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danielpipes.org - 1/12/2009
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Commentary on the Israel-Hamas war has tended toward partisan pleading, making the moral case for or against Israel. That's a crucial debate but not the only one; there's also a need for a cool strategic assessment; who is winning, who is losing? Hillel Frisch argues that Hamas (which he calls ...
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 ...
timesonline.co.uk - 1/12/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks
on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an...
act of self-defence as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention. The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas ...
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Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence ...
csis.org - 1/10/2009
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csis.org —
Synopsis: The Israeli-Hamas War, and there is little
else that it can be called, has now lasted...
two weeks. Israeli jets have flown some 800 strike sorties, and the IDF has pushed deep into Gaza. Israel also continues to report tactical gains. The IDF ...
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Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/11/2009
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... Israel’s Strategic Incompetence in Gaza First, the team in charge in Jerusalem created the Gaza problem. Its leader, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert immortally explained in 2005 the forthcoming unilateral Israeli withdrawal from Gaza: “We [Israelis] are tired of fighting, we are tired of being courageous, we are tired of winning, we are tired of defeating our enemies.” Olmert had a vital role in (1) initiating the Gaza withdrawal, which ended the Israel Defense Forces’ close control of the territory, and (2) ...
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