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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive

Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.
By Aluf Benn

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 05:21 AM

    polish offensive

    israelis support the gaza offensive for the same reason the germans supported the polish offensive, they both wanted living room from weak foes. you could explain the polish offensive by citing the way ww1 ended but not in truth.

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