news.yahoo.com - 1/4/2009
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, cutting the coastal territory into two and surrounding its biggest city as the new phase of a devastating offensive against Hamas militants gained momentum. The military used overwhelming ...
haaretz.com - 1/3/2009
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haaretz.com —
Palestinian witnesses said the artillery barrage caused a
large explosion in Gaza City as well as a...
series of blasts stitching the nearby frontier with Israel. Channel 10 television quoted a witness as saying that Israel was shelling targets along the ...
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Israel launches ground offensive in the Gaza ...
attackerman.firedoglake.com - 1/3/2009
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attackerman.firedoglake.com —
The invasion of Gaza has begun . As
the bombardment of Gaza has failed to break Palestinian...
"will," now the gamble is that ground troops will. According to Ha'aretz , a significant portion of Israeli "top commanders" dissented ...
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Gaza: An Israeli Step Back would be the Truer “Success”
commentarymagazine.com - 1/3/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
While much of the world engages in hand-wringing,
placard-waving, teeth-gnashing, and rocket-launching over Israel’s “disproportionate” response to...
Hamas attacks from Gaza, it’s worth looking at what the doctrines of “proportionality” actually ...
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Gaza and the Law of Armed Conflict
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On The Defensive
Classical Values —
... . PRAGUE, Jan 3 (Reuters) - European Union president, the Czech Republic, said on Saturday an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza was "defensive, not offensive" action. "At the moment, from the perspective of the last days, we understand this step as a defensive, not offensive, action," Czech EU presidency spokesman Jiri Potuznik said. The Associated Press has more news. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli tanks and troops launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip Saturday night with officials saying they expected a lengthy fight with Hamas militants in the densely populated ...
In search of objective reporting
Yourish.com —
... The AP: Accepting Palestinian casualty figures blindly while pretending that they’re actually using objective sources and confirmations. ...
Netanyahu: Let's start peace talks immediately
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... guarantee for demilitarization and necessary security arrangements for Israel, and if the Palestinians recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people, we will be willing in a real peace agreement to reach a solution of a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state," he said. Up to now Netanyahu has resisted endorsing the creation of a Palestinian state as part of a Mideast peace settlement, drawing intense pressure from the administration of President Barack Obama." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_israel_palestinians
Netanyahu emphasizes Israel's God-given right to the 'Land of Israel'
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... Haven't seen the speech transcript yet. AP says that Netanyahu broke new ground by offering a limited Palestinian state. A flag and currency-- sounds like. A friend who has seen it writes that the speech was red meat to the right wing: ...
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