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prospect.org - 12/28/2008

ISRAEL, WRONG.

— prospect.org — This is the paragraph that I can't get out of my head: Hamas had in recent weeks... let it be known that it doubted Israel would engage in a major military undertaking because of its coming elections. But in some ways the elections have made it ... (more) ISRAEL, WRONG.

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thewashingtonnote.com - 12/28/2008

Hijacking Obama's Middle East Strategy

— thewashingtonnote.com — One of the most important and sensible comments made during the last stretch of the campaign came... from the straight-talking Joe Biden. The then Democratic vice-presidential nominee said that Barack Obama would be " tested" by crisis early in his ... (more) Hijacking Obama's Middle East Strategy

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foxnews.com - 12/27/2008

Israel Will Expand Gaza Airstrikes 'As Necessary'

— foxnews.com — Israeli aircraft struck Hamas security compounds across Gaza on Saturday in an unprecedented series of simultaneous strikes.... Hamas and medics reported that dozens of people were killed and that others were still buried under the rubble. (more) Israel Will Expand Gaza Airstrikes 'As Necessary'

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Disproportionate Response
Suburban Guerrilla — ... The Israelis on Saturday killed 5% of all the Palestinians they have killed since the beginning of 2001! 230 people were slaughtered in a day, over 70 of them innocent civilians. In contrast, from the ceasefire Hamas announced in June, 2008 until Saturday, no Israelis had been killed by Hamas. The infliction of this sort of death toll is known in the law of war as a disproportionate response, and it is a war crime. ...

Daniel Levy: America "Up To Its Eyeballs" in Gaza Horrors
TPMCafe — Check it out If I had gone to Oxford, I'd be as good at this as my buddy Daniel. Read his take. "America is involved, up to its eyeballs actually. Today, after Israeli air-strikes that killed over 200 Palestinians in Gaza, the Middle East is again seething with rage. Recruiters to the most radical of causes are again cashing in. If Osama Bin Laden is indeed a cave-dweller these days then U.S. intel should be listening out for a booming echo of laughter. Demonstrations across the Arab world and contributors to the ever-proliferating Arabic language ...

Israel, Gaza, and Arab regional divisions
Abu Aardvark — ... , continues to dominate Arab politics and media.   It's not hard to find the usual zillions of commentators  consumed with the details of the Israeli-Palestinian issues (of those, I thought Dan Levy had a smart take on that today), so as usual I will focus on the regional political dimensions that interest me the most. ...

Here Come Cowboys
N/A — The latest shootout at the Not OK Corral proves violence is a circle that makes the head spin.  Round two begins. How many will be dead before the insanity ends?  What remains after loading up the weapons and discharging them?  Discharge from the hospitals.  Or loading up the coffins.

Lebanon 2: This Time It's Southwards
Hit & Run — ... For an intelligent discussion of the background to the bombardment, see Daniel Levy's take, which lists some of the ways "America is involved, up to its eyeballs actually" with the conflict. Note: I don't share Levy's view that the U.S. should try to "set its own terms" for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian mess. I don't think we're capable of fixing it, or even at this point of doing much to improve it incrementally. Aside, that is, from ending Washington's subsidies for the belligerants and their allies. ...

Putting Israel’s “Perspective” in Perspective
Firedoglake — ... The Israelis on Saturday killed 5% of all the Palestinians they have killed since the beginning of 2001! 230 people were slaughtered in a day, over 70 of them innocent civilians. In contrast, from the ceasefire Hamas announced in June, 2008 until Saturday, no Israelis had been killed by Hamas. The infliction of this sort of death toll is known in the law of war as a disproportionate response, and it is a war crime. ...

Dogs of war and men of hate, With no cause, we don't discriminate
SteveAudio — ... The Israelis on Saturday killed 5% of all the Palestinians they have killed since the beginning of 2001! 230 people were slaughtered in a day, over 70 of them innocent civilians. In contrast, from the ceasefire Hamas announced in June, 2008 until Saturday, no Israelis had been killed by Hamas. The infliction of this sort of death toll is known in the law of war as a disproportionate response, and it is a war crime. ...