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...however harsh, Israel makes to provocations, like the kidnapping by hard-liners within Hamas of an Israeli corporal in June. That may or may not make sense, but the justification cannot be that Hamas is a threat to the world or to the U.S. The group, born in the Gaza Strip in 1987 to resist the Israeli occupation, has no global reach. What's more, it has never targeted Americans...
...Your music inspired us, your music changed us.'" In many ways, it is his commitment to defending Arab and Muslim causes through his music that heartens youth who are discouraged by their sense of helplessness in the face of current events. "After what has been going on in Gaza, Lebanon and all these countries, he's singing about this, and that's really perfect," says Diana Nassar, 17, a Jordanian student in a hot pink headscarf who sang along from her seat in the Amman audience...
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tried but failed to win freedom for Israel's three missing soldiers, whose capture by Hamas and Hizballah triggered Israel's attacks in the Gaza Strip and then Lebanon. A veteran mediator in the Arab-Israeli conflict, Mubarak had advice for all the parties in written answers to questions from TIME's Cairo bureau chief, Scott MacLeod. (Longer excerpts appear in time.com...
...Going into Gaza "Search & Destroy" [July 10], on Israel's raid against Hamas during the search for a kidnapped soldier, stated that "Gaza militants have fired homemade rockets at Israeli towns, usually missing but causing some injuries and great misery." Women and children have been injured or killed by the shelling-to call that "great misery" is a bit understated. If the Palestinian authorities wish to have full control of their territories, they should act responsibly, the same as any modern country would: by identifying, capturing and punishing criminals and other types of evildoers. Eyal Traitel Cupertino, California...
...Prior to the latest incursion, Gaza was still surrounded by the Israeli army, with checkpoints at exits, its coast patrolled and its airspace controlled. It is actually a large open-air prison. Israel's continued occupation of territory beyond its legitimate borders is the problem. Gilwee Walker Palo Alto, California...