The only thing that will work is a serious peace.

I'm reminded of the 1973 war. Sadat attacked to get Israel's attention; a few years later there was a peace treaty.

It's a sad and infuriating quality of the world that far too many innocents die to get governments' (and the world's) attention.

:-(

Reuters.com:

Oct 9 (Reuters) - A senior Hamas official said the group is open to discussions over a possible truce with Israel, having "achieved its targets."

Moussa Abu Marzouk told Al Jazeera in a phone interview that Hamas was open to "something of that sort" and "all political dialogues" when asked whether the Islamist group is willing to discuss a possible ceasefire.


Condolences, everyone.

Best wishes,
Scott.