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Israel Sends Hamas 36-Hour Ultimatum
IsraelNationalNews ^ | 11/19/2012 | Gil Ronen

Posted on 11/19/2012 12:11:58 AM PST by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; idf; israel; rockets; ultimatum
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To: jjotto

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


41 posted on 11/19/2012 6:49:49 AM PST by Heart of Georgia
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To: jjotto

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


42 posted on 11/19/2012 6:51:09 AM PST by HollyB
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To: crosshairs

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


43 posted on 11/19/2012 6:54:41 AM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Bombs away with Curtis LeMay...


44 posted on 11/19/2012 7:24:41 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Cheerio

Remember when LeMay was George Wallace’s running mate ?


45 posted on 11/19/2012 7:31:27 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (In the game of life, there are no betting limits)
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To: Walkingfeather

re: Israel always seems to pull out early

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


46 posted on 11/19/2012 7:42:55 AM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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To: bruinbirdman; HollyB

"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
47 posted on 11/19/2012 7:59:37 AM PST by 444Flyer
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To: Bobalu

The Curtis LeMay school of foreign policy.


48 posted on 11/19/2012 8:05:02 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: bruinbirdman
Israel, for its part, demands that Hamas cease firing rockets into Israel for a period of "several years"

7 years, perhaps?

50 posted on 11/19/2012 8:09:59 AM PST by vrwc1
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

“...Obama will stop Israel even if he must send in Marines to guard and protect Gaza....”

I pray he doesn’t do that. Our boys will be on the wrong side. It will be ugly...verrrrrrrrry ugly.


51 posted on 11/19/2012 8:11:42 AM PST by lgjhn23
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Remember when LeMay was George Wallace’s running mate ?

Sure do. LeMay was one of my boyhood heroes.

This was a good film. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000),

and PBS American Experience did a good one also. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)

Wallace was too much for the country to take, even back in the good old days.
52 posted on 11/19/2012 8:13:15 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: bruinbirdman

I fail to see why they don’t just let ‘em have it, and be done with it. Surely Bibi’s not waiting for the green light from 0, is he?


53 posted on 11/19/2012 8:16:36 AM PST by MichaelCorleone ('We the People' can and will take this country back...starting today.)
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To: Biggirl

They can always do like they did in Korea. Create a DMZ with 3 millions mines.


54 posted on 11/19/2012 8:17:26 AM PST by USAF80
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To: MaxMax

Liberal US Jews side against their own brothers, talk about despicable...Hollywood Jews mostly support the enemies of their brothers also


55 posted on 11/19/2012 9:00:13 AM PST by Friendofgeorge (SARAH PALIN 2016 OR BUST)
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To: 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

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act
leeeeeeeeeeeeee


56 posted on 11/19/2012 9:20:53 AM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: bruinbirdman

Tell Hamas they have 24 hours to evacuate the first 2 miles of Gaza, then burn it to the ground. Repeat as necessary.


57 posted on 11/19/2012 9:22:37 AM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: TomasUSMC

Gaza is only two miles wide.....


58 posted on 11/19/2012 9:41:00 AM PST by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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To: bruinbirdman

Neat pic——A tanker always checks the lugs on his tank tracks before hitting the road. A tanker’s first prayer would be that they are all tight and ready to rock. Looks to me like this GI is about to roll.-—————————————————————————————————————————————And then there’s Hamas who is running out of “negotiating room “ real fast. This morning I saw a pic of one of their ammo dumps going up. The secondary was spectacular. They’ve proven they are not trustworthy so Bibi only has one real choice: disarm them and/or move them out. Anything else will last until next Monday.


59 posted on 11/19/2012 10:12:34 AM PST by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: Biggirl

Watched a 2 hour program on the History Channel last evening on the Roman Emperor Caligula. Reminded me of Obama the more they told about him. Taking power away from the Senate. Very narcissistic. Spent all the Roman Treasury. Wasted the money on parties and goofy ideas.

Was an excellent program on the beginning of the Fall of the Roman Empire. Highly recommend it. We have a lot in common with them during the same period.


60 posted on 11/19/2012 10:13:59 AM PST by tired&retired
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