Israel: No Intention To Occupy Gaza

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says there are no plans to occupy Gaza, after two days of airstrikes in the Palestinian territory and the callup of 6,500 Israeli reserve soldiers.

Speaking Sunday on "Meet the Press," Livni says the Israeli assault came because Gaza's Hamas rulers were smuggling weapons and building up "a small army."

But, she said, "Our goal is not to reoccupy" the Gaza Strip.

Some 280 Palestinians have died in the first 24 hours of the campaign against Gaza rocket squads - most of them Hamas police.

In response, thousands across the Middle East are protesting the air assault.

Livni's comments come as Israel's Cabinet authorized a callup of at least 6,500 reserve soldiers, suggesting plans to expand the offensive with ground forces against Gaza rocket squads.

Israel launched some 250 airstrikes over the first 24 hours of the campaign. Infantry and armored units were already headed to the Gaza border for a possible ground invasion.

[overview4u]

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You get tossed from your home, because the world has nowhere to toss their trash. The world now finds what they think is the %u201Cgarbage can%u201D (your house) and discard a band of nomadic parasitic gypsy merchants in it.

You are in the street now with your children, and are a little pissed. Your neighbors are pissed off also, not only because they have bandits living next door but the bandit%u2019s dearest friend %u201CBlue Ball%u201D who moved gypsies into your house is kicking the sheet out of the towns surrounding.

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[abrame]

They''ve no intent to occupy - then they might see the hungry children they deny supplies to, then they couldn''t pretend like they''''re not responsible for what they''ve created in Gaza with their blockades and attacks.

Posted by SusanHelit

I think the rocket attacks caused it.

No rockets = no blockade, do the math.

[susanhelit]

They''ve no intent to occupy - then they might see the hungry children they deny supplies to, then they couldn''t pretend like they''re not responsible for what they''ve created in Gaza with their blockades and attacks.

[susanhelit]

Yeah, kill one of ours, we''ll kill 20 of yours - so civilized - and so stupid. And with both sides running on vengeance for the innocent women and children killed by both sides - the Israelis have killed many innocents - not to mention all those they starve and dislocate as they steal their land and blockade food and humanitarian supplies - it''ll never end.

[pasadenadave-2009]

So, establish a 2 km barrier in the Gaza strip where no building is allowed, and then establish sensor sites which can triangulate any rocket or mortar launch area, and immediately retaliate and wipe out that attack site with massive attacks. Just maybe they''ll get the message: kill one of ours, we''ll kill 20 of yours.

[cbsblogger]

Israel''s goal is to occupy and dominate that entire region. The USA with AIPAC''s arm twisting of our USA politicians is assisting in that goal.

Our corrupt weasel politicians have made the USA a puppet to Israeli influence.

We should be neutral and wield a big stick to solve this peace problem. But we''ve become a bully and proxified wimp under the total influence of Israel just as Ariel Sharon had stated.

[verderosso]

After Israel gets done with the Gaza Strip there will be no one and nothing to occupy. So much for the Jewish Faith as a religion which "sanctifies life"! Time to cut off the oil pipe lines to Israel''s military.

[verderosso]

After Israel gets done with the Gaza strip, there will be no people nor other living creatures, no buildings...nothing to "occupy" and this is all being done by a people who babble on about their religion "sanctifying life"!

[nordeck52]

Israel has no intention to occupy Gaza?? That''s complete bullcorn!!

[babooph]

More blood on the hands of the idiot US president& the US middle class taxpayer -funding this mechanized butchery.