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...Gaza Voices The plaintive "voices from the rubble" are clearly symptomatic of denial by the Gaza residents of their own culpability for civilian deaths [Feb. 9]. Gazans elected Hamas and enthusiastically supported and lauded the relentless bombardment of traumatized and beleaguered Israeli civilians by tens of thousands of deliberately targeted rockets and mortars. It is surely time for Gazans, and in fact all Palestinians, to internalize that actions have consequences and Israel has practiced unwarranted restraint in the face of the deadly provocation it could no longer ignore. Fay Dicker, LAKEWOOD...
...smell of ink. As far as Pedersen is concerned, VG Nett got to where it is by ignoring the verities of newspapering and inventing a new set of rules. For starters, Pedersen and his editors try to identify the day's sexiest story - anything from Israeli air strikes on Gaza to Britney Spears; "we don't care how important it is in typical newspaper terms." He then throws waves of reporters at it, updating the story continuously with material that he'll take from anybody and everybody. "The Net has broken the newspapers' monopoly on production and distribution," says Pedersen...
...National Museum of Iran the Cyrus Cylinder, a 2,500-year-old clay cylinder inscribed with decrees from the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great. Following a request by the Iranian Vice President's office, he also vowed to raise international awareness of damage done to archaeological sites in Gaza during Israel's recent military operation. The lofty maneuvering paid off: three weeks later, dozens of crates containing Persian rugs and 17th century mosque ornaments were winging their way to London...
...doubt the mercantile princes of the Gulf would love nothing more than to continue with business as usual. But ever since the war in Gaza, moderate Middle Eastern governments are coming under increasing pressure from their own people to take a harder line against Israel. Egypt, which supported Israel's Gaza incursion by shutting its border crossing into the Strip, has become so sensitive to criticism of its role that it is jailing Egyptian anti-Israel protesters. Mauritania withdrew its ambassador to Israel. Jordan's King Abdullah summoned and rebuked the Israeli ambassador in the midst of the crisis...
With Israeli politics shifting to the right since the Gaza incursion, the Jewish state may find itself even more isolated within the region. One sign of how badly the peace process has gone off track is the rise of Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of the far-right party Yisrael Beiteinu ("Israel Is Our Home"), who has called for Israeli Arabs to take loyalty oaths or have their citizenship revoked. After Israel's inconclusive election earlier this month, Lieberman's party may control the seats in parliament necessary for the larger parties to form a government. If politicians like Lieberman start...