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Their autism go away. Political upheaval in cuba. Their goal turned people into political activists and forced political change. It was not a covert program. We begin with a week that brought both optimism and disappointment in the ongoing israelgaza conflicts. Hamas fired rockets and the israeli resumed air strikes in response. The suffering in gaza continued, as many as a third of gazas 1. 8 Million People have been importanced to flee their homes. On wednesday just as negotiations were resuming, we talked about divisions between hamas and other palestinian groups his hopes for an extension of the ceasefire and some of the biggest hurriedless hurdles. Chief negotiator for palestine liberation organization. You have been involved in the negotiations. This ceasefire is very similar to one proposed by egypt weeks ago. Why is hamas accepting it now when it could have done so then and saved lives and injured . Time is right now. Thats all can i say. I really believe that israels acceptanc