phoenixwoman.wordpress.com - 1/7/2009
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An important article has been published in The Guardian by Avi Shlaim, himself formerly a member of the Israeli Defense Force (1964-66). Its conclusion:
This brief review of Israel’s record over the past four decades makes it difficult to resist the conclusion that it has become a rogue ...
time.com - 1/8/2009
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time.com —
Soldiers on patrol at Kibbutz Nir Am, a
mile from Gaza. Even after the start of Israel's...
Jan. 4 ground offensive, communities near the border remained vulnerable to Hamas' rockets.
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Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza?
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/9/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
Israel is to keep up its offensive in
the Gaza Strip despite a UN call for an...
immediate end to nearly two weeks of conflict involving Hamas militants. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the latest firing of rockets into Israel showed the resolution was ...
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UN ceasefire call goes unheeded
ynetnews.com - 1/9/2009
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ynetnews.com —
Full text: UN Resolution 1860 Security Council members
call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, IDF withdrawal, transfer...
of supplies to Gaza, humanitarian aid, and intra-Palestinian reconciliation. Hamas, as well as kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, not ...
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Full text: UN Resolution 1860 - Israel News, Ynetnews
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Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars —
... : War crimes beget war crimes, just as atrocities beget new militants on all sides, and rushing to the lowest common denominator of mindless violence does not and ...
Recursive blogging
The Sideshow —
I meant to include this link in the post below. (I also want to smack one of the commenters to the post below. Grrr.) Annie and others made some interesting comments in the Surgeon General/Gupta thread that it would be worth your while to read. (Also, lame comments of the "You Clinton supporters just won't get over it!" type from someone who hasn't figured out that I didn't support Clinton in the primaries. Also: I'm not sure I have much more patience for the suggestion that there is something so terrible about criticizing Obama's appointments, rumored ...
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gazatoday.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — Day 23 of Israeli War On Gaza Informative Report on Gaza War: Death toll 1310, wounded 5600 By: Sameh A. Habeeb: A Photojournalist, Humanitarian & Peace Activist in Gaza Strip. Dear Editors, Journalists and Friends, Thousands of people appeared on ...
Misinformation about the 2005 Gaza Withdrawal
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com 1/7/2009 — I love Daniel Levy -- we're brothers in Zionism , after all -- but sometimes he drives me nuts. Andrew links without comment to Daniel's recent post informing the world that Ariel Sharon was not seeking peace when he withdrew from Gaza in 2005: One ...
A day with our troops in Gaza - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com 1/9/2009 — A day with our troops in Gaza Ron Ben-Yishai reports from Gaza after spending day with IDF forces fighting in Strip Ron Ben-Yishai For the first time since Operation Cast Lead was launched, an Israeli journalist was allowed to enter the Strip ...
Pro-Hamas theater meets Free Republic [Jonn]
thisainthell.us 1/11/2009 — This afternoon in DC, at Lafayette Park, across from the White House amidst preparations for the Inauguaration, several thousand protesters gathered ostensibly to show their support for Gazans, but as you can see by the flag above, it was more an ...
A New Horror
susiemadrak.com 1/15/2009 — A new weapon , developed by the US in 2006, called DIME. Apparently this is what
s causing the amputations we’re seeing in Gaza:
AMY GOODMAN: Let me go to Dr. Mads Gilbert, who has just returned from Gaza, the Shifa Hospital. He’s back in ...
Gaza: Even After This, The Silence Is Deafening
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/9/2009 — This is hard to read but the footage, which is the whole world is watching is even worse. FROM TODAY'S INDEPENDENT.
Four small starving children too weak to stand were found next to the bodies of their dead mothers by ambulancemen who had been ...
Gaza Update: Breaking the Cease-fire
firedoglake.com 1/27/2009 —
There are reports of a clash on the Gaza border and unconfirmed news of one Israeli soldier killed and three wounded. At the moment it is difficult to tell what really happened. The most complete report so far is from Reuters :
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Rice pushes for softer U.N. Gaza measure —
First Read 1/7/2009
From NBC’s Libby Leist NEW YORK -- Secretary Condoleezza Rice is bouncing from meeting to meeting with European and Arab Foreign Ministers here at the United Nations, trying to convince Arab leaders not to push for a Security Council resolution ...
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