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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:00 AM

The Israel rules

America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 08:15 AM

    No surprise

    The rise of Hamas is a result of Israels behavior. Even if Israel was to kill every Hamas man, unless Israels behavior is changed, Hamas will rise again. This is a part of the price that Israel must pay for avoiding peace all these years and decades. Instead, Israel has chosen to expand west bank settlements. Israel has made a conscious and deliberate decision to take this path and it has led to the present hostilities, which have long been predicted. Israel is not deserving of any sympathy in these circumstances. Quite the opposite.

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