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openleft.com - 12/30/2008
Remembering How Gaza Got Like This
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Those debating how much condemnation to allocate to Israel or the Palestinians need to save a bunch for the current crew in the Bush Administration.  It's a good time to dig up a piece from Vanity Fair in April of this year, which goes into great detail about how Hamas came to power in Gaza ...

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Al Fatah - The New York Times
topics.nytimes.com - 12/29/2008
Al Fatah - The New York Times
— topics.nytimes.com — Fatah became preeminent among Palestinian factions in the 1960s though a series of strikes against Israel -- in its eyes, successful military campaigns, though condemned by Israel and the West as terrorism -- and by the end of the decade it was the ... (more) Al Fatah - The New York Times

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Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas | Israel | Jerusalem Post
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Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas | Israel | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — Defense Minister and Labor chairman Ehud Barak on Monday said that Israel would expand its military operation in the Gaza Strip until all the goals were achieved. He spoke at a special Knesset session attended, among others, by Foreign Minister Tzipi ... (more) Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas | Israel | ...

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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 12/29/2008
Can Israel Break the Will of Hamas?
— jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com — A reader asks. The answer: I don't think so. Maybe momentarily. But Hamas will find ways to regain its "honor." Usually, this means exploding buses. The even deeper question: Can Israel force the overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza? I'm not sure ... (more) Can Israel Break the Will of Hamas?

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Placing the latest Israel/Gaza violence into perspective…
Comments from Left Field — ... As for the origins of this current crisis, it’s tough to know where to begin…  But, as OpenLeft points out, some blame should be given to the Bush administration since it was them who helped bring Hamas into power (ironically enough): ...

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