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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/5/2009
Ground Attack
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Israeli ground forces now moving into Gaza . Whatever you think of the merits of this step, I think we can take it as implicit acknowledgment by the IDF that the past week’s worth of air strikes were, though deadly to the people killed or maimed by high explosive and flying rubble, ...
Israeli ground troops enter Gaza
cnn.com - 1/3/2009
Israeli ground troops enter Gaza
— cnn.com — An Israeli woman cries out Saturday as a Hamas rocket strikes close by in Ashdod, Israel.... (more) Israeli ground troops enter Gaza

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Israeli Ground Forces Push Into Gaza
nytimes.com - 1/3/2009
Israeli Ground Forces Push Into Gaza
— nytimes.com — Israeli artillery fire lit up the sky above Gaza on Saturday night before the beginning of a... ground offensive. (more) Israeli Ground Forces Push Into Gaza

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gloriacenter.org - 1/4/2009
Barry Rubin, "On the Ground in Gaza"
— gloriacenter.org — Israel didn't want to attack the Gaza Strip from the ground or from the air. Hamas, which... had long broken the ceasefire, canceled it altogether. Then it began large-scale attacks on Israel.... (more) Barry Rubin, "On the Ground in Gaza"

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Blogometer — ... between Dem Senators and ex-IL AG Roland Burris , whom disgraced IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich has appointed to fill Barack Obama 's vacant Senate seat. GAZA: What Will This Accomplish? Many liberal bloggers are condemning the Israeli invasion of Gaza: Think Progress ' Matthew Yglesias : "Israeli ground forces [are] ...

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