Ashes, ashes, we all fall down

For now, a cease fire and an Israeli withdrawl. Will it last?



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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1055968.html <<< Interesting little article I found by an Israeli journalist who disapproves of Israel's conduct of late. A little healthy criticism of one's government is only ever a sign of intelligence and understanding, in my opinion.

Well, I suppose as the daughter of a Gazan, I should be breathing a sigh of relief at Israel's promise to be "out of Gaza by the time Obama is inaugurated"...but with over 1,300 dead, there is no victory here--although both Hamas and the IDF are claiming to be the "winners."

Palestine has suffered massive consequences for the mistakes of Hamas, and those who paid the ultimate price will remain a bloody testament to the missteps of this "government" for all time.

What remains to be seen is how much Israel will suffer politically and emotionally for the unscrupulous brutalities of it's own leaders. No, Palestine's petty artillery is no match for Israel's mighty military, but those 1,300+ bodies won't disappear once they're buried. The world watched each man, woman, and child fall, and for many in the audience, the display of the past 3 weeks triggered a horror that will not soon be forgotten.