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Israel's Risk

Chris Meserole | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

What we're watching in Gaza is not so much low-intensity warfare as the continued fracture of the post-Soviet international order.

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No Exit for Civilians in Gaza in the Midst of War

Ken Bacon | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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In similar situations around the world, civilians caught in the midst of conflict would have the option of seeking safety in neighboring countries as refugees. Gazans have no such option.

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Diplomats Converge On Israel In Push For Truce

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and AMY TEIBEL | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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Scroll down for video GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel seized control of high-rise buildings and attacked houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels as it ...

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Hamas Is Responsible for the Civilian Casualties in Gaza

Mitchell Bard | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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By choosing tactical advantages over the safety of its citizens, the terrorist organization chose its military goals over the safety of its fellow Palestinians in Gaza.

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Eyeless in Gaza

Marty Kaplan | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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I wish I didn't believe that the events now unfolding in the Middle East are too complicated for unalloyed outrage. I wish the arguments of only one side rang wholly true to me.

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Why Aren't More Americans Dancing To Israel's Tune?

Max Blumenthal | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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The surprising trend in American opinion on Gaza may be because the same pundits who are cheerleading Israel's assault once sold the occupation of Iraq, and with a nearly identical set of arguments.

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Israel and Hamas: Two to Tango

Howard Schweber | Posted 02.04.2009 | World

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What is going on in Gaza is that it is not the result of a sudden decision or an immediate and intolerable provocation by one side or the other -- this thing has been in the planning by both sides for months.

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Israel's Invasion Inspires One-Sided Commentary in U.S. Media

Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.03.2009 | Media

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The invasion, to no one's surprise, did begin today -- so any further criticism will now come too late. But as in the past, U.S. media coverage and commentary has overwhelmingly backed Israeli actions.

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Where Is Israel Going?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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Does the Gaza war improve Israel's long-term (or even short-term) situation? I am not questioning Israel's right to respond. But that is the wrong question.

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After Years in Exile, My Grandfather Returns to Gaza

Laila Al-Arian | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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My family had been trying to speak with my grandfather since Saturday, after Israel began its onslaught on Gaza. But we haven't managed to reach him.

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Israel/Palestine Debate Is Shifting

Dennis Perrin | Posted 02.02.2009 | Media

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With each fresh round of bombing, Israel's reputation gets worse, allowing growing numbers of people who might never have said a critical word about that country to finally speak up.

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Gaza: Lessons We Should Have Learned

James Zogby | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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The horrors that are unfolding in Gaza are but a tragic replay of past confrontations.

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The Future of Civilization

Robert Koehler | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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No war, no military action, no act of self-defense or revenge has a legitimacy that exempts the perpetrators from responsibility for the consequences they create.

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Selective Memory Is a Problem when dealing with the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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Irrespective of time and chronology, trading land for peace continues to be the most logical and appropriate way to address the conflict which has bridged the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Calling Out Bush's War in Gaza

Robert Naiman | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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Is it in the interest of humanity that we Americans engage in the charade that the Israeli government is an autonomous actor in this matter?

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Hamas Alters Israeli Politics, Hawks Losing Ground

The Christian Science Monitor | Joshua Mitnick | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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Tel Aviv -- While war between Israel and Hamas reverberates from Gaza City to southern Israel and to Arab capitals, the fallout will also be felt with...

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Understanding the Gaza Catastrophe

Richard Falk | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

The people of Gaza are victims of geopolitics at its inhumane worst: producing what Israel itself calls a 'total war' against an essentially defenseless society.

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Even in Sderot, Israelis Say No to Endless War

Adam Horowitz | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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The people I met in Sderot were not calling for war, they were calling for negotiation. They knew that they would be the ones to catch the brunt of an attack on Gaza, not Tel Aviv, not Jerusalem.

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Reading The Pictures: Is That A Snuff Film The Israeli Air Force Has Posted On YouTube?

Michael Shaw | Posted 02.02.2009 | Media

What troubles me most is how the IDF, in the name of transparency and smart public relations, has not only posted quite a few videos of bombing runs, but continues to show one in question.

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Killing the Messenger: Targeting the Press in Gaza

Jennifer Utz | Posted 01.31.2009 | Media

As is with the current situation with Gaza, when Israel is performing air strikes, everyone is vulnerable -- militants, civilians, and journalists alike.

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Unfair and Unbalanced: The U.S. Response to the Gaza Crisis

Wajahat Ali | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

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One wonders if President-elect Obama's principles of safety, dignity and self defense apply to Palestinians as well?

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My Kuffiyeh Says I Care

Meris Lutz | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

It's New Years Eve in Beirut, and everyone is wondering what to do. In times of war, going about one's usual business can be a form of protest. In times of solidarity, the code of conduct is vague.

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Jews are Soul-Searching About Madoff -- What About Gaza?

Adam Horowitz | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

The future of Judaism and the moral standing of the US Jewish community are being threatened. It is happening in Gaza. And unfortunately there is far too little handwringing about it in the Jewish leadership.

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Gaza Operation: Signs Of Rift Among Israel's Leaders

Haaretz | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

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Four days after the launch of "Operation Cast Lead" in the Gaza Strip, the first signs of a rift among the Israeli leadership over the campaign's mana...

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Did Israel Use Disproportionate Force?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

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The tide of public opinion seems to invariably side with the underdog, regardless of who's to blame. Hence, Israel now finds itself in the awkward yet familiar position of defending its actions.

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