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Operation Cast Lead Fri Jan 2nd, 2009
Operation Cast Lead Fri Jan 2nd, 2009
Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata. It has been a relatively quiet night, with no additional rockets being fired in to Israel since we last met. From our side, the IAF has continued to strike terror-related targets, including 15 ...
AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.
AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.
prospect.org — This blog is on a light schedule today and tomorrow due to various New Years related program activities, but it's worth quickly responding to Jonathan Chait's post on Israel and Palestine. Chait makes a common claim, which is that all analysis of the ... (more) AN OCCUPIED NATION AND A THREATENED ONE.
Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel dropped a one-ton bomb on the home of a Hamas strongman Thursday, killing him along with two wives and four children in the first attack on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers. As the aerial bombardment escalated, the army ... (more) Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - ...
Israel can't bomb its way to peace - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com — It's a new year in an old and bloody world. In Israel, politicians jockeying for power have launched the most lethal military assault on Palestinian territory in decades. Israel has justified its bombardment of Gaza on the grounds that Hamas broke a ... (more) Israel can't bomb its way to peace - Los Angeles Times
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Operation Cast Lead: Day 7
A Blog For All — ... headlines that Israel is attacking Palestinian homes and mosques. It ignores the fact that Hamas is hiding in homes, and using mosques as weapons depots. MSNBC highlights that children are among those injured in the attacks. MSNBC ignores that Hamas hides behind women and children when firing its rockets; including using schools as rocket launching locations, and uses hospitals to hide out from Israeli reprisal raids. UPDATE: As always, Carl in Jerusalem , Aussie Dave , and Muqata are covering the situation closely. UPDATE: Ed ...

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This Blog Is Full Of CrapThe IDF is asking Gazans to help with eliminating Hamas weapons caches and hiding places: Israeli airplanes dropped leaflets calling for Gazans to inform the Israeli military of the whereabouts of projectile launchers in return for aid and assistance. The papers were found by the thousands all over Gaza Friday morning, and bear the signature of the Israeli military forces. The leaflet reads: Dear people of the Gaza Strip, Bear the responsibility for your fate! The Projectile launchers and the terrorist elements pose a threat on you and ...

Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza
The Jawa Report — January 02, 2009 Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza Poor Palestinians, no food, no gas, no nothing for a long, long time. Video from December 3rd. This can't be Gaza, it must be a trick of the evil Zionist Juice h/t Israelly Cool By Stable Hand at January 2, 2009 04:26 PM | | l ...

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