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Do ordinary Iranians understand the Israel/Hamas conflict better than the experts?
"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - Defense/Middle East - Israel News
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 ... (more) "Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...
Hamas: We will not accept Israel cease-fire demands - Haaretz - Israel News
haaretz.com — Hamas will not accept Israeli conditions for a cease-fire in Gaza and would continue armed resistance until... the offensive ends, Khaled Meshal, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group, said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of an emergency ... (more) Hamas: We will not accept Israel cease-fire ...
Report: Israel, Hamas agree on 2-week truce
Report: Israel, Hamas agree on 2-week truce
ynetnews.com — Palestinian sources tell Ynet fighting in Gaza to cease within 72 hours for period of two weeks,... during which sides will discuss supervision of crossings, IDF withdrawal from Strip and removal of blockade (more) Report: Israel, Hamas agree on 2-week truce
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Death to "Mothers for Peace"
The Corner on National Review Online — Friday, January 16, 2009 [image] Death to "Mothers for Peace" [Cliff May] My most recent column on NRO takes note of ordinary Iranians who do not support Hamas or curse Israel. Now, Radio Farda (the Iranian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) reports that protestors calling for peace in Gaza have been beaten: Security agents in plainclothes attacked a group of activists called "Mothers for Peace" who gathered in front of Tehran's Palestinian Embassy to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. A journalist told Radio Farda that "security forces who were ...

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