ynetnews.com - 1/5/2009
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Gazans say experiencing 'another Nakba' Residents in northern Strip fear expansion of IDF operation, flee Beit Lahiya homes to 'safer areas'; many areas plunged into darkness; water, sewage systems breaking down Ali Waked Gaza's residents were waiting anxiously Sunday night to see ...
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 ...
juancole.com - 1/4/2009
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juancole.com —
With regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, we have
entered the age of micro-wars. The first wars that
Israel fought with its Arab neighbors were conventional struggles in which infantry, artillery, armor and air forces played central roles. Israel's ...
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Gaza 2008: Micro-Wars and Macro-Wars
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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Noah Pollak asked me to provide some framework
for a discussion of proportionality and just war theory
with respect to the Israeli attack on Gaza. In re-reading my Catechism and brushing up on just war theory, I am struck first of all by how alien ...
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Proportionality And Terror
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Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009
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... Gazans Say Experiencing ‘Another Nakba’ Residents in northern Strip fear expansion of IDF operation, flee Beit Lahiya homes to ‘safer areas’; many areas plunged into darkness; water, sewage systems breaking down Gaza’s residents were waiting anxiously Sunday night to see whether the IDF would expand its ground operation in the Hamas-controlled territory. Palestinians reported that many families have left their homes in Beit Lahiya’s al-Atatra neighborhood and are staying with relatives in “safer” ...
Operation Cast Lead: Day 10
A Blog For All —
... where the Israeli army will search for terrorists and their weapons caches and destroy them. That's going to be a very dangerous and potentially lengthy phase. Much can go wrong during it, including significant civilian casualties and Israeli casualties. Everything that Israel does is a so called naqaba . Israel's existence is a naqaba that Hamas hopes to correct by destroying it. Jordan's politicians are demanding that the ...
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