Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Olmert Ducking Barak and Livni


It used to be a triumverate - Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, his defense minister Ehud Barak and his foreign minister Tzipi Livni. It was the three of them who got together to launch the Israeli onslaught against the Palestinians of Gaza.

But the Trio of Darkness aren't seeing eye to eye any longer. According to the Israeli paper Haaretz, both Barak and Livni want a ceasefire in Gaza. Olmert knows it and so isn't talking to them. Apparently Olmert hasn't had his fill of carnage yet.

"Olmert is delaying a meeting with senior ministers in an effort to allow the military operations in Gaza to continue.

On Tuesday,Olmert did not meet with his "troika" - Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, both of whom support a cease-fire. On Wednesday, he will not convene the political-security cabinet to discuss whether the operations should go on. "

Barak wants a one week, "humanitarian" cease fire implemented in Gaza. Olmert isn't interested in hearing that argument.

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