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Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70
telegraph.co.uk - 1/7/2009
Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70
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Mohammed Shaheen, a volunteer with Palestinian Red Crescent, was in the first convoy of ambulances to reach the site of the blast in Zeitoun since it was first occupied then shelled by the Israeli army. His testimony confirmed accounts, first reported in The Telegraph , from survivors of the ...
Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza?
time.com - 1/8/2009
Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza?
— time.com — Soldiers on patrol at Kibbutz Nir Am, a mile from Gaza. Even after the start of Israel's Jan. 4 ground offensive, communities near the border remained vulnerable to Hamas' rockets. (more) Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza?

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news.yahoo.com - 1/8/2009
AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip I live alone in my office. My wife and two young children moved in with her father after our apartment was shattered. The neighborhood mosque, where I have prayed since I was a child, had its roof blown off. All the government ... (more) AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble - Yahoo! News

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Neoconservatism dies in Gaza
salon.com - 1/8/2009
Neoconservatism dies in Gaza
— salon.com — The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy. By Juan Cole The Israel rules America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us ... (more) Neoconservatism dies in Gaza

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Informed Comment:  Something Horrible has been Discovered

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Something Horrible has been Discovered
Informed Comment — The Telegraph: 60 Family Members Killed at Zeitoun /End

None of them knew what to do
The Reaction — ... *" (1/7/09) Cole's post linked to The Telegraph/UK headline: "Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70" (1/8/09). ...

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