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...Turning Hunger into Hatred" [Oct. 16], on the deteriorating conditions in Gaza, failed to mention the reasons Israel feels so threatened. 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...
...Instead of trying to come to terms with the reasons why the Palestinians voted for Hamas, Washington rushed to the old methods of shoring up the power of the leaders preferred by America. But anyone familiar with what Israel, with U.S. backing, is doing in the West Bank and Gaza will see Palestinian support for Hamas as a natural reaction. The belief that Palestinian minds will be changed by increasing their suffering through a financial blockade is a pipe dream. Yet that appears to be the focus of U.S. policy towards the Palestinians...
...Home) party is better known for advocating a policy of revoking the citizenship of Israel's Arab minority. Still, despite the many risks, there are also potential gains for the beleaguered Prime Minister. Having failed to score a decisive victory over Hizballah and with the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza having frozen his West Bank withdrawal plan (and, it was reported Tuesday, now facing investigation by Israel's State Prosecutor into allegations of wrongdoing in the course of the state's sale of its controlling interest in a major bank in 2005), Olmert needs help. Lieberman brings with...
...Arab members are particularly appalled by their new coalition mates - and those who think it best to stay. Labor will decide its course on Sunday, but the Lieberman dilemma has simply highlighted the sense that the party no longer knows where it stands. Israel's campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza, and the increasingly chaotic infighting among Palestinian factions, have dashed hopes that former peacenik Peretz could push the government toward a negotiated peace. Indeed, the common feature in Israeli and Palestinian politics is a crisis of leadership, which does not bode well for the prospects of progress...
...United Kingdom, advocated the right of countries not directly affected by war crimes to prosecute suspected Geneva Conventions violators—using Almog as his primary exhibit. Under Almog’s leadership, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) dropped a one-ton bomb in a residential area of the Gaza Strip to assassinate a Hamas leader, killing the target and his assistant, along with 14 civilians, including nine children, according to news reports at the time. After the warrant’s issue, Almog landed at Heathrow Airport with plans to attend a fundraiser for handicapped children. Before British authorities...