24-Jul-14 World View- Palestinians harden ceasefire demands

[John]

24-Jul-14 World View -- Palestinians harden demands for agreement to a Gaza cease-fire


Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian border guards on border with Libya

** 24-Jul-14 World View -- Palestinians harden demands for agreement to a Gaza cease-fire
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ ... tm#e140724



Contents:
Hamas leader Meshaal demands an end to Gaza 'siege' before cease-fire
Mahmoud Abbas reverses course and supports Hamas
Gunmen kill 21 Egyptian border guards on border with Libya


Keys:
Generational Dynamics, Gaza, Hamas, Khaled Meshaal,
John Kerry, Ban Ki-moon, Israel, Egypt, Ben Gurion airport,
Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority, Yassir Arafat, Ariel Sharon,
Sinai

[vincecate]

So Saturday's terrorist attack may have been far away from the war in Gaza, but it's closely connected, and it helps explain why Egypt is not likely to help end the "siege" of Gaza by opening the border crossing at Rafah.

About as many Egyptians have been killed as Israelis.

[Trevor]

This is a lot worse than the Intifadas ever were. True, they claimed more lives over all, but over period of around 5-6 years. The violence there in terms of population was lower than what we're currently seeing in Chicago. But this looks like an actual war, not just tit-for-tat exchanges.

I could be wrong, but this feels a little different from the previous clashes. Israel doesn't care as much about international opinion as they did previously, and Hamas is unwilling to back down and accept a cease-fire without massive concessions the Israelis will never give. Perhaps it'll end like all the other times, but if the West Bank gets involved as well, this could really get ugly.