It seems like this isn't going to end any time soon.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/ar...&in_page_id=64
I do find it strange that 'ceasefire' talks have not involved Hamas. However its unlclear from other news reports whether Hamas have infact rejected any plans.
One thing is clear,
the US abstained from the vote, which would make people think that they do support the action.
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The Security Council's near-unanimous vote represents an important diplomatic punctuation mark in this crisis, correspondents say. But the US abstention weakened the impact of the vote because Washington's support would have placed more pressure on Israel to halt its offensive, they add.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/7819371.stm
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If whats said below, from the above metro link, is true - and I have no reason to believe it's not true based on what I have been reading over the past few days, then this is another example of Israel's brutality and acts of terror against civilians. I have yet to hear any western government strongly condemming theses specific acts.
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Fighting continued in the region with claims Israel allowed 110 Palestinians into a safe house but then shelled it, killing 30, AFP said.
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Earlier in this thread people have posted opinions comparing Gaza to concentration camps only to be strongly rebuked on the grounds that its nothing like Auswitch. However one has to remember that there are various types of concentration camps, and I don't think we were comparing Gaza to the camps run by Hitler. Some might say living in Gaza could be worse, so would say not.
Anyway the Vatican certainly agree that it's one 'big concentration camp'
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/ar...&in_page_id=64
And it seems the Israeli's don't like this critcism, insinuating that anyone who has this view has been subjected to Hamas propaganda.
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We are astounded to hear from a spiritual dignitary words that are so far removed from truth and dignity," Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said.
"The vocabulary of Hamas propaganda, coming from a member of the College of Cardinals, is a shocking and disappointing phenomenon," he said.
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