uk.reuters.com - 1/9/2009
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WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voiced strong support on Thursday for Israel's battle against Hamas militants in Gaza, while urging a ceasefire that would prevent Hamas from launching any more rockets into Israel. The chamber agreed on a voice vote to the non-binding resolution ...
article.nationalreview.com - 1/10/2009
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article.nationalreview.com —
Once upon a time on the Continent, Jews
were hated as rootless cosmopolitan figures who owed no
national allegiance. So they became a conventional nation state, and now theyre hated for that. And, if Hamas get their way and destroy the Jewish state, the
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Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
online.wsj.com - 1/10/2009
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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 ...
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George E. Bisharat: Israel Is Committing War Crimes
jstreet.org - 1/5/2009
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jstreet.org —
J Street reiterates its call for strong and
immediate American diplomatic leadership to bring an end to
the violence through an immediate ceasefire. J Street unequivocally condemns Hamas’ indiscriminate firing of rockets into Israel and its use of ...
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ThinkFast: January 9, 2009
Think Progress —
... Yesterday, the U.S. Senate agreed on a voice vote to a non-binding resolution in support of Israel’s attack on Gaza. The House was expected to pass a similar resolution. See the ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/9/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... US Senate Supports Israel’s Gaza Incursion WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate voiced strong support on Thursday for Israel’s battle against Hamas militants in Gaza, while urging a ceasefire that would prevent Hamas from launching any more rockets into Israel. The chamber agreed on a voice vote to the non-binding resolution co-sponsored by Democratic and Republican party leaders in the chamber. “When we pass this resolution, the United States Senate will strengthen our historic bond with ...
Iraq's Provincial Elections
Daily Kos —
... As, I hope, merely a side-note, the Senate's stupidity in going out of their way to bullhorn support for Israel's movement into Gaza three weeks before the provincial elections in Iraq isn't going to help. The politicians in Iraq are going to be falling over themselves to take political advantage, and we can for the moment forget about convincing anyone (or at least the Shia) in Iraq that Iran is their biggest problem. Relatedly, notice that I managed to write this entire post without even mentioning Muqtada al-Sadr? ...
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