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...Middle East, a simple human error can change the face of history. One such error may have occurred in Gaza on Wednesday, with potentially terrible effects. At around 5a.m., an Israeli tank gunner miscalculated the trajectory of his firing during an operation aimed at a site from which Palestinian militants had fired rockets , the previous day, into the Israeli city of Ashkelon...
...Empty Bellies, Hard Hearts "Turning Hunger into Hatred" [Oct. 16], on the deteriorating conditions in Gaza, failed to mention the reasons Israel feels so threatened. Hamas is a terrorist entity. The government of Gaza is led by Hamas, whose charter calls for the elimination of Israel. Since its withdrawal from Gaza, Israel has been the target of hundreds of rockets fired by Hamas. Maybe the Palestinians should consider a nonterrorist government to lead them to peace. Bruce S. Cooper Columbia, Maryland...
...unified government is necessary precisely because the country is divided and angry, and because of fear that the hostility between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq could spread to Lebanon. "This is a critical moment in Lebanese history, and in a region that is boiling from Baghdad to Gaza," said Ali Hamdan, a spokesman for the Amal Movement, a Shi'ite party allied with Hizballah. "It would be helpful for Lebanon to face these challenges with one heart...
...planet. Our lives may depend on learning more about Earth's climate, its ecosystems and how pollutants affect its inhabitants. That research is much more important than exploring Mars. Mark Sebby Carpentersville, Illinois, U.S. Empty Bellies, Hard Hearts "Turning hunger into hatred" [Oct. 16], on the deteriorating conditions in Gaza, failed to mention the reasons Israel feels so threatened. Hamas is a terrorist entity. The government of Gaza is led by Hamas, whose charter calls for the elimination of Israel. Since its withdrawal from Gaza, Israel has been the target of hundreds of rockets fired by Hamas. Maybe the Palestinians...
...rich Arab Muslim nations fund and smuggle tens of millions of dollars of explosives, weapons and missiles into Gaza yet somehow cannot fund or get food supplies and other civilian necessities into the area. The reason is obvious. "Oppressed, starving Palestinians" provide effective political fodder for Arab despots and Islamic fascists who care more about demonizing Israel than they care about improving the lives of their Arab brothers and sisters in Gaza...