Palestinian joy after Gaza truce

[shaayecanaan]

Source: Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons, reporting from Gaza, said that the deal agreed an immediate easing of Israel's blockade of crossings into Gaza, and a gradual lifting of restrictions on fishing off the coast of the strip.

"The embargo will be lifted and the five border posts will see considerable changes, with the Rafah border crossing opening," he said in reference to the crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

Discussions on the creation of a seaport and airport will take place in a month, when indirect talks betwen Israel and Palestinians are scheduled to resume.

Ofir Gendelman, the Israeli prime minister's spokesman for the Arab world, said operations in Gaza were a victory for Israel. "Hamas gave in and accepted the same Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire it rejected until now. The reason for the change... air strikes," he said.

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/hamas-claims-gaza-truce-agreed-with-israel-2014826135242392859.html

[Hulk]

1. The Zionist master let's them breathe, just a little

How noble of their oppressor to let the realize just a sliver of what the rest of the world takes for granted. Thugs!

[Scootaloo]

2. Basic abuser behavior

Mistreat someone long enough, and eventually any amount of "normalcy" looks like the greatest of gifts.

[4now]

4. Can you imagine being treated like a Israel treats Palestinians

for your whole life.

I sure can't.

[Scootaloo]

5. Mattr of fact I sort of can

Not so directly as in threats of bombs and the sort no. But in the sense of a very violent person working very hard to control your life, punish you by harming other peopel you care about, and otherwise being.. .well, an abuser? yeah, i can easily imagine that, it was the first sixteen years of my life.

It's inexact - Like I said, no bombs, no homelessness, and it wasn't shared by millions around me... but i can relate on at least that small level.

[4now]

7. It sounds like you know what I am saying better then I do.

I have had it pretty easy that way, but it breaks my heart to see a family (especially children) terrorized by an abuser.

[4now]

3. Maybe Israel will stop killing Palestinian children now.

A total of 2,142 people, most of them civilians including more than 490 children, have been killed in Gaza since war broke out on July 8. A total of 69 people have been killed on the Israeli side, nearly all of them soldiers.

[SnakeEyes]

15. Sure they will stop

the agreement includes that Hamas will stop firing rockets.

[JI7]

6. why were there restrictions on fishing ?

[Scootaloo]

8. Well, more accurately it's restriction on sea navigation

...Which just happens to mostly affect fishing, since Gaza's port is kind of, you know, demolished.

...As is the water treatment plant, which means that it's not exactly save to surf-fish, either...

[4now]

9. Its is part of Israel's collective punishment of Gaza

If you starve the Palestinians then maybe they will get mad at Hamas.
but Scootaloo's answer is more correct.

[hack89]

12. To stop weapons smuggling

There were limits on how far out fishing boats could go.

[freshwest]

10. Great news. M$M will be devastated, though. They loved covering the carnage.

[blackspade]

11. So....a victory for collective punishment?

Israel's message to Gaza. Submit or we will kill your children.

[SnakeEyes]

16. If Israel didn't have to worry

about suicide bombers and terrorist attacks anymore, the wall and blockade would end.

[kelliekat44]

13. This was not the same agreement. and this could have been accomplished sooner had the blockade and

border crossing issues been relaxed by Israel. The truth is that after that last bombing Israel knows that their actions are taking a toll on their support and economy as many boycott efforts begin to take effective hold.

[shaayecanaan]

14. Yes, it is quite a bit different

the relaxation of fishing restrictions and the border policies are different from the bare and unconditional ceasefire that was first being bandied around.

Certainly Hamas has improved its stocks from nearly having to call in the liquidators, which is where they were before the war began.

[RedstDem]

17. time to prosecute the guilty

line up those hamas morons, and the dirty zionist, and put these dirt bags away forever.

[oberliner]

18. More anger than joy among DUers on this thread though

Seem to be a lot more eye-for-an-eye folks here than turn-the-other-cheek.

[shaayecanaan]

19. I've got good feelings this time though...

I think this war was expensive enough that Israel won't want to do it again too soon, and it was certainly expensive enough for Hamas. Hopefully it can lead to the same sort of detente that we have seen since the 2006 war in Lebanon.

[FLPanhandle]

20. Two groups of losers claiming they won.

Both sides are immoral.

[LeftishBrit]

22. That sums it up; at least with regard to the current leaders of both sides

[LeftishBrit]

21. k&r