google.com - 1/10/2009
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9 hours ago LONDON (AFP) Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied across Europe on Saturday to call for an end to Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The two biggest protests took place in London and Paris, with largely peaceful demonstrations in both capitals turning violent as ...
article.nationalreview.com - 1/10/2009
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article.nationalreview.com —
Once upon a time on the Continent, Jews
were hated as rootless cosmopolitan figures who owed no...
national allegiance. So they became a conventional nation state, and now theyre hated for that. And, if Hamas get their way and destroy the Jewish state, the
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Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
csis.org - 1/10/2009
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csis.org —
Synopsis: The Israeli-Hamas War, and there is little
else that it can be called, has now lasted...
two weeks. Israeli jets have flown some 800 strike sorties, and the IDF has pushed deep into Gaza. Israel also continues to report tactical gains. The IDF ...
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On the Uselessness of Street Protest; And the Usefulness of Web 2.0 Lobbying
Informed Comment —
This kind of headline about large street protests against the Israeli attack on Gaza annoys me no end. The mechanisms are well known whereby the Israeli Right* is able to engage in this cavalier disregard for civilian life (and, some are saying possible occasional targeting of civilians. I'm sorry, but it just doesn't matter if tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Paris. Oh,it might put a little pressure on Sarkozy to remonstrate a little harder with the Israeli government, but in the larger scheme of things it isn't very significant. ...
Three Views Of Gaza Protests Today--Al Jazeera, Ha'aretz, AFP
Open Left - Front Page —
... in a number of European capitals.
Violent clashes occurred in Oslo, where hundreds of Norwegians, mostly young protesters, clashed with police on Thursday night. The protesters were trying to disrupt a pro-Israeli rally being held nearby.
Norwegian police banned an anti-Israel protest planned for today opposite the Israeli embassy. In Sweden, the leader of the opposition party, Mona Sahlin, attended a march in Stockholm which condemned Operation Cast Lead.
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Europe protests call for halt to Gaza conflict ...
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