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Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his entourage touring Kibbutz Nir Oz on Thursday. (Yehuda Lahiani)
Last update - 01:36 06/06/2008
Olmert hints major Gaza operation is imminent
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Tags: Ehud Barak, Defense Minister 

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told reporters on his plane bound for Israel on Thursday just prior to departure that "it would appear we are very close to a decisive crossroads in Gaza," intimating that a major military operation is in the offing.

"The people of Israel have reason to be pleased with the results of the visit to the U.S. in relation to all sensitive security matters concerning the future of the state," Olmert said.

When asked earlier by reporters accompanying him in Washington if the time had come for a large-scale Israeli ground offensive into Gaza, Olmert was noncommittal.
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"We are not eager for a military operation," he said. "But we are not shying away from one."

"The way it looks now, we are closer to a military operation in Gaza than we are to any other type of [diplomatic] arrangement," the premier said. "We are close to a decisive crossroads in Gaza, both in terms of setting a timetable as well as pinpointing the exact problem. We have a real problem in Gaza, and I spoke about it throughout the course of all my talks in the U.S."

When asked about the Egyptian-mediate cease-fire in the works, Olmert said: "Israel's conditions for calm have yet to present themselves. I can't at the moment claim to know what exactly Hamas is offering us."

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that the Israel Defense Forces would open a broad operation in the Gaza Strip before an Egyptian-mediated truce takes effect.

The defense minister, who has repeatedly threatened an invasion, spoke while touring Kibbutz Nir Oz, where a 51-year-old Israeli man was killed earlier in the day by a mortar shell fired from the nearby Gaza Strip.

"The military operation is closer than ever, and it will precede the cease-fire," Barak said, adding: "We are nearing the day of reckoning in the Gaza Strip, in which we will decide whether to go in the direction of an agreement of calm or a wide military operation."

Finance Minister Roni Bar-On, a close Olmert confidant, called for a military move. "The Gaza problem must be solved in Gaza," he told Israel Radio.

Next week, Olmert is expected to convene his security cabinet, a forum of
senior government ministers, to discuss the violence in Gaza, defense
officials said.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity under military guidelines, said most members of the Security Cabinet oppose a Gaza cease-fire now.

Israel fears that Hamas would use the lull to rearm and has demanded that any agreement include assurances that Hamas halt arms smuggling across its border with Egypt.

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      1.   Barak - Yada, Yada 21:17  |  Tod Zuckerman 05/06/08
      2.   It is time to cease talking! It is time to act, as we know! 21:18  |  Avner 05/06/08
      3.   Mirror, mirror... 21:31  |  David 05/06/08
      4.   Best Defence is.... 21:36  |  BobUSA 05/06/08
      5.   This they need to aannounce! 21:39  |  Shlomo 05/06/08
      6.   S.O.S... 21:43  |  Henry Gerson 05/06/08
      7.   Barak and Olmert 21:46  |  Yits 05/06/08
      8.   By the time he acts hamas will be safely hidden away 21:59  |  Nach 05/06/08
      9.   We will kill you first, then have a truce 21:59  |  Aphemia 05/06/08
      10.   kill their children..exterminate them....send them to Auschwitz 22:02  |  observer 05/06/08
      11.   Gaza 22:07  |  Edifice 05/06/08
      12.   No willpowerfrom Achora (backward),meansopposite ofKadima(forward 22:07  |  Ben Menachem 05/06/08
      13.   Enough Barak 22:20  |  Proud Israeli 05/06/08
      14.   enough playing. Take over Gaza. 22:22  |  Joey 05/06/08
      15.   Barak, you are losing votes! Quit the government! 22:25  |  redmike 05/06/08
      16.   Barak 22:31  |  Chaim 05/06/08
      17.   Israel is scared Hamas will when 22:34  |  Wendy 05/06/08
      18.   Exit Strategy After "Gaza Op" 22:46  |  ZADOK 05/06/08
      19.   Okay Israel, we can understand but you still have to understand 22:53  |  Mark B. 05/06/08
      20.   END GAZA TRADE ! 22:58  |  Rick & TC 05/06/08
      21.   Barak + Government Pathetics 23:03  |  gabriel 05/06/08
      22.   Barak go hide somewhere 23:07  |  Sunny Barkats 05/06/08
      23.   Here comes your truce, you baby killing scum ^_^ 23:11  |  Denise Thompson 05/06/08
      24.   Clown Barak issues his umptieth "last warning" 23:36  |  Absolute Sweden 05/06/08
      25.   Sounds Familiar 23:38  |  Andrew 05/06/08
      26.   Not that I advocate war, but I`d rather see action vs dithering 23:41  |  Richard S 05/06/08
      27.   Why Not Just Tell Them What Time? 23:55  |  Jane 05/06/08
      28.   Gaza invasion 23:57  |  james phillips 05/06/08
      29.   Blah, blah, blah 00:34  |  David 06/06/08
      30.   Talk tough, do nothing 00:39  |  Judith 06/06/08
      31.   The Gaza diversion 01:05  |  Tosefta 06/06/08
      32.   Of course you are shying away from it, Barak. 01:09  |  Fortuna Benmayor 06/06/08
      33.   Truce? 01:11  |  Frank 06/06/08
      34.   You isolated them, you committed collective punishment... 01:12  |  Maureen Ann 06/06/08
      35.   Hmm i bet the minute Abbas-Hamas begin Unity Talks "Israel" will. 01:38  |  MOE 06/06/08
      36.   Hope it doesnt clash with 01:52  |  Chris Linthwaite 06/06/08
      37.   zionist 02:41  |  Jew against Olmert 06/06/08
      38.   Zionist.. FOLLOWUP 02:43  |  Jew against Olmert 06/06/08
      39.   Gaza 02:47  |  Bobby 06/06/08
      40.   Major smoke-screening blah blah for Olmert imminent too 02:48  |  Fortuna Benmayor 06/06/08
      41.   Barak the talker 03:09  |  Zion 06/06/08
      42.   hamas 03:11  |  zechariah 06/06/08
      43.   Olmert warns Hamas to be prepared... 03:16  |  Avi 06/06/08
      44.   He can talk the talk but can`t walk the walk 03:22  |  Gilbert 06/06/08
      45.   Are these Ehud`s waiting for Moshich? 03:30  |  Akiva P 06/06/08
      46.   How many times have we heard this sentence? 03:33  |  Pervert 06/06/08
      47.   Maybe this time it will work after Mr.Abbas Call 03:35  |  Simon Mohamed 06/06/08
      48.   Pacification of Gaza 03:44  |  Clicksage 06/06/08
      49.   The sooner the better 04:14  |  Conroy 06/06/08
      50.   Very close or very , very close --Confession of Insane man 04:26  |  Sal 06/06/08
      51.   Olmert`s last desperate grasp at power 04:59  |  Fred Michaelsberg 06/06/08
      52.   Hint 05:02  |  Sushie 06/06/08
      53.   Careless talk 05:06  |  Joshua 06/06/08
      54.   #11 Maureen Ann - They isolated themselves 05:11  |  * BEN JABO 06/06/08
      55.   And I thought a cease-fire was imminent, or a major breakthrough 05:12  |  Smadar 06/06/08
      56.   Stop dangling the "Major Operation Carrot" 05:13  |  * BEN JABO 06/06/08
      57.   #11, Maureen Ann... 05:38  |  Silvienne 06/06/08
      58.   Desmond Tutu 06:29  |  Howard Tabachnick 06/06/08
      59.   Information about Gaza operation. 10:17  |  David Nigel Braham 06/06/08
      60.   All of us know better 16:11  |  Jim 06/06/08
      61.   Simon Mohamed # 24 Maybe Abbas Will Wink Instead 17:08  |  Jeff Northridge 06/06/08
      62.   Go for it !!!! 17:13  |  spyguy 06/06/08
      63.   Who autorised the Kasams and mortars fire? 17:18  |  Yusuf 06/06/08
      64.   why tosefta is wrong 17:33  |  byron 06/06/08
      65.   Crying Wolf, and Mr. Abbas 18:15  |  khairi janbek 06/06/08
      66.   Gaza redux 18:20  |  Pani puri 06/06/08
      67.   Training IDF in Counterinsurgency 18:24  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/06/08
      68.   Iran is present at our borders. 18:28  |  Jean Van Daem 06/06/08
      69.   Clicksage - Hows that Working Out? 18:34  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/06/08
      70.   How close Olmert? Maniana? 18:34  |  Nechama 06/06/08
      71.   Change the electoral system fast or get more of the same 18:42  |  Ben Menachem 06/06/08
      72.   Disgusting 18:56  |  Stephen Murray 06/06/08
      73.   israel targets children 19:01  |  odles 06/06/08
      74.   Why does this gov`t..... 19:01  |  Nemesis 06/06/08
      75.   hamas targets "open areas" 19:02  |  odles 06/06/08
      76.   Mark of Lewiston 19:05  |  GABE1 06/06/08
      77.   Zionist "terrorist beanie caps"? 19:23  |  Tom Clark 06/06/08
      78.   Cleansing time again... 19:30  |  Gray 06/06/08
      79.   SDN Breaking News: The word "cease-fire" has been voted...... 19:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 06/06/08
      80.   Gaza, Gaza, too much talk on Gaza 19:40  |  Robert/Montreal 06/06/08
      81.   Jordan is Palestine 19:44  |  steve dill 06/06/08
      82.   #36 Stephen Murray, if I was not sure an attack into Gaza was rig 19:45  |  Robert/Montreal 06/06/08
      83.   Mr. Olmert, I have news for you.. 19:56  |  Dutch 06/06/08
      84.   I don`t know 20:04  |  rm 06/06/08
      85.   #14 20:15  |  Keops 06/06/08
      86.   If Israel touches Gaza aIl Israeli embassies and ports... 20:19  |  Dutch 06/06/08
      87.   Hamas Formal Truce offer uncovered: 20:19  |  steve dill 06/06/08
      88.   wonderful news. here it comes. iran, hamarse, goodbye. 20:22  |  frenz 06/06/08
      89.   how many kids are you going to kill ? 20:24  |  mehmet 06/06/08
      90.   Either way situation not very bright. 20:44  |  common sense 06/06/08
      91.   mehmet #53 20:52  |  Antimehmet 06/06/08
      92.   Mehmet-"How Many Kids Will HAMAS be Responsible for Killing" 20:55  |  Albert 06/06/08
      93.   Oh my God ... 21:02  |  Edith 06/06/08
      94.   Mehmet there is a difference Israelis make fallout shelters 21:03  |  ROBERT/MONTREAL 06/06/08
      95.   # 75 As many as possible, ahmet... 21:09  |  misha 06/06/08
      96.   Hamas needs to go 21:11  |  Dave Duncan 06/06/08
      97.   Dutch-"Waiting for the Caliphate" 21:11  |  Albert 06/06/08
      98.   The Difference: 21:17  |  steve dill 06/06/08
      99.   #16, DeniseThompson,what are you talking about? 21:20  |  Silvienne 06/06/08
      100.   62 Gabe 1 - Twice in Fallujah 21:21  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/06/08
      101.   PLAY POLITICS WITH OTHER PEOPLE LIVES 21:25  |  indrajaya 06/06/08
      102.   #96 Albert from the land of Price chopper. You are Ok 21:31  |  Robert Lovell 06/06/08
      103.   Gaza action must entail 21:33  |  Pssd off American. 06/06/08
      104.   Names 21:34  |  Said Graydatch 06/06/08
      105.   85,Dutch,greetings! 88 mehmet,go to www.Maannews.net and you`ll 21:35  |  lakshmi 06/06/08
      106.   #105, lakshmi... 21:44  |  Silvienne 06/06/08
      107.   Mehmet - IDF will target only terorists 22:08  |  David Israel 06/06/08
      108.   Listen to the Future! 22:25  |  Sharif Hafez 06/06/08
      109.   Beware of talking to palestinians (part 1) 22:26  |  stephan 06/06/08
      110.   To Dutch $ 83 - Sorry Dutch...... 22:28  |  charlie 06/06/08
      111.   Beware of talking to palestinians: They might be smarter than you 22:33  |  stephan 06/06/08
      112.   Silvienne @106 22:54  |  GABE1 06/06/08
      113.   Long overdue but I don`t believe it 22:55  |  August West 06/06/08
      114.   Mark of Lewiston @100 a reply. 23:00  |  GABE1 06/06/08
      115.   Doris Cadigan the Dutch Dyke @86-A PLEA 23:06  |  GABE1 06/06/08
      116.   "the trouble makers" Robert / M. 23:07  |  Gray 06/06/08
      117.   Dutch 23:12  |  TonyL 06/06/08
      118.   to sylvienne re maannews.net 23:26  |  odles 06/06/08
      119.   Silvienne 23:28  |  TonyL 06/06/08
      120.   Robert M. earlier post & "Roots" 23:35  |  Gray 06/06/08
      121.   HAARETZ 23:59  |  Sole 06/06/08
      122.   hey,you idiot,why telegraph it to the enemy? 00:13  |  chaim schonbrun 07/06/08
      123.   Mehmet - 2nd try 00:31  |  David Israel 07/06/08
      124.   Quite correct Maureen Ann 00:38  |  BBSNews 07/06/08
      125.   Brown Bull Shit and Moron Ann @124=a reply 01:46  |  GABE1 07/06/08
      126.   #117 TonyL. Re: The majority in the US Congress 01:53  |  Dutch 07/06/08
      127.   117 TonyL, Re: THe majority in the US Congress 01:58  |  Dutch 07/06/08
      128.   106 Silvienne,sorry,I omitted the en 02:08  |  lakshmi 07/06/08
      129.   Dutch-"Rise Up and Cast off the Yoke..." 02:22  |  Albert 07/06/08
      130.   # 54Ben Jabo. There you go again... 02:42  |  Maureen Ann 07/06/08
      131.   #124 BBS News. They have a penchant... 02:58  |  Maureen Ann 07/06/08
      132.   # Gabe 1. "We will do blah, blah, blah." 03:01  |  Maureen Ann 07/06/08
      133.   Jordan is Palestine 03:26  |  steve dill 07/06/08
      134.   #103 Pssd off American...Well said.I am Pssd too 03:28  |  .... 07/06/08
      135.   Dutch #126 or 127 (whatever comes first) 03:40  |  TonyL 07/06/08
      136.   BBSNews 04:09  |  TonyL 07/06/08
      137.   Maureen Ann 04:13  |  TonyL 07/06/08
      138.   #124, BBSNews & Maureen 04:14  |  Silvienne 07/06/08
      139.   114 Gabe 1 - It`s Called Counterinsurgency 04:15  |  Mark of Lewiston 07/06/08
      140.   #118, odles......?? (nice name) 04:17  |  Silvienne 07/06/08
      141.   #119, my, my, TonyL...what a snit you are in! 04:21  |  Silvienne 07/06/08
      142.   #116, Gray... 04:23  |  Silvienne 07/06/08
      143.   #112, GABE1...things are really getting serious... 04:29  |  Silvienne 07/06/08
      144.   #133 So what are you going to do with them, Steve? 05:14  |  Johnboy 07/06/08
      145.   TonyL 05:21  |  BBSNews 07/06/08
      146.   Well of course he does. He cares nothing for... 05:23  |  Deborah 07/06/08
      147.   Golum could have a ceasefire but prefers..... 05:24  |  Deborah 07/06/08
      148.   #105 Lakshmi 05:28  |  Deborah 07/06/08
      149.   #54 Excuse me Ben I think my friend Manido,.. 05:37  |  Deborah 07/06/08
      150.   david Isael Palestinian and Hamas freedom fighters have 05:50  |  American in NY 07/06/08
      151.   #34 moaning ann posts about oz but gets the word gaza mixed 05:55  |  victor hardman 07/06/08
      152.   stop being superficial Barak 06:11  |  Jason 07/06/08
      153.   #137 TonyL. America sell what - weapons? 06:21  |  Maureen Ann 07/06/08
      154.   BBSNews P1 08:02  |  TonyL 07/06/08
      155.   #149, Deborah.... 08:05  |  Silvienne 07/06/08
      156.   BBSNews P2 08:05  |  TonyL 07/06/08
      157.   BSNews 124- on his own words, part II 08:12  |  Stephen in New York 07/06/08
      158.   BBSNews P3 08:15  |  TonyL 07/06/08
      159.   Maureen Ann 08:20  |  TonyL 07/06/08
      160.   3 Things Must Happen And Very Soon 08:39  |  Shepherd 07/06/08
      161.   Really? 11:07  |  Colin Wright 07/06/08
      162.   Olmert thinks he is a martyr 11:13  |  Dror 07/06/08
      163.   Major Gaza Operation is always imminent 12:46  |  The Archives 07/06/08
      164.   Dutch`s confustion on "human rights" 13:18  |  Joe Sittizen 07/06/08
      165.   ideological link: violent islamists and national socialism 14:07  |  Arthur 07/06/08
      166.   Silvienne - Abundance of prejudice 14:45  |  Michael Jacobs 07/06/08
      167.   #130 Maureen Ann - I went twice, u never went once 15:48  |  * BEN JABO 07/06/08
      168.   American in NY - #150 15:49  |  David Isarel 07/06/08
      169.   #127 Demented Dutch speaks with certainty 15:50  |  * BEN JABO 07/06/08
      170.   #131 Maureen Ann - Try keeping your promise 15:53  |  * BEN JABO 07/06/08
      171.   MoronAnn @132 17:23  |  GABE1 07/06/08
      172.   Mark of Lewiston @139-a reply 17:31  |  GABE1 07/06/08
      173.   Silvienne @143 17:38  |  GABE1 07/06/08
      174.   Who trust Hamas? 17:38  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      175.   Israel should not announce it 17:40  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      176.   10. observer: How twisted 17:46  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      177.   Jihadi Steve in NY on the Warsaw Ghetto 17:48  |  BBSNews 07/06/08
      178.   11. Edifice: I absolutely agree with you 17:49  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      179.   146. Deborah: the Arabs want to commit genocide 17:54  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      180.   #150-American(Palestinian) in NY-"Hamas Freedom Fighters`???? 17:57  |  Albert 07/06/08
      181.   Maureen Ann on Jabo 18:00  |  BBSNews 07/06/08
      182.   112. GABE1 the song "I work here" (143) 18:00  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      183.   143 Silvienne, that?s your master 18:06  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      184.   143 Silvienne, one more thing 18:08  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      185.   155 Silvienne re Deborah 18:10  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      186.   Gaza pullout was a mistake! 18:17  |  Paul Henzen 07/06/08
      187.   GABE1, gots a frog in your pocket? 18:41  |  BBSNews 07/06/08
      188.   Better way to counter Qassams: Jewish Kashams! 18:50  |  Jewboy 07/06/08
      189.   11. Edifice: I absolutely agree with you 18:52  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      190.   10. observer: tell me 18:54  |  KUTW 07/06/08
      191.   Mark Of L @139 18:58  |  GABE1 07/06/08
      192.   Silvienne @143 19:05  |  GABE1 07/06/08
      193.   KUTW @174 19:23  |  GABE1 07/06/08
      194.   Whose homeland? 21:11  |  Gray 07/06/08
      195.   david Israel # 168 21:55  |  American in NY 07/06/08
      196.   #s 154/156/158 Tony L re BBS News 21:57  |  Labhras 07/06/08
      197.   Albert # 172 Hamas freedom fighters show more bravery than IDF 21:58  |  American in NY 07/06/08
      198.   Olmert gives too many `hints` away..... 22:12  |  Dolly 07/06/08
      199.   124, 131 22:43  |  Nach 07/06/08
      200.   # 194 Gray - 99% of US citizens not originally American! 22:57  |  Paul Henzen 07/06/08
      201.   arab in ny where irgun and others deliberately killed civilians 23:22  |  nachson 07/06/08
      202.   arab in ny your post to david israeli 23:24  |  nachson 07/06/08
      203.   ireland is now the most destitute nation in europe 23:27  |  papalbull 07/06/08
      204.   bbs news "wow you are eaten up with insane hatred arent you? 23:29  |  nachson 07/06/08
      205.   172 Gabe 1 - You`re Hopeless 23:49  |  Mark of Lewiston 07/06/08
      206.   #196 labarse of arabia the prophet of doom 00:09  |  victor hardman 08/06/08
      207.   BSNews- You know nothing whatsoever about the Warsaw Ghetto 00:38  |  Stephen in New York 08/06/08
      208.   Jewboy (188) it would not only stop Hamas´ fireworks but save 01:01  |  Jew- and Bookburner 08/06/08
      209.   Sharif Hafez #108 01:02  |  Beitcafe 08/06/08
      210.   193. GABE1 01:03  |  KUTW 08/06/08
      211.   Brown Bull Shit @187 01:07  |  GABE1 08/06/08
      212.   I don`t like that guy any more 01:27  |  Edith 08/06/08
      213.   nach #199 say, could you provide numbers 01:28  |  American in NY 08/06/08
      214.   #170 Ben Jabo. Try to control your ego. 01:47  |  Maureen Ann 08/06/08
      215.   American in NY 02:35  |  David Israel 08/06/08
      216.   Gray, you`ll be waiting till the cows come 02:39  |  kiwi girls 08/06/08
      217.   #181 BBS News. IDF "detained" Palestinian journalist. 02:46  |  Maureen Ann 08/06/08
      218.   #171 Gabe1. "The sleeping lion" sleeps because it is to well fed! 03:24  |  Maureen Ann 08/06/08
      219.   kiwi girls 200 03:41  |  ChanahS 08/06/08
      220.   Moron Ann 201 03:43  |  ChanahS 08/06/08
      221.   GAza will be Warsaw 07:17  |  Truth 08/06/08
      222.   #217 MOANING ANN AND THE NON EXISTENT BORDERS 07:28  |  victor hardman 08/06/08
      223.   Olmert hints major Gaza operation is imminent 08:16  |  apl 08/06/08
      224.   135 Tony, You can`t dismiss the US Congress` role in this dispute 08:47  |  Dutch 08/06/08
      225.   #155 Silvienne 23:13  |  Deborah 08/06/08
      226.   Joe Sittizen, Regarding the Human Rights of Palestinians 00:32  |  dutch 09/06/08
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