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2009-01-15 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Hamas/Egypt Agreement is close to a Hamas Surrender

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Posted by mhw 2009-01-15 09:04|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Agreement---very, very important.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-01-15 11:13|| 2009-01-15 11:13|| Front Page Top

#2 The problem is they accepted it "with modifications." Modifications that completely rewrite the Egyptian initiative.

Hamas may need an extra bombing offensive to get a clearer understanding of their situation.

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-01-15 11:33|| 2009-01-15 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 There hasn't been enough Hamas gunmen killed for the Palestinian Authority to take over in Gaza. Control over the Rafah crossing will be window dressing.

Posted by DoDo 2009-01-15 11:51|| 2009-01-15 11:51|| Front Page Top

#4 You might note that they don't speak to whether Israel is agreeing to any of this. Perhaps Israel doesn't matter in this.

Posted by tipover 2009-01-15 19:34|| 2009-01-15 19:34|| Front Page Top

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