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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
Why I'm Not Blogging More About Gaza
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Andrew Sullivan just asked me (live, not on e-mail; bloggers at the Atlantic actually talk to each other) why I haven't been posting more on Gaza. The simple answer is that I'm busy reporting, and I hope to head to the Middle East soon, to personally broker a cease-fire, or at least get some ...

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Althouse:  "Gaza is where dreams of reconciliation go to die."

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Paralysis

Ben Smith's Blog:  Remainders: Rahm's rabbi

Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog:  Hugh Hewitt: Jeffrey Goldberg and Robert Kaplan On Gaza On Today's Show

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Anti-War Protester Calls for Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven'
foxnews.com - 1/7/2009
Anti-War Protester Calls for Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven'
— foxnews.com — Tensions were high as demonstrators screamed and chanted at an anti-Israel protest in late December. But at this rally some protesters took their rhetoric a step further, calling for the extermination of Jews. (more) Anti-War Protester Calls for Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven'

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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 1/7/2009
A Jewish Gaza?
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Having praised the new Foreign Policy site , let me welcome them to the blogosphere by taking exception to this hypothetical from new-minted FP blogger Stephen Walt, which has been mentioned favorably by Yglesias and Klein as an example of the sort ... (more) A Jewish Gaza?

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'
news.bbc.co.uk - 1/7/2009
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'
— news.bbc.co.uk — Israel has agreed "on the principles" of a ceasefire proposal, raising hopes of an end to its conflict with Palestinian militants in Gaza. "The challenge now is to get the details to match the principles," Israeli spokesman Mark Regev said. The ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel accepts truce 'principles'

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"Gaza is where dreams of reconciliation go to die."
Althouse — Why Jeffrey Goldberg doesn't want to talk about Gaza: I have friends in Gaza about whom I worry a great deal; I've seen many people killed in Gaza; I've served in the Israeli Army in Gaza; I've been kidnapped in Gaza; I've reported for years from Gaza; I hope my former army doesn't kill the wrong people in Gaza; I hope Israeli soldiers all leave Gaza alive; I know they'll be back in Gaza; I think this operation will work; and I have no actual hope that it will work for very long, because nothing works for very long in the Middle East. Gaza is where dreams of ...

Paralysis
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Jeffrey Goldberg explains why he isn't writing more about Gaza.

Remainders: Rahm's rabbi
Ben Smith's Blog — ... capital passing it. Phil Singer explains why Jeb's decision not to run for Senate is such a big setback. Jim Gibbons isn't going without a fight. Nancy Scola considers Elizabeth Warren's very human YouTube. Josh Green profiles Chuck. Goldfarb notes that Panetta's Clinton Administration also turned suspects over to Egypt. Rahm's rabbi speaks. Obama's slogan comes to Queens. And Jeffrey Goldberg sinks into the paralysis of Gaza.  

Hugh Hewitt: Jeffrey Goldberg and Robert Kaplan On Gaza On Today's Show
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — ... , is all about the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. Goldberg wrote this on his blog yesterday : I have friends in Gaza about whom I worry a great deal; I've seen many people killed in Gaza; I've served in the Israeli Army in Gaza; I've been kidnapped in Gaza; I've reported for years from Gaza; I hope my former army doesn't kill the wrong people in Gaza; I hope Israeli soldiers all leave Gaza alive; I know they'll be back in Gaza; I think this operation will work; and I have no actual hope that it will work for very long, because nothing works for very long in the Middle East. ...

Hugh Hewitt: Jeffrey Goldberg and Robert Kaplan On Gaza On Today's Show
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... , is all about the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. Goldberg wrote this on his blog yesterday : I have friends in Gaza about whom I worry a great deal; I've seen many people killed in Gaza; I've served in the Israeli Army in Gaza; I've been kidnapped in Gaza; I've reported for years from Gaza; I hope my former army doesn't kill the wrong people in Gaza; I hope Israeli soldiers all leave Gaza alive; I know they'll be back in Gaza; I think this operation will work; and I have no actual hope that it will work for very long, because nothing works for very long in the Middle East. ...

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Gaza Edition
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... guests were David Pakman, host of Midweek Politics and Lisa Baskin of the MidEast Peace Coalition of Western Massachusetts who offered their perspectives on the Israel-Palestine conflict. During the interviews, I sought their reactions to three blog posts. "What Do American Jews Think About Gaza?" from Democracy Arsenal's Ilan Goldenberg, Brzezinski: Obama Must Press Agreement on Israelis and Palestinians by Huffington Post's Nathan Gardels and "Why I'm Not Blogging More About Gaza" by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg. The audio ...

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