lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 2/6/2009
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I've just seen the first public opinion survey carried out in the West Bank and Gaza since the war, and the results are about what you'd expect: Hamas has gained politically and Fatah has declined. Since I haven't seen it reported anywhere yet, here are the main findings of the survey ...
pajamasmedia.com - 2/5/2009
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AN INSTAPUNDIT EXCLUSIVE: A report from Michael Yon.
It’s Raining By Michael Yon 05 February 2009 There...
had been a light, cold drizzle just before the Muslim taxi driver picked me up in Jerusalem. It should be a 90-minute drive to Sderot, in ...
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AN INSTAPUNDIT EXCLUSIVE: A report from Michael ...
news.yahoo.com - 2/4/2009
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JERUSALEM A U.N. spokesman says Hamas police in
Gaza have seized thousands of blankets and food parcels...
meant for needy residents. Spokesman Christopher Gunness says Hamas police raided a U.N. warehouse in Gaza City on Tuesday evening. He says police ...
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UN says Hamas seized Gaza food aid and blankets - Yahoo! ...
michaeltotten.com - 2/9/2009
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Not since the Second Intifada, when more than
a thousand Israelis were murdered by Palestinian suicide bombers,...
have Israeli civilians suffered in a way that makes for compelling news copy or TV reports. The southern Israeli city of Sderot ...
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A Dispatch from the Border with Gaza
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The WonkLine: February 6, 2009
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... Pakistan’s high court has freed accused nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan. Khan had served five years of effective house arrest for allegedly sharing nuclear know-how and technology with Iran, Libya and North Korea. “It was not immediately clear whether Mr Khan would be allowed to travel freely outside the country. Nor was it clear whether the government would appeal against the court order releasing him.”
Marc Lynch examines the first Palestinian public opinion survey since the Gaza war. Short answer: Hamas gained, Fatah declined.
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... How did the Gaza war affect Palestinian public opinion? in which I report the results of new survey without comment because I'm busy and tired. ...
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