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| Israel maintains Gaza closure amid UN concerns |
| 2008-11-22 |
| Israel said on Friday it will maintain its closure of the Gaza Strip despite international concern over a deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the aid-dependent Palestinian territory. "This decision was taken because of the continuation of Palestinian rocket attacks against southern Israel," said Peter Lerner, a defense ministry spokesman. In the meantime, Palestinian armed groups in Gaza said they will remain committed to a truce with Israel if the Jewish state reciprocates, Hamas's Gaza leader said on Friday, even as militants launched more attacks from the coastal territory. "I have met with armed factions over the past two days and they stated their position clearly: they are committed to calm as long as (Israel) abides by it," said Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas's most senior representative in Gaza. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Oh Scooter, at least on "Palestinian Refugee problem", the UN knows perfectly well what they're doing---after all, they have invented the problem in the |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-11-22 05:18 |
| #1 My one concern re: the UN... could they find their ass with both hands AND a flashlight? Leading pundits say "No". |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2008-11-22 00:06 |