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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

What "Waltz With Bashir" can teach us about Gaza

The stunning new Israeli film reveals painful parallels between one of Israel's darkest moments and the current conflict.
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 04:38 AM

    The rockets into Israel are an existential threat

    Lebanon was not. That is the difference that Kamiya missed.

    After all, the US was destroyed with only 19 men using box cutters. Sderot was on the verge of being abandoned.

    Finally, if you put offensive weapons amongst the civilian population, you, not your opponent, is responsible for their deaths.

    —LeftWingPharisee Read LeftWingPharisee's other letters

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