attackerman.firedoglake.com - 1/3/2009
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The invasion of Gaza has begun . As the bombardment of Gaza has failed to break Palestinian "will," now the gamble is that ground troops will. According to Ha'aretz , a significant portion of Israeli "top commanders" dissented from the decision to invade, arguing that ...
haaretz.com - 1/3/2009
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haaretz.com —
Palestinian witnesses said the artillery barrage caused a
large explosion in Gaza City as well as a...
series of blasts stitching the nearby frontier with Israel. Channel 10 television quoted a witness as saying that Israel was shelling targets along the ...
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Israel launches ground offensive in the Gaza ...
commentarymagazine.com - 1/3/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
While much of the world engages in hand-wringing,
placard-waving, teeth-gnashing, and rocket-launching over Israel’s “disproportionate” response to...
Hamas attacks from Gaza, it’s worth looking at what the doctrines of “proportionality” actually ...
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Gaza and the Law of Armed Conflict
nypost.com - 1/3/2009
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Last updated: 6:26 am January 1, 2009 Posted:
3:28 am January 1, 2009 AS WORLD leaders and...
international organizations rush to rescue Hamas, Israel faces complex bat tlefield challenges - while fearing a stab in the back from the incoming Obama ...
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BAM STIRS FEARS IN ISRAEL - New York Post
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Israeli Ground Assault in Gaza
Taylor Marsh —
... The international press is not being allowed into Gaza by Israeli troops. But through television reports available one can’t help but ask what will be Israel’s end game? How do they de-escalate from this with a victory, something Spencer asks as well. Let’s hope they’re not headed for Lebanon II. ...
What Are The Israelis Thinking?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... It is hard to find any solid strategic argument for entering Gaza and occupying parts of it for an unspecified amount of time. Some in the IDF clearly opposed it; Spencer argues: ...
There Is No Military Solution To This Conflict
Comments from Left Field —
... On a similar note, Spencer Ackerman thinks Israel is making it up as they go along, and it’s not working: ...
War without Accountability = Disaster
Firedoglake —
... for a ground assault on Gaza. To wit, according to the Jerusalem Post, "Defense Minister Ehud Barak is seeking legal approval to evacuate thousands of residents of Gaza City to locations in the south of the Strip to enable the IDF to attack terror infrastructure without hurting civilians, Channel 2 reported Wednesday evening."Siun argues that if this report is accurate, and that if this particular plan is now being carried out, it amounts to ethnic cleansing.
Spencer responds that there is no evidence that this is what is going on, at least so far: ...
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neoneocon.com 12/30/2008 — Hamas attacks. Israel has a right to defend itself. Israel will be criticized for doing so. The number of Palestinian casualties is emphasized by the press, and Palesinian reports of how many civilians have been hurt are accepted uncritically.
So, ...
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Human Rights Watch: Israel, Hamas Violating International Law
huffingtonpost.com 12/31/2008 — New York, December 30, 2008 - Israel and Hamas both must respect the prohibition under the laws of war against deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch expressed grave concern about Israeli ...
For PBS's Margaret Warner, Israel-Gaza Apparently IS Rocket Science
newsbusters.org 12/31/2008 — For at least ten seconds there, it appeared Margaret Warner thought PBS stood for the Palestinian Broadcast Service. On last night's NewsHour Ms. Warner, whilst interviewing Israel's Ambassador to the United States Sallai Meridor, posed one of ...
No Free Vacation for Greenwald:
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Today in The Nation: Gaza Attacks
thenation.com 1/9/2009 — Katrina vanden Heuvel UN Human Rights Rapporteur Richard Falk condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and calls for a new approach to provide real protection for the Palestinian people.
Operation Cast Lead: Day 11
lawhawk.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — For others liveblogging, see Aussie Dave at Israellycool, The Muqata, and Carl in Jerusalem.
Overnight, the Israeli military announced that three more Israeli soldiers were killed. They were members of the elite Golani Brigade, whose predecessors ...
Bush calls Hamas attacks an 'act of terror' —
msnbc.com: Politics 1/3/2009
President George W. Bush on Friday branded the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an "act of terror" and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying no peace deal would be acceptable without monitoring to halt the flow of smuggled ...
Bush Asserts Israel’s Right to Defense —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/3/2009
The Bush administration defended Israels military incursion into the Gaza Strip Saturday asserting that Israel had the right to defend itself against Hamas rocket fire. The U.S. also refused to pressure Israel into accepting an immediate ...
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