msnbc.msn.com - 1/1/2009
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As Israel seized control of much of Gaza Strip on Monday, President George W. Bush said he understands "Israel's desire to protect itself" from the militant group Hamas.
israelnationalnews.com - 1/6/2009
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israelnationalnews.com —
(IsraelNN.com) Hamas spokesman Mahmoud Az-Zahar claimed victory for
Hamas on Monday, saying Hamas had succeeded in “destroying...
Israel's sense of security” with its rocket attacks. Zahar made his proclamation in video footage sent from a secret ...
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Zahar Claims Victory, Calls to Kill Jewish Children - ...
juancole.com - 1/4/2009
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juancole.com —
With regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, we have
entered the age of micro-wars. The first wars that...
Israel fought with its Arab neighbors were conventional struggles in which infantry, artillery, armor and air forces played central roles. Israel's ...
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Gaza 2008: Micro-Wars and Macro-Wars
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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Noah Pollak asked me to provide some framework
for a discussion of proportionality and just war theory...
with respect to the Israeli attack on Gaza. In re-reading my Catechism and brushing up on just war theory, I am struck first of all by how alien ...
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Proportionality And Terror
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New Year Celebration Abroad…Israel and France
Flopping Aces —
... said its security forces “were of the unanimous view” that New Year’s Eve was “rather calm and without major incident.”
The interior ministry had earlier said 445 vehicles were set on fire overnight, but later revised that figure to 1,147.
The number of arrests and cars torched topped last year’s tally of 259 people detained and 372 vehicles burned.
But Israel DOES know how to celebrate the New Year….kill a leader of Hamas:
Israel dropped a one-ton bomb ...
1/5: 2009, Off To A Rocky Start
Blogometer —
January 05, 2009 1/5: 2009, Off To A Rocky Start Unsurprisingly, liberal and conservative bloggers disagree about the merits of the Israeli invasion of Gaza . Most lefty bloggers think the military operation will produce further bloodshed while doing nothing to stop terrorism or remove Hamas. Righty bloggers think the operation is necessary and justified, and they're blasting those who have criticized it. Bloggers are also discussing the latest developments concerning the vacant U.S. Senate seats. Many liberal bloggers reacted ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/3/2009 — To return to the unpleasant question of Gaza, Jon Chait had a post the other day explaining that the kind of bloodshed and suffering the Israelis are afflicting is okay because of the asymetric subjective desires of the parties to the conflict:
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boston.com 1/1/2009 — Back in June, 2008, Egypt helped broker a 6-month cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the ruling body in the Gaza Strip. Though the cease-fire was broken several times by both sides, it largely held. Toward the end of the cease-fire in ...
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huffingtonpost.com 12/28/2008 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes pressing one of Israel's deadliest assaults ever on Palestinian militants dropped bombs and missiles on a top security installation and dozens of other targets across Hamas-ruled Gaza on Sunday.
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Supporting Hamas is now "progressive"
directorblue.blogspot.com 12/29/2008 — So a group -- whose mission is the destruction of your entire country -- chucks hundreds of missiles into your territory and thereby kills a bunch of innocent civilians. After warning and warning and warning, you retaliate with overwhelming force, ...
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huffingtonpost.com 12/29/2008 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel's air force obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of its overwhelming assault on Gaza on Monday, striking a house next to the Hamas premier's home, devastating a security compound and flattening a ...
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