Israel Sends Hamas 36-Hour Ultimatum

IsraelNationalNews ^ | 11/19/2012 | Gil Ronen

[bruinbirdman]

Diplomatic message to Egypt: Hamas terrorism must cease by Tuesday evening or we step up attack.

Israel has delivered an ultimatum to Hamas through Egypt, according to which the IDF will widen its offensive in Gaza in 36 hours unless Hamas ceases firing rockets and smuggling arms into Gaza, IDF Radio reported Monday morning.

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told the station that the time left before Israel steps up its attack can be measured in "hours, not days."

"We are at a junction," he said. "Either we go toward a calm or toward a meaningful widening of the operation… including a possible move to achieve complete military decision."

Tank soldier in prayer.

There are ongoing contacts between Israel and Hamas through intermediaries, IDF Radio said, but the gaps between the sides are still very large. According to reports in Cairo, Hamas demands a complete removal of the blockade on Gaza, an IDF commitment to stop crossing the security fence into Gaza and a cessation of targeted killings.

Israel, for its part, demands that Hamas cease firing rockets into Israel for a period of "several years" and a cessation of arms smuggling into Gaza. Israel agrees to Hamas's demand that the Rafiah crossing into Egypt be opened, but refuses to open crossings into Israel.

Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzuk said that Hamas will not agree to Israel's demands for a "security belt" on Gaza's eastern side, and a cessation of smuggling through the tunnels.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Looks bad—Hamas can not agree without losing face. Obama will stop Israel even if he must send in Marines to guard and protect Gaza.

[MaxMax]

Hamas demands Israel open up so they can Kill Jews easier.
I wonder which side the MSM will take.

[Netz]

Obama cannot lose face in front of HAMAS and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He will publicly call on Israel NOT to invade. He must do this...Netanyahu will be forced to back down again and let his people be hit by future missile salvos...

[Bobalu]

There are those who say you cannot win a war using only air power.

I say it depends on what the planes drop on the target.

[Clink]

Hey, it’s only fair. Because Hamas always gives a “warning” before firing a missile or sending a suicide bomber to kill civilians....(Do I really need to append this with a sarcasm tag?)

[jjotto]

And this time Elmer Netanyahu wearry, wearry means it!

[SMARTY]

“At some point you get tired of swatting flies and you have to go for the manure heap.”

[SMARTY]

“At some point you get tired of swatting flies and you have to go for the manure heap.”

[American Constitutionalist]

Benjamin Netanyahu is my president !

[I want the USA back]

When the bearded ones make a truce it’s not a sincere promise. When the dirty-beard crowd stops the violence is when Israel will not need to defend itself.

[Walkingfeather]

Israel always seems to pull out early, when they do this they just set the conflict up to continue later. They need to devastate square miles. Before public pressure builds.

[EQAndyBuzz]

I have two suggestions.

1. Give Gaza to Egypt. Let them deal with the terrorists. This way any rocket launch and Egypt will have to deal with the consequences.

2. Complete military trashing of Gaza and push all their residents into Egypt. Like what happened with the PLO being forced to Lebanon.

3. Bomb every tunnel so arms cannot be smuggled in and let it go at that. Plus kill all Hamas leadership worldwide.

[Candor7]

Just send all Gaza Strippers to Egypt, flatten the Gaza strip , and incorporate it inside Israel withouyt any Palestinians.

Egypt does not want that, which is why they are promoting “peace.” Its time the Egyptians allowed the Gazanians into the Sinai, where they can go back to camel humping and beating their wives, instead of using tunnels from Egypt to Gaza to circumvent arms embargos and supply from Iran.

[ScottinVA]

Israel needs to spell it out in very simple terms the knuckledraggers understand:

Capitulation or liquidation.

[ScottinVA]

Just send all Gaza Strippers to Egypt, flatten the Gaza strip , and incorporate it inside Israel withouyt any Palestinians.

That's always been my hope. Take and level Gaza this time, for all time. Any future attacks will be met with the same approach... just in case the PA and its supporters on the West Bank start getting foolish ideas. Muslim filth understand and respect only one thing: the serious threat of annihilation.

[Eleutheria5]

Marines? Deployed outside of Bermuda? You’d think the Ghazans were US embassadors, or something.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Bombs away
with Curtis LeMay...

[Biggirl]

The question I have is this, what is wrong if Obama does LOSE FACE ? NOTHING!

[bert]

-——and smuggling arms into Gaza-——

Unenforceable absent the blockade and certain to be broken as soon as the blockade is terminated.

[Biggirl]

Israel should never have given up the Gaza to begin with.

[umgud]

It’s 3:36 pm in Israel right now.

[Biggirl]

Obama FORGETS, with that of both Hamas and the MB is that the God of the Holy Bible DOES have Israel’s back.

[bert]

Neither Egypt nor any of the other Arab states wants the Palestinians. In their ranking of people, Palis are at the bottom of the list, lower even than Pakistanis or Bangladeshis

[StAnDeliver]

No way they can close those terms. War.

[rockinqsranch]

“There are ongoing contacts between Israel and Hamas through intermediaries, IDF Radio said, but the gaps between the sides are still very large.”

Negotiating with Hamas, Terrorists, Jihadists, Islamists call them what you will is fruitless. It’s only for show to the rest of the World that they, the Israeli’s tried to work it out. The only time one of those Jihadist, those Muslim organizations will negotiate is if they need time to rearm, or gather more women, and children to hide behind, and then it’s all a lie on their part no matter what they say. They cannot, and should not ever be trusted, and I say this NOT to the Israeli’s, ‘cause they know already, but to the idiots in the rest of the World that might think Muslim’s are civilized.

Perhaps there are some Muslims some might know, and personally like, but take note they are selling you cigarettes, booze, and the like in hopes you kill yourself, or they are selling a homeland oil based product of gasoline, which benefits their cause. (sorta /S)

[bankwalker]

I have two suggestions.

1. Give Gaza to Egypt. Let them deal with the terrorists. This way any rocket launch and Egypt will have to deal with the consequences.

2. Complete military trashing of Gaza and push all their residents into Egypt. Like what happened with the PLO being forced to Lebanon.

3. Bomb every tunnel so arms cannot be smuggled in and let it go at that. Plus kill all Hamas leadership worldwide.

'zat you, Joe?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Pay no attention to the whacky VP behind the curtain.

[Netz]

Well, for starters, Obama is an empty shirt and we all know that. In the Middle East he is detested and NOT RESPECTED. This is a very crucial point. The Muslims hated George Bush Sr. and Jr. BUT...they respected their use of force. Obama THINKS he is respected by the Arabs and the Israelis when in fact he is not. He THINKS he needs to show solidarity with Israel (even though we all know he's a faker) and at the same time licking the butts of the Muslim Brotherhood. Just as he thinks by coming down hard on those that would defame Islam he will be liked and respected in the Muslim world his image could not be further from the truth. So again, he THINKS he must save face when in fact, it is too late> You can count on him to do the wrong thing repeatedly.

[napscoordinator]

Benjamin Netanyahu is my president !

No unfortunately your President is Barack Obama unless you are an Israeli FREEPING from Israel...lol.

[ScottinVA]

Israel should never have given up the Gaza to begin with.

I totally agree. Send the filth across to Egypt, delouse and reduce to rubble what remains, clear it and populate it with humans.

[crosshairs]

Looks bad—Hamas can not agree without losing face. Obama will stop Israel even if he must send in Marines to guard and protect Gaza.

If barry does anything like that, I predict God to unleash on the U.S., in the form of MAJOR unrecoverable natural disasters.

[ScottinVA]

Hamas demands Israel open up so they can Kill Jews easier. I wonder which side the MSM will take.

As well as American Jews... Oh, wait.. we already know that answer.

[crosshairs]

Obama FORGETS, with that of both Hamas and the MB is that the God of the Holy Bible DOES have Israel’s back.

I'm pretty sure that's not mentioned in barry's Koran. So, he wouldn't know that.

[ScottinVA]

“One four-letter word describes our goal in the Mideast, and that is P-E-A-C-E!”

—Joe Biden

[Biggirl]

That is why I consider him to be (Obama), a weakling, not the anti-Christ despite what some Christians think.

[Biggirl]

......Well, the ONLY HOLY BOOK I go with is THE HOLY BOOK, THE GREATEST BOOK of them all, the BIBLE.

[sarasota]

Exactly. What was the logic in Israel giving up Gaza?

[Ryn]

The rabbinical advisors of Agudath Israel of America have asked that everyone recite, in this order, Psalms 83, 130 and 142 every day that the crisis continues.

[Netz]

Obama’s entire “aura” is a projection of weakness (abroad)which gets back to my initial point of him being detested in the Middle East (and around the world by now). There has not been a lame, weakling like Obama. Even Carter looks better in retrospect. Hard for me to say that but yes, gulp*, Obama is the weakest US President we've ever seen - and at such a critical time in history...

[Heart of Georgia]

Why on Earth would you make light about something so serious?

[HollyB]

Bibi is awesome. Not sure what’s up with what you said.

[Biggirl]

Remember, God has Israel’s back. Also remember that America is NEVER mentioned in the Bible.

[Cheerio]

Bombs away with Curtis LeMay...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Remember when LeMay was George Wallace’s running mate ?

[doug from upland]

re: Israel always seems to pull out early

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Too bad Obama’s dad did not pull out early.

[444Flyer]

"ADONAI is my Rock, my fortress and deliverer, my God, my Rock, in whom I find shelter, my shield, the power that saves me, my stronghold. I call on ADONAI, who is worthy of praise; and I am saved from my enemies."

~Psalm 18:2-3

[redgolum]

The Curtis LeMay school of foreign policy.

[sf4dubya]

Israel needs to cut off the head of the hydra — Iran.

[vrwc1]

Israel, for its part, demands that Hamas cease firing rockets into Israel for a period of "several years"

7 years, perhaps?