washingtoninstitute.org - 1/6/2009
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Home ' height=25> PolicyWatch #1450 By Matthew Levitt January 6, 2009 Despite its myopic focus on promoting violent conflict rather than peaceful negotiations with Israel, Hamas is by no means a monolithic movement. Divisions within the Hamas leadership were evident, for instance, when ...
jpost.com - 1/6/2009
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jpost.com —
As the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip
entered its 10th day, Hamas has begun sending conflicting
messages regarding its intentions. These contradictory messages, Palestinian political analysts said, reflected the state of confusion in Hamas and raised ...
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Analysis: Hamas desperate for lull | Middle East | ...
thedailybeast.com - 1/6/2009
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thedailybeast.com —
The paper of record refuses to call them
terrorists, extols the group s humanitarian efforts, and whitewashes
its behavior during the now-broken cease-fire. In the past week, the Fourth Estate s Hamas cheerleaders have stripped away any pretense of ...
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Why Does The New York Times Love Hamas?
commentarymagazine.com - 1/7/2009
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commentarymagazine.com —
Allow me to propose a metric for evaluating
whether a journalist is behaving responsibly or not: If
he reports that Israel bombed a UN school and killed 30 civilians, he is irresponsible. If he reports that Hamas used a UN school as a weapons cache ...
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Hamas’ Extracurricular Activities
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Political Hardball Within Hamas: Hardline Militants Calling Shots in Gaza
Counterterrorism Blog —
... to strike back hard -- first from the air and then on the ground -- at the group's military and political infrastructure in Gaza. It also clearly indicates that as the international community attempts to craft an enforceable ceasefire -- one that presumably protects Israeli civilians against indiscriminate Hamas rocket attacks -- a key prerequisite for success will be to weaken the militant Hamas leadership currently calling the shots in Gaza.
The full article is available here.
14 Days and Counting Down...
Taylor Marsh —
... hardline Hamas leadership, one that is closely affiliated with the movement’s military wing, provides critical background to understanding recent events. It provides context not only for Hamas’s decision to terminate the ceasefire and resume rocket attacks against Israeli civilian communities, but also for the Israeli decision to strike back hard -- first from the air and then on the ground -- at the group’s military and political infrastructure in Gaza. read more ...
The Carter Syndrome and Joe the Plumber
Taylor Marsh —
... Regular readers know that I’m no Carter
fan (he inspired me to become a Reagan Democrat, though I was saved by 1983). However, I am able to give credit
where it’s due on his post-presidency. But I cannot for the life of me fathom
Carter’s insistence that Israel’s response in Gaza be seen in a vacuum, excluding
the violence from the militant wing of Hamas who runs ...
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