This isn't football, folks...
It's more like soccer. Via Meryl's, Laurence shares with us this AP story:
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Militant groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to stop firing missiles at Israel at midnight Saturday, senior Palestinian officials said.The unilateral cease-fire is aimed at ending an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip that began June 28, three days after militants raided an Israeli army post, killing two soldiers and capturing a third, 19-year-old Cpl. Gilad Shalit, the officials said on condition of anonymity because the agreement was reached at a closed meeting.
There are no timeouts. And you're out of substitutions. You started this, and now you'd like to all sit down on the field and try to get Israel to stop playing?
And since Meryl is down for the count, I'll ask: Is AP really the credentialed ambassador to the world of Hamas? If so, good to know.