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01 Jun 2010 10:10

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World: Israelis upset because Israel effed up more than anything

  • It’s the military failure combined with the international damage. Most people could live with that if it had been done successful. It’s not that people are angry that people in Gaza are hungry. It was an operation that was ill-conceived and didn’t go well enough. They hate when things go wrong.
  • Israeli historian Tom Segev • Regarding Israel’s response to the military failure of the flotilla mission. Some feel like the activists pushed Israel into a trap that the military stepped in. Others feel that, due to this mission, the country lost the moral high ground they once had. As a result, while there’s lots of criticism on the international stage, there are completely different kinds of criticism in Israel itself. Oh, and now the Gaza situation is back in the world spotlight, meaning the criticism of Israel’s gonna last a while. source
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01 Jun 2010 09:33

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World: Since Israel won’t allow it, Egypt opens up its Gaza Strip border

  • It’s a tiny strip that’s only been open for small periods since 2007. While Egypt still has beef with Hamas, they opened that strip so Gaza could get humanitarian aid into the enclave, which is otherwise completely surrounded by Israel (or Israel-blocked water). Hard materials – like steel and concrete to rebuild from the 2009 bombings by Israel – wouldn’t be allowed through Egypt, however. Still a big step, though. source
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31 May 2010 10:44

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World: Israel kills a bunch of pro-Palestinian activists, pisses off Turkey

  • A very harrowing clip to watch. Israel just stepped in it, big time. For the last three years, Israel has been enforcing a blockade on the Hamas-led Gaza Strip. When a series of ships from Turkey full of activists and supplies tried to get past the blockade, the situation got incredibly violent, with at least ten deaths. Now Israel has completely pissed off their only Muslim ally in the Middle East, along with much of the rest of the world. source
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23 Mar 2010 10:08

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World: The U.K. doesn’t think James Bond stuff funny when Israel does it

  • 27 suspects in the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, 26 of which used forged European or Australian passports
  • one unlucky Israeli diplomat just got kicked out of the U.K. for the country’s suspected role in the killing and forged passports source
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02 Mar 2010 11:01

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World: Yo, Israelis: Don’t think you’re headed to Dubai anytime soon

  • action Israel is suspected in the
    assassination of a senior Hamas official in a Dubai hotel, complete with dozens of spies and loads of controversy.
  • reaction The United Arab Emirates has blocked all Israelis from entering the country. People with twin citizenship, however, can enter without a problem. source
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24 Feb 2010 10:10

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World: The Hamas assassination investigation casts a much-wider net

  • 11+15=26 suspects now source
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23 Feb 2010 09:54

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World: Seen any of these people? They’re wanted for getting Bourne in Dubai

  • Top center: Was James Cameron prepping for a “True Lies” sequel after Ahnold gets out of office? Will Tom Arnold make an appearance?
  • Top right: Generic reporter for The Guardian. Who knows what he writes? It’s something.
  • Bottom left: Man, Ann Coulter has really let herself go.
  • Bottom 2nd-from-left: If that watermark were a tattoo, it’d be the coolest facial tattoo ever.
  • Bottom 3rd-from-right: Things must’ve gotten tough after you left “ER,” eh man?
  • Bottom right: He looks vaguely like Andrew Sullivan, which means he’s left a massive online paper trail. All of these people are suspects in the assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, BTW. All of them have awful passport photos. source
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21 Feb 2010 20:41

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World: The E.U. hoppin’ mad about fake passports used in Hamas killing

  • They plan to issue a sternly-written letter shortly. Mahmoud al-Mabhouh’s assassination in Dubai last month has increasingly gotten more intriguing as the story has unfolded, and the use of fake IDs by the reported assassins, besides being a plot point for a Jason Bourne movie, has only boosted attention on the case. While their statement won’t expressly cite Israel for what happened, we’re guessing the EU wants to infer it. source
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15 Feb 2010 20:21

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World: A huge team of hitmen apparently nailed a Hamas militant in Dubai

  • 11 Europeans are suspected in the Hamas militant’s murder source
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18 Nov 2009 10:45

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World: This isn’t charity! Hamas-friendly charity group puts up mean bounty

  • $1.5 million for Palestinians who take Israeli soldiers hostage source
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