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Ron Radosh

December 29th, 2008 9:58 am

The essential articles on the war against Hamas

I will be blogging later on another issue. But a few must-read essential articles- simply the most cogent and important- are available today. They come from the pens of Michael Oren- the prize-winning historian now at Georgetown University and the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, and his colleague Yossi Klein Halevi, The New Republic correspondent in Jerusalem. More then any other writers, they have analyzed the real stakes behind the need for an Israeli success.

The stakes in the issue are developed well by Ralph Peters in The New York Post and by former Ambassador to the US from Israel, Dore Gold

Read all these, and pass them on .

We in the United States who wish Israel well must do our part to prevent the media from focusing on civilian losses in Gaza- the very goal of Hamas-and to prevent the media from portraying the issue as one of Israeli disproportionate force, which will lead to a new round of international condemnation of Israel.

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2 Comments

1. David Thomson:

This is perhaps the number one question of the day: Is Barack Obama firmly on the side of Israel? The irony is that he may indeed be better than the worn out and now somewhat wimpy George W. Bush. I am cautiously optimistic that Obama may not be a self-hating American. In the meantime, the Israelis must kick as much rear end as possible before January 20th. They must be able to show Obama that their victory is a done deal—and that he might as well get on the side of the winners.

Dec 29, 2008 - 1:28 pm 2. John Galt:

The two state solution is really a three state solution.

The Arab invaders of Aza, Judea and Samaria alreay have a country, it is named Jordan.

85% of Jordan is Arab and it is from there that the invaders into Aza, Judea and Samaria have come from.

Dec 29, 2008 - 4:13 pm