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powerlineblog.com - 1/14/2009
Child Abuse In Gaza
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This footage is from Israel's Channel 2. It is described as showing Hamas terrorists commandeering children for use as human shields. While the video is brief, that does appear to be what it depicts: It seems fair to say that you can see the callousness with which Hamas treats ...
Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
— nytimes.com — JERUSALEM — Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in Gaza announced an immediate, week-long cease-fire in the... conflict with Israel on Sunday, about 12 hours after an Israeli unilateral cease-fire went into effect. The Palestinian groups said in ... (more) Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire

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haaretz.com - 1/17/2009
Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on unilateral Gaza truce - Haaretz - Israel News ...
— haaretz.com — Israel is very close to securing the objectives of its 22-day-old offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip,... Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday, according to French News Agency AFP. "After three weeks of Operation Cast Lead, we are very close ... (more) Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on ...

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An inevitable outcome in Gaza
turcopolier.typepad.com - 1/18/2009
An inevitable outcome in Gaza
— turcopolier.typepad.com — "Hamas officials were set to hold talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators to hear the Israeli response... to proposals put forward by the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip.Hamas has offered a one-year, renewable truce on condition that all... (more) An inevitable outcome in Gaza

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Sadly, No!:  Hindenfreude: A John Hinderaker Triple-Header

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Hindenfreude: A John Hinderaker Triple-Header
Sadly, No! — ... Not About Gaza Here is a video of British Muslims yelling at police. Like the Nazis, one day they will try to kill us. It’s Really Really Cold Out There! The flat terrain lately underscores the fact that 2008 was the final gasp of the Round Earth so-called Theory, which is a conspiracy to bankrupt us. Child Abuse In Gaza Someone sent me a link to sixteen seconds of old Israeli TV footage ...

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