powerlineblog.com - 12/22/2008
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A couple of days ago, Scott passed on reader Dan Diker's comments on an article in Israel's Maariv daily newspaper, which recorded the fact that Arab governments are urging Israel to take a hard line against Hamas. Egypt, in particular, is determined not to accept an "Islamic emirate" in Gaza, ...
jpost.com - 12/27/2008
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jpost.com —
Just days after the cabinet gave the military
final approval to counter ongoing Palestinian rocket fire against...
communities in the western Negev, the IDF launched a massive operation, striking Hamas installations throughout the Gaza Strip on Saturday. ...
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Hamas: Over 170 killed as Israel strikes police ...
foxnews.com - 12/27/2008
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foxnews.com —
Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security compounds across Gaza
on Saturday in an unprecedented series of simultaneous strikes....
Hamas and medics reported that dozens of people were killed and that others were still buried under the rubble.
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Israel Will Expand Gaza Airstrikes 'As Necessary'
israellycool.com - 12/27/2008
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Does The “Arab World” Want Israel To Defeat Hamas?
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... the Siege, Jamal Al Khudari. Israeli security sources have been claiming he is close aide to Haniyeh and “deeply involved in terror activities.”
It should be mentioned that Israeli transport minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted recently as saying that Israel should “cut off the heads” of Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip. He publicly declared his backing to the return of policy of assassination against the Hamas leaders.
A Powerline reader translated the “message” in question here:
Message from Arab ...
Who wants an invasion of Gaza and why?
Israel Matzav —
... . ' But the IDF is itching for a battle . Officers in the Gaza Division (Ugdat 'Aza) said on the subject that "in the month of November of this year, in the framework of the Tahdiyya agreement, Hamas has launched more rockets than in all of last year, when we were not under this agreement." Those officers were fiercely critical of the Security Apparatus's policy concerning the launching of rockets from the Gaza strip. At the moment, despite this, they refrained from drawing direct criticism on the policy of the Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak. Thus, for example, a senior ...
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