huffingtonpost.com - 1/6/2009
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WASHINGTON — With time running out on the Bush presidency, the administration seemed increasingly ready Friday to let the crisis in Gaza fall to President-elect Barack Obama. Although aides to President George W. Bush insisted they are still working hard to secure a "durable and ...
haaretz.com - 1/6/2009
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haaretz.com —
Hamas must not be allowed to win its
conflict with the IDF, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on
Monday told a delegation of European foreign ministers in a closed conversation. The comment occurred even as Hamas, for the first time since the fighting ...
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Egypt's Mubarak to EU: Hamas must not be ...
timesonline.co.uk - 1/5/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
Fighting intensified on the northern outskirts of Gaza
City yesterday as a Hamas leader warned that the
Islamists would kill Jewish children anywhere in the world in revenge for Israel s devastating assault. They have legitimised the murder of their ...
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Hamas: Israel has legitimised the killing of its children
online.wsj.com - 1/6/2009
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online.wsj.com —
Maybe this column would get a better reception
if it were titled, "No Endgame for Israel." Because
the quantity of commentary claiming that Israel cannot possibly achieve any kind of successful outcome in Gaza is already approaching presurge levels of ...
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Opinion: An Endgame for Israel
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Obama Mum on Gaza
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... . In addition, African-American voters support diplomacy over military action by a three-to-one ratio. But according to AP's Matthew Lee, outgoing president George W. Bush says “Let Obama handle it.” All Obama said today was "I will continue to insist that when it comes to foreign affairs, it is particularly important to adhere to the principle of one president at a time, because there are delicate negotiations taking place right now and we can't have two voices coming out of the United States when you have so much ...
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Bush and Obama Consulted on Gaza —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/6/2009
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