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NY Times: Israel Reminds Enemies It Can Kick Their Butts
Stop The ACLU —
... worrying about condemnation, and they rarely care if Israel attacks back, because they know people will complain, and Hamas hides its infrastructure, weapons caches, and fighters behind civilians, which Israel tries not to hit. The risk to Israel in Gaza seems of a parallel nature — that if the operation fails or leaves Hamas in the position of scrappy survivor or even somehow perceived victor, it could then dominate Palestinian politics over the more conciliatory and pro-Western Fatah movement for years to come. Since Hamas, like Hezbollah, is committed to Israel’s ...
Hugh Hewitt: The Divide and the President-elect
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog —
... the âcatastrophe,â an Iranian news agency, ISNA, reported. âThe horrible crime of the Zionist regime in Gaza has once again revealed the bloodthirsty face of this regime from disguise,â he said in a statement. âBut worse than this catastrophe is the encouraging silence of some Arab countries who claim to be Muslim,â he said, apparently in a reference to Egypt and Jordan. Egypt has mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians and between Hamas and Hamasâs rival, Fatah , leaving it open to criticism that it is too willing to work with Israel. In turn, Egypt ...
Hugh Hewitt: The Divide and the President-elect
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... the grounds for the “catastrophe,” an Iranian news agency, ISNA, reported. “The horrible crime of the Zionist regime in Gaza has once again revealed the bloodthirsty face of this regime from disguise,” he said in a statement. “But worse than this catastrophe is the encouraging silence of some Arab countries who claim to be Muslim,” he said, apparently in a reference to Egypt and Jordan. Egypt has mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians and between Hamas and Hamas’s rival, Fatah , leaving it open to criticism that it is too willing to work with Israel. In turn, Egypt ...
NY Times: Israel Reminds Enemies It Can Kick Their Butts
Pirate's Cove —
... The risk to Israel in Gaza seems of a parallel nature — that if the operation fails or leaves Hamas in the position of scrappy survivor or even somehow perceived victor, it could then dominate Palestinian politics over the more conciliatory and pro-Western Fatah movement for years to come. Since Hamas, like Hezbollah, is committed to Israel’s destruction, that could pose a formidable strategic challenge. ...
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Newshoggers.com —
... the authority, its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, and its leading party, Fatah, seem increasingly beleaguered and marginalized, even in the Palestinian cities of the West Bank,
which they control. Protesters accuse Mr. Abbas of not doing enough to
stop the carnage in Gaza — indeed, his own police officers have used
clubs and tear gas against those same protesters. ...
