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Friedman to Palestinians: Suck on This
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/15/2009
Friedman to Palestinians: Suck on This
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America’s leading foreign affairs columnist once again endorses collective punishment of Arabs. I wish he would stick to climate change: Israel’s counterstrategy was to use its Air Force to pummel Hezbollah and, while not directly targeting the Lebanese civilians with whom Hezbollah ...

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israelnationalnews.com - 1/16/2009
"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - Defense/Middle East - Israel News
— israelnationalnews.com — (IsraelNN.com) "Hamas took a gamble. We thought, at worst Israel will come and do something from the air - superficial." The so-called "Iranian Unit" of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily. The ... (more) "Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...

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Tom Friedman offers a perfect definition of "terrorism" - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 1/14/2009
Tom Friedman offers a perfect definition of "terrorism" - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — (updated below - Update II) Tom Friedman, one of the nation's leading propagandists for the Iraq War and a vigorous supporter of all of Israel's wars, has a column today in The New York Times explaining and praising the Israeli attack on Gaza. For ... (more) Tom Friedman offers a perfect definition of "terrorism" ...

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Op-Ed Contributor: Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas
nytimes.com - 1/14/2009
Op-Ed Contributor: Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas
— nytimes.com — The only small chance for peace in Gaza today is to help Hamas’s enemy, Fatah, prepare the West Bank for real freedom. > (more) Op-Ed Contributor: Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas

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Hullabaloo — ... I bring this up because Tom Friedman can't bother to read his own paper or talk to any regional expert, and would rather just tell the Palestinians to suck on this. ...

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