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Overwhelming Force Is the Only Way to Fight Terrorists

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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The destruction of Hamas benefits the Palestinians far more than the Israelis. It is they that must live under the cruelty of an organization that terrorizes its citizens even more than its enemies.

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Israel, Hamas, Gaza: Plenty of Us in America Just Need to Shut Up

David Quigg | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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Something labeled "Subject: Fwd: Some Differences Between Hamas and the Nazi Party" showed up in my inbox Monday night.

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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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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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How Propaganda Hijacked Israeli Strategy in Gaza

David H. Young | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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While Israel's explicit goal is to cease all attacks on southern Israel, senior IDF and intelligence officials have privately signaled that this is unrealistic, even with a ground invasion.

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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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Ten Myths about Gaza

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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It is known that truth is the first casualty in wars --t he current war on Gaza is no different. Below is a list of 10 myths perpetuated by Israel and repeated by many in the media.

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Israel's Ground Invasion Leading To Higher Civilian Casualties

Al Jazeera English | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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Palestinian civilians are continuing to suffer as the Israeli military pushes deeper into the Gaza Strip. At least 540 people have been killed in t...

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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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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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Israeli Ground Troops Invade Gaza (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.03.2009 | World

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Thousands of Israeli ground troops invaded Gaza Saturday night in an effort to halt Hamas' ability to send rockets into Israel. See images of the op...

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Hezbollah Urges Hamas To 'Kill As Many Israeli Soldiers As They Can'

Haaretz | Posted 02.03.2009 | World

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The Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah called late Saturday on Hamas to "defeat Israel and kill as many Israeli soldiers as they can." "Hamas will ...

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Israel Begins Shelling Gaza For First Time

Jerusalem Post | AP and JPOST.COM STAFF | Posted 02.03.2009 | World

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For the first time since the start of Operation Cast Lead, the IDF began firing artillery shells into northern Gaza on Saturday afternoon. Reports...

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Hamas Has Secret Anti-Israel Weapon, Says Iranian Cleric

Los Angeles Times | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

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Hamas possesses a "new weapon" to face Israeli armor in case Israel decides upon a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, a senior Iranian official and ...

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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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