Any agreement will be of no consequence. All that matters now is Egypt's conduct with Gaza
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After three weeks of combat, being confronted with harsh criticism by the global media
The first is the success of what is best described by the common Israeli phrase "the proprietor went mad".
Hamas, Israel hopes, now understands that the rules have changed - that any rocket fired on Israeli civilians will be retaliated against with disproportionate force and thus will hesitate to open fire again.
I believe this is a realistic goal.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secretary general of Nato
told me himself about a month ago that his forces will not be stationed in the Middle East.
Egypt's efforts to prevent arms-smuggling have been harshly criticised by the Israeli general security service, Shin Bet
Israel itself did not manage to stop the smuggling completely when its troops were stationed along the border.
clipped from: www.guardian.co.uk 
