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Opinion Israel and Gaza Trapped in Tragic Tape Loop
How much collateral damage is too much? That is a question that should be asked regarding America’ drone operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it cannot be answered except episodically because nothing about those operations is available for public scrutiny. It is also a question which must be asked of Israel in connection with its…
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Fast Forward Another Gaza Family Wiped Out by Israel Strike
Four members of the same family – four-year-old twin boys and their parents – were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Monday, the Hamas Health Ministry said. Israel had no immediate comment on the attack, one of more than 80 bombings during the day in the Hamas-ruled territory, where Israel launched an…
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Fast Forward Gaza Strikes Continue as Peace Talk Swirls
Israel bombed dozens more targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and said that, while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in troops, it preferred a diplomatic solution that would end Palestinian rocket fire. Egypt said a deal for a truce could be close, though by late evening there was no…
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Israel News Military Edge Aside, Israel Faces Tougher Gaza Fight
In some ways, Israel’s latest confrontation with Hamas looks like past conflicts in the Gaza Strip. Operation Pillar of Defense has left some key Hamas leaders dead, depleted weapons supplies and hit more than 1,000 targets in Gaza. “We are exacting a heavy price from Hamas and the terrorist organizations” in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Plenty Has Changed Since Last Gaza Invasion
Big armoured bulldozers with blades tall enough to plough through houses and carve a path for tanks and infantry were lined up on Israel’s border with Gaza on Monday, ready to invade if given the order. More of Israel’s formidable Merkava tanks were on the way south to join the battle lineup on a plain…
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Fast Forward French Muslims Hope To Learn on Israel Visit
Standing in long, colorful robes and wearing traditional rounded hats, a group of men stood in reverent silence as one of their leaders placed a memorial wreath at Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust museum. The group was a delegation of 19 Muslim leaders from France, in Israel to learn more about the Jews and their…
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Fast Forward Norway Pulls Honor for ‘Jewish Influence’ Activist
The Norwegian Royal Palace reportedly has dropped controversial plans to recognize a converted Muslim who is accused of anti-Semitism. The decision to withdraw the honor for Trond Ali Linstad was announced Tuesday after Oslo Mayor Fabian Stang canceled his participation in the award ceremony. Linstad, 69, is a former communist activist who converted to Islam…
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Fast Forward EgyptAir Hostesses To Wear Muslim Headscarves
EgyptAir is allowing its stewardesses to wear Islamic headscarves if they wish on flights to Arab states and will expand the practice to the rest of the network, an official said on Sunday, ending a restriction imposed in Hosni Mubarak’s era. It follows a similar move to allow presenters on state television’s flagship news broadcasts…
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