not just rearm. massively rearm. the current embargo at least keeps the rockets and arms to small smuggle-able ones, usually in parts.
without that in place, expect heavy armor and missile launchers like we are seeing in the Ukraine. I think everyone, on all sides of this conflict, acknowledge that given the ability, Hamas would upgrade their weapon systems as soon as they could. On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 4:44 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > The "hey, let us rearm" clause > On Jul 25, 2014 3:10 PM, "Eric Roberts" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > If I remember correctly, Hamas rejected the first one because one of > their > > demands is lifting the siege on Gaza. Israel would not agree to that. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Maureen [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 2:00 PM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: Israel rejects US/UN ceasefire proposal. Wants to continue > > fighting into Gaza. > > > > > > I haven't found the terms of the first one that Hamas rejected but these > > are supposed to be the basic terms that Kerry suggested in the latest > > proposal. The second one is apparently the sticking point with Israel as > > it raises PA to a negiotating partner level. > > > > Kerryââ¬â¢s initiative stipulates the following terms: > > > > 1. A one-week, temporary cease-fire, starting Sunday, during which Israel > > Defense Forces troops will not leave the Gaza Strip entirely and will > > continue to locate and destroy Hamas tunnels. > > > > 2. During this cease-fire, Israel and Hamas will begin negotiations on a > > more permanent arrangement, with Egyptian mediation. The Palestinian > > Authority will participate in these talks. > > > > 3. The United States, the UN secretary-general and the European Union > will > > provide guarantees to both sides that the negotiations will deal with the > > issues important to them - for Israel, disarming Gaza of its rockets and > > tunnels, and for Hamas, ending the blockade of Gaza and repairing the > > damage the Strip has suffered. > > > > > > Read more at > > > http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/43643_The_Terms_of_Kerrys_Israel-Hamas_Cease-Fire_Proposal_-_Update-_Israel_Rejects_Kerry_Proposal#Ug6XC2X5MhFQY0As.99 > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Do we have a concise guide to what the differences between the two > > > proposals were and the stated reasons for rejecting them? > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 11:32 AM, C. Hatton Humphrey > > > <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> This is not the first cease-fire that has been rejected. Hamas > > >> rejected the first one. > > >> > > >> > > >> http://online.wsj.com/articles/kerry-presses-hamas-to-accept-egyptian > > >> -cease-fire-plan-1406041049 > > >> > > >> Until Later! > > >> C. Hatton Humphrey > > >> http://www.eastcoastconservative.com > > >> > > >> Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do > > >> some smelting to find it. > > >> > > >> > > >> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> http://www.businessinsider.com/israel-just-rejected-kerrys-ceasefire- > > >> proposal-2014-7 > > >> > > > >> > Israel seems to want to continue fighting through the center of > > >> > Gaza, rejecting the temporary ceasefire. One of their complaints is > > >> > that it raises HAMAS to an equal negotiating partner or some such > > rubbish. > > >> > > > >> > Basically, they want to continue this engagement until they "win" > ... > > >> > whenever and however that will be. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:371873 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
