ynetnews.com - 12/28/2008
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Egypt accused of 'deceiving' Hamas London-based newspaper quotes sources who say Egyptian intelligence minister deliberately misled Palestinian organization about IDF intentions; Hamas sources say this is why movement's compounds were not evacuated Roee Nahmias Egypt "collaborated" with ...
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 ...
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 12/31/2008
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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com —
Everyone engaged in it is interested in proving
that one side is righter than the other. Since...
no action in the region has occurred without plausible provocation for 4,000 years or so, this requires constantly shifting the metrics by which you ...
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The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging
pajamasmedia.com - 12/30/2008
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Morning Gaza wrap-up
Yourish.com —
... Looks like Egypt’s pretty much done as Hamas’ go-between with Israel. I don’t think the Egyptians are going to care much. Egypt’s problems with the Muslim Brotherhood—of which Hamas is an offshoot—go back to the assassination of Anwar Sadat. Please remember that when you hear the idiots out there saying that Hamas will moderate its views. It has not done so in two years of ruling Gaza. ...
Arab World Furious With Egypt Over Gaza
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Ynet News has an article speculating Egypt's collaboration with Israel on the attacks. The site reports that, according to Egyptian Intelligence documents, Egypt knew about the coming attacks and told other Arab states while allegedly assuring Hamas that Israel would not attack until new ceasefire negotiations were well underway. ...
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And Again...
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