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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/30/2009
Will Nancy Pelosi and George Miller Allow Passage of Resolution Bashing The Goldstone Report On Gaza War Crimes?
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It is hard to imagine that the United States Congress can outdo its own record of rousing support for any and all Israeli actions and policies. But now, according to a report by Spencer Ackerman in the Washington Independent , it is preparing to do just that. Next week the Democratic House ...
weeklystandard.com - 10/27/2009
The Space Between Pro-Israel and Anti-Israel
— weeklystandard.com — I made my way over to the J Street conference today to see for myself just how... "pro-peace, pro-Israel" the organization really is, and there can be no doubt, J Street is pro-peace. But while the leadership of J Street may be pro-Israel, the ... (more) The Space Between Pro-Israel and Anti-Israel

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Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters gather in Gaza | Middle East Conflict
jpost.com - 10/30/2009
Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters gather in Gaza | Middle East Conflict
— jpost.com — Tens of thousands of Islamic Jihad loyalists held a rally in Gaza on Friday to commemorate the... group's slain founder. Holding plastic models of rockets and wearing masks and mock suicide bomber's vests, the members chanted "death to Israel" and ... (more) Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters gather in Gaza | ...

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volokh.com - 10/28/2009
Yglesias at JStreet
— volokh.com — Matthew Yglesias : I was debating with Jon Chait at a J Street panel this morning on... the subject of “what does it mean to be pro-Israel?” As expected, we disagreed on a number of points, most of which I was right on and he was wrong on. But one ... (more) Yglesias at JStreet

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Taylor Marsh:  House Res. Against Goldstone Report Doesn’t Help Israel

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House Res. Against Goldstone Report Doesn’t Help Israel
Taylor Marsh — ... and has a labyrinth of makeshift shanties and a system of tunnels and bunkers. If I were a Hamas operative the last place I’d store munitions would be in a mosque. It’s not secure, is very visible, and would probably be pre-targeted by Israeli surveillance. There are a many better places to store munitions. We investigated two destroyed mosques-one where worshippers were killed-and we found no evidence that either was used as anything but a place of worship. – MJ Rosenberg ...

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