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GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants in an eruption of violence that disrupted a four-month-old truce along the Gaza frontier. The rocket attacks, which included salvoes that landed in the coastal Israeli city ...
McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue
McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue
juancole.com — The increasingly sleazy John McCain, who once promised to run a clean campaign, has now attacked my... friend Rashid Khalidi and attempted to use him against Barack Obama . Khalidi is an American scholar of Palestinian heritage, born in New York and ... (more) McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue
Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | Jerusalem Post
Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com — A barrage of rockets hit Gaza-belt communities Wednesday morning after IDF forces engaged Hamas gunmen inside the... Strip. It was the worst outbreak of violence since a shaky cease-fire took effect in June. At least 30 rockets were fired into Israel, ... (more) Israel: We are committed to cease-fire | Israel | ...
 Obama Lied About Firing Anti-Israel Adviser?
Obama Lied About Firing Anti-Israel Adviser?
littlegreenfootballs.com — Politics | Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 8:40:13 am PST In May of this year, Barack Obama... fired Middle East adviser Robert Malley when it was revealed that Malley had been holding secret talks with Hamas . One of Barack Obama s Middle East policy advisers ... (more) Obama Lied About Firing Anti-Israel Adviser?
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Hamas Celebrates Obama Victory By Firing Dozens of Rockets at Israel
JammieWearingFool — Certainly not wasting any time making their move . They think they now have a friend in the White House. We'll see, won't we? Hamas fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants in an eruption of violence that disrupted a four-month-old truce along the Gaza frontier. The rocket attacks, which included salvoes that landed in the coastal Israeli city of Ashkelon, caused no casualties. Sources in Hamas, an Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip, said calm could return if Israel did not retaliate. A breakdown of the ...

Overlooked?
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Wednesday, November 05, 2008 [image] Overlooked? [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] Baby, baby it's still a wild world; Drudge, at least notices: Israel launches first airstrike on Gaza since June... Hamas fires over 35 rockets towards Israel... 11/05 08:45 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | ...

Hamas Celebrates Obama Win By Firing 35 Missiles Into Israel
Gateway Pundit — Celebratory fire? Reuters reported: Hamas fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants in an eruption of violence that disrupted a four-month-old truce along the Gaza frontier. The rocket attacks, which included salvoes that landed in the coastal Israeli city of Ashkelon, caused no casualties. Sources in Hamas, an Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip, said calm could return if Israel did not retaliate. A breakdown of the Egyptian-brokered Gaza truce would pose yet ...

Obama's First International Challenge Awaits
A Blog For All — It didn't take long. Israel preempted a Palestinian terror attack in Gaza, killing five Hamas thugs as they were preparing to infiltrate Israel via a tunnel across the border. Hamas responded by ...

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