Truce? What truce?
Do you want an idea of how bad an Obama administration would be? Look at Israel under the disastrous Olmert government. It cuts a supposed truce with Hamas, giving Hamas time to rearm. What does Israel get in exchange?
The militant group Hamas said it remains committed to a cease-fire with Israel, but will not act as Israel’s “police force” in confronting militants who breach the truce.
The comments by Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya came shortly after Gaza militants fired three rockets into southern Israel Tuesday, lightly wounding two Israelis. It was the first attack since the truce took effect last Thursday.
Israel responded by closing Gaza’s border crossings, which are used to deliver food and basic supplies into the area.
Hamas said it was exerting pressure on Islamic Jihad, which claimed responsibility for the attack, to stop the rocket fire and demanded that Israel open the crossings. But al-Haya said its forces would not confront rocket launching squads on the ground.
“Even if there is a violation by some factions, Hamas emphasizes its commitment to the calm and is working to implement the calm,” al-Haya said.
“But Hamas is not going to be a police securing the border of the occupation,” he added. “No one will enjoy a happy moment seeing Hamas holding a rifle in the face of a resistance fighter.”
Hamas lets Islamic Jihad break the truce, and then claim that it was not Hamas who broke the truce, so Israel cannot retaliate.
Caroline Glick is way, way too kind to the Olmert government.