Israel May Be Forced to Reoccupy Gaza

[JEDIYoda]

I will admit I never saw this coming.......this is not what the general population of Israel wants......

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...cupy-gaza-netanyahu-ally-says.html?cmpid=yhoo


The Israeli army may have to reoccupy the Gaza Strip to disarm militants if they don’t stop assaulting Israel, a cabinet minister said, a day after a three-day truce broke down amid renewed rocket fire.

Should the missile fire continue for weeks, “we won’t have any choice but to defend ourselves and win this battle,” Minister of Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz told Channel 10 television. “And this means that we will have to seriously consider the possibility of taking full control of Gaza for a number of weeks, maybe a month or two.” During that time, Israel would strip Gaza of its rockets and weapons-manufacturing capabilities, he said.

“A diplomatic solution would be much better,” added Steinitz, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The truce had been seen as a possible springboard for a more lasting settlement after three major military confrontations in less than six years. Talks in Cairo mediated by Egyptian officials failed to extend the agreement, and rocket fire resumed before it expired at 8 a.m. yesterday. Hamas said Israel hadn’t agreed to its demands, which include allowing Gaza to have a seaport. Israel said it wouldn’t rejoin negotiations while under fire.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

As expected, anything to support taking over Gaza and oppress the people of Palestine. That should guarantee peace...........

 

[SandEagle]

loliar. i saw this coming two miles away. it is part of the overall plan to punish the brown people and steal more of their lands.

 

[Phynaz]

loliar. i saw this coming two miles away. it is part of the overall plan to punish the brown people and steal more of their lands.

You're still as uniformed as ever.

 

[Binarycow]

I care very little for that whole conflict and all people who are part of it. However, the way I see it, Israel will never receive peace and compromise from the other side so all can coexist on that tiny piece of God-forsaken land so they might as well kick the shit out of the other side while they still have the mean to do so. It wouldn't be the first nor last time in human history that might is right so we all might as well get over it.

 

[SandEagle]

You're still as uniformed as ever.

shill out dude

 

[Ventanni]

loliar. i saw this coming two miles away. it is part of the overall plan to punish the brown people and steal more of their lands.

Oh please. Put a cork in it, will ya? The financial and human cost of military occupation is absurdly high. If you're an American like I am, then you should full well understand that by now. If Israel wanted to conquer Gaza, they wouldn't have left in the first place the last time they were occupying it. And seriously, the entire strip is a bombed out skeleton. Why would Israel want anything to do with it?

How about we just don't lob rockets at our superpower neighbor? At what point do we sit back and ask, "Where's the personal accountability here?" I respect your stance on the entire matter, but if I go and pick a fight with my vastly stronger neighbor regardless of the details, I have no right to cry and complain when I get the tar beat out of me. I know Israel isn't pristine in this situation either, but I weigh in on the side of personal accountability on this one.

A very famous man of that exact region once stated, "Those who live by the sword will die by the sword," and to me this entire craphole-quagmire of a situation reinforces exact what he was getting at. You want to use violence to get your point across? Fine. Expect the same in return.

 

[Harabec]

I dunno, talks are currently still advancing with Egypt representing Israel's side. I kinda like giving the Palestinian Authority more control over the Rafah border which essentially means Hamas is no longer alone in the Gaza strip.
It would be meaningless to go into Gaza again unless we go all out and obliterate Hamas completely - people are sick of recurring operations that achieve nearly nothing.

Yuval Steinitz is a lying SOB that needs to get his ass kicked, but that has nothing to do with the current situation (I and many others have enough reasons to hate that weasel).

 

[IronWing]

To Israel, peace is when the Israelis are the only ones doing the shooting.

 

[squarecut1]

Israel as an occupation force? Oppressing other people? Anybody who says that must be anti semite. Never mind that Arabs are semites too

 

[woolfe9998]

Israel as an occupation force? Oppressing other people? Anybody who says that must be anti semite. Never mind that Arabs are semites too

The term "anti-semite" is a term of art which refers to animus toward Jews. Yes, we know that technically Arabs are also "semites." Perhaps whoever coined the term back in the 19th century didn't really think it through. Regardless, the term now has an accepted definition. We don't need to hear for the billionth time on the internet that "Arabs are semites too." It doesn't make you clever. You're also targeting a straw man here - no one has made an allegation of anti-semitism.

 

[woolfe9998]

On the thread topic, I think it's a mistake for Israel to remain in Gaza any longer.

 

[SandEagle]

On the thread topic, I think it's a mistake for Israel to remain in Gaza any longer.

lalalalalalaliar!

 

[Atreus21]

I will admit I never saw this coming.......this is not what the general population of Israel wants......

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-...cupy-gaza-netanyahu-ally-says.html?cmpid=yhoo


The Israeli army may have to reoccupy the Gaza Strip to disarm militants if they don’t stop assaulting Israel, a cabinet minister said, a day after a three-day truce broke down amid renewed rocket fire.

Should the missile fire continue for weeks, “we won’t have any choice but to defend ourselves and win this battle,” Minister of Intelligence and Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz told Channel 10 television. “And this means that we will have to seriously consider the possibility of taking full control of Gaza for a number of weeks, maybe a month or two.” During that time, Israel would strip Gaza of its rockets and weapons-manufacturing capabilities, he said.

“A diplomatic solution would be much better,” added Steinitz, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The truce had been seen as a possible springboard for a more lasting settlement after three major military confrontations in less than six years. Talks in Cairo mediated by Egyptian officials failed to extend the agreement, and rocket fire resumed before it expired at 8 a.m. yesterday. Hamas said Israel hadn’t agreed to its demands, which include allowing Gaza to have a seaport. Israel said it wouldn’t rejoin negotiations while under fire.

If Hamas still exists, of course Israel will have to reoccupt Gaza someday. If Hamas is still breathing, the rockets are not far behind.

 

[Binarycow]

If Hamas still exists, of course Israel will have to reoccupt Gaza someday. If Hamas is still breathing, the rockets are not far behind.

That's a fact.

 

[fskimospy]

If Hamas still exists, of course Israel will have to reoccupt Gaza someday. If Hamas is still breathing, the rockets are not far behind.

This is more true than you may realize. The current Israeli strategy of occupation creates so much unrest in the occupied territories that periodic invasions will be necessary

 

[zanejohnson]

Israel was met with considerable force this time around..

shaken in there boots...

they dont "want" to occupy gaza.. they HAVE to.

 

[Jaskalas]

I support retaliating against acts of war, even if that means leveling the whole place to the ground.

I oppose an occupation.

Is Israel running out of bombs?

 

[brycejones]

This is more true than you may realize. The current Israeli strategy of occupation creates so much unrest in the occupied territories that periodic invasions will be necessary

It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Until both sides really decide they have had enough this crap will continue.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Reoccupy? That's silly. Israel already occupies Gaza. Don't you hear everywhere, that Palestine is under Israeli occupation? lol. Even the UN says so.

 

[Anarchist420]

The term "anti-semite" is a term of art which refers to animus toward Jews. Yes, we know that technically Arabs are also "semites." Perhaps whoever coined the term back in the 19th century didn't really think it through. Regardless, the term now has an accepted definition. We don't need to hear for the billionth time on the internet that "Arabs are semites too." It doesn't make you clever. You're also targeting a straw man here - no one has made an allegation of anti-semitism.

I dont really see how ashkenazim and arabs could both be semites given that arabs are the opposite of ashkenazim with modern europeans somewhere in between.

 

[JEDIYoda]

shill out dude

so you are informed yet you choose to play the idiots game....ok...

 

[JEDIYoda]

To Israel, peace is when the Israelis are the only ones doing the shooting.

that's even a more ignorant statement than SandEagle`s......

Tell me IronWing what is Israel suppose to do???

 

[nehalem256]

This is more true than you may realize. The current Israeli strategy of occupation creates so much unrest in the occupied territories that periodic invasions will be necessary

How exactly does one invade a territory you already occupy?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Reoccupy? That's silly. Israel already occupies Gaza. Don't you hear everywhere, that Palestine is under Israeli occupation? lol. Even the UN says so.

another uniformed dolt.......who cares what the UN says....we all have known for years that the UN is very anti Israel...