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Lawrence Wright: What really happened during the Israeli attacks?
In southwest Israel, at the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip, there is a small crossing station not far from a kibbutz named Kerem Shalom. A guard tower looms over the flat, scrubby buffer zone. Gaza never extends more than seven miles wide, and the guards in the tower . . .
Goldstone defends UN report on Gaza at Brandeis forum
boston.com — At Brandeis last night, Richard Goldstone (left) defended his UN report on Israel’s actions in the Gaza... invasion. Diplomat Dore Gold said it all but ignored Israel’s right to defend itself. At Brandeis last night, Richard Goldstone (left) ... (more) Goldstone defends UN report on Gaza at Brandeis forum
Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters gather in Gaza | Middle East Conflict
Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters gather in Gaza | Middle East Conflict
jpost.com — Tens of thousands of Islamic Jihad loyalists held a rally in Gaza on Friday to commemorate the... group's slain founder. Holding plastic models of rockets and wearing masks and mock suicide bomber's vests, the members chanted "death to Israel" and ... (more) Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters gather in Gaza | ...
Read Goldstone's report on Gaza      (Politico)
Read Goldstone's report on Gaza (Politico)
politico.com — Politico - In an Ideas piece, Ellison says Goldstone is honest judge; his report should be studied,... not dismissed. (more) Read Goldstone's report on Gaza (Politico)
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Endgame
Matthew Yglesias — Well the bum is talkin’ battle to the first man that he sees: — Lawrence Wright on Gaza. — Can you make Afghanistan work while ignoring national governance issues? Survey says no you can’t. — Jeffrey Goldberg is dodging the substance of the issue with regard to these attacks on NIAC. — Obama is accomplish more than people generally realize. — Afghanistan is very different from France. — Scozzofava doing robocalls for Owens. Check out King Khan & BBQ ...

Living Conditions in Gaza
Matthew Yglesias — ... It’s probably just the well-known anti-Israeli bias of the Condé Nast corporation at work, but I certainly found Lawrence Wright’s description of living conditions in the Gaza Strip to be pretty affecting. It seems to me that a lot of the huffing and puffing you hear about this person’s bias or that person’s moral equivalence is about trying to distract people from looking clearly at what’s going on: ...

What We Missed.
Feministing — Tracy Clark-Flory with more details on the right-wing "coming out" of Abby Johnson from Planned Parenthood. And to add to that a post from the community site from Shelly Blair, co-host, Fair and Feminist on KEOS 89.1 who has interviewed Johnson before. The New Yorker on what really happened during the Israeli attacks in Gaza. Amanda debunks the "what if you were aborted," argument anti-choicers love to throw around. One of the new owners of the Chicago Cubs is also the first openly gay owner of any sports team. ...

Shabbat Reading 11/20
NJDC Blog — Here are some interesting articles from the past week. These links are designed to be printed out and enjoyed over a restful Shabbat. Feel free to join the conversation by following and contributing at #shabbatreading every Friday on Twitter.   New Yorker: Captives   Vogue: Her Brilliant Career   Atlantic: How Einstein Divided America’s Jews   NYMag: The Obama Diaspora   NYMag: Will Somebody Please ...

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What Really Happened During Gaza War?RealClearPolitics - Homepage
Lawrence Wright, New Yorker In southwest Israel, at the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip, there is a small crossing station not far from a kibbutz named Kerem Shalom. A guard tower looms over the flat, scrubby buffer zone. Gaza never extends more than seven miles wide, and the guards in the ...