powerlineblog.com - 1/9/2009
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Dan Diker is a foreign policy analyst with the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . He writes from Jerusalem today with an optimistic assessment of Israel's current offensive:
Israel may have reached a deterrent moment in its war in Gaza against Iranian backed Hamas. I spoke with an ...
article.nationalreview.com - 1/10/2009
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article.nationalreview.com —
Once upon a time on the Continent, Jews
were hated as rootless cosmopolitan figures who owed no...
national allegiance. So they became a conventional nation state, and now theyre hated for that. And, if Hamas get their way and destroy the Jewish state, the
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Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
online.wsj.com - 1/10/2009
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GEORGE E. BISHARAT Israel's current assault on the
Gaza Strip cannot be justified by self-defense. Rather, it...
involves serious violations of international law, including war crimes. Senior Israeli political and military leaders may bear personal ...
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George E. Bisharat: Israel Is Committing War Crimes
confederateyankee.mu.nu - 1/9/2009
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confederateyankee.mu.nu —
As the IDF campaign in Gaza continues, so
do attempts by Hamas and Hamas sympathizers to use...
the western media as an often willing propaganda tool. Yesterday, media critic Charles Johnson commented on Little Green Footballs about a 2-minute CNN...
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Anatomy of a Media Hoax
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FINALLY: The Arab Street fears that “the Jews have gone crazy.”…
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FINALLY: The Arab Street fears that “the Jews have gone crazy.”
Arab Street Worries: "The Jews Have Gone Crazy"
Ace of Spades HQ —
Arab Street Worries: "The Jews Have Gone Crazy" It's about time they started becoming nervous about our responses to their rage. Israel may have reached a deterrent moment in its war in Gaza against Iranian-backed Hamas. I spoke with a senior Arab diplomat last night. He told me that the Arab street is afraid that "the Jews have gone crazy." Yes, it's true. He noted, "Israel has begun to restore its deterrence" in the Arab world. "Hamas miscalculated," he added. They had thought Israel would not attack, but would merely accede to tougher Hamas demands for an improved ...
Israel Has Their Attention Now
Wizbang —
The Israeli response to Hamas in Gaza has finally sunk in with many in the legacy media and even the the Arab street , according to Scott Johnson at the Powerline blog, who quotes Dan Riker at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs : "Israel may have reached a deterrent moment in its war in Gaza against Iranian-backed Hamas. I spoke with a senior Arab diplomat last night. He told me that the Arab street is afraid that "the Jews have gone crazy." "Yes, it's true. He noted, "Israel has begun to restore its deterrence" in the Arab world. "Hamas miscalculated," he added. They had ...
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