nypost.com - 12/29/2008
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Last updated: 1:15 am December 29, 2008 Posted: 1:08 am December 29, 2008 DEAD Jews aren't news, but killing terrorists outrages global activists. On Saturday, Israel struck back powerfully against its tormentors. Now Israel's the villain. Again. How long will it be until the UN General ...
haaretz.com - 12/30/2008
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haaretz.com —
Three days into Operation Cast Lead, Israel is
proposing a diplomatic exit. A ground operation likely looms...
in an effort to increase the pressure on Hamas. At the same time, however, others argue that the air force is close to exhausting its target ...
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ANALYSIS / Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground ...
news.yahoo.com - 12/29/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel obliterated symbols of
Hamas power on the third day of what the...
defense minister described Monday as a "war to the bitter end," striking next to the Hamas premier's home, and devastating a security compound and a ...
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Israel says Gaza assault 'war to the bitter end' - ...
jpost.com - 12/29/2008
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jpost.com —
Defense Minister and Labor chairman Ehud Barak on
Monday said that Israel would expand its military operation...
in the Gaza Strip until all the goals were achieved. He spoke at a special Knesset session attended, among others, by Foreign Minister Tzipi ...
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Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas | Israel | ...
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Brainster's Blog —
... Note as well that Israel is, as Ralph Peters puts it today, damned if they do, dead if they don't. Ezra is concerned about the cycle of violence, but what does he suggest instead? That the Israelis turn the other cheek? He notes that the response will come in the future: ...
Israel's 'crimes'
Israel Matzav —
Israel's 'crimes' There's a great piece in Monday's New York Post by Ralph Peters that simply must be read. Here's a small excerpt (Hat Tip: ...
Hamas Calls 'Reservists' to Foil Attack, Place Hundreds on Permanently Disabled List
JammieWearingFool —
... civilians living in towns and kibbutzim inside the pre-1967 borders of Israel. Sometimes -- and I've seen this with my own eyes -- Hamas rocketeers fired on Israel from atop the ruins of the abandoned Jewish settlements. No country in the world could afford to ignore such attacks. And no country would. An elected government, such as Israel's, has a basic, overriding responsibility -- to protect its citizens from the organized violence of their enemies. Finally, take the time to read Ralph Peters . Given the fact that Hamas adheres to the terrorist practice of locating command ...
Reporter, heal thyself
Yourish.com —
... 670 Kurdish militants have been killed by Turkish forces in counter-terrorism operations this year, the country’s General Staff said on Thursday.
The largest numbers of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) separatists were killed in February and May - 250 and 179, respectively - mostly in the course of Turkish army air raids in northern Iraq, where PKK camps are based.
(h/t Meryl again)
So yes a lot of people have been killed by Israel, but as Ralph Peter points out,
Israel’s attack aircraft appear to have ...
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