by imposing a painful blockade on Gaza, staging military strikes into the densely populated coastal strip and continuing to hunt down Hamas operatives in the West Bank.

"Since the enemy did not abide with the conditions... we hold the enemy the fully responsible for ending the truce and we confirm that the Palestinian resistance factions headed by Hamas will act," the statement said.

In light of the Hamas announcement, senior Israeli officials warned that a military offensive in the coastal territory would be "unavoidable" if the rocket fire continues.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday reiterated his appeal to extend the truce, immediately halt rocket attacks against Israel and all acts of violence, UN deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said from the world body's New York headquarters.

"A major escalation of violence would have grave consequences for the protection of civilians in Israel and Gaza, the welfare of the Gazan civilian population, and the sustainability of political efforts," Okabe said.

On Thursday, Gaza militants fired 11 rockets and six mortar shells toward Israel and Israel staged at least two air strikes against rocket squads.

The government in Jerusalem ordered the IDF to refrain from offensive operations for now, saying it wants to see how the situation develops.

"We will not be the ones to violate the cease-fire," a senior defense official said Thursday night. "If Hamas wants to escalate, we will know how to act - and it will be clear to the international community who is behind the renewed fighting."

But, a senior government official warned, "if Hamas doesn't come to its senses and calm the situation, there will be no choice other than an Israeli military response."

Egypt, meanwhile, said Friday it had received no requests that it try to patch up the Gaza truce, which went into effect six months ago.

"We have not so far been asked to exert [truce] efforts as we did in the past," said Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki.

Zaki defended the Egyptian policy of restricting the movement of people and and goods across the Rafah border point, Gaza's only outlet which is not under full Israeli control.

He said that to open the border fully, as demanded by many Egyptians including the main Islamist opposition group, would serve Israel's interests by giving the Israelis an excuse for washing their hands of the impoverished coastal strip.

The IDF, for its part, has raised its alert level along the Gaza border. The military canceled weekend leaves for all units stationed near the Strip and instructed units to prepare for mobilization.

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      1.   Ha! 17:50  |  J K 18/12/08
      2.   hooray! 18:05  |  bashar 18/12/08
      3.   Hamas abided by it`s obligations?? NO ,. not at all 18:09  |  Jo 18/12/08
      4.   WAR DECLARED!!! 18:13  |  Jeremy 18/12/08
      5.   so funny 18:16  |  Tina 18/12/08
      6.   show hamas what the end of cease fire means 18:16  |  vik 18/12/08
      7.   The world knows Israel broke the truce... 18:18  |  BBSNews 18/12/08
      8.   Declare Gaza an enemy State 18:18  |  Rachel 18/12/08
      9.   Hamas is delusional, whos to blame for launching Qassams 18:18  |  Judea 18/12/08
      10.   This will make the war lovers on both sides happy 18:27  |  Mark Lincoln 18/12/08
      11.   Our Enemy (Hamas) at our Gates 18:32  |  Nephtaly 18/12/08
      12.   VOTE LIKUD for Israels sake 18:35  |  Nephtaly 18/12/08
      13.   It`s very, very clear, Hamas wants to see Likud elected....... 18:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 18/12/08
      14.   No Mark Lincoln, not everybody is happy. 18:50  |  Tzfonit 18/12/08
      15.   So it`s official now? 18:52  |  Angel 18/12/08
      16.   Bashar - get all your facts straight 18:52  |  meli 18/12/08
      17.   10, Mark Lincoln 18:52  |  Harry 18/12/08
      18.   hahaha 18:56  |  kobi former swede 18/12/08
      19.   The Problem of Unwritten Agreements 18:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 18/12/08
      20.   3rd intifada 18:59  |  observer 18/12/08
      21.   To: BS News 19:01  |  Angel 18/12/08
      22.   Cease Fire 19:07  |  Adam 18/12/08
      23.   Swiss Dinos Analysis 19:09  |  Nephtaly 18/12/08
      24.   Remember The Men Killed Delivering Fuel 19:17  |  True Dutch 18/12/08
      25.   BSNews and what the world knows 19:19  |  SDHD 18/12/08
      26.   Swiss Dino 19:20  |  George Kaplan 18/12/08
      27.   Angel, you promote terror, I peace... 19:28  |  BBSNews 18/12/08
      28.   21 Angel - Please Tell Me . . . 19:30  |  Mark of Lewiston 18/12/08
      29.   # 23 Poor Nephtaly, all the Israelis have to ask themselves..... 19:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 18/12/08
      30.   Cease Fire 19:35  |  Adam 18/12/08
      31.   # 26 George Kaplan "We can see right through you..." 19:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 18/12/08
      32.   BBS news 19:42  |  Adam 18/12/08
      33.   Mark of Lewiston on the Spin Show 19:42  |  Nephtaly 18/12/08
      34.   To: BS News 19:43  |  Angel 18/12/08
      35.   An `end` to what never ws! 19:45  |  Arie 18/12/08
      36.   BBS news 19:48  |  Daniela 18/12/08
      37.   To: Mark of Lewiston 19:49  |  Angel 18/12/08
      38.   2nd try: its about rafah crossing 19:50  |  Hamas spokes person 18/12/08
      39.   good news 19:58  |  alan 18/12/08
      40.   Swiss Dino 20:01  |  Nephta;y 18/12/08
      41.   Bashar / Hamas spokman 20:09  |  Daniela 18/12/08
      42.   Well.... 20:19  |  rm 18/12/08
      43.   Who is to blame 20:22  |  Baz Mann 18/12/08
      44.   ITS ABOUT RAFAH CROSSING!! 20:28  |  Hamas spokes person 18/12/08
      45.   44 hamas spokesperson 20:38  |  alan 18/12/08
      46.   BSNews promotes "peace?" Right 20:41  |  SDHD 18/12/08
      47.   Angel & Nephtaly - No Spin 21:01  |  Mark of Lewiston 18/12/08
      48.   eh what did Hamas say? 21:04  |  Gee 18/12/08
      49.   Dont believe everything the media tells you. 21:16  |  TO#7 18/12/08
      50.   Mark of Lewiston, I don`t believe it`s a matter of Paper 21:22  |  Tzfonit 18/12/08
      51.   Mark of Lewiston re: Angel & Nephtaly 21:23  |  TonyL 18/12/08
      52.   No Mention of the Siege 21:28  |  Mick 18/12/08
      53.   Adam calls for 1.4 million deaths... 21:32  |  BBSNews 18/12/08
      54.   Mark of Lewistion 21:38  |  Nephtaly 18/12/08
      55.   Speaking of "shock" and OTSD Angel... 21:38  |  BBSNews 18/12/08
      56.   To: Mark of Lewiston 21:43  |  Angel 18/12/08
      57.   I`m not blind at all Daniela... 21:47  |  BBSNews 18/12/08
      58.   Gaza 21:55  |  Leah Mira 18/12/08
      59.   Hamas cannot hope to survive a lockdown. 21:59  |  Stephen. 18/12/08
      60.   To Alan in Toronto 22:00  |  Otto Rand 18/12/08
      61.   Catastrophe! 22:09  |  utagawa 18/12/08
      62.   They are damaging the chances of sell out Livni 22:43  |  zionist forever 18/12/08
      63.   no peace 22:45  |  don muntean 18/12/08
      64.   #50, Interesting to See Whether Hamas .... 23:58  |  Gary 18/12/08
      65.   Mark of L does it again 00:14  |  peter 19/12/08
      66.   BBS News 27 - you just don`t get it, do you? 00:24  |  ChanahS 19/12/08
      67.   For the next 60 plus days ,only a weak response 00:24  |  Sarah 19/12/08
      68.   Hamas really doesn`t give a rats behind about your elections 00:28  |  you all look the 19/12/08
      69.   Mark of L talks of Arab farmers 00:29  |  peter 19/12/08
      70.   Dino 29 - the answer is simple 00:30  |  ChanahS 19/12/08
      71.   Captive population BBS? 00:33  |  ChanahS 19/12/08
      72.   Mark of Lewiston Yes, Spin 01:08  |  Jasper 19/12/08
      73.   Hamas Spokesperson 01:13  |  Sean 19/12/08
      74.   Leah Mira 01:20  |  Jasper 19/12/08
      75.   10~What is wrong with Wars Mr Lincoln ? 01:22  |  Akram Zekaria 19/12/08
      76.   And who do sderot residents hold responsible 4 not defending them 01:37  |  anybody? 19/12/08
      77.   Times change 01:47  |  Mark Lincoln 19/12/08
      78.   meli: get real! 01:50  |  bashar 19/12/08
      79.   Daniela is blinded by israel self interest.. 01:55  |  bashar 19/12/08
      80.   Barak surrendered formally in Lebanon and now informaly in Sderot 01:56  |  whiteflagnorthsouth 19/12/08
      81.   #51 Bigger BS isn`t blind 02:29  |  peter 19/12/08
      82.   To: Utagawa 02:47  |  Angel 19/12/08
      83.   There is a lot of talk of a major test 02:58  |  Chris Linthwaite 19/12/08
      84.   BS, where the hell do you think the tunnel was going ? to Charlot 03:23  |  Steve -nyc 19/12/08
      85.   what about this news???? 03:40  |  GUETTO SURVIVOR 19/12/08
      86.   # 7 BBSnews, Re The world knws who broke the cease-fire... 04:02  |  Dutch 19/12/08
      87.   Oh you did it, no you did it-just act 04:04  |  Mark 19/12/08
      88.   One More Rocket After Today And Watch Out 04:32  |  Jeff Northridge 19/12/08
      89.   Have we ever held anyone else responsible? 05:27  |  Sarah 19/12/08
      90.   #44, hamas spokesperson, "IT`S ABOUT QASSAMS" 05:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      91.   The Leb.Army bombed Pal Fatah al Islam till Pals stopped shootin 05:39  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      92.   #77, Mark Licoln 05:42  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      93.   Otto Rand 06:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      94.   BSNews unable to distinguish between civil disorder and warfare. 06:33  |  Stephen in New York 19/12/08
      95.   GUETTO (sic) Survivor. What about it? 07:09  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      96.   77~Mark Lincoln 07:27  |  Akram Zekaria 19/12/08
      97.   Israel`s leaders psychologically incapable of victory 07:33  |  Moshe 19/12/08
      98.   50 Tzfonit - Why I Think It`s Needed 07:33  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      99.   54 Tony L - Links & Spin 07:41  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      100.   56 Nephtaly - The Right to Exist 07:56  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      101.   56 Angel - You`re Arguing there Never was an Agreement 08:02  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      102.   65/69 Peter - Nice Try 08:10  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      103.   NO BBSnews 08:12  |  daniel 19/12/08
      104.   To 7 BBSNews : Hamas in its own words. 08:19  |  Jean Van Daem 19/12/08
      105.   It No Longer Matters 09:03  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      106.   Mark of Lewiston 09:17  |  TonyL 19/12/08
      107.   Your leader sounds almost apologetic, why? 09:40  |  Harvey 19/12/08
      108.   105 Tony L - I Guess We`ll See 09:50  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      109.   Palestinians hand Israel legal reason to invade 09:56  |  Joe Sittizen 19/12/08
      110.   gaza truce over 09:59  |  DesertEagle50 19/12/08
      111.   right on PETER 10:10  |  different mindset 19/12/08
      112.   unavoidable 10:11  |  rm 19/12/08
      113.   #19, Mark of Lewiston, written agreements 10:13  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      114.   Remember one interesting fact 10:14  |  Clickfool 19/12/08
      115.   sad but true 10:16  |  different world view 19/12/08
      116.   #98, Mark of L, "there was never a real agreement" 10:21  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      117.   # 70 Chanah S / # 40 Nephtaly 10:29  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/12/08
      118.   Mark of Lewiston and breaches of the lull 10:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/12/08
      119.   There will be NO Offensive! 10:31  |  MiddleStanian 19/12/08
      120.   No surprise "Just Logic" 10:41  |  Mohammad 19/12/08
      121.   BBS news - you are a lost case! 10:54  |  Daniela 19/12/08
      122.   Mark of Lewinston 11:26  |  Nephtaly 19/12/08
      123.   Thinking into the emptiness 11:34  |  Michael 19/12/08
      124.   Swiss Dino # 113 the trouble is 11:34  |  ChanahS 19/12/08
      125.   #109 Israel doesn`t need an EXCUSE, Joe Sittizen 11:50  |  Johnboy 19/12/08
      126.   Swiss (Dino) 11:53  |  Nephtaly 19/12/08
      127.   the phony truce and its terms ?? 12:07  |  victor hardman 19/12/08
      128.   Mark L , How hamas would do the insugency 12:17  |  Aby 19/12/08
      129.   To: Mark of Lewiston 12:50  |  Angel 19/12/08
      130.   Bashar 12:54  |  Daniela 19/12/08
      131.   115~NiddleStanian I agree with you .. 13:12  |  Akram Zekaria 19/12/08
      132.   Mohammad 13:19  |  Daniela 19/12/08
      133.   the next kassam 14:35  |  real vision 19/12/08
      134.   Cipora - What you feel you Have To Do 14:47  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      135.   #114 Clickfool 15:04  |  H 19/12/08
      136.   Mohammad # 120 That Is False 15:12  |  Jeff Northridge 19/12/08
      137.   Nephtaly - I Guess We`ll See 15:12  |  Mark of Lewiston 19/12/08
      138.   The Egytians do not want the responsibility of Gaza 15:16  |  Jo 19/12/08
      139.   CJK/Mrs Regev #116 15:21  |  Roo 19/12/08
      140.   Something to Ponder over 16:06  |  lily 19/12/08
      141.   # 124 Chanah S 16:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/12/08
      142.   # 126 Nephtaly 16:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/12/08
      143.   SWISS What Hamas wants is very clear in their Hamas charter!! 16:55  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      144.   CJK/Mrs Regev #116 17:05  |  Roo 19/12/08
      145.   Where is Barak? 17:05  |  Brod 19/12/08
      146.   Swiss Dino 17:06  |  Nephtaly 19/12/08
      147.   Mark Lincoln, Mark Lewiston, Clicky, Swiss, 17:19  |  Lynn 19/12/08
      148.   Negotiate with leaders of HAMAS 17:46  |  S Awaad 19/12/08
      149.   General Swiss wrong assumptions 17:50  |  Aby 19/12/08
      150.   To M.Lincoln -10 17:56  |  B. Saleem 19/12/08
      151.   To 16 Meli ! 18:24  |  B Saleem 19/12/08
      152.   To 14 Meli !! 18:28  |  B Saleem 19/12/08
      153.   Hamas has moderated its position says Dino: 18:56  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/12/08
      154.   Is Hamas a duck? 19:15  |  GPS 19/12/08
      155.   Impotent Israel can only talk 19:35  |  Marcel 19/12/08
      156.   the big problem 19:37  |  baroukh mizrahi 19/12/08
      157.   No Suprised here 19:43  |  Danite 19/12/08
      158.   Just Chastising the Gaza Parties..... 20:36  |  Gary 19/12/08
      159.   The occupation continues 20:47  |  Baz Mann 19/12/08
      160.   To: Baz Mann 21:18  |  Angel 19/12/08
      161.   BAZ MANN 21:19  |  joe 19/12/08
      162.   Mark of Lewiston 21:30  |  TonyL 19/12/08
      163.   Baz Mann out to lunch 21:40  |  SDHD 19/12/08
      164.   BLAH BLAH BLAH 21:46  |  Paul Freedman 19/12/08
      165.   Baz Mann 21:47  |  Jasper 19/12/08
      166.   To Baz Mann # 140 - What nonsense really.... 21:48  |  Natasha 19/12/08
      167.   Bazmann:What blockade? 21:48  |  Arie 19/12/08
      168.   to Dutch 21:51  |  Dov 19/12/08
      169.   WAR WAR NOT JAW JAW (Part E) 21:52  |  jasperway 19/12/08
      170.   The pals broke the cease fire 21:58  |  Adrian de Klerk 19/12/08
      171.   # 134 Margie, unfortuntately only disclosing half the truth..... 22:03  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/12/08
      172.   IDF - Using ALL It`s power 22:09  |  Doubleclick 19/12/08
      173.   Outsiders opinion 22:21  |  Nasir Nogovitsh 19/12/08
      174.   Johnboy 22:23  |  Peter Williams 19/12/08
      175.   C`mon Ben 22:43  |  Ron 19/12/08
      176.   Baz Mann 23:09  |  Brad 19/12/08
      177.   BAZ Man Hamas says NO Peace Ever very clearly.Its war siege 23:24  |  PETER SM 19/12/08
      178.   get it through your thick skulls 23:42  |  yossi 19/12/08
      179.   #144 yossi 00:10  |  Jeff 20/12/08
      180.   DOUBLE CLICK Where is that? Hamas has a problem with borders 00:10  |  PETER SM 20/12/08
      181.   Baz Mann # 140 You Got One Thing Right 00:17  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      182.   CJK/Mrs Regev #116 00:56  |  Roo 20/12/08
      183.   It`s illegal for the IDF to threaten Gazans with military force 01:03  |  Dutch 20/12/08
      184.   Peter Williams # 142 Re: Johnboy`s Virtual Occupations 01:05  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      185.   why are hamas office buildings still standing? 01:05  |  vik 20/12/08
      186.   It is an easy problem to solve Yossi 01:28  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      187.   Yossi Just a matter of Libensraum right? 01:31  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      188.   The astounding ignorance of the Reich-wing 01:39  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      189.   RICE WARNS HAMAS? 01:41  |  indrajaya 20/12/08
      190.   And Peter SM Demands NO PEACE EVER 01:48  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      191.   Easy Problem to Solve, Mark Lincoln 01:49  |  Jasper 20/12/08
      192.   More babbling from Peter SM 01:53  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      193.   Thanks to you Ms. Rice, neither did the truce. 01:59  |  peacelover 20/12/08
      194.   147~ Mark Lincoln :How wrong you always read the facts ? 02:07  |  Akram Zekaria 20/12/08
      195.   CJK/Mrs Regev #116 02:09  |  Roo 20/12/08
      196.   yossi: sez:"..give them war" ....but, Who? 02:10  |  Gray 20/12/08
      197.   Ben-Eliezer statement is empty of substance 02:20  |  Joseph.E 20/12/08
      198.   continuos gaza violence, never ends 02:29  |  jacobo lashak-korogo 20/12/08
      199.   Israel is Being Outmaneuved and Out Bluffed 02:33  |  Dav Lev 20/12/08
      200.   #142 I am sugesting that are the rights of an occupying power 02:43  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      201.   Pharo, let them people go 02:48  |  Sean 20/12/08
      202.   Indrajaya 03:04  |  alan 20/12/08
      203.   #148 Arial Sharon did not agree with you, Jeff 03:06  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      204.   140 Baz Mann 03:07  |  alan 20/12/08
      205.   BBSnews 03:11  |  alan 20/12/08
      206.   Mark Lincoln # 152 Israel Did Renounce It (part 1) 03:35  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      207.   CLUELESS JEW HATER # 147-Dutch 03:42  |  Barry 20/12/08
      208.   150MLincoln The difference between Blockade and Occupation 03:53  |  Rob 20/12/08
      209.   #57 BS News 03:56  |  Moshe 20/12/08
      210.   156MLincoln If Hamas raids Israel and arrests Shalit does that 03:58  |  Rob 20/12/08
      211.   Our little facilitator Hamas - keep up, boys 03:59  |  17 20/12/08
      212.   #161 Jeff hops on his hobbyhorse again. 04:01  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      213.   New Crop 04:03  |  David Segal 20/12/08
      214.   # 152 Mark Lincoln - you are more and more incoherent lately 04:05  |  17 20/12/08
      215.   #114 CF 04:15  |  Moshe 20/12/08
      216.   Mark Lincoln # 152 Israel Did Renounce It (part 2) 04:15  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      217.   #141 Doubleclick 04:22  |  Moshe 20/12/08
      218.   Psycho Akram inists Israel is not the occupying authority 04:29  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      219.   The `shocking` truth 04:34  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      220.   Another document from the Israel Foreign Ministry that 04:41  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      221.   And as several are particularly dense two final posts 04:52  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      222.   And finally from the Agreement on The Gaza Strip 04:57  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      223.   Barry & The Same Old "Our Home" & "Jew Hater"Nonsense 05:01  |  Gray 20/12/08
      224.   Jeff, take your meds 05:06  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      225.   Johnboy # 164 What A Bunch Of Hogwash 05:09  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      226.   Mark Lincoln morphing into late Tosefta 05:14  |  17 20/12/08
      227.   From the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement 05:18  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      228.   Mark Lincoln: Mental Breakdown? 05:21  |  Concerned 20/12/08
      229.   MLincoln Israel-PA agreements predate Hamas, do not apply 05:25  |  Rob 20/12/08
      230.   Mark Linkoln - mediocre engineer and impossible psychiatrist 05:31  |  W-pedia 20/12/08
      231.   #179 Jeff, the analogy that you never address 05:31  |  Johnboy 20/12/08
      232.   Alan, about those "renegades"... 05:40  |  BBSNews 20/12/08
      233.   Lord Caradon is dead Moshe... 05:45  |  BBSNews 20/12/08
      234.   Oh and Moshe, it`s BBSNews 05:54  |  BBSNews 20/12/08
      235.   Alan, as it typically is if you actually follow the day in and 05:58  |  jj 20/12/08
      236.   Johnboy # 175 No Inconvenience At All 06:09  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      237.   Recipe For State Building vs Recipe For State Procrastination 06:28  |  Lavi 20/12/08
      238.   Mark Lincoln # 188 I Drink Beer Instead 06:33  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      239.   #125, JB, Israel`s "fundamental right to self defence" 06:45  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      240.   ISRAEL needs more than an better military strategy ! 06:54  |  Achjaa 20/12/08
      241.   Jeff Northridge, re JB`s Clayton`s Occupation 06:55  |  Peter Williams 20/12/08
      242.   Rice is absolutely right in this statement 07:20  |  jj 20/12/08
      243.   Yes folks, like the clock 07:25  |  TonyL 20/12/08
      244.   Johnboy # 195 The Gaza Reservation And Terrorist Preserve 07:33  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      245.   BSNews - brain dead 07:33  |  SDHD 20/12/08
      246.   #182, MarkL, no, Mark 07:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      247.   184~ Mark Lincoln. Un-valid "Transfer of Authority". 07:45  |  Akram Zekaria 20/12/08
      248.   #203, JB, and false analogies 07:54  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      249.   #171, MarkL, "Israeli law extends into Gaza" 08:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      250.   #210, MarkL, Jeff needs no meds 08:10  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      251.   MarkL, documents, agreements and the kitchen sink 08:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      252.   Nothing will ever help the Palestinian Cause 08:30  |  Natasha 20/12/08
      253.   Mark Lincoln I suggest u go to Gaza through one of their tunnels 08:48  |  Akram Zekaria 20/12/08
      254.   159 Tony L - I don`t Have All the Answers 08:49  |  Mark of Lewiston 20/12/08
      255.   Only the Palestinians, Palestinians, Palestinians.... 08:50  |  The Threadmill 20/12/08
      256.   Merry Christmas to You, too, Lynn 09:50  |  Mark of Lewiston 20/12/08
      257.   #254, Mark of Lewiston 09:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/12/08
      258.   BBS....News for Morons 10:15  |  allang 20/12/08
      259.   To: Mark of Lewiston 11:57  |  Angel 20/12/08
      260.   #244 Jeff Northridge. #195 was mine 13:12  |  Roo 20/12/08
      261.   Cipora #257 to Mark L 13:19  |  S 20/12/08
      262.   #233-234 BS News 13:41  |  Moshe 20/12/08
      263.   Mark of Lewinston 14:47  |  Nephtaly 20/12/08
      264.   Roo # 260 The Numbers Change 15:10  |  Jeff Northridge 20/12/08
      265.   World, take note! 16:46  |  utagawa 20/12/08
      266.   #44 Hamas spokesperson...Egypt doesn`t want 17:00  |  Lynn 20/12/08
      267.   #254 Mark of Lewiston.....many of us have 17:18  |  Lynn 20/12/08
      268.   Neither Will the Settler OCCUPATION 17:29  |  Doubleclick 20/12/08
      269.   Rob 17:59  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      270.   Astounding 18:07  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      271.   Mrs. Rice`s Statement 18:17  |  G.I.Joe 20/12/08
      272.   Israel became the Occupying Power in 1967 18:19  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      273.   259 Angel - Thanks 18:19  |  Mark of Lewiston 20/12/08
      274.   One Last IMOFA document - and NOT an agreement 18:33  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      275.   BS News - Why don`t you blame Egypt for the "siege"? 18:53  |  Lee (the real one) 20/12/08
      276.   Is there anyone who can? 19:48  |  Mark Lincoln 20/12/08
      277.   SURE IT WILL HELP THE PAL CAUSE 20:23  |  dav zee 20/12/08
      278.   #256 Mark of Lewiston....I`m happy for you 20:45  |  Lynn 20/12/08
      279.   #234 But your name is not bbs news.Your name is:Michael Hess 21:06  |  KATHY 20/12/08
      280.   Mark of Lewiston #254 22:05  |  Peter Williams 20/12/08
      281.   She who hopes is hopeless 22:05  |  Hopey 20/12/08
      282.   For Moshe # 215 22:29  |  Clickfool 20/12/08
      283.   GAZA 22:50  |  BEN SCIARCON 20/12/08
      284.   #269 CF 00:50  |  Moshe 21/12/08
      285.   U.S.S. Liberty - 911 00:59  |  We 21/12/08
      286.   2nd try- It`s called BSNews for a reason. 00:59  |  Stephen in New York 21/12/08
      287.   Well buckle your hypocrisy belt Condi 01:00  |  Mark Lincoln 21/12/08
      288.   #239 How wonderfully glib, Cipora. 01:22  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      289.   #244 Thanks for the laugh, Jeff. 01:25  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      290.   #241 Words have meaning, Peter Williams 01:31  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      291.   Happy Christmas, Lynn, but I`m not angry...... 01:52  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/12/08
      292.   # 149 Aby 02:02  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/12/08
      293.   For those who never read the Arab press 02:18  |  Mark Lincoln 21/12/08
      294.   Marl Lincoln "...it renounces it`s status as the Occupying power 02:22  |  17 21/12/08
      295.   #256 Mark of Lewiston 02:23  |  Smadar 21/12/08
      296.   Comments on the renewed violence in Gaza.... 02:39  |  Smadar 21/12/08
      297.   Mark of Lewiston #254 02:44  |  TonyL 21/12/08
      298.   #272 Stephen in New York..We Are The Maccabees! Nevermind BSNews! 02:44  |  Ross 21/12/08
      299.   #274 Johnboy 02:57  |  Smadar 21/12/08
      300.   johnboy "redeployed deployed and withdrawn" 03:27  |  zevulun 21/12/08
      301.   Benefit 05:53  |  Baz Mann 21/12/08
      302.   No point listening to Rice... 06:23  |  Silvienne 21/12/08
      303.   #286, zevulun...to Johnboy 06:24  |  Silvienne 21/12/08
      304.   Bazz Mann Before ceasefire Gaza Pals were dying from Bombs/Shells 06:40  |  I 21/12/08
      305.   #281 Absolutely untrue, 17 06:41  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      306.   #286 You come in late and think you understand, zevulan. 06:57  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      307.   JOHNBOY"words have meaning".Hamas Govt. proclaims Legislation 07:13  |  PETER SM 21/12/08
      308.   SYLVIENNE actually there is a handover in democracies 07:28  |  PETER SM 21/12/08
      309.   #288 Smadar, I am answering the questions put to me. 07:34  |  Johnboy 21/12/08
      310.   How can Rice blame the Palestinians for escalating the violence ? 09:35  |  Dutch 21/12/08
      311.   Cipora, Why don`t you accept the reality of Mark L & others ? 12:47  |  Dutch 21/12/08
      312.   Dutch 12:52  |  Peter Williams 21/12/08
      313.   Smadar re Johnboy`s answers 14:06  |  Peter Williams 21/12/08
      314.   312 Peter, How short sighted of you.... 16:16  |  Dutch 21/12/08
      315.   #303 Sillivain waffles and object,but all the same. 21:17  |  Ross 21/12/08
      316.   #313 Peter Williams..poor Smadar fall for JB`s answers 00:18  |  Ross 22/12/08
      317.   #307 PETER SM, good for a laugh. 03:11  |  Johnboy 22/12/08
      318.   #313 You still will not address my central point, Peter Williams 08:40  |  Johnboy 22/12/08
      319.   #313 Addressing YOUR points, Peter Williams - 2nd try 08:50  |  Johnboy 22/12/08
      320.   #315, Ross, namecall all you like, dear... 21:12  |  Silvienne 22/12/08
      321.   Johnboy critiqued 11:04  |  Peter Williams 23/12/08
      322.   #21 Where you go wrong, Peter Williams. 15:22  |  Johnboy 23/12/08
      323.   #321, Peter Williams... 18:55  |  Silvienne 23/12/08
      324.   Silvienne 00:39  |  Peter Williams 24/12/08
      325.   #324, Peter Williams... 21:00  |  Silvienne 24/12/08
      326.   Johnboy has no authority 20:11  |  Peter Williams 25/12/08
      327.   Gaza 03:06  |  Don Schuman 30/12/08
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