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huffingtonpost.com - 12/31/2008
Egypt refuses full opening of Gaza crossing
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CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian president says his country will not fully open its crossing into the Gaza Strip unless Mahmoud Abbas' Palestinian Authority is in control of the border post. The speech Tuesday from Hosni Mubarak came despite criticism of Egypt in the Arab world over its ...

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BlondeSense:  Wanna Watch A Country Get the Shit Kicked Out of It?

meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 12/31/2008
The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging
— 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 ... (more) The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging

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Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com - 12/31/2008
Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals - Israel News, Ynetnews
— ynetnews.com — Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals Shin Bet chief briefs cabinet on day five of Gaza offensive, says terror operatives hide in hospitals, mosques. IDF: Hamas increases use of densely populated areas for launching pads Roni Sofer Shin Bet Chief ... (more) Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals - Israel News, ...

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What Would a Proportionate Response Look Like?
commentarymagazine.com - 12/31/2008
What Would a Proportionate Response Look Like?
— commentarymagazine.com — “If someone was sending rockets on my house where my daughters were sleeping at night, I would do everything to stop it, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.” – President-elect Barack Obama Now that Hamas’s long war against Israel is ... (more) What Would a Proportionate Response Look Like?

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Wanna Watch A Country Get the Shit Kicked Out of It?
BlondeSense — ... think they are a bunch of bullies without being called an anti-Semite, that dreaded label? Nevermind, I'll reserve comment at this time. Wanna see something hilarious? Zbig Smacks Down Mornin' Joe Zbig to Joe: "You have a such stunningly superficial knowledge of what went on it's almost embarrassing to listen to you." hat tip oddjob See also Gaza relief boat carrying Cynthia McKinney rammed by Israelis Thousands of protestors demand end to Israeli raids in Gaza Israel weighs 48-hour halt to Gaza air campaign Protesters worldwide keep up pressure over ...

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pajamasmedia.com 1/4/2009 — Why does Hamas victimize its own people? And why doesn't the media call them on it?
“The Gaza Strip is just going to die … it’s going to die.” — Comments from Left Field
Fida Qishta is a freelance writer and photographer based in Rafah, near the Egyptian border. If you want to know what Israel is doing in Gaza and how it feels for Gazans, read this . The whole thing. I’m not even going to quote from it. I can’t. I wouldn’t know what to quote. ...
On The Ground In Rafah: Egypt Sends Mixed Messages — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
RAFAH, Egypt - The town of Rafah and the Gaza border crossing just down the road told two different stories Thursday about how the Egyptian government is handling the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The border bustles with ambulances providing urgent assistance to Palestinian ...
They're Just Simple Folken — Snapped Shot
Taking a page from Brian's critiquing of a photo's descriptors, I find this .... Egyptian riot police prepare to stand guard at the Rafah border crossing December 29, 2008. Wounded Palestinians trickled one by one from Gaza into Egypt on Monday after a day and a half of confusion and ...
Egyptians open fire on Palestinians — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]google/ukpress[/b] Egyptian border guards have opened fire on Palestinians who breached the border to escape Israel's assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. An Egyptian security official said there were at least five breaches along the nine-mile border and hundreds of Palestinian ...
Egypt Fires on Palestinians Breaking Through Border — Little Green Footballs
Egyptian border guards have opened fire on Palestinians who broke through the Egyptian border to escape Israel’s attacks on Gaza. An Egyptian security official said there were at least five breaches along the nine-mile border and hundreds of Palestinian residents were pouring in. At ...