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Egypt's Mubarak to EU: Hamas must not be allowed to win
http://www.haaretz.com/ ^ | 03:17 06/01/2009 | By Barak Ravid, Avi Issacharoff and Zvi Bar'el

Posted on 01/05/2009 6:04:43 PM PST by SouthTexas

Hamas must not be allowed to win its conflict with the Israel Defense Forces, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told a delegation of European foreign ministers in a closed conversation Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; eu; hamas; mubarak
The comment occurred even as Hamas, for the first time since the fighting began, sent representatives to Cairo to discuss a cease-fire. Following a meeting with Egyptian intelligence officials, Hamas officials said they had received an Egyptian proposal and would consider it.
1 posted on 01/05/2009 6:04:44 PM PST by SouthTexas
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Grasp of the obvious?


2 posted on 01/05/2009 6:06:03 PM PST by SouthTexas
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To: SouthTexas

“Hamas, for the first time since the fighting began, sent representatives to Cairo to discuss a cease-fire.”

The Israelis should offer a choice of terms:

1. Surrender unconditionally, submit peacefully to permanent re-occupation and vacate the region within three days.

or...

2. Die an agonizing and fiery death, followed by a showering of pig blood.


3 posted on 01/05/2009 6:11:07 PM PST by ScottinVA (All I needed to know about islam I learned on 9-11.)
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To: ScottinVA

I would prefer the Israelis just deliver the second, no other options.


4 posted on 01/05/2009 6:15:36 PM PST by SouthTexas
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To: SouthTexas

But...but...but...I thought all muslims were BROTHERS?!?!!?!?

Is this allowed by the Quran?!?


5 posted on 01/05/2009 6:17:07 PM PST by pillut48 (CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
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To: SouthTexas

ping


6 posted on 01/05/2009 6:17:25 PM PST by Glacier Honey
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To: ScottinVA

Pig blood sounds great, but the Hebrews are not going to be delivering the liquid....


7 posted on 01/05/2009 6:18:12 PM PST by pointsal
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To: pillut48

Well, my brother and I get along real good for about 30 minutes....


8 posted on 01/05/2009 6:20:15 PM PST by SouthTexas
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To: SouthTexas

Cant and mendacity are the mother’s milk of international diplomacy. So when someone in that milieu actually speaks the truth, it’s pretty stunning.


9 posted on 01/05/2009 6:22:49 PM PST by denydenydeny ("When you ask, how much should you give, they only answer more, more more."-John Fogarty)
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To: ScottinVA

Option #3. Denny’s restaurants are openned all over Gaza and all residents must eat bacon and eggs for breakfast. OK, how about Red Lobster restaurants, free clam chowder and oysters for all!!


10 posted on 01/05/2009 6:24:40 PM PST by Dean Wormer ("Hoping for a Change" in 2012)
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To: ScottinVA

Many Israelis might object to the “showering of pig blood”. I wonder how many red heifers it would take to cleanse the whole Strip. Besides, if they got hold of a pure red heifer, I can think of other piece of real state in Israel that needs cleansing even more than the Gaza Strip. I’m talking about the Temple Mount!


11 posted on 01/05/2009 6:25:44 PM PST by Former Fetus
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To: Professional Engineer

ping


12 posted on 01/05/2009 6:28:31 PM PST by Peanut Gallery ("...evolution doesn't fully explain the mystery of life" ~ George W. Bush)
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To: denydenydeny

Ain’t it though?


13 posted on 01/05/2009 6:30:13 PM PST by SouthTexas
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To: Peanut Gallery
The comment occurred even as Hamas, for the first time since the fighting began, sent representatives to Cairo to discuss a cease-fire.

Is he dead yet?

OK, cease fire.

14 posted on 01/05/2009 6:34:29 PM PST by Professional Engineer (You don't know the power of the Dork Side.)
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To: pillut48

or, is it possible that you have misunderstood the true situation all along ?

I think it is


15 posted on 01/05/2009 6:57:41 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Save America......... put out lots of wafarin (it's working))
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To: SouthTexas

Apparently, Hamas has quite the following in Egypt. Mubarak knows this and is acting in self-preservation.


16 posted on 01/05/2009 7:19:11 PM PST by rbg81 (DRAIN THE SWAMP!!)
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To: rbg81

I don’t know, I think if there was that much concern in Egypt, they would remove the fence and let them in.


17 posted on 01/05/2009 8:24:53 PM PST by SouthTexas
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