israelmatzav.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
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UNRWA has rejected an IDF investigation that concluded that terrorists were present in the Jabalya school in which 30-40 civilians were allegedly killed on Tuesday. United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman Chris Gunness said terrorists are not allowed in its schools, and he ...
lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/7/2009
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lynch.foreignpolicy.com —
I spent the morning at a lecture organized
by GWU's outstanding Homeland Security Policy Institute's Ambassador's Roundtable...
Series featuring Israel's Ambassador to the United States Sallai Meridor. It was a profoundly dismaying experience. Because ...
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"We have no grand political scheme"
jta.org - 1/6/2009
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jta.org —
Top Democrats are planning to introduce a nonbinding
congressional resolution supporting Israel's goal in its Gaza Strip...
operation.
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Dems plan pro-Israel resolution
online.wsj.com - 1/6/2009
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online.wsj.com —
Maybe this column would get a better reception
if it were titled, "No Endgame for Israel." Because...
the quantity of commentary claiming that Israel cannot possibly achieve any kind of successful outcome in Gaza is already approaching presurge levels of ...
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Opinion: An Endgame for Israel
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Among school children
Power Line —
... illustrating the last statement. Carl in Jerusalem notes that "UNWRA lies, denies terrorists' presence in Jabalya school." See also Carl's ...
Operation Cast Lead: Day 12
A Blog For All —
... The diplomats will see that there's a decrease in attacks, so claim that there is a lull in fighting, and that the ceasefire is in effect. Thus, when Israel strikes back, the diplomats and the media will go after Israel, and ignore Hamas who once again precipitates a conflict in pursuit of its ideological goal - the extermination of Israel. All of this favors Hamas and their ability to regroup and rearm, all while continuing their war against Israel. It's the hudna, stupid. The UNRWA is lying and obfuscating about what happened at the Jabilya school yesterday. Keep in mind ...
Both sides now
Yourish.com —
... women and children but had no count of civilian men, because it is hard to tell them from Hamas fighters who do not wear uniforms.
If reporting is supposed to give us a sufficient background to make judgments, why does Hoyt consider UN officials as credible arbiters of casualties. The UNRWA has a long shameful history of anti-Israel activities, if not outright cooperation with Hamas. And it’s not like its record has been any better in the past couple of weeks.
Of course there’s something else disturbing about the above ...
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