Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


5

Bush Slams Hamas for Gaza Assault

President says Hamas is responsible for civilian casualties from Israeli offensive

Share

(Newser) – George W. Bush has placed the blame for the recent violence in Gaza firmly on Hamas in his first public statement on the crisis, CNN reports. Bush said the Israeli offensive has been provoked by terrorist rocket strikes, and blamed the hundreds of civilian Palestinian deaths from the offensive on the militant group’s strategy of hiding within the general population.

By spending its money on rockets instead of infrastructure, "Hamas has demonstrated that it has no intention of serving the Palestinian people," Bush said. He said he would not support "another one-way ceasefire" and called for stricter monitoring to stop weapons entering Gaza. He said he is in contact with regional leaders and that Condoleezza Rice is working for a “durable and sustainable” peace agreement in the region.

President George W. Bush, with first lady Laura Bush, waves as they return to the White House from Texas, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Washington.
President George W. Bush, with first lady Laura Bush, waves as they return to the White House from Texas, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Palestinians sit beside a fire in the rubble of a destroyed house that was hit in an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp on the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.
Palestinians sit beside a fire in the rubble of a destroyed house that was hit in an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp on the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Khaled Omar)
A Palestinian man carries a blanket from a destroyed house that was hit in an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp on the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.
A Palestinian man carries a blanket from a destroyed house that was hit in an Israeli missile strike in the Rafah refugee camp on the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Khaled Omar)
A Palestinian uses a sling-shot to hurl stones at Israeli border police during clashes at the Kalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.
A Palestinian uses a sling-shot to hurl stones at Israeli border police during clashes at the Kalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Maya Hitij)
A Lebanese masked protester holds a black mock coffin during a demonstration by leftist groups protesting Israel's attacks against the Gaza Strip, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Jan. 2, 2009.
A Lebanese masked protester holds a black mock coffin during a demonstration by leftist groups protesting Israel's attacks against the Gaza Strip, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday Jan. 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
CNN reports on the Bush administration's push for a long-term solution to the Mideast conflict.   (CNN Video)

View larger videos >>
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next »

Since Hamas's violent takeover in the summer of 2007, living conditions have worsened for Palestinians in Gaza. - George W. Bush

This recent outburst of violence was instigated by Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group supported by Iran and Syria that calls for Israel's destruction. - George W. Bush

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.6.09
Galleon Scandal: Shocked, Shocked by Insider Trading
11.5.09
Rupert Murdoch Is Mad but Cute
5 comments
VIEWING:
 
PosterNutbag
Jan 3, 09 11:47 AM CST
Does Bush have ANY credibility left? Can we believe anything he says? Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
jaguarj
Jan 3, 09 2:50 PM CST
Condoleezza probably put the words in his mouth.. Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
Lula
Jan 3, 09 3:05 PM CST
Right Jaguar... Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
Shannonals
Jan 3, 09 8:34 PM CST
Better behave, if Corona_king hears you he will whine and complain about everyone being a commie for not loving Bush as much as he does Reply
Vote up! Vote down!
0
IN RESPONSE:
jaguarj
Jan 3, 09 10:29 PM CST
Who gives a rats ass... he probably hates him too..just won't admit it.
Vote up! Vote down!
0
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

594 Stories

Palestinians' Abbas
May Not Seek Reelection 

Move could be a feint to jump-start peace negotiations

Nov 5, 09 10:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not seek reelection next year, insiders say. Abbas has seen his credibility with Palestinians damaged during peace negotiations with the US and Israel, now stalled. “The president insists on not running in the upcoming election,” an official tells the Guardian, though some... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • president • Israel and Palestinians • peace process • negotiations • presidential race

 Clinton's Mideast Push 
 Hits Brick Wall 

Palestinians rebuff Israeli offer to slow but not stop settlements

Oct 31, 09 11:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's day of diplomacy in the Mideast yielded little progress. She met separately with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu but did not secure a deal to restart peace talks. The main sticking point: Abbas rebuffed an offer from Netanyahu—and relayed by Clinton—to slow... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Hillary Clinton • Israel • Mahmoud Abbas • secretary of State • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Mideast peace talks • Arab-Israeli conflict

 Obama Lifts HIV+ Travel Ban 

President extends bill funding care for low-income HIV/AIDS patients

Oct 30, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - HIV-positive individuals will no longer be banned from visiting or immigrating to the US, President Obama announced today. The president discussed the revocation of the ban, which has stood since 1987, at today's signing of an extension of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS bill. That bill provides funding for HIV/AIDS testing... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Bush administration • travel • HIV • HIV/AIDS • US Congress • George W. Bush • Obama administration • HIV travel ban • President Obama • Ryan White

Charles Krauthammer

Time to Act Presidential on Afghanistan

After 'yearlong drift,' Obama can't keep passing buck to Bush

Oct 30, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama loves to blame things on George W. Bush, and on Monday he did it again, referring to the “long years of drift in Afghanistan.” He must be trying to “explain away his own, well, yearlong drift on Afghanistan,” writes Charles Krauthammer . In March, Obama... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Afghanistan • Bush administration • Barack Obama • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama • Charles Krauthammer • counterinsurgency

ANALYSIS

 Where Bush Was 
 Bashed, Obama 
 Gets Free Pass 

GOP faithful can't fathom why press goes so easy on new president

Oct 27, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Supporters of George Bush are miffed about the passes the media has given President Obama for trespasses the former president would likely have been excoriated for. “We have a joke about it. We’re going to start a website: IfBushHadDoneThat.com,” former Bush counselor Ed Gillespie tells Politico.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Bush administration • White House • Fox News • journalist • American media • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama

594 Stories


Bush calls for lasting ceasefire
Voice of America

Israeli assault enters second week
AFP

Hamas leader warns invasion would be 'foolish mistake'
BBC


World  •  Politics 
TwitterFollow @NewserWorld on Twitter

 
Bush administration • Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • airstrike • George W. Bush

from our news partners