alternet.org - 1/18/2009
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Last week, soon after the Red Cross and other humanitarian groups condemned Israel for blocking deliveries of vital aid for wounded civilians in Gaza, and with the Palestinian death toll at 700, the U.S. House and Senate passed resolutions that not only blamed Palestinians for the bloodbath, but ...
ft.com - 1/22/2009
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ft.com —
President Barack Obama urged Israel on Thursday to
open its borders with Gaza. The plea came in
a speech that signalled the new US administration’s shift from Bush-era policy on the Middle East and the world as a whole. In a high-profile address on ...
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salon.com - 1/16/2009
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salon.com —
(updated below) According to The Jerusalem Post ,
Israeli President Shimon Peres spoke to an AIPAC mission
in Israel on Wednesday and said that "Israel's aim [in attacking Gaza] was to provide a strong blow to the people of Gaza so that they would ...
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A real discussion on TV regarding U.S. policy towards ...
soccerdad.baltiblogs.com - 1/14/2009
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soccerdad.baltiblogs.com —
In " Israel's goals in Gaza ," Thomas
Friedman sees Israel's war against Hamas as a teaching
action. No, really. I have only one question about Israel's military operation in Gaza: What is the goal? Is it the education of Hamas or the eradication of ...
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The Necessary Violence of the Murderous National Bully
Once Upon a Time... —
... This view is absolutely wrong, in at least two critical ways. First, on the practical level (or speaking "pragmatically," as our incoming president might say), Israel pursued its murderous course for several weeks -- and no one at all did anything of consequence to try to stop the murder. To the contrary, Israel's strongest ally, the United States, offered enthusiastic support for these crimes, most notably in the form of almost unanimous and unqualified support from the U.S. Congress. As I've said before, this is far from surprising, since the United States government has a ...
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