GAZA CEASEFIRE

[-:Undertaker:-]

Let's not ever support the freedom of anyone since the attacks of their oppressors have happened in history

Well then whats the solution? where and at what time is the line drawn at? Israel isn't going anywhere so i'd suggest both sides come to realise this (ie Hamas) and come to a two state solution or integrate Palestine into the Jordanian Kingdom and Gaza into Egypt.

But the fact is that it seems many in Palestine simply don't want to move onwards and carry on in a way that would be comparable that if we carried on at the French for them taking Brittney off England 500 years ago. I know this is more recent and more raw, but what else can be done? .. and yes Israel has done many terrible things i'll also admit, such as the expansion of settlements and so on so both sides are often in the wrong before i'm accused of pro-Israel blindness. I'd add that I don't think it's the business of anyone but the Palestinians and Israel, but the solution above (two state or annexation, final border) seems the only realistic one.

[Lee]

Positive news, hope it lasts long enough to come to a more long term agreement.

[zwind]

I find this hypocritical,
Everyone is saying about how Israel and Gaza should have cease-fires. While for the last decade, America has been at war on
terrorism. If infact that people want the "violence in the middle-east" to end, then why are they not getting onto America for just as much bloodshed? (this is even coming from an American).

Plus I fully support Israel in this conflict. Though a devote Christian I support and believe what Israel is fighting for is right.
Through all time the Jewish people have been fighting for their home in Palestine (now Israel). They had been removed from
their homeland millenniums ago. Everywhere they went they were treated poorly. They were slaves in other parts of the middle east. They were murdered in Death Camps at the hands of the Third Reich. Even in other times people hated jews.
Everywhere from Europe to America, Jews were hated and seen as inferior. Now given the chance to live back in their
homeland in 1948, they wan't to not let it go again.

Also to those who take Palestine's side, there are no middle eastern countries that want Palestinians because of their nature.