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Solving the "Palestinian Problem"
Israel's war against Hamas brings up the old quandary: What to do about the Palestinians? Western states, including Israel, need to set goals to figure out their policy toward the West Bank and Gaza. Let's first review what we know does not and cannot work: Israeli control. Neither side wishes ...
AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip I live alone in my office. My wife and two young children moved in with her father after our apartment was shattered. The neighborhood mosque, where I have prayed since I was a child, had its roof blown off. All the government ... (more) AP Gaza reporter finds hometown in rubble - Yahoo! News
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'
news.bbc.co.uk — Israel has agreed "on the principles" of a ceasefire proposal, raising hopes of an end to its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. "The challenge now is to get the details to match the principles," Israeli spokesman Mark Regev said. The ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'
Neoconservatism dies in Gaza
Neoconservatism dies in Gaza
salon.com — The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush administration's Middle East fantasy. By Juan Cole The Israel rules America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us ... (more) Neoconservatism dies in Gaza
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IsrapunditSolving the “Palestinian Problem” by Daniel Pipes, Jerusalem Post Israel’s war against Hamas brings up the old quandary: What to do about the Palestinians? Western states, including Israel, need to set goals to figure out their policy toward the West Bank and Gaza. Let’s first review what we know does not and cannot work: Israeli control. Neither side wishes to continue the situation that began in 1967, when the Israel Defense Forces took control of a population that is religiously, ...

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