Benyamin Netanyahu, a newly elected Prime Minister designate of Israel, is given a 6 weeks period to form a strong coalition government, a statement made by President Shimon Peres. Netanyahu is well known a staunch antagonist on recognition of a free Palestinian state, and he is merciless enough to authorize a total wipeout of whole Palestine during his premiership of late 1990s, but to no avail when Clinton stepped in promptly to stop the operation. Towards the end of 1999, Netanyahu was ousted due to his falling popularity. He remained silent for less than 10 years, gaining some ground to convince influential party leaders to draw support in attaining the post. This somehow gives a huge blow to Tzipi Livni, the former Israeli Foreign Minister, a so-called iron woman, resolute enough to stay as hard as a rock to defy the allegations invoked by Amnesty group and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Work Agency). She ended up to accept Netanyahu as her Prime Minister.
On December 21st, Israel launched a deliberate attack on Gaza Strip, a military combat acted swiftly to capture or kill as many Hamas targets as possible. Israel said they don't impose war on Gaza purposely, they were retaliating with what Hamas had done to them repetitiously with the homemade rockets and hand-propelled grenades into Israeli territory, an act that no country in this world could tolerate. With the failure of a new ceasefire took place, where the last truce expired on December 19th, 2008, Israel divided their military operations into 3 steps. The first move, a deadly air raid, targeting Gaza's main oil reserves, police stations, air bases, petrol stations, electric and water power plants, culminating nearly 75% of whole Gaza strip citizens from basic comforts. The onslaught intensifies day after day, with the number of casualties increases around the clock. After 10 days, Israel moved to their next step: Ground troops level. The casualties bounce up from 340 to 790, a number which has been doubled, with most of them innocent civilians and few Hamas key targets. Palestinian President Mahmod Abbas called Israel's bombardment an act against humanity, an international crime, a massacre, a genocide, that must be appealed to International Court of Justice. He called on few emergency meetings at the United Nations, urging members of the Arab League, pleading the international community to undo the devastating humanitarian disaster inflicted upon Gazans. But literally the response is futile. Israel is showing no heed to even UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's statements. They continue to carry on their operation, vowing to do it surgically, trying their best to minimize the death tolls.
Both sides have come to a consensus when France and Egypt agreed to push for a new truce, and 5 days before Bush left office, Israel has dismantled all the military operations, and pulled out the ground troops from Gaza Strip on Obama's Inauguration. The war ends with more than 1,300 Gazans died, while 13 Israelis sacrificed the onslaught. This vicious cycle of war-truce-war will not end, so long the hatred concealed in Palestinian's hearts and jihad souls, making them to provoke in the time of their choosing longed for more than 4 decades. With the victory of Benyamin Netanyahu, Israel's future is full of uncertainties. Will Benyamin Netanyahu change his political stances? Agree to cross the border to reach new negotiations? Talk with civility? Recognize the existence of a free Palestinian state? .....
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