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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.

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 02:09 AM

    dick dworkin

    The US can and would be forced to force Israel to deal once it became clear that the Palestinians were prepared to REALLY deal (not make some temporary arrangement from which to continue the fight later).

    You have the relationship exactly backward, the US does what Israel wants, not vise-versa. Show me the mainstream politician in the US who is critical of Israel.

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