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SLIDESHOW: Israel's Operation In Gaza (Caution: Graphic Content)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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The Palestinian death toll has risen to nearly 600 as the Israel-Gaza conflict continues for the 11th day. Israeli Air Forces have been targeting Hama...

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Sixth Israeli Soldier Killed In Ground Op

Israel News | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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Israel Defense Forces troops edged closer to Gaza's main cities on Tuesday, as a sixth IDF soldier was killed in the ground offensive against the coas...

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Changing the Reality in Gaza

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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Alon Ben-Meir

Counting on international pressure to bring a quick end to the Israeli onslaught may prove to be misplaced as Israel is now determined to never allow a return to the status quo ante.

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Jews Attacked As Gaza Conflict Spreads To Europe

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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PARIS — Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned the conflict in Gaza may spill over into violence in Europe, with attacks reported...

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Al-Qaeda Sees Opportunity In Gaza Conflict

Asia Times Online | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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KARACHI - The ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza against Hamas, which has aroused the Arab street, although Egypt and Saudi Arabia support the action, ...

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Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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GAZA CITY, Gaza — France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded...

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Israel Says It Won't Stop Assault Until "Peace And Tranquility" Achieved

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and JASON KEYSER | Posted 02.05.2009 | Home

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GAZA CITY, Gaza _ Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace...

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Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (IPS) - Until mid-2007, there was a serious political obstacle to a massive conventional war by Israel against Hamas in Gaza: the fa...

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Gaza: The Life And Death Of My Father

The Independent | Fares Akram | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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The phone call came at around 4.20pm on Saturday. A bomb had been dropped on the house at our small farm in northern Gaza. My father was walking from ...

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Diplomatic Pressure On Israel, Hamas Intensifies

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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UPDATE 6 pm Heavy fighting broke out in Gaza's populated streets Monday night as Israel dismissed calls for a truce, reports the Telegraph. Explosio...

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Dear Mr. Obama, It's Time For a Peace Plan That Works

Deepak Chopra | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Deepak Chopra

Israel's massive assault on Gaza is the worst sort of déjà vu all over again. As news commentators wearily point out that the Israeli-Palestinian c...

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Israel Blocks Reporters From Gaza War Zone

AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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EREZ CROSSING, Israel — Israel scrapped arrangements Monday to allow the first foreign reporters into the Gaza Strip since the military launched...

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Bush On Gaza Fighting: Israel Has The Right To Protect Itself

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The Bush administration stuck to its defense of Israel's expanding offensive in the Gaza Strip on Monday and pushed for a cease-fir...

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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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The Anatomy of a Protest in 2009

Jillian York | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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Jillian York

In today's world, live and online activism go hand in hand. Without the use of Facebook or Twitter, I wouldn't have heard about the protests. Without the Internet, I wouldn't have known much about the Gaza conflict.

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Living In Gaza: Information A Scarce Resource

The Independent | Andy McSmith | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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If you are under 13 years old and protected by a loving family, anything can be fun, even taking refuge from Israeli bombardment in the hell that is t...

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Phosphorus Shells: Security Expert Suspects Israel Using Controversial Tactic; Military Denies It

Timesonline.co.uk | Sheera Frenkel in Jerusalem and Michael Evans, Defence Editor | Posted 02.04.2009 | World

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Israel is believed to be using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its assault on the heavily populated Gaza Strip yesterday. The weapon, ...

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Protests Against Israel Grow As Many World Leaders Condemn Invasion

Al Jazeera English | Posted 02.04.2009 | World

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As international protests against the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip continue, Israel is facing a fresh round of condemnations from world leaders...

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American Jewish Leaders Witness Rocket Attack On Israel Trip

Jerusalem Post | HAVIV RETTIG GUR | Posted 02.04.2009 | World

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American Jewish leaders on a solidarity visit to Sderot Sunday witnessed up close the eight-year-old rocket barrage of the town when a Kassam hit a fe...

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Sarkozy: Self-Appointed 'Crisis Leader' Strides Into Middle East Monday

Christian Science Monitor | Robert Marquand | Posted 02.04.2009 | World

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PARIS - -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is no longer head of the European Union. But that has not stopped the peripatetic dynamo from a ceaseless ...

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Inside Gaza: 'We Live With Worry'

BBC NEWS | Posted 02.04.2009 | World

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Last night where I live, in the central part of the Gaza Strip, we could hear bombing, artillery fire and also shooting from helicopters. I was wat...

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Cheney: Israel Did Not Seek U.S. Approval For Invasion

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 02.04.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Israel did not seek U.S. approval before a ground invasion against Hamas in the bloodie...

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Israel May Win in Gaza, Hamas Won't Lose and Moderate Arab Leaders and Obama Will Worry

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

With or without intention, Israel has incited millions across the Arab world to praise Syria and Iran, both dedicated to the Palestinian cause, and perhaps just as many to condemn Egypt and more moderate countries.

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Bush Gaza Crisis Response: Let Obama Handle It

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — With time running out on the Bush presidency, the administration seemed increasingly ready Friday to let the crisis in Gaza fall to...

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Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza As Israeli Raids Intensify

The Independent | Kim Sengupta | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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After six days of Israeli bombardment, aid agencies say that Gazans are facing a humanitarian crisis with air strikes causing severe problems in getti...

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