http://news.antiwar.com/2008/11/24/report-us-asked-israel-not-to-start-any-major-wars-until-obama-takes-office/ Original and up-to-date news Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://news.antiwar.com/2008/11/24/report-us-asked-israel-not-to-start-any-major-wars-until-obama-takes-office/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Roman’s Website » Blog Archive » Report: US Asked Israel Not to Start Any Major Wars Until Obama Takes Office Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:34:10 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/?p=1131#comment-317 [...] The Israeli military insists that, despite reports to the contrary, it has no intentions of launching a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip any time soon. On the other hand Israel’s elections are scheduled for early February, and with the hawkish opposition Likud Party leading in the polls the outgoing government might gamble on its ability to reap political advantage from a dramatic move on one or both fronts. (See original, link-filled article at antiwar.com) [...] [...] The Israeli military insists that, despite reports to the contrary, it has no intentions of launching a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip any time soon. On the other hand Israel’s elections are scheduled for early February, and with the hawkish opposition Likud Party leading in the polls the outgoing government might gamble on its ability to reap political advantage from a dramatic move on one or both fronts. (See original, link-filled article at antiwar.com) [...]

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