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20 May 2009 09:25

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World: Iran’s Ahmadinejad: In case we ever want to hit Israel, now we can!

  • The defense minister told me today that we launched a Sejil-2 missile, which is a two-stage missile and it has reached the intended target.
  • Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Who announced the successful test-fire of a missile which has the range to hit Israel. Great. Because he’s the kind of guy who should be bombing Israel right now. • source
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11 May 2009 09:25

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World: Pope Benedict’s chilling out in Israel today, saying big things

Nearly immediately after touching down, the pope offered vocal support for a “homeland of their own” (not state) for both Israelis and Palestinians. source
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20 Apr 2009 21:08

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World: This seems like a good way to spoil a U.N. anti-racism conference

  • It is all the more regrettable that a number of Western governments and the United States have committed themselves to defend those racist perpetrators of genocide.
  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Who used the conference as a pulpit for his controversial views against Israel. The U.S. chose not to go beforehand, and numerous envoys walked out of the room while Ahmadinejad made his not-dividing-at-all remarks. • source
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23 Mar 2009 10:03

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World: Impeding medical care? Israel criticized over wartime ethics

  • Israel placed numerous obstacles in the course of the operation that impeded emergency medical evacuation of the sick and wounded and also caused families to be trapped for days without food, water and medications.
  • A report by the Physicians for Human Rights • On the 22-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in January. Part of the reason this criticism is so damning: The fighting had a large civilian toll, which Israel was roundly criticized for at the time. • source
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19 Feb 2009 11:03

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U.S., World: John Kerry’s in Gaza looking all authoritative

Dude, we know that it’s the first Congressional trip to Gaza since 2000, but did you have to wear a suit? source
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10 Feb 2009 11:00

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World: Israeli PM candidates want you to vote for them today

  • I have just done what I want every citizen in Israel to do — first of all to get out of the house, rain or no rain, cold or hot, go out, go to the polling station, go into the booth, close your eyes, and vote.
  • Tzipi Livni • Israeli’s acting prime minister. Livni and her Kadima Party are behind the leading Likud Party, headed by former PM Benjamin Netanyahu, but have closed the gap in recent days. • source
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01 Feb 2009 14:37

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World: Iran to Gaza: Israel could start up this whole war thing again

  • The Islamic resistance should be prepared for any possible situation, including a fresh war in Gaza.
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iran’s supreme leader, on the possibility of more fighting between Israel and Hamas in Palestine. Hamas and Iran were in close contact throughout last month’s war in Gaza, which resulted in many civilian deaths. Both sides declared separate cease-fires. • source
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20 Jan 2009 09:05

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World: The final tally of destruction in Gaza

  • 1300+ Palestinians were killed and 5,400 were wounded in the fighting. source
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17 Jan 2009 17:05

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World: Israel calls cease-fire, but will Hamas?

  • PM: Goals reached Israel’s said it largely succeeded at preventing Hamas from firing rockets at the southern part of the country, was successful. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address: “The conditions have been created that our aims, as declared, were attained fully, and beyond.” source
  • PM: Goals reached Israel’s said it largely succeeded at preventing Hamas from firing rockets at the southern part of the country, was successful. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address: “The conditions have been created that our aims, as declared, were attained fully, and beyond.”
  • Hamas not done yet A cease-fire may have been called on Israel’s end, but Hamas is standing strong. “A unilateral ceasefire does not mean ending the aggression and ending the siege,” said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. “These constitute acts of war and so this will not mean an end to resistance.” source
  • PM: Goals reached Israel’s said it largely succeeded at preventing Hamas from firing rockets at the southern part of the country, was successful. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address: “The conditions have been created that our aims, as declared, were attained fully, and beyond.”
  • Hamas not done yet A cease-fire may have been called on Israel’s end, but Hamas is standing strong. “A unilateral ceasefire does not mean ending the aggression and ending the siege,” said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. “These constitute acts of war and so this will not mean an end to resistance.”
  • The end toll Israel begins their cease-fire at 2 a.m. Sunday, believing that they’ve removed Hamas’ ability to attack the southern part of Israel with rockets. (Their cause wasn’t helped when – lo and behold – Hamas launched a rocket attack on Saturday.) In the end, the assault on Gaza led to more than 1,200 Palestinian deaths. source
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17 Jan 2009 08:33

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World: The death toll in Gaza continues to rise

  • 1,000+ people have died in the fighting source
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