Over the weekend a cease-fire agreement was reached between Israel Defense Forces and militants in Gaza strip. Reuters reports:
Israel will be prepared to release many jailed Palestinians, including long-serving prisoners, in return for a soldier militants seized in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday.In a major policy speech, Olmert said he was reaching out to the Palestinians for peace -- offering a series of humanitarian and economic incentives if violence against Israel ceased.
The cease fire and Olmerts offering may strike up peace talks or even an agreement in the coming weeks. However, I feel that as long as a terrorist group, Hamas continues to control the Palestinian Authority all hope is lost for peace in the region. The cease fire will most probably do two things. It will allow Israeli and Palestinian citizens to return to their homes. And it will allow the militants to rearm themselves and create larger scale attacks across the border, just as Hezbollah has done on Israels northern border with Lebanon. Prime Minister Ehud Omert has made it clear however that peace talks will only happen if certain steps are taken by the Palestinian Authority, the PA must form a Unity Government based on the requirements set forth by the west.
- It must recognize the state of Israel.
- Renounce violence.
- Except existing peace agreements.
It has been said that the only way to reach peace in the Middle-East is to resolve the Israel Palestinian conflict. What do you think about the chances for peace in the Middle East?
3 comments:
I disagree with Rueben greaty on this subject.
Hezbollah and Israel have been committing cross-border raids on eachother since Israel pulled out of Southern Lebanon in 2000; neither side is more innocent than the other. Both sides stand at the border, waiting for a chance to kill one another.
I do feel that peace can be reached; however both sides, Israel and Hamas, have to stick to whatever agreement is reached without deviating due to a few rockets launched by renegade extremists.
So are you saying Israel should allow government supported "renegade extremists" to fire rockets into Israel? I am all for NOT deviating from peace agreements, however if a country is fired upon by anybody they have a right to fight back.
And fight back and fight back and fight back...maybe if they do a little less fighting and a little more talking, they wouldnt have rockets fired at them
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