how much hope can a people maintain.  W e are witnessing massive smuggling of weapons coming in from Egypt to Gaza just as a ceasefire is being promised within days.  The settlements on the Egyptian boarder and the spotters warn of an imminent invasion.  And this is just a detail.  There is so much going on in the air and on the ground, and at the same time we are talking about imminent ceasefire – one that has no knowledge of what is going on the ground.