Mike here....
I found a small article with an interesting tid bit. Javier Solana is traveling to the "region" of Israel/Gaza in an effort to pursue Peace Talks. This could be a spring board for Mr. Solana to gain even more clout in the Middle East.
I hope they continue to report about the political happenings of the next few days but one thing is clear, most of the details of these talks behind closed doors are now being kept quiet.
Here is the small article.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/248565,israeli-foreign-minister-livni-meets-sarkozy-over-gaza-conflict.html
Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy received Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday for urgent talks on trying to end the latest Gaza Strip crisis. The talks were already overshadowed by an Israeli rejection of a call by the European Union for a 48-hour truce in the hostilities. Sarkozy is to travel to the Mideast region starting next Monday to continue his mediation efforts, with visits to Cairo, Ramallah and Jerusalem, Elysee Palace said. The French president had already been scheduled to visit French forces in southern Lebanon, and now is to expand the itinerary to try to help mediate in the Gaza crisis, officials noted. Besides Sarkozy, a top-ranking EU delegation led by chief diplomat Javier Solana is expected to travel to the region.
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Good catch Mike. I would guess that before Israel is ready to talk about peace with anyone, they will do some serious damage to Hamas.
Like I said earlier, maybe that was the plan all along.
Curt
Hmm. I'm not sure I buy into the "maybe this was the plan all along", but it would help explain the strange way in which many of the countries this time seemed to be backing Israel's military action this time (and this time, also, however, Israel is trying to present its case and state the obvious need to do this for the extremely stupid folks who cannot grasp it otherwise).
EU HR Javier SOLANA to visit the Middle East from Sunday, 4 January to Thursday, 8 January 2009
www.consilium.europa.eu/showPage.ASP?lang=en
Curt
Thanks Anonymous, I am not sure I buy into yet either, but it seems suspicious. Guess we will have to keep watching.
Curt
Mike here....
From a strategy standpoint, it is much easier to come up with a battle plan having removed the Israeli nationals from the Gaza Strip.
As much as I believe Israel should keep the land God had promised them their response to the rocket attacks is less complicated now.
Mike
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