Israel: We are at War with Hamas

It has been obvious for some time that Israel, and the their lapdogs in the White House, intend on destroying Hamas. But now the Jewish State isn't hiding it's intentions. It also exposes the charade which is the recent peace talks:

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday ruled out cease-fire talks with Hamas, calling Israel's battle against the Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza Strip a "true war."

Separately, a Cabinent minister said Israel plans to build an additional 740 apartments in disputed east Jerusalem and the West Bank in 2008, a move sure to enrage Palestinians who say such construction undermines nascent peace talks.

The Construction Ministry's proposed budget for 2008 includes 500 apartments for the Har Homa neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Plans to build more than 300 apartments in that same neighborhood, announced earlier this month, upset the first round of negotiations Israel and the Palestinians conducted in seven years.

Terrorist groups--meaning the democratically elected Hamas:

"Operations against terrorists will continue as they have been conducted for many months," Olmert said. "There is no other way to describe what is happening in the Gaza Strip except as a true war between the Israeli army and terror groups."

"This war will continue," he said, adding that Israel would continue to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza to protect the area's civilians.