Comments on: Israel Announces Unilateral Ceasefire http://blog.z-word.com/2009/01/israel-announces-unilateral-ceasefire/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Tue, 22 May 2012 16:20:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: jdyer http://blog.z-word.com/2009/01/israel-announces-unilateral-ceasefire/#comment-3270 jdyer Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:26:34 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=912#comment-3270 Leon Wieseltier of TNR has an astute article about the war against Hamas and the way the media is handling it, or rather not dealing with it seriously: "It appears that Hamas is so outrageous that it no longer provokes outrage. Its madness is accepted factually, in a sexy spirit of realism." http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=b88b8198-e8cb-4e50-96c2-34f35d67d126 Leon Wieseltier of TNR has an astute article about the war against Hamas and the way the media is handling it, or rather not dealing with it seriously:

“It appears that Hamas is so outrageous that it no longer provokes outrage. Its madness is accepted factually, in a sexy spirit of realism.”

http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=b88b8198-e8cb-4e50-96c2-34f35d67d126

]]> By: Joseph Heller http://blog.z-word.com/2009/01/israel-announces-unilateral-ceasefire/#comment-3269 Joseph Heller Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:12:33 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=912#comment-3269 "United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed relief at the ceasefire. "This should be the first step leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza," he said. This should happen "as soon as possible", he added." Did Ban ki-moon forgot to say that Hamas needs to stop firing missiles at Israel, or am I missing something? “United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed relief at the ceasefire.

“This should be the first step leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza,” he said. This should happen “as soon as possible”, he added.”

Did Ban ki-moon forgot to say that Hamas needs to stop firing missiles at Israel, or am I missing something?

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