Peace talks have resumed between Hamas and Israel with Egypt playing the mediator role. This is a historic time as Israel has consistently claimed that it refuses to hold supposed “peace” talks with this military government which has taken over Gaza since January 2006.

Now with Egypt as mediator, at 6:00am on Thursday June 19th, 2008, a truce will take effect between Israel and Hamas militants. This is all well and good and once again, looks pretty on paper and to the broadcasting networks all over the world. However, as today showed, Hamas factions barraged the already Qassam torn town of Sderot with 29 rockets, one directly hitting a house, leaving 10 victims suffering from shock and a woman lightly injured in the leg.

If this is how Hamas shows its military might the last few hours between a truce, the lesson that Israel has long learned will one again show its true colors. During this “truce”, it will not be peaceful except superficially. Instead, these radical factions will use this time to regroup, rearm and reignite their passionate hatred towards the state of Israel. If Israel’s IDF is smart, they will also take this time to do the same.

As they say...know thy enemy. We have known our enemy for too long; it’s time to act accordingly. No more of this asking for the world’s permission from the United States and the United Nations to protect our citizens. Every country is entitled to protect its inhabitants and Israel should not be made an exception. Every “truce” and every “UN sanction” is only prolonging the inevitable. As the general consensus is when asking Israelis, it’s no longer a matter of “if” there will be a war – but instead “when” there will be a war.