There were more than that supplied to Gaza before the Hamas started launching missiles at Israel and there will be more once the missiles stop. By the way the number of trucks that crossover is defined by what currently gets there from other countries and organizations.
I am not sure that declaring war on the current president of Palestinians Abbas, Egypt, America, and don’t forget Israel will necessarily lead to Peace in the Middle East. Unless you want the Middle East to Rest In Peace (RIP).
Also most Arab regimes do not see themselves as dictatorships. They are defined as democracies that encourage their citizens to vote for the single candidate up for election every once in a while. Not all democracies have to be the same as in the US.
The borders to Gaza will remain closed due continuous missiles attacks at Israel (over 50 yesterday) . However, Israel is transporting 72 trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza today (90 trucks were delivered yesterday). Martin,
The only difference between 9/11 and Hamas terrorist activities is their location. Israel went out of Gaza 4 years ago and took out its settlements. Hamas took over Gaza by butchering the opposing Fatah party forces. Al Qaeda is not in public service because the US is there. Bin-Laden is calling to the destruction of the US just like the Hamas is calling to the destruction of Israel. The US is not in Afghanistan for humanitarian reasons. The US and Israel are targets because of what they represent and because they exist not because of what they do. Yes, diplomacy is always preferable. Offer it to Bin-Laden.
If you don't stop terrorists outside the US, you will have to deal with them when they end up hitting the US. Again.
Hamas - an example: Israel has just killed one of the top Hamas terrorists (Nizar Rian) in his home. Rian has previously sent his son as a suicide bomber into Israel and organized himself at least two terrorist attacks in major cities in Israel. Currently Israel called Rian’s house and warned him that his house, which serves as an explosives warehouse, was about to be bombed. Israel has warned by phone and SMS over ten thousand times potential target houses since the beginning of the operation. Rian married to four wives insisted that everyone including his children and grandchildren would stay in the house although the warning had reached him. Over 20 people were killed.
Unfortunately decision are not made in universities or religious places of worship unless they are used as a missile launching area as in the current situation in Gaza.
If we look at the Arab League on the other side of the confrontation we get similar results:
The Arab League is refusing to meet and condemn since Egypt objects to it.
A possible meeting in Qatar was rejected since they didn’t want the head of the Hamas appearing there.
The leader of Hezbollah (Lebanon) called for people in Egypt to uprise against their government due to the Gaza war.
Saud El-Phizel (Saud Arabia) mentioned that the Hamas is acting against the Palestinian cause.
If all this does not make sense to you, welcome to the Middle East.
The United States has US$515.4 billion military budget for 2009. Does that guarantee anything?
You are welcome to call suicide bombers a resistance movement. However, the above listed countries define them as terrorists.
Was the Palestinian missile killing Palestinian girls intentional?
You can be assured President Abbas is very happy that Israel is doing the dirty work for him. Also Egypt and Jordan are quiet happy that the Hamas will not infect their “democratic countries”. If they weren't they would do something.
Hamas which controls Gaza is listed as a terrorist organization by Canada,[11] the European Union,[12][13][14][15] Israel,[16] Japan,[17] and the United States,[18] and is banned in Jordan.[19] (See Wikipedia full definition of Hamas).
This organization according to CNN report launched a rocket which killed 2 Palestinian (!!) girls after Gaza border reopened on December 26, 2008:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/26/israel.gaza.border/index.html
Charles, you might be surprised that Palestinian President Abbas is blaming Hamas for the violence. Another interesting fact is how Israel was able to locate so efficiently the location of Hamas terrorists. Considering that Hamas took over Gaza by force killing the Fatah (President Abbas) military force might hint to where this information came from.
Another issue which is currently in the news is where are the Hamas terrorists currently hiding if Israel is controlling the skies. According to local reports Hamas terrorists are hiding inside hospitals, some dressed as doctors.