haaretz.com - 1/10/2009
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A senior Israeli military commander involved in Operation Cast Lead said on Saturday that Hamas militants are suffering from exhaustion and are deserting battle. The commander told reporters that Amir Mansi, the commander of Hamas' rocket-launching program in the Gaza City area who was killed by ...
article.nationalreview.com - 1/10/2009
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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
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Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
ynetnews.com - 1/10/2009
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IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out Is Hamas
falling apart? Senior IDF officer says roughly 300 Hamas
men killed since army launched ground incursion, whole Hamas battalions wiped out in dozens of clashes with troops over weekend; terror group also ...
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IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, ...
csis.org - 1/10/2009
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csis.org —
Synopsis: The Israeli-Hamas War, and there is little
else that it can be called, has now lasted
two weeks. Israeli jets have flown some 800 strike sorties, and the IDF has pushed deep into Gaza. Israel also continues to report tactical gains. The IDF ...
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Israel Losing PR Battle Under Bush's 'War on Terror' Flag
Taylor Marsh —
... The Israel Air Force on Saturday dropped leaflets into the Gaza Strip warning residents that it plans to escalate its two-week-old offensive. The army says it has dropped the fliers throughout Gaza. It says the notices are meant as a "general warning." The notice says Israel is about to begin a "new phase in the war on terror." It says it will "escalate" an operation that already has killed more than 800 Palestinians. - [...] - Haaretz ...
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... . How is it going for the Philistine rocketeers? The Israeli military reports that Hamas is getting tired . They also seem to be losing their enthusiasm for a fight. A senior Israeli military commander involved in Operation Cast Lead said on Saturday that Hamas militants are suffering from exhaustion and are deserting battle. The commander told reporters that Amir Mansi, the commander of Hamas' rocket-launching program in the Gaza City area who was killed by the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday, fired mortars himself after junior Hamas operatives refused to go outside, ...
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