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Gaza: A Real History
boomantribune.com - 1/10/2009
Gaza: A Real History
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Disregarding concerns from Israeli officials, President Bush pushed for Palestinian elections in early January 2006. A White House spokesman made it clear meanwhile that President Bush wanted the elections to go ahead as scheduled, and for voting to take place in East Jerusalem. Mr Bush saw ...
article.nationalreview.com - 1/10/2009
Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
— 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 (more) Steyn: The Oldest Hatred

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Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 1/12/2009
Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — Iran is exerting heavy pressure on Hamas not to accept the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with... Israel, an Egyptian government official said on Sunday. The official told The Jerusalem Post by phone that two senior Iranian officials who visited ... (more) Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal | ...

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Anatomy of a Media Hoax
confederateyankee.mu.nu - 1/9/2009
Anatomy of a Media Hoax
— 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... (more) Anatomy of a Media Hoax

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