Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Day 4: Israel Hamas War -- News Updates For December 30, 2008

Israeli soldiers at a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on Monday.
(Sebastian Scheiner/The Associated Press)

Israel Shuns Truce Calls On Day Four Of Gaza Blitz
-- Yahoo News/AFP


GAZA CITY (AFP) – Israel on Tuesday shunned world appeals for a truce, massed forces on the Gaza border and warned that its deadly assault on Hamas could last for weeks as jets pummelled Islamist targets for a fourth day.

Despite the devastating aerial pounding that has killed at least 363 Palestinians, Hamas militants continued to fight back, firing deadly rockets deep inside Israel.

Children again fell victim to the Jewish state's "all-out war" on the Islamist Hamas movement, with two sisters dying when a missile slammed into their donkey cart in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanun.

In Gaza City, residents picked through rubble and broken glass after a night which saw Israel hammering the overcrowded territory with some 40 strikes targeting Hamas buildings, training camps and rocket launching sites.

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More News On The Israel/Hamas War

Israel rejects truce, presses on with Gaza strikes -- Yahoo News/AP
Israel rejects truce, presses on with Gaza strikes -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Israel Vows to Sweep Hamas from Power -- The Times
'All-Out War' Declared on Hamas -- Washington Post
Analysis: Gaza: Flashpoint of Violence -- United Press International
Israel Presses Gaza Attacks As Hamas Steps Up Response -- Wall Street Journal
On fourth day of Gaza battle, no end in sight -- International Herald Tribune
Israel Postures to Reshape Truce -- Washington Times
Israel Vows 'All-out War' on Hamas -- Los Angeles Times
Barak: Gaza operation will intensify -- Jerusalem Post
Israel warns attack on Gaza has just begun -- Times Online
Israel to widen offensive as Hamas fires more rockets -- The Telegraph
No End in Sight to Israeli Operations Inside Gaza -- ABC News
Israel Declares 'War to the Bitter End' on Hamas -- Daily Telegraph
Death Toll Surpasses 350 in Fourth Day of Conflict -- New York Times
Palestinian Family Mourns as Civilian Death Toll Mounts -- Washington Post
Egypt refuses full opening of Gaza crossing unless PA in control -- Jerusalem Post
Egypt: No Full Opening of Gaza Crossing -- Associated Press
Gaza rockets persist despite Israeli onslaught -- Yahoo News/AP
Civilians Suffer as Missiles Fly in Gaza and Israel -- Los Angeles Times
Israel Braces for Revenge Attacks -- Middle East Times
Tony Blair to Visit Middle East in Attempt to Broker Peace -- Daily Telegraph
ANALYSIS-Hillary Clinton faces tough Mideast challenge -- Reuters
For Hamas, Logic Led to Cease-Fire’s End -- New York Times
McKinney relief boat rammed by Israeli navy -- AJC
Gaza: Israel's previous attacks -- The Guardian
A chronology of Israel's relationship with Gaza -- Yahoo News/AP

Analysis. Editorials, And Commentary On The Israel Hamas War

Peace in Gaza is in the Hands of Hamas -- Daily Telegraph editorial
War Over Gaza -- New York Times editorial
Israel's Options in Gaza -- Los Angeles Times editorial
Tehran's Cannon Fodder -- Washington Times editorial
Enough Pointless Outrage about Gaza -- The Times opinion
Israel Recussitates Hamas -- Washington Post opinion
Hamas Knows One Big Thing -- Wall Street Journal opinion
Israel, Hamas and the Seduction of Blind Force -- Los Angeles Times opinion

Real Clear World has compiled a list of news articles that are examining the present Israel Hamas conflict. The link to these stories is HERE. We have listed also these articles below.

Latest on Israel/Hamas War

* Israel's Unwitting Revival of Hamas - Daoud Kuttab, Washington Post
* Hamas' Strategy of Escalation - Pierre Heumann & Ulrike Putz, Der Spiegel
* Palestinians Need Israel to Win - Michael Oren & Yossi Klein Halevi, WSJ
* How Obama Can Promote Mid-East Peace - Washington Institute
* Why Israel Wants a Short War - Shmuel Rosner, New Republic
* Gaza Is About More than Zionism - Mick Hume, Times of London
* What Was Hamas Thinking? - Shadi Hamid, Huffington Post
* The Juicebox Mafia on Gaza - Noah Pollak, Commentary Magazine
* Beyond Bombs and Rockets in Gaza - Christian Science Monitor
* Bush's Failed Gaza Legacy - Scott MacLeod, Time
* Can Israel Win 'Soft Power' War in Gaza? - Gerald Steinberg, Jerusalem Post
* Killing a Two-State Solution - The Guardian
* Talking Is the Only Solution in Gaza - The Guardian
* Lebanon's Quiet Truce - David Ignatius, Washington Post
* The Real Winner May Be Iran - Washington Post
* Israel's Strategic Blunder in Gaza - Tony Karon, The National
* How the Gaza Offensive Came About - Barak Ravid, Haaretz
* A Grand Design for the Middle East - Yehezkel Dror, Jerusalem Post
* Bush Is Winning the War on Terror - Nile Gardiner, The Telegraph
* Christmas on Planet Pope - Giles Fraser, The Guardian
* A Broader Middle East Strategy - Lajeunesse & Wunderle, Middle East Times
* O, Little Town of Bethlehem - Hela Crown-Tamir, Jerusalem Post
* A New Partner in Syria? - David Ignatius, Washington Post
* Repeating Failure in Gaza - Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post
* The Rebel Prince Who Hijacked Likud - Gershom Gorenberg, TAP
* Who Has Obama's Ear on the Mideast? - Scott MacLeod, Time
* Is the Peace Process Irreversible? - Daoud Kuttab, Jerusalem Post
* Turkey's Domino Theory - David Ignatius, Washington Post
* Israel Should Withdraw from Golan Talks - E. Navon, Jerusalem Post
* On My Expulsion from Israel - Richard Falk, The Guardian
* Moshe Feiglin & Israel's Failing Politics - Amotz Asa-El, Jerusalem Post
* Israel's Coming Test for Obama - Walter Rodgers, Christian Science Monitor
* Round and Round Again in the Middle East - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
* Untying Middle East Gordian Knot - Weaver, Couloumbis & Ahlstrom, RCW
* Saudi Plan: 100 Years of Dhimmitude? - Elihu Richter, Jerusalem Post
* Why Not to Engage Iran (Yet) - Geneive Abdo, Foreign Policy
* Fatah's Offensive Against Hamas - Jeffrey White, Washington Institute
* How Israel Defeated Terrorism in West Bank - Ehud Yaari, The Australian
* Financial Crisis and the Middle East - Martin Kramer, Jerusalem Post
* A Symbol of War Against Terrorism - Sadanand Dhume, Forbes
* Tony Blair: Wrong Man for the Middle East - Richard Beeston, Times
* Freeing Barghouti a Lesser of Two Evils - Joshua Gleis, Jerusalem Post
* Barack and Bibi Won't Mix - Jeff Barak, Jerusalem Post
* An F for Bush's Iran Policy - David Ignatius, Washington Post
* Israeli Hawks Ready to Fly on Iran - Paul Sheehan, Sydney Morning Herald
* A West Bank House in Dispute - Gershom Gorenberg, American Prospect
* A Disarmed Palestinian State? - Amitai Etzioni, Jerusalem Post
* Where's the Outrage over Gaza? - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The Independent

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