haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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For the second time since Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza Strip, Hamas television aired a taped message delivered by group leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday. In the message, Haniyeh declared that Hamas was determined to continue fighting despite Israel's military offensive in the Strip, ...
haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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haaretz.com —
Senior Hamas officials in Gaza are hiding out
in a "bunker" built by Israel, intelligence officials suspect:
Many are believed to be in the basements of the Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City, which was refurbished during Israel's occupation of the ...
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Sources: Hamas leaders hiding in basement ...
timesonline.co.uk - 1/12/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks
on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an
act of self-defence as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention. The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas ...
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Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence ...
reason.com - 1/12/2009
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reason.com —
Over at Harvard's Olin Center Middle East Strategy
blog , Brookings Institution scholar Daniel Byman is puzzled
by Israel's endgame strategy (if one exists) in its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Amongst most mainstream commenters, there is ...
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Ceci n'est pas une Analogy
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Victory Is Near
Classical Values —
Victory Is Near Victory is near in Gaza for Hamas. Yep. You heard that right. For Hamas. For the second time since Israel launched its offensive in the Gaza Strip, Hamas television aired a taped message delivered by group leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday. In the message, Haniyeh declared that Hamas was determined to continue fighting despite Israel's military offensive in the Strip. "Gaza will not break - our victory over the Zionists is near," Haniyeh said in a fiery speech. "Our fate is in the hands of Allah, so what power could the sons of Zion against him? Allah will take ...
Israeli troops probe urban areas in Gaza City
The Long War Journal —
... Hamas may be under pressure to continue fighting despite a recent statement by Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' political leader in the Gaza Strip, that he might be willing to implement a cease-fire. Iran has warned Hamas that its funding would be shut off if it cut a deal with the Israelis, an Egyptian government official ...
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