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qando.net - 1/1/2009
Israel-Palestine: Tell me how this ends
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Megan McArdle dispenses some wisdom today about the seemingly never-ending Israel-Palestine conflict. After all the perceived wrongs of actions and reactions going back before living memory, nobody’s going to convince enough people on either side to just give it up, to end this conflict.  ...
rasmussenreports.com - 1/1/2009
Americans Closely Divided Over Israel’s Gaza Attacks
— rasmussenreports.com — Americans, while far more sympathetic to Israel than the Palestinians, are closely divided over whether the Jewish... state should be taking military action against militants in the Gaza Strip. Forty-four percent (44%) say Israel should have taken ... (more) Americans Closely Divided Over Israel’s Gaza Attacks

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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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