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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 01:06 PM

    if you think that you are helping the palestinians by encouraging them to believe that if they hold out long enough the world will force Israel to give them everything they want

    I think you are sadly deluded. At one time I thought that the end of the Soviet Empire and especially the containment of Saddam after Gulf War 1 would convince a critical mass of palestinians that peace was their only option. Unfortunately thanks to Iran, the settlers, fundamentalist Christians, and others this hasn't happened. I think a majority want it, the problem is a minority can keep a fight going.

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