haaretz.com - 12/29/2008
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Facing catcalls from Arab lawmakers, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a stormy Knesset session on Monday that the operation in Gaza will be "widened and deepened as is necessary." "We have an all-out war against Hamas and its kind," Barak said, using a term he has employed in the past to ...
jpost.com - 12/29/2008
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Defense Minister and Labor chairman Ehud Barak on
Monday said that Israel would expand its military operation...
in the Gaza Strip until all the goals were achieved. He spoke at a special Knesset session attended, among others, by Foreign Minister Tzipi ...
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jpost.com - 12/29/2008
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"If Hamas doesn't immediately stop the criminal and
intentional firing of rockets, Israel will use all the...
legal resources and courses of action at its disposal to force the enemy to stop its aggressive and illegal action against its citizens," ...
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Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas
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Barak Cites Barack
The Stump —
... Facing catcalls in the Knesset, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak quotes Barack Obama's comments about self-defense to make the case for the massive response in Gaza. ...
Quoting Obama in the Knesset
Ben Smith's Blog —
Obama has been silent, as Harry and I write today, on the Gaza attack, but he's a looming figure for the players on both sides.
This from Defense Minister Ehud Barak on the floor of the Knesset:
"Obama said that if rockets were being fired at his home while his two daughters were sleeping, he would do everything he could to prevent it," Barak told the plenum.
The defense minister said that Israel is engaged in a "war to the bitter end" against Hamas in Gaza.
(via Crowley)
Israel Defense Minister Quotes Obama in Defending Attacks
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Defense Minister Ehud Barak invokes the president-elect while addressing the Gaza crisis on the floor of the Knesset Monday.
Tells the plenum: "Obama said that if rockets were being fired at his home while his two daughters were sleeping, he would do everything he could to prevent it."
Goes on to say that Israel is engaged in a "war to the bitter end" with Hamas.
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Shaking up Obama's to-do list
Political Animal —
... words will be carefully parsed -- particularly by decision makers in Jerusalem weighing how long to continue the offensive in the face of worldwide calls for a ceasefire." Given those circumstances, Obama can and should prepare for a constructive diplomatic role in the new year, while saying very little now. And what's wrong with that? At face value, nothing, but there are two complicating factors. One, Obama has been critical of Hamas before the election, and Israeli officials are using his previous remarks to justify the aerial assaults now. And two, Obama expects Bush to ...
Barak Quotes Barack
Rhymes With Right —
Last July, Barack Obama made an important point about the right and obligation of Israel to defend itself in the face of attacks from Gaza by Hamas. Today, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak quoted Obama ...
House Dems Align With Bush On Gaza
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Gedalyahu also points out that this position conflicts with that of the EU's former leadership, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as much of the Arab world. It is not yet clear if there will be any strong congressional opposition to the Democratic resolution. Though President-elect Barack Obama has kept himself at arm's-length from the conflict thus far, a quote from his visit to the assailed Israeli city Sderot has been used to suggest he shares their position. Passage of the House resolution would be the first formal Congressional response to the conflict. ...
House Dems Align With Bush On Gaza
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Gedalyahu also points out that this position conflicts with that of the EU's former leadership, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as much of the Arab world. It is not yet clear if there will be any strong congressional opposition to the Democratic resolution. Though President-elect Barack Obama has kept himself at arm's-length from the conflict thus far, a quote from his visit to the assailed Israeli city Sderot has been used to suggest he shares their position. Passage of the House resolution would be the first formal Congressional response to the conflict. ...
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War on Hamas - Israeli blogs in English —
PoliGazette
If I had the time and patience I would sit down and write an extensive analysis or comment on all that is going on in and around Gaza, but sorry, I have neither time nor patience for any of that. I really have to work, and the little spare time that I have I try to spend with my wife and ...
The hopelessness in Gaza-Israel relationship —
The Moderate Voice
This is it:
As for the Palestinians, they plan to declare victory regardless of what happens. If the IDF withdraws rapidly, without a ground operation and without having seriously reduced the rocket fire, Hamas will boast that it survived and Israel blinked first.
But Hamas officials and ...
Message from Hamas —
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More on the ground war —
Yourish.com
First, the Muqata, with this analysis :
7:32 PM Interesting. Apparently, IDF Intellignce believes (based on the sources I’ve gleaned) that the largest Hamas Grad Missile bunker in Gaza is located…directly beneath the Gaza Shifa Hospital. Israel’s Channel 1 TV reports that ...
Hamas' War on Schools —
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily
It is easy to feel horrifed at the images of Israeli planes hitting Gaza. But the context behind the attacks is that Gaza has been attacking Israeli civillians almost constantly since Israel withdrew from Gaza.
(House in Sderot hit by Qassem rocket, image from Bokertov.com )
(Injured ...
The Battle of Gaza and the Real War —
Pajamas Media
Israel's operation against Hamas can only be understood as part of a broader whole: the war against the terror masters in Tehran. (Also, Ron Radosh:
The Essential Articles on the War Against Hamas, Phyllis Chesler: Internet Forces Watching Israel's Back and Roger L. Simon: Gaza: The Definitive ...
Israeli Troops and Armor massed at Gaza border —
Crooks and Liars
December 28, 2008 CBC News Sunday It's looking very scary: Defense Minister Ehud Barak stated,"This operation will expand and deepen as much as needed. We went to war to deal a heavy blow to Hamas, to change the situation in the south." He told a special Knesset meeting Monday, "We have nothing ...
White House Blames Hamas —
The Latest on Air America
Today,during a press conference from Crawford, Texas White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe placed blame on Hamas for the current violence in the Gaza Strip. Johndroe told the press that Hamas has "once agains shown its true colors as a terrorist organization." The three day bombing ...
Everything is Non-Civilian Now —
Suburban Guerrilla
Noz:
Israel bombed Islamic University in Gaza yesterday. although Israel has been claiming to avoid civilian targets, it seems to be justifying the strike on the university because a bunch of Hamas leaders are alumni and because a lot of students at the university support Hamas.
By that ...
Hamas Rejects Truce Israel Isn't Offering —
Little Green Footballs
Today Israel is continuing to pound Hamas targets from the air, and massing troops on the Gaza border for a ground assault; the Israeli defense minister has declared this a “ war to the bitter end .”
Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk, hiding in Damascus, says “ No truce for ...
Morning war round-up —
Yourish.com
The war has expanded to the West Bank, which was utterly predictable: Six wounded in W. Bank stabbing attack The terrorist was shot by an MDA medic. An armed society is a prepared society.
IAF destroying ammo dumps: IAF hits Hamas ammo stocks, tunnels Poor, poor Hamas. All that effort, gone ...
Evil Zionists send blood, fuel, medical supplies to Gaza —
Yourish.com
What other nation has ever supplied the other side with medical supplies and fuel during wartime?
Meanwhile, Barak authorized the transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza in an unprecedented scope. Some 100 trucks carrying blood units, provisions, medicines and 10 ambulances are scheduled to ...
Israel bombs a University in Gaza... —
At-Largely
UPDATE AT BOTTOM
Holy Crap:
GAZA, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes bombed the Islamic University in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a significant Hamas cultural symbol, in the latest of a series of aerial attacks in the coastal territory, the Islamist group said. An Israeli army spokeswoman had ...
Israel and Hamas…a tragic war —
The Democratic Daily
Israel’s position on the Palestinian issue is well known. Each side had agreed to a six month cease fire. Both sides accused the other of violations. 3 days after the end of the six month cease fire Israel attacked what they say were Hamas headquarters. I can only trust that they know ...
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