"...Meretz-Yahad chairman MK Yossi Beilin advocated a diplomatic solution rather than a military one.
"My solution is to reach a cease-fire with Hamas," said Beilin, who said Israel should also continue negotiation with the Palestinian Authority.
Beilin said Hamas has expressed an interest in a truce over the last few weeks and that it was irresponsible of Israel not to respond to them.
"There have been at least two requests from Hamas, via a third party, to accept a cease-fire," he said.
The government, for its part, has been sending mixed messages regarding the possibility of a ground offensive in Gaza..."
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WHAT HAMAS REQUESTS ? DOES HAMAS WANT TO TAKE ISRAEL TO ITS OWN GAZA-RING (SWAMP) ? |
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