5 Palestinians In Gaza Highlight Disagreement On Possible Cease-Fire, Ideology Of Hamas

by Guest Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:32 am

[ltr]GAZA CITY -- On Tuesday, there was a glimmer of hope when Israel accepted the terms of an Egypt-proposed cease-fire with Hamas. But the Islamist militant group, claiming that it had never been consulted, called the cease-fire a “joke” and turned it down.[/ltr]
[ltr]Many Palestinians here say they bear the brunt of the fighting and are hoping for a cease-fire, even if it doesn’t solve the everyday problems plaguing Gaza, like high unemployment and stark poverty. And yet others say they support the continued war with Israel, a country they deem an occupier and an enemy.[/ltr]
[ltr]Since the surge in violence between Israel and Hamas began early last week, more than 190 Palestinians -- the majority of them civilians -- have been killed. The first Israeli died in the cross-border violence Tuesday after getting hit by shrapnel.[/ltr]
[ltr]With Hamas calling the shots in Gaza, here’s what some Palestinian civilians say they want, and how they really feel about Israel and the militant group.[/ltr]

[ltr]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/15/palestinians-ceasefire_n_5588435.html?utm_hp_ref=world[/ltr]

This comment summed it up best for me:

[ltr]“Nonviolent resistance has proved ineffective. So has violent resistance," he says, as several barefoot, sea-splashed children listen on. “Israel has settlers and extremists and we have Hamas. They have been too extreme and Hamas has been too extreme. We both suffer.”
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Hence my point what is needed is for both sets of people uniting together against the extremists on both sides.