FM to France: Send the Foreign Legion to Gaza

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"I have no problem in lifting the blockade tomorrow as long as there is a force to inspect everything coming into the Gaza Strip and (prevent) terrorist activity," Lieberman told MPs on Monday.

"Don't send girls with olive branches," Lieberman added Monday, referencing a boatload of French activists who tried to breach Israel's blockade on Gaza.

Israeli officials note that the Kerem Shalom crossing to Gaza is never at full capacity despite all requests for aid to Gaza being met.

French and Western criticism of Israel's arms embargo - predicated on the claim there is a 'humanitarian crisis' in Gaza - is unfounded, the officials say. Bustling Gazan malls and thriving hotels bear this out. The humanitarian problem in Gaza is the wide gap between rich and poor, with the former ignoring the latter.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/149736

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Great response from Lieberman. Those who are so quick to criticize Israel for its defense of its borders do so as monday morning quarter backs. I doubt that Sarkozy has the will to accept Lieberman's challenge and will merely continue to offer snarky, ill-informed comments.