news.yahoo.com - 12/31/2008
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel sent more troops to the Gaza border Wednesday, rapidly moving forward with preparations for a possible ground offensive as the next stage of its military assault on the coastal territory's Hamas rulers. Israel rebuffed calls by world leaders for a truce, and Hamas ...
prospect.org - 1/1/2009
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prospect.org —
This blog is on a light schedule today
and tomorrow due to various New Years related program...
activities, but it's worth quickly responding to Jonathan Chait's post on Israel and Palestine. Chait makes a common claim, which is that all analysis of the ...
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AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.
news.yahoo.com - 1/1/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel dropped a one-ton
bomb on the home of a Hamas strongman Thursday,...
killing him along with two wives and four children in the first attack on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers. As the aerial bombardment escalated, the army ...
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Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - ...
latimes.com - 1/2/2009
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latimes.com —
It's a new year in an old and
bloody world. In Israel, politicians jockeying for power have...
launched the most lethal military assault on Palestinian territory in decades. Israel has justified its bombardment of Gaza on the grounds that Hamas broke a ...
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Israel can't bomb its way to peace - Los Angeles Times
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On the Truce Merry-Go-Round
Little Green Footballs —
Ever feel like you’re on a surreal merry-go-round, watching the same events play out over and over as you circle endlessly past, to no discernible purpose or end?
Israel weighs 48-hour halt to Gaza air campaign.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel, under international pressure, is considering a 48-hour halt to its punishing four-day air campaign on Hamas targets in Gaza to see if Palestinian militants will stop their rocket attacks on southern Israel, Israeli officials ...
Israel moves forward and sends more troops to Gaza
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... with preparations for a ground operation, said an Israeli defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information. The U.N. Security Council scheduled emergency consultations Wednesday night to discuss an Arab request for a legally binding and enforceable resolution to ensure an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. Egyptian Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz said he was on instructions from Arab League foreign ministers who met in Cairo. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_i...
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Israeli air strikes target Gaza
democraticunderground.com 12/27/2008 — Source: [b]BBC News[/b]
Palestinians say Israeli F-16 bombers have launched a series of air strikes against key targets in the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of people.
Missiles hit security compounds run by the militant group Hamas in ...
And Again...
lefarkins.blogspot.com 12/28/2008 — Some depressing holiday news : Waves of Israeli aircraft swooped over the Gaza Strip on Saturday, firing missiles at Hamas’s security headquarters and killing more than 200 people, bringing the highest death toll in Gaza in years in a crushing ...
Gaza casualty rate: 94% terrorists, so far
yourish.com 12/28/2008 — The bad news is that Ismail Haniyeh is still alive. The good news is that it seems the casualty rate was about 94% terrorists .
Israeli warplanes rained more than 100 tons of bombs on security sites in Hamas-ruled Gaza Saturday and early Sunday, ...
Suicide Bomber Targets Iraqi Gaza Protest
michaeltotten.com 12/28/2008 — by Charles Chuman
The attack on Sunnis protesting the conflict in Gaza can only be understood through Iraqi sectarian violence. If that is not the explanation, "I have no idea what to make of ...
Israel Masses Troops, Tanks For Possible Ground Invasion
huffingtonpost.com 12/28/2008 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes pressing one of Israel's deadliest assaults ever on Palestinian militants dropped bombs and missiles on a top security installation and dozens of other targets across Hamas-ruled Gaza on Sunday.
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Israel Begins Ground Operations In Gaza
minx.cc 1/3/2009 — Good luck to the IDF. For the first time since the start of Operation Cast Lead, the IDF sent a large number of ground troops into the Gaza Strip on Saturday evening. ...Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Channel 2...
Israel escalates, ground war begins
washingtonmonthly.com 1/3/2009 — ISRAEL ESCALATES, GROUND WAR BEGINS.... Israel spent much of the last several days amassing its infantry forces along the Gaza border, in anticipation for a likely ground invasion. Today, that came to pass. Israeli troops began moving into Gaza on...
Israeli Troops Enter Gaza
powerlineblog.com 1/3/2009 — Israeli troops and tanks entered Gaza after nightfall on Saturday in what spokesmen expected to be a lengthy operation . Its purpose is not, according to Israeli spokesmen, to reoccupy Gaza, but rather to continue the destruction of Hamas' ...
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Palestinians uncover body in Gaza mosque. [The Guardian]
Gaza under siege [BBC]
Israeli Bombs Rain on Gaza [AOL News]
Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza as death toll rises [CNN]
Israeli Attacks in Gaza Strip Continue for Second Day
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Gaza Op: Surprise attack catches Hamas with its goons down —
Yourish.com
Went back to bed this morning with a stomach-ache, woke up to the news: The first Gaza operation has come and gone. And Hamas was completely surprised .
A Hamas source in Gaza confirmed Saturday that the Israeli Air Force attack on the Gaza Strip, caught the organization completely off guard. ...
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