[a fool in paradise]

Obama: I demand that Israel agrees to an immediate, unilateral ceasefire and halt all offensive activities - particularly airstrikes.

Netanyahu: What will Israel receive in return for a ceasefire?

Obama: I believe that Hamas will stop firing rockets - silence will be met with silence.

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The side that is WINNING gets to determine the terms of the surrender of the other side.

Obama is a clown prince of politics.

[GeronL]

These cease-fires always end with Palestinian rockets hitting Israel