Over 850 Killed as Gaza War Moves into Third Week

The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip moved into its third week today, with still no end in sight. Both sides proclaimed the great success of their respective war efforts, though Hamas once again does not appear to have killed anyone, while the civilian toll in Gaza...

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Israel Tells Gazans to Brace for Yet More Escalation

As the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip moved into their third week, the Israeli military once again dropped leaflets on the residents of Gaza warning them "The IDF will escalate the operation in the Gaza Strip. The IDF is not working against the people of Gaza but...

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Tight Censorship Working in Israel’s Favor

Following in the footsteps of the United States' efforts to discourage reporting in its assorted wars outside of an embedded scenario, the Israeli government has taken the strategy to unprecedented levels in the modern era. While the United States had the disadvantage...

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Rice: Hard for Israel to Not Kill Gaza Civilians

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the large civilian death toll in the first two weeks of Israel's ongoing war on the Gaza Strip today, saying "it's hard" for Israeli troops to avoid killing civilians because the tiny strip is so densely populated. Rice...

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Bush Ordered US to Abstain From Gaza Vote

Last night's United Nations Security Council vote calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed with universal support, except from the United States who abstained from voting. The resolution was a watered-down version of two previous UN resolutions which would...

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Israel Rejects UN Ceasefire

Unlike the two previous attempts at a UN Security Council resolution calling for the end to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, last night's was non-binding. Likewise, unlike the previous two, the United States allowed this one to pass (though they themselves abstained...

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Advisers Press Obama to Start Low Level Hamas Talks

The Guardian is reporting that incoming President Barack Obama is being urged by advisers to abandon the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Hamas and to allow for multipartite or clandestine talks with the Islamist organization. But even if the Obama...

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