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MIDEAST: U.N. Diplomats Frustrated at Gaza Impasse
By Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS - Disappointed with the Security Council's inaction regarding the worsening situation in Gaza, diplomats from numerous nations of the global South are close to taking the case of Israeli aggression to the U.N. General Assembly.
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FILM: 1982 Massacre Rendered Through Dark, Distorted Lens
By Ali Gharib
WASHINGTON - Recently opened in wide release in the United States, Ari Folman's new animated documentary detailing Israeli involvement in the Sabra and Shatila massacre sheds new light on the Israeli side of that conflict, as well as the one unfolding today.
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POLITICS: Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault
Analysis by Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON - Until mid-2007, there was a serious political obstacle to a massive conventional war by Israel against Hamas in Gaza: the fact that Hamas had won free and fair elections for the Palestinian parliament and was still the leading faction in a fully legitimate government.
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MIDEAST: Israel Invades Gaza, Blocks Ceasefire
By Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH - Israel launched a ground incursion into Gaza late Saturday night, ending a week of speculation whether a ground assault would follow a week's intensive bombardment of Gaza from the air and coast.
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MIDEAST: In a Battle for Legitimacy
Analysis by Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM - A confident Israel launched the second half of its war against Hamas in Gaza self-assured that it has already secured two central components of the war: the reaffirmation of its right to self-defence, and the legitimacy of its military action. The latter, Israel reckons, derives directly from the modesty, not necessarily of the scope of the operation (the most extensive against Palestinians in 40 years), but of its declared war goals.
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IRAN: ‘I Want to Present a Different View of the Women in My Country’
Omid Memarian interviews Iranian activist SUSSAN TAHMASEBI
BERKELEY, California - The U.S. government’s calls for civil society to work for "regime change" in Iran has increased pressure on activists on the ground who are engaged in a peaceful process of improving their society and addressing social problems, according to Sussan Tahmasebi, a prominent women’s right activist in Iran who has not been allowed to leave the country for the past two years.
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MIDEAST: Media Banned From Gaza as Humanitarian Crisis Escalates
By Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH - Israel is again preventing journalists from entering Gaza to report first-hand on the escalating crisis there as its military operation, codenamed Operation Cast Lead, enters its fifth day.
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MIDEAST: Israel Looking to Silence Hamas Forever
By Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM - This is the most senseless of all the wars that Palestinians and Israelis have fought, says Israeli President Shimon Peres. The futility, he suggests, stems from the Hamas insistence, ever since Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, on continuing to shell Israeli towns and villages.
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MIDEAST: Egypt Seen as Complicit in Gaza Assault
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
CAIRO - As the Palestinian death toll approaches 400, much of popular anger throughout the Arab world has been directed at Egypt -- seen by many as complicit in the Israeli campaign.
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MIDEAST: Peace Process Blown to Bits
Analysis by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
CAIRO - Formally, the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" appears set to continue, in line with the last UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution. But the chances of finding a resolution are virtually nil in light of Israel's new campaign against the Gaza Strip.
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MIDEAST: Gaza Becomes a Chessboard for Israeli Leaders
Analysis by Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israel's devastating bombardment of Gaza, and the mounting death toll continue as Operation Cast Lead entered its fourth day Tuesday.
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POLITICS: Security Council Mildly Rebukes Israel’s Gaza Attacks
Analysis by Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - After an emergency closed-door session Sunday night, the 15-member Security Council issued a politically bland statement expressing "serious concern" over the devastating Israeli air strikes on Gaza and calling for an "immediate halt to all violence."
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MIDEAST: Gaza Carnage Sets West Bank Aflame
By Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Anger, shock and revulsion at the continuing carnage in Gaza has ignited spontaneous demonstrations and riots across the West Bank and Israel, sparking concerns of a possible third Palestinian uprising or Intifadah.
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