israelmatzav.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
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Writing in Friday's Washington Post, Charles Krauthammer succinctly states the moral clarity that emerges from examining Israel's conduct of the current war in Gaza and comparing it to the conduct of the 'Palestinians' (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, ...
rasmussenreports.com - 1/1/2009
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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 ...
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Americans Closely Divided Over Israel’s Gaza Attacks
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 - ...
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Operation Cast Lead: Day 7
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... . Carl in Jerusalem disagrees with Charles Krauthammer's assessment of the Gaza withdrawal, noting that Israel's security picture got worse after the IDF ceased operating inside Gaza. It was Israel's military that prevented the level of kassams and mortars from being fired even prior to the withdrawal; and the number rose steadily even before Hamas overthrew Fatah in 2006. UPDATE: ...
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