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Today in The Nation: Gaza Attacks
Katrina vanden Heuvel UN Human Rights Rapporteur Richard Falk condemns Israeli airstrikes in Gaza and calls for a new approach to provide real protection for the Palestinian people.
George E. Bisharat: Israel Is Committing War Crimes
online.wsj.com — GEORGE E. BISHARAT Israel's current assault on the Gaza Strip cannot be justified by self-defense. Rather, it involves serious violations of international law, including war crimes. Senior Israeli political and military leaders may bear personal ... (more) George E. Bisharat: Israel Is Committing War Crimes
Why Democrats recoil from Gaza
Why Democrats recoil from Gaza
theweek.com — Good for Shrum for championing Israel s right to defend itself against the Hamas rocket barrage. He is correct, too, that lasting peace will come only when the Palestinians abandon their hope that Israel can somehow be defeated or destroyed. ... (more) Why Democrats recoil from Gaza
A Good Idea For Israel, Which It Probably Won't Take
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com — I saw Sally Quinn , an adjunct member of my Torah study group, last night, and she had a smart idea: Why not erect a massive tent hospital in Sderot, staff it with Israeli army doctors, and treat the Palestinian wounded there? Israel is taking in some ... (more) A Good Idea For Israel, Which It Probably Won't Take
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The Same Old Change
Antiwar.com Original — ... , who has done much to extend the boundaries of the permissible when it comes to Israel and the problem posed by the power of its American lobby. Katrina vanden Heuvel has been a rare voice of reason, and there's life over at The Nation yet. ...

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