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Israel didn't want to attack the Gaza Strip from the ground or from the air. Hamas, which had long broken the ceasefire, canceled it altogether. Then it began large-scale attacks on Israel....
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TWO NEW COLUMNS BY BARRY RUBIN
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... , Rubin talks about the problems of debating international issues these days. And in the second one, he talks about the current war in Gaza and what led up to it.
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009
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... On the Ground in Gaza Barry Rubin Israel didn’t want to attack the Gaza Strip from the ground or from the air. Hamas, which had long broken the ceasefire, canceled it altogether. Then it began large-scale attacks on Israel. This is a war of defense. And it is being conducted just 30 miles from here, Israel’s main city. According to the just-released Israeli government statement on the offensive: “The objective of this stage is to destroy the terrorist infrastructure of the ...
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