Israel loosens chokehold on Gaza

AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/17/10 | Steven Gutkin - ap

[Roger_Wildcat]

The Israelis blinked...

[Carley]

It’s not a chokehold, it’s a life saving measure.

[NormsRevenge]

Maybe they'll have swings and slides to spiff up the playgrounds...
instead of rocks and bricks to toss at the IDF.

Palestinian boys take part in a summer camp organised by the Hamas movement
in Gaza City June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

[Navy Patriot]

Israel loosens chokehold on Gaza

AP tightens chokehold on Israel.

[Hodar]

Well, I guess one answer is to have Israel sink the ships offshore, and let the food and clothes wash ashore. The heavier things (rockets, gernades, bombs, rifles, ect) should sink to the bottom.

But, for some reason the Israeli gov’t didn’t ask me for my opinion.

[NormsRevenge]

Palestinian attend a summer camp organised by the Hamas movement in Gaza City June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

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Palestinian boys sit in front of a mural depicting a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail, during a summer camp organised by the Hamas movement in Gaza City June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

[mgstarr]

No bias in that headline.

[NormsRevenge]

Meanwhile in Beirut..

A protester burns a mock Star of David near the US embassy in Lebanon in Beirut on June 6. The US State Department Thursday welcomed "the general principles" of Israel's plan to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip, hoping it will improve conditions in the impoverished territory. (AFP/File/Anwar Amro)

[brent13a]

could spell the beginning of the end of the chokehold that has hurt ordinary Gazans far more than their militant Hamas rulers.

What a load of anti-Israel crap. The AP allowing it's progressive-liberalism and anti-semitism to leak through again.

[NormsRevenge]

It’s only words.;-)

[Dr. Thorne]

There are no “ordinary Gazans”. There are only Hamas members.

[oneolcop]

Israel loosens chokehold on Gaza

Big mistake!

[NormsRevenge]

Sure caught my eye..

[DoughtyOne]

Gaza has been getting food and supplies. It hasn’t been getting the weapons it desperately wants, to kill more Jews.

A more accurate title could be, “Gaze Gets Permission to Apply a Tighter Choke Hold on Israel”

I’m thinking Israel has not given up complete control of the ships making port in Gaza, and will continue to inspect and make sure weapons are not on board.

So I give it about 24 hours before the international community trashes Israel for continuing to protect itself in this manner.

[Star Traveler]

Perhaps most significantly, Israel signaled that it had no intention of lifting the naval blockade at the center of the recent firestorm over its deadly sea raid.

A government statement saying Israel "will continue security procedures to prevent the inflow of weapons and war material" meant the naval embargo will remain in place, said an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was going beyond a government-approved communique.

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

The Israelis blinked...

Not really... the naval blockade, which brought out all this controversy... remains in place ...

[brent13a]

There are no “ordinary Gazans”. There are only Hamas members.

Let's not forget that there are no Terrorists, just 'Freedom Fighters'.

That is, if your (mentalliy disabled) progressive-lib.

[Star Traveler]

You were saying ...

I’m thinking Israel has not given up complete control of the ships making port in Gaza, and will continue to inspect and make sure weapons are not on board.

You're right..., they're not changing the naval blockade.

[the_Watchman]

THe journalists never seem to mention that the blockade of Gaza was done by Israel AND EGYPT! Just doesn’t fit the bad-boy stereotype that they want to hang on Israel.