Comments on: Goldstone effect: Israelis start to turn on Gaza’s planners http://mondoweiss.net/2009/10/goldstone-effect-israelis-start-to-turn-on-gazas-planners.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:31:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Colin Murray http://mondoweiss.net/2009/10/goldstone-effect-israelis-start-to-turn-on-gazas-planners.html/comment-page-1#comment-119540 Colin Murray Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:22:24 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=10479#comment-119540 This is an outstanding piece. Mr. Benn asks excellent questions. Good catch, Phil. <i>Why did the "cease-fire" agreement between Israel and Hamas collapse, and who decided and why on an IDF operation against the tunnel uncovered near the Gaza border on November 4, which resulted in renewed escalation in the south? Before embarking on Cast Lead, were diplomatic alternatives explored for achieving calm in the south? Was Hamas' proposal for renewing calm in exchange for opening crossings seriously considered in Israel, or did the government only want a military operation? </i> This is an outstanding piece. Mr. Benn asks excellent questions. Good catch, Phil.

Why did the “cease-fire” agreement between Israel and Hamas collapse, and who decided and why on an IDF operation against the tunnel uncovered near the Gaza border on November 4, which resulted in renewed escalation in the south?

Before embarking on Cast Lead, were diplomatic alternatives explored for achieving calm in the south? Was Hamas’ proposal for renewing calm in exchange for opening crossings seriously considered in Israel, or did the government only want a military operation?

]]> By: Nolan http://mondoweiss.net/2009/10/goldstone-effect-israelis-start-to-turn-on-gazas-planners.html/comment-page-1#comment-119515 Nolan Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:00:15 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=10479#comment-119515 Mark Regev the Israeli spoeksperson can't get his lies straight concerning the ceasefire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfFMZ7Y-s_c Mark Regev the Israeli spoeksperson can’t get his lies straight concerning the ceasefire.

link to youtube.com

]]> By: Donald http://mondoweiss.net/2009/10/goldstone-effect-israelis-start-to-turn-on-gazas-planners.html/comment-page-1#comment-119483 Donald Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:56:58 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=10479#comment-119483 "I want to know if those who gave orders to the Israel Defense Forces assumed that hundreds of Palestinian civilians would be killed, and how they tried to prevent this." I wouldn't assume they wanted to prevent this. “I want to know if those who gave orders to the Israel Defense Forces assumed that hundreds of Palestinian civilians would be killed, and how they tried to prevent this.”

I wouldn’t assume they wanted to prevent this.

]]> By: potsherd http://mondoweiss.net/2009/10/goldstone-effect-israelis-start-to-turn-on-gazas-planners.html/comment-page-1#comment-119482 potsherd Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:52:52 +0000 http://mondoweiss.net/?p=10479#comment-119482 This is much the same as asking who was behind the invasion of Iraq, whether they assumed that a million Iraqis would die in the process and if they tried to prevent this. We all know, and we will never know. The perpetrators are always in charge of the investigation. This is much the same as asking who was behind the invasion of Iraq, whether they assumed that a million Iraqis would die in the process and if they tried to prevent this.

We all know, and we will never know. The perpetrators are always in charge of the investigation.

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