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Livni: Israeli restraint in Gaza is over
2009-01-27
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Tuesday that Israel will no longer show restraint against Palestinian attacks from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. "Israel is going to act according to a new equation. We are not going to show restraint anymore," Livni told a gathering of the New York-based World Jewish Congress in Jerusalem.

Her remarks came after an Israeli soldier was killed and three others were wounded in an attack near the Gaza border in the most serious assault since a temporary cease-fire went in effect last week. "We need to change the rules of the game until they learn that the rules have changed and the equation has changed," she added.

Livni said that Israel needed to negotiate with the Fatah-run Palestinian leadership in the West Bank towards a two-state solution, while continuing to fight against Hamas in Gaza. "For me an agreement with Hamas is not an option," she concluded.
Posted by:tipper

#7  She has to act this way if Kadima is to have any chance against Likud in the upcoming elections. I don't see it lasting very long.
Posted by: DK70 the scantily clad   2009-01-27 22:03  

#6  "Now we go medieval on your asses."
Posted by: mojo   2009-01-27 17:57  

#5  Given that the Paleos have no air defense, a converted 747 -- cheap on the market these days -- could carry quite a payload. You don't need a Buff. Just saying ...
Posted by: Steve White   2009-01-27 15:40  

#4  Old Patriot, Hamas thinks missiles are big stuff. They won't be able to conceptualize B-52s until afterward, and then it'll be too late. DoDo is right, though: President Obama would never give Israel such toys to play with.

Bring back the Davidka!
Posted by: trailing wife    2009-01-27 15:04  

#3  They haven't asked the US to let them borrow a dozen B-52s

Obama wouldn't give it to them anyway. I don't think O's performance on Al-Arabiya did anything to discourage Hamas.
Posted by: DoDo   2009-01-27 14:49  

#2  They're not really serious - yet. They haven't asked the US to let them borrow a dozen B-52s. When that happens, Hamass will pucker so tight they'll all sing soprano.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-01-27 14:15  

#1  Finally. So we can expect to see the walking artillery barrages followed by napalm then?

Damn. I can always hope.

For me an agreement with Hamas is not an option.
Hopefully that stays the case.
Posted by: DarthVader   2009-01-27 13:43  

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