haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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Sources close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirmed Sunday that he continues to disagree with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni regarding the question of continuing the warfare in Gaza. The so-called troika met last evening to discuss the subject, and both Barak and ...
zombietime.com - 1/12/2009
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zombietime.com —
Gaza War Protest and Anti-Israel Rally San Francisco,
January 10, 2009 On Saturday, January 10, 2009, a...
large rally and march took place in San Francisco to protest Israel's invasion of Gaza. The event was one of a series of similar events held in ...
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Gaza War Protest
timesonline.co.uk - 1/12/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks
on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an...
act of self-defence as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention. The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas ...
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Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence ...
haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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haaretz.com —
Senior Hamas officials in Gaza are hiding out
in a "bunker" built by Israel, intelligence officials suspect:...
Many are believed to be in the basements of the Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City, which was refurbished during Israel's occupation of the ...
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Sources: Hamas leaders hiding in basement ...
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Barak and Livni disagree with Olmert, want quick end to Gaza fighting
Israpundit —
By Barak Ravid, HAARETZ
Sources close to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirmed Sunday that he continues to disagree with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni regarding the question of continuing the warfare in Gaza. The so-called troika met last evening to discuss the subject, and both Barak and Livni reportedly argued for ending Operation Cast Lead as soon as possible. This is apparently the reason Olmert wants to present the issue to the security cabinet, where the majority supports his view.
Livni contends that ...
Not too little, but too late
Power Line —
... Unfortunately, Livni (and Barak too) seem to favor ending the military operation. That, at least, is the account of "sources close to" Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the third member of the "troika." Livni is said to believe that continuing the offensive could harm the deterrence it has achieved so far (whativer that means) and damage Israel diplomatically. Barak objects, more understandably, to inserting ground troops deep into densely populated areas of Gaza. ...
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