ynetnews.com - 1/13/2009
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If we really wanted to win Gaza war we would kill Hamas leaders, topple its regime In a radio interview Monday, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said that the objectives of the Gaza operation have been achieved: Israel responded “wildly” to Hamas’ rocket fire and “good thing we did,” she said. ...
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 ...
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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Israel doesn’t want to win
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If we really wanted to win Gaza war we would kill Hamas leaders, topple its regime
Steve Plocker, YNET
In a radio interview Monday, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said that the objectives of the Gaza operation have been achieved: Israel responded “wildly” to Hamas’ rocket fire and “good thing we did,” she said. Indeed, if a “wild response” was the main means utilized in operation Cast Lead, it is no wonder that so many Palestinian civilians and so few Hamas leaders were killed in the course of the campaign. Indeed, if a “wild ...
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