tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/12/2009
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Jonathan Chait at TNR online reasonably asks what the hell I mean by "dealing with Hamas": if Hamas truly is seized by an implacable desire to wipe Israel off the map, then I have trouble seeing what there is to negotiate over. The only thing to do is persuade Hamas to change its goals, or ...
jpost.com - 1/12/2009
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jpost.com —
Iran is exerting heavy pressure on Hamas not
to accept the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with
Israel, an Egyptian government official said on Sunday. The official told The Jerusalem Post by phone that two senior Iranian officials who visited ...
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Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal | ...
reason.com - 1/12/2009
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reason.com —
Over at Harvard's Olin Center Middle East Strategy
blog , Brookings Institution scholar Daniel Byman is puzzled
by Israel's endgame strategy (if one exists) in its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Amongst most mainstream commenters, there is ...
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A Few More Thoughts on Gaza
democracyarsenal.org —
... I share the view expressed here by Todd Gitlin that eventually Israel will have to negotiate with Hamas, but I am less convinced that we have reached the point where such a negotiation is possible. I think there is even an argument to be made that Israel's military actions may hasten the arrival of that moment. ...
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