superchunk on 17 January 2009
Jackson50 said: This is a wise strategic move by Israel. Here is an excellent piece from "The China Post" on why Israel is unilaterally halting its offensive. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/reuters/2009/01/18/192562/Why-Israel.htm |
While that's a very good article, there is another point I would put forth.
Obama takes office in 4 days. Israel doesn't want to start the US Presidency on a potential bad foot.