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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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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 10:48 AM

    @Satanic Jews etc.

    "If you poke the bear (or monkey pig dogs as the Arabs often call the Jews) with a stick long enough, the bear is going to tear your face off."

    True enough. However, occasionally the bear will just come out of the woods and grab you. Bears are notoriously unpredictable, "cute" one moment, savage the next.

    "Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats. you." At the moment a larger bear is eating a smaller one. Even though Big Bear was "provoked" we probably shouldn't let bestiality into the equation.

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