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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.

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 08:02 PM

    dick dworkin

    but there has to be someone on the palestinian side who can be relied on to PERMANENTLY FORCE ALL the palestinians to stop fighting.

    Since there is no one that can do that for the Zionists why do you think there could be someone who can do it for the Palestinians?

    Does the name Yigal Amir ring a bell?

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