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A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years, and possibly signaling a new era of relations between the bitter enemies.

The Egyptian-sponsored deal delivered key achievements for all involved. It promised to halt years of Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israel and to ease border closures that have stifled Gaza’s economy.

It also affirmed the emergence of Egypt’s new Islamist government as a key player in a changing region. But, vague language in the agreement and deep hostility between the combatants made it far from certain that the bloodshed would end.

Your comments

First, the Arabs need to get rid of certain Arab countries that are the protectors of Israel and are an obstacle to the Arabs achieving unity to put pressure on America and the European Union to put pressure on Israel!

Why can those Arab countries supply the Syrian opposition with weapons but they can’t arm the Palestinian freedom fighters?

The reason Hamas fires rockets into Israel is because Israel has been increasing the number of Jewish settlements and bulldozing Palestinian homes in the West Bank!

If America can arm the Jews every day, why can’t we arm the Palestinians as well?

Bob

If Islamic countries want peace, harmony and prosperity in society, required in the rule of law is liberty, with justice for all people.

Since they govern unjustly and oppressively, there is no peace, prosperity or harmony in Islamic society.

The First Islamic constitution of Madinah Chapter is a model for other countries’ constitutions everywhere in the world today: liberty, with justice for all.

The system of Madinah government led by Prophet Muhammad is not a religious state, but a civil state.

Ali Hidayah

Hamas keeps the local Gaza population prisoners to Israeli retaliation as it fires rockets indiscriminately into Israel’s population centers, knowing that Palestinians will die.

That’s why I am furious with the ignorance shown by posters. They are never told the truth and probably would refuse to accept the reality.

Maurice Gold