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outsidethebeltway.com - 1/9/2009
Hamas Is Not An Iranian Proxy
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Ever since the Israeli attacks on Gaza began, some of the more hawkish elements among the punditry, such as Robert Kagan, have been claiming that Israel is not attacking Hamas so much as it is attacking Iran. Kagan states: Israel has just embarked on a land invasion of the Gaza Strip after a ...
article.nationalreview.com - 1/10/2009
Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
— article.nationalreview.com — Once upon a time on the Continent, Jews were hated as rootless cosmopolitan figures who owed no... national allegiance. So they became a conventional nation state, and now theyre hated for that. And, if Hamas get their way and destroy the Jewish state, the (more) Steyn: The Oldest Hatred

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Anatomy of a Media Hoax
confederateyankee.mu.nu - 1/9/2009
Anatomy of a Media Hoax
— confederateyankee.mu.nu — As the IDF campaign in Gaza continues, so do attempts by Hamas and Hamas sympathizers to use... the western media as an often willing propaganda tool. Yesterday, media critic Charles Johnson commented on Little Green Footballs about a 2-minute CNN... (more) Anatomy of a Media Hoax

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Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com - 1/8/2009
Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents - Israel News, Ynetnews
— ynetnews.com — Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents Grim picture of Gazans' lives painted by reports... emerging from Strip, claiming gunmen hiding in civilian homes, using residents as human shields, and hijacking trucks of humanitarian aid Roee ... (more) Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  The Iran-Hamas Axis

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The Iran-Hamas Axis
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Alex Knapp questions the assumption that Hamas is an Iranian proxy: ...as far as I can determine from researching online, no such collaboration appears to exist. The best I could come up with is that Iran does provide some funding for Hamas, but that funding level is at a paltry $3 million per year. Saudi Arabia and Syria are much bigger funders of Hamas, and some Hamas leaders operate out of Syria. Even at that, though, it’s pretty clear that Hamas is pretty much a home-grown Palestinian organization. They may accept funding and support from other ...

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