youtube.com - 12/29/2008
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The Bush administration has called again for a "sustainable cease-fire" in the Mideast and demands that Hamas stop its attacks on Israel. (Dec. 29)
jpost.com - 12/29/2008
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jpost.com —
Defense Minister and Labor chairman Ehud Barak on
Monday said that Israel would expand its military operation
in the Gaza Strip until all the goals were achieved. He spoke at a special Knesset session attended, among others, by Foreign Minister Tzipi ...
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Barak: This is 'all out war' on Hamas | Israel | ...
topics.nytimes.com - 12/29/2008
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Fatah became preeminent among Palestinian factions in the
1960s though a series of strikes against Israel --
in its eyes, successful military campaigns, though condemned by Israel and the West as terrorism -- and by the end of the decade it was the ...
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Al Fatah - The New York Times
tnr.com - 12/29/2008
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CNN International's coverage of yesterday's fighting in Gaza
concluded at midnight with a rush of images: mangled
civilians writhing in the rubble, primitive hospitals overflowing with the wounded, fireballs mushrooming between apartment complexes, ...
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White House Blames Hamas
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Today,during a press conference from Crawford, Texas White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe placed blame on Hamas for the current violence in the Gaza Strip. Johndroe told the press that Hamas has "once agains shown its true colors as a terrorist organization." The three day bombing campaign by Israel in Gaza has left over 300 Palestinians dead, while Israel has promised to fight a "war to the bitter end."
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Tzipi Livni is Israeli Foreign Minister
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Tzipi Livni is the Israeli Foreign Minister and has spoken out strongly against the violence perpetrated by Hamas on the people of Israel. Read about it below and see photos and videos.
Tzipi Livni
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni appeared on al-Jazeera today and blasted Hamas for the ...
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lefarkins.blogspot.com 12/28/2008 — Some depressing holiday news : Waves of Israeli aircraft swooped over the Gaza Strip on Saturday, firing missiles at Hamas’s security headquarters and killing more than 200 people, bringing the highest death toll in Gaza in years in a crushing ...
Calling Hamas, part 2
powerlineblog.com 12/28/2008 — Haaretz carries an informative account of the planning that went into Israel's current offensive (Operation Cast Lead) in Gaza. Haaretz's account emphasizes the intelligence-gathering underlying the operation:
[Defense Minister Ehud] Barak gave ...
Article or Op-Ed
washingtoninstitute.org 1/2/2009 — Home ' height=25> By Matthew Levitt Forward , January 2, 2009 Operation Cast Lead, initiated in response to resumed Hamas rocket attacks on communities in southern Israel, represents Israel's most furious attack on Hamas since the terrorist group ...
Hamas and Palestinian Civilians
poligazette.com 12/31/2008 — I’ve had numerous discussions with people, mostly fellow Muslims, in recent days about the Israeli attacks on Gaza and the civilian victims of these bombings. As these people point out to me, purposefully killing innocent people - especially ...
Can Israel Break the Will of Hamas?
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com 12/29/2008 — A reader asks. The answer: I don't think so. Maybe momentarily. But Hamas will find ways to regain its "honor." Usually, this means exploding buses. The even deeper question: Can Israel force the overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza? I'm not sure ...
Israel: Fighting 'could get worse' —
First Read 12/29/2008
From NBC’s Libby Leist In a conference call with reporters this afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert 's spokesman Mark Regev said that the conflict in Gaza "could get worse before it gets better..." as Israel continues striking Hamas ...
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