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Israel Airstrikes

Has Israel Revived Hamas?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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Daoud Kuttab

It is abundantly clear that Hamas movement has been brought back from near political defeat while moderate Arab leaders have been forced to back away from their support for any reconciliation with Israel.

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2009: Another Year of Living Dangerously

Eric Margolis | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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Eric Margolis

The proud towers of Wall Street have fallen, disgorging packs of thieves and fraudsters. The mighty US suddenly exposed as the proverbial king without clothes. Uncle Sam is bankrupt.

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Famed Israeli Journalist Decries Civilian Casualties in Gaza -- But Who is Amira Hass?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.30.2009 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

Hass is not only an Israeli but both of her parents are Holocaust survivors. She has become the most prominent Israeli journalist to make it her mission to report as often as possible from Gaza and the West Bank.

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Lessons Learned from the 2006 War Being Implemented in Gaza

Joshua Gleis | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza, Gaza City, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Ehud Olmert, Hezbollah Lebanon, Israel Lebanon War, Israel Hezbollah, World News
Joshua Gleis

While many have spoken about the lessons Hamas has learned from Hezbollah over the years, it appears the Israeli political and military establishment has learned one or two of its own.

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Israel, Stop! Just. Stop.

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Human Rights, Gaza, Haaretz, The Holocaust, Palestinians, Hamas, Israel, Israel Airstrikes, Conflict Resolution, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Territories, Ehud Barak, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Stop Israel, Israel Stop, World News
Lorelei Kelly

Killing lots of people on the other side is not only ineffective, it is counterproductive. It hurts your cause. It gets more of your own people killed in the long run. Israel, you are so better than this.

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Obama's Silence on Gaza is Deafening

Ben Cohen | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

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Ben Cohen

Obama has massive political capital, and could have injected himself into the crisis before it happened and could have lent his credibility to a situation that has spiraled dangerously out of control.

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More Birth Pangs in the Middle East?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Vietnam War, Ariel Sharon, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Lebanon, Aipac, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Ehud Barak, Likudniks, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Joseph A. Palermo

Israel finds itself in a similar position the United States found itself in Vietnam: The more it flexes its military muscle the politically weaker it becomes vis-à-vis a determined, largely civilian enemy.

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The Gaza War is Completely Stoppable

Robert Naiman | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Ceasefire, Diplomacy, Hamas, Gaza, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Robert Naiman

The question is how long it will take international outrage to build to the level necessary to force the US government to stop backing the Israeli military action.

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The Lesson Israel Should Have Never Learned

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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Nathan Gonzalez

Israel, torn in anger and exaggerated feelings of vulnerability, is unlikely to stop bombing until it realizes that is has once again shot itself in the foot.

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Hamas Is Largely to Blame for Israel's Gaza Offensive

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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Mitchell Bard

How is it that Hamas, a terrorist organization that refused to extend the truce and fired rockets at civilians on a daily basis, gets so much sympathy, with Israel condemned for defending itself?

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Gaza Faces Dire Humanitarian Situation

Globalsecurity.org | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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GAZA CITY, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) - As a result of a major offensive on 27 December by Israel against Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls Gaza...

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Israel Arrests 6 in Tel Aviv Protesting Gaza Operation

Haaretz.com | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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Six protesters were arrested Monday at an unauthorized demonstration against Israel's aerial campaign in the Gaza Strip, held outside the Egyptian Emb...

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Dead Children In School Uniforms In Gaza City: A Nagging Thought About 'Collateral Damage'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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Jesse Kornbluth

I wish I could parse the politics and figure out where I stand on this shiny new conflict, but I'm stuck on its opening act.

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Palestine's Guernica and the Myths of Israeli Victimhood

Mustafa Barghouthi | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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Mustafa Barghouthi

After hundreds dead and counting, it is Israel who refuses to re-enter talks over a cease-fire. They are not intent on securing peace as they claim; it is more and more clear that they are seeking regime change -- whatever the cost.

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Defiant Hamas hits Israel with dozens of rockets

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian militants sent a deadly barrage of missiles flying deep into Israel on Monday, demonstrating that Hamas stil...

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The True Story Behind This War is Not the One Israel is Telling

Johann Hari | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

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Johann Hari

The Israeli government wants peace, but only one imposed on its own terms, based on the acceptance of defeat by the Palestinians.

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Jordanian MPs Burn Israeli Flag

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

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Daoud Kuttab

Nationalist MPs shared together in a clear act of national consensus as they torched the Israeli flag at the outset of the parliament's session Sunday.

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PHOTOS: Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Gaza (Graphic)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

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Israel's deadly airstrikes against Gaza continued for a second day on Sunday. The strikes, intended to target Hamas militants, have killed 280 Palesti...

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Sam Stein

Axelrod: Obama Understands Israel's Urge To Respond

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

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One of Barack Obama's chief spokesmen repeated on Sunday that it would be counterproductive for the president-elect to weigh too deeply into the crisi...

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Attack on Gaza: As Usual, U.S. Media (And Most Liberals) Silent -- As Israeli Newspaper Raises Doubts

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.28.2009 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

The foreign press, and even Haaretz in Israel, carries more balanced accounts than the American media.

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Israel Masses Troops, Tanks For Possible Ground Invasion

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUB | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel widened its deadliest-ever air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers Sunday, pounding smuggling tunnels and gover...

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IDF Photos of Hamas Targets in Gaza Before Strike

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 01.28.2009 | World

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Karin Kloosterman

2008-12-28-targets.jpg Israel Defense Forces released aerial photos of the Hamas facilities targeted by fighter pilots on Saturday's Operation Cast Lead. The red outline indicates the Hamas facilities targeted.

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Inside Gaza: A Personal Account

Israelity Bites | Posted 01.27.2009 | World

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Safa, a young woman friend in Gaza City, shares her first impressions of this morning's airstrikes which killed more than 229 people and wounded at le...

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Israel Assaults Hamas In Gaza

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 01.27.2009 | World

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SCROLL DOWN FOR SLIDESHOW ***UPDATE*** 12/29 11:45PM Israel continued to pound Hamas targets in Gaza for a fourth straight day: Israeli warplanes k...

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