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Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

One will always be doubtful, and rightly so, for the success of the deal whatsoever. Before we consider and demand for the success of the deal a wide change in the mentality is needed. and no ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will ever hold until Hamas changes its stated goal of destroying Israel and Israel stops its encroachment in west bank and Gaza. Until then, it remains the far dream and is only a matter of time before the violence restarts. Still someone doubts.

Sharon

Sharon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I heartily pray and wish for the deal to hold. In this fight we have suffered a lot. Sometimes a power cut and on the other a bombing on a crossing that provides us with the food and fuel supply, stealing the fuel intended for the power plants and blocking the passes resulting in no production in the factories fueling the unemployment… shells and rockets fired across both sides resulting in the casualties is recurrent… we don’t want it anymore. We don’t want land, we want to live peacefully and nothing more.

Shay

Shay — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Peace will not come because Arabs do not want it. Before saying anything let us not forget what Hezbollah and Hamas are. They are terrorist organizations. They hold no legitimacy. they do not have the support of 50 percent of the population or anywhere near to this figure in Lebanon or Palestine. You also discuss Israel and the US stopping Hezbollah and Hamas from becoming part of the govt. can you really blame them? Hezbollah fire rockets into Israel killing innocent people and so do the Hamas militants. therefore, naturally ppl of Palestine and Lebanon do not want them to be a part of the Lebanese and West bank govt. coz they don’t deserve to be. Just ask or stop them doing so. Peace will come automatically.

Oscar

Oscar — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

well I am doubtful to stick to one side and my opinion on this is, it depends. However, this is a good step ahead for the peace.May be Hamas now will stop bombing the border crossings and Israel will do the same!!! 0r may be they are too tired of fighting and both are willing to end it. I wish there should be a neutral column here for the one to be indecisive lollllzzzzzz.

Eyal

Eyal — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Maybe instead of a dialog we need something inline of ‘Truth and reconciliation. To begin with one has to understand that to me as an Israeli any scheme that

aims at relinquishing the right of ‘the Jewish people for self determination’, is tantamount to asking me to commit suicide and smacks of Anti-Semitism.

Giorgio

Giorgio — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Middle East peace talks and its +ve outcome is something that crazy ppl speak about. this is pompous parade of hypocrites. It is similar to a dog and pony show. they will never be a good neighbors with peaceful borders. There is something wrong with the blood. They know nothing about the peace and will never be happy with it. Violence is inherent, they are born with it and die because of it. Hence no space and scope for the peace to come and fit in well.

Jono

Jono — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

everyone knows what these peace talks will result in. But Bush is hell bent to add something worthwhile at the end of his political carrier - one wonders what sort of bribes he has offered, and to whom. He tried it in Annapolis. then secondly when he desperately begged to the King of Saudi Arabia to increase the oil production. Small peace, even for days, will be a great achievement for him and of his presidential carrier that is marked with leaving virtually nothing to destroy US.

Shazil

Shazil — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

yes you are absolutely right. Now that Bush will be out of office in six months or so and all this peace hot air is just that. The bottom line is that unless Israel first solve the problem and accept a two state situation as per the very first UN resolution that created the State of Israel, all else is an exercise in futility.

Talbot

Talbot — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

this is one of Hamas’ tactics to put off a conflict with the Israel at the moment. Hamas is weakened with the sanctions and knew that an Israeli incursion into Gaza imminent because of the incessant terrorism emanating from Gaza - so this ceasefire is their way of putting that off until they have smuggled sufficient quantities of weapons from Egypt using Iranian and EU funds. so jut wait it will end soon, as usual.

Neil

Neil — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

just wait there is another side of the coin. Hamas may be thinking other way and using diplomacy this time. Hamas, if they succeed in containing violence from Gaza would probably be in a much stronger position in Palestinian politics -basically unseating Abbas etc.. Is this what the USA & Israel want? If so it’s a bit new. even if so and peace comes this way, it is a deal worth signing.

Yash

Yash — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This is worth pondering over. This ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, like others, is just that a ceasefire . Israel will not negotiate any peace agreement with Hamas, whose only options are either to go along with anything Abbas may agree to or set out to destroy any putative agreement. Without any agreement the prospects for Gaza are grim. And I wonder if these peace talks will provide some moments of respite for the militant groups and the battle will resume after a week, if not today or tomorrow.

Sunit

Sunit — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I won’t make my comment long. But in one word the answer is a straight ’no’ as long as fundamentalists on both sides are given ample opportunities to sieze and hijack a seemingly hopeful future peace plan. I hope my prediction is wrong and I’ll be the happiest person if the truce persists giving Palestinians and Israelis much needed relief from an age-old problem. My heart says there’ll be peace yet my head says there is no imminent solution to this historic, religious, ancient and sometimes disgusting rivalry between Arabs and Jews.