jpost.com - 1/16/2009
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Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal rejected Israel's conditions for a Gaza cease-fire and demanded an immediate opening of the territory's borders, taking a tough line Friday as he asked Arab countries to back him by cutting off any ties with Israel. Mashaal spoke at a summit of Arab leaders in the ...
israelnationalnews.com - 1/16/2009
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israelnationalnews.com —
(IsraelNN.com) "Hamas took a gamble. We thought, at
worst Israel will come and do something from the...
air - superficial." The so-called "Iranian Unit" of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily. The ...
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"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...
commentarymagazine.com - 1/17/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
The Israeli cabinet met tonight and approved a
unilateral cease-fire in Gaza set to take effect at...
2AM, Israel time. Hamas is responding to the announcement with fresh barrages of rocket fire. Israel has recently been under immense international ...
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Thoughts On The Cease-Fire
haaretz.com - 1/17/2009
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Israel is very close to securing the objectives
of its 22-day-old offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip,...
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday, according to French News Agency AFP. "After three weeks of Operation Cast Lead, we are very close ...
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Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on ...
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Operation Cast Lead: Day 21
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... . You must not have been paying attention all these years. Khalid Meshaal, who leads Hamas from the safety and comfort of Damascus has said that Hamas will not accept any ceasefire . That's easy for him to say at this point since the bombs aren't dropping on his head for now. Meshaal wants the Arab world to cut ties with Israel and so far Bashar Assad agrees. That makes sense given that Assad is host to Iranian, Hamas and Hizbullah thugs and is a major reason that the terrorist groups have the weapons and technologies at their disposal. Israel demands a halt to Hamas rocket ...
Hamas Says Nyet To Cease Fire
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Somehow, this will be blamed on Israel
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal rejected Israel’s conditions for a Gaza cease-fire and demanded an immediate opening of the territory’s borders, taking a tough line Friday as he asked Arab countries to back him by cutting off any ties with Israel.
The stance undermines a cease-fire proposal that Egypt is trying to mediate. Under the Egyptian proposal, fighting would stop immediately for 10 days, but IDF troops would remain in place in Gaza and the borders would remain closed, until security arrangements are made for the crossings to ensure Hamas does not smuggle weapons into the territory.
Israel ...
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