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poliblogger.com - 12/31/2008
Israel: No Cease Fire Yet
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Via the BBC: Israel rejects Gaza truce calls Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has rejected international calls for a 48-hour truce in the Gaza Strip to allow in more humanitarian aid. [...] “If conditions will ripen, and we think there can be a diplomatic solution that will ...
news.yahoo.com - 1/1/2009
Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - Yahoo! News
— 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 ... (more) Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - ...

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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 12/31/2008
The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — Everyone engaged in it is interested in proving that one side is righter than the other.  Since... no action in the region has occurred without plausible provocation for 4,000 years or so, this requires constantly shifting the metrics by which you ... (more) The problem with Israel-Palestine blogging

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What Would a Proportionate Response Look Like?
commentarymagazine.com - 12/31/2008
What Would a Proportionate Response Look Like?
— commentarymagazine.com — “If someone was sending rockets on my house where my daughters were sleeping at night, I would... do everything to stop it, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.” – President-elect Barack Obama Now that Hamas’s long war against Israel is ... (more) What Would a Proportionate Response Look Like?

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Hogmany Instahoglets
Newshoggers.com — ... right as a Scotsman to get a wee bit tipsy and you may not see me posting again for a day or two. But for now, some linky goodnes... - Alberto Gonzales says he's a casualty of the War on Some Terror. No, really. - "What moral energy remains if torture is disregarded?  The only excessive timidity here is not honestly dealing with brutal reality." Why G.W. Bush should be frogmarched before the Hague - No Gaza ceasefire yet and nothing will be solved without one. Meanwhile, the IDF continue to target only terrorist ...

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Israel Offers Tidings, Lifts Blockade
truthdig.com 12/28/2008 — Israel has finally discovered the holiday spirit and decided that their blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip should be lifted, finally allowing trucks of medicine, food, and other supplies to enter the occupied territory beginning ...
Overnight Update on Gaza
firedoglake.com 12/30/2008 — Overnight, the BBC is reporting that Israel has declared the region around Gaza "a closed military zone" which is seen as sign that a ground invasion is about to begin ( no link available yet ). The Gaza death toll (at 1:25 PST) is 307, ...
I’ve seen this movie before — Pundit Review
I woke up at 4am and watched BBC and CNN International coverage of the war in Gaza. I saw Benjamin Netanyahu destroy a female BBC anchor by turning her moral equivalency back at her. Netanyahu basically told her that blaming Israel for civilian causalities is morally wrong because ...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Monday, December 29, 2008 — The Latest on Air America
The Good (Foreign Secretary David Miliband calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the violence in Gaza.): read more
Israel Mobilizes Troops for Ground Attacks — The Latest on Air America
After the third consecutive day of Israel bombing the Gaza, rumors of a possible Israeli ground attack on the Gaza have risen. BBC has more : BBC analyst Jonathan Marcus says the 6,500 reservists called up would be insufficient for a knockout blow against Hamas, which would require ...
The Propaganda Wheels are Already in Motion — Stop The ACLU
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 More News Across Mideast, Thousands Protest Israeli ...
Israeli Attack on Gaza: Bombs Fall as Children Go to School — Firedoglake
Israel’s attack today came at the time of day when, as Fikr Shallpoot, a health worker and resident in Gaza told the BBC, children leave the morning school session and the afternoon students arrive . ( Please listen to this report, it is very informative but sadly the BBC does not allow ...
Israel Launches Attacks on Gaza: 205 Reported Dead, at Least 300 Wounded — PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
Via the BBC: Massive Israeli air raids on Gaza Israeli F-16 bombers have pounded key targets across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 195 people, medics say. Gaza officials and the Hamas militant group said more than 300 others were hurt as missiles hit security compounds and militant ...