yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 20 days ago
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In the Gaza thread you hear sentiments like “Sadly, the Gazans seem to keep choosing self destruction” or, sarcastically, “I know! Let’s vote for the group (Hamas) that supports more armed resistance!”
It’s worth noting that Hamas was, in fact, supported by only ...
israelmatzav.blogspot.com - 18 days ago
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israelmatzav.blogspot.com —
This is the first of at least three
posts tonight that will deal with the Goldstone -
Gold debate I just saw at Brandeis. The first one is my liveblog notes of the debate. The second will include video of the entire debate, which is being uploaded to ...
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Richard Goldstone v. Dore Gold Liveblog
newsmax.com - 24 days ago
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newsmax.com —
The United Nations and much of the world
media have blasted Israel for alleged war crimes during
its incursion into the Gaza Strip in January, but one Israeli tank commander is mounting a spirited defense, using declassified video footage from Israel ...
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Israeli Colonel Refutes Damning U.N. Report
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 16 days ago
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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com —
Abomination accepted: U.S. shamefully silent in the face
of UN Israel-bashers Editorials Sunday, November 8th 2009, 4:00
AM The United States stood abysmally, disgracefully silent last week as the United Nations General Assembly debated a resolution endorsing the stacked investigation that ...
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The US making nice to the terrorists...
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Who Voted For Hamas?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Yglesias makes an important point: I think another issue here that’s rarely noted in these discussions is
that the median age in the Gaza Strip is 17.4 years. This is, in other
words, primarily a population of children we’re talking about. They
didn’t vote for anyone. But a lot of them died.
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