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Gloves coming off?
hotair.com - 1/2/2009
Gloves coming off?
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news.yahoo.com - 1/1/2009
Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel dropped a one-ton bomb on the home of a Hamas strongman Thursday,... killing him along with two wives and four children in the first attack on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers. As the aerial bombardment escalated, the army ... (more) Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - ...

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AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.
prospect.org - 1/1/2009
AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.
— prospect.org — This blog is on a light schedule today and tomorrow due to various New Years related program... activities, but it's worth quickly responding to Jonathan Chait's post on Israel and Palestine. Chait makes a common claim, which is that all analysis of the ... (more) AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.

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latimes.com - 1/2/2009
Israel can't bomb its way to peace - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — It's a new year in an old and bloody world. In Israel, politicians jockeying for power have... launched the most lethal military assault on Palestinian territory in decades. Israel has justified its bombardment of Gaza on the grounds that Hamas broke a ... (more) Israel can't bomb its way to peace - Los Angeles Times

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A Blog For All:  Operation Cast Lead: Day 7

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Operation Cast Lead: Day 7
A Blog For All — ... are covering the situation closely. UPDATE: Ed Morrissey notes that Israel warned the people in the building where top Hamas thug Nizar Rayan lived with his family, including multiple wives and children. Israel is undermining its own policy by warning the terrorists in advance of their operations. This is something I've noted in the past as well. Israel would be better served not issuing any warnings at all, as it gives the terrorists the opportunity to run and hide. Israel has already warned Hamas and all those in Gaza for carrying on the terror war against Israel. ...

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