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...into Gaza, given the Israeli public's deep identification with the army, in which most Israeli citizens have served. Lacking any counterpart on the Palestinian side that it trusts, Israel has taken a "shake the trees" approach, putting as much pressure as possible on the government and civilian population in the hopes that someone would turn on Hamas. But it's difficult to see how some Israeli tactics, particularly the strike on the Gaza power supply, can do much other than deepen the Palestinians' misery. Already crippled by the West's financial blockade against the Hamas government, the Palestinian Authority...
Terrorism trials in civilian courts have been a mixed bag--the prosecution of the Lackawanna and Portland cells ran smoothly, while al-Qaeda operative Zacarias Moussaoui took a federal court on a wild grandstanding ride worthy of Slobodan Milosevic or Saddam Hussein. The judges who hear the appeals may affirm that civilian courts are the wrong venue for Gitmo detainees, but the debate is too important--and too complex--to cut the judiciary...
...Palestinian political figure, denounced the steps taken thus far, in particular the strike on the power station, as a form of collective punishment that is "adding fuel to the fire." For his part, President Abbas said in a statement Wednesday that "the president considers the aggression that targeted the civilian infrastructures as collective punishment and crimes against humanity...
...Force also buzzed the summer home of Syria's president, a brazen, none-too-subtle message conveying Israel's feelings about Meshal's ongoing residency in Damascus. Potentially further complicating matters is the fact that a militant group in the West Bank has claimed to have kidnapped an Israeli civilian, a claim not yet verified but being taken very seriously by Israeli security forces - as is the threat that more kidnappings could follow...
...made it out to be, but merely as the beginning of a drawn-out negotiating process. The Iranian leadership is engaged in intense debate aimed at formulating a counter-offer - one that would satisfy the international community's goal of making sure Iran's nuclear program is confined to civilian uses while at the same time pushing back on some of the specific demands made by the U.S. and its allies...