lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/26/2009
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The Israeli attack on Gaza during the last weeks of the Bush administration looks more than ever like Bush's "last gift" to Israel and to the region -- carried out during the transition, with no American attempt to intervene, ending immediately before Obama's inauguration. It ...
jpost.com - 1/26/2009
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jpost.com —
Hamas bears full responsibility for the war in
Gaza, a top EU official said Monday in the...
Strip, calling the group "a terrorist movement." "At this time we have to also recall the overwhelming responsibility of Hamas," Louis Michel, European ...
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Top EU official: Hamas bears full responsibility for ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/27/2009
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/26/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
Sky has joined the BBC in deciding not
to broadcast a charity appeal for Gaza, despite mounting...
political and public pressure for them to do so. BBC boss Mark Thompson has again defended the decision, saying it would jeopardise the BBC's impartiality. ...
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BBC NEWS | UK | Sky joins BBC in Gaza appeal veto
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Why George Mitchell is Up Against It
Taylor Marsh —
... According
to Marc Lynch, Israel’s Gaza smackdown didn’t do the new president any good.
Highlights are below, but Lynch’s explanation of each is important to read: ...
FP Jan 26
Abu Aardvark —
... Today's post for email subscribers:
How badly did Gaza poison the well?, in which I lay out five areas where it did... and how Obama might turn each to his advantage. ...
Lynch-ing Israel
Yourish.com —
At Foreign Policy Marc Lynch asks, How badly did Gaza poison the well? (via memeorandum) Needless to say, Lynch opposed Israel’s effort to defend its citizens. But here’s one of his conclusions:
There’s no question that Gaza has weakened the hand of moderates and strengthened more extremist voices across the political spectrum.
No question? This is a mantra, supported by absolutely no evidence. It’s just an outgrowth of the “there’s no military solution to terrorism” faith.
Noah ...
Clouds, Linings
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Marc Lynch tallies Gaza's costs: Israel's attack has generated tremendous outrage across the board, has
worsened the divides between Gaza and the West Bank and between Hamas
and Fatah, and probably will hasten the election of Benjamin Netanyahu
next month. The environment for peace talks will be as toxic as
possible. On the other hand, prospects for peace talks were already
very shaky, and even before the Gaza war I heard more support for the
"Syria First" option than for immediate moves on the Palestinian
front. The crisis forces ...
The Gaza Ceasefire That Wasn't
Newshoggers.com —
... Marc Lynch on Monday set out five ways in which Israel, with Bush's compliance, set out to make any peace initiative in the Middle East a far more difficult task for the incoming Obama administration. Israel seems set on poisoning the well even further and Hamas seems just as keen that there be no peace. Meanwhile, Clinton is wearing her "Madame AIPAC" hat. Let us hope that ...
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A New Horror
susiemadrak.com 1/15/2009 — A new weapon , developed by the US in 2006, called DIME. Apparently this is what
s causing the amputations we’re seeing in Gaza:
AMY GOODMAN: Let me go to Dr. Mads Gilbert, who has just returned from Gaza, the Shifa Hospital. He’s back in ...
Misinformation about the 2005 Gaza Withdrawal
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com 1/7/2009 — I love Daniel Levy -- we're brothers in Zionism , after all -- but sometimes he drives me nuts. Andrew links without comment to Daniel's recent post informing the world that Ariel Sharon was not seeking peace when he withdrew from Gaza in 2005: One ...
Pro-Hamas theater meets Free Republic [Jonn]
thisainthell.us 1/11/2009 — This afternoon in DC, at Lafayette Park, across from the White House amidst preparations for the Inauguaration, several thousand protesters gathered ostensibly to show their support for Gazans, but as you can see by the flag above, it was more an ...
Gaza Update: Breaking the Cease-fire
firedoglake.com 1/27/2009 —
There are reports of a clash on the Gaza border and unconfirmed news of one Israeli soldier killed and three wounded. At the moment it is difficult to tell what really happened. The most complete report so far is from Reuters :
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Gaza Not In Ruins
commentarymagazine.com 1/25/2009 — You have to wait until the sixth paragraph of an article buried in the middle of the Sunday New York Times before you find out that the Israeli Defense Forces are not quite the barbarians that they have been made out to be. Writes Times correspondent ...
US Pledges $1B Stimulus Package... For Gaza
mererhetoric.com 2/24/2009 — Stimulating Actually that's an exaggeration. It's only a little more than $900 million: The United States plans to pledge more than $900 million to help rebuild Gaza after Israel's offensive against Hamas and strengthen the Palestinian Authority, a ...
No Other Option?!
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/12/2009 — I watch in shock, like the rest of the world, at the appalling death and destruction being wrought on Gaza by Israel; and still it does not stop. Meanwhile, we see a seemingly never-ending army of well-prepared Israeli war propagandists, some Israeli ...
Op-Ed Contributor: What You Don’t Know About Gaza
nytimes.com 1/8/2009 — Nearly everything you’ve been led to believe about Gaza is wrong. Here are a few key points that seem to be missing from the conversation about Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip. >
Clinton to name climate change envoy —
First Read 1/26/2009
From NBC's Libby Leist In coordination with today's White House announcements related to the environment, administration officials tell NBC News Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce the appointment of a climate change envoy this ...
Symantec CEO for Commerce? —
First Read 1/26/2009
From NBC's Chuck ToddOne of the candidates to be President Obama's Commerce Secretary, retiring Symantec CEO John Thompson, appears to be the leading candidate now.
He's been dispatched for meetings with key members of the Senate for, shall we say, ...
Obama approval ranks near top —
First Read 1/26/2009
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro President Obama 's first Gallup approval rating since taking office is the highest for a president -- after an election -- at the start of their tenure since Kennedy .
Obama had a 69% approval rating, according ...
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