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time.com - 1/8/2009

Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza?

— time.com — Soldiers on patrol at Kibbutz Nir Am, a mile from Gaza. Even after the start of Israel's... Jan. 4 ground offensive, communities near the border remained vulnerable to Hamas' rockets. (more) Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza?

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theweek.com - 1/8/2009

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

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news.bbc.co.uk - 1/9/2009

UN ceasefire call goes unheeded

— news.bbc.co.uk — Israel is to keep up its offensive in the Gaza Strip despite a UN call for an... immediate end to nearly two weeks of conflict involving Hamas militants. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the latest firing of rockets into Israel showed the resolution was ... (more) UN ceasefire call goes unheeded

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Possibilities in Gaza
Betsy's Page — Charles Krauthammer has some optimistic thoughts about how Israel can actually achieve the goalof ending Hamas rule in Gaza without having to occupy Gaza. The first step is not to give into the demands for a UN-patrolled cease fire that will just be an excuse for Hamas to rearm and reestablish its control over the territory while Israel is prevented from resuming action. Krauthammer believes that Hamas is already losing control over Gaza. This is not about killing every last Hamas gunman. Not possible, not necessary. Regimes rule not by physically overpowering every person in ...

Will Gaza be Lebanon redux?
Cold Fury — The Hammer says maybe : WASHINGTON — Israel’s leaders have purposely obscured their war aims in Gaza. But there are only two possible endgames: (A) a Lebanon-like cessation of hostilities to be supervised by international observers, or (B) the disintegration of Hamas rule in Gaza. Under tremendous international pressure — including from an increasingly wobbly U.S. State Department — the government of Ehud Olmert has begun hinting that it is receptive to a French-Egyptian cease-fire plan, essentially acquiescing to Endgame A. That would be a terrible mistake. It surely would. It ...

The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog — ... to destroy Israel" clause. Chris Dodd, where are your loan documents? Obama priority: Delaying the conversion to digital TV because somehow some Americans have missed gigantic private and public-funded awareness campaigns, government giveaways of converters, and the last two years of life. Hillary Clinton's e-mail list is promiscuous. What happens to those humanitarian supplies Israel lets into Gaza? Krauthammer: Wipe out Hamas. Talent, Blunt mull Missouri senate bids, not ...

Advantage Krauthammer
Yourish.com — As I noted before, the Post today has dueling op-eds about Israel’s war against Hamas. Needless to say I wasn’t much impressed with Diehl’s defense of Hamas. It continues a disturbing trend in the Post’s opinion pages to argue that Israel has a right to defend itself, but still it shouldn’t. Charles Krauthammer on the other hand, gets things right in Endgame in Gaza (or here). After recounting how Israel squandered its gains in Lebanon by trusting the international community to protect it, Krauthammer argues ...