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After the fog of war: An early assessment of the Israel-Gaza conflict
It is far too early to assess the impact of the latest war in Gaza, but still some preliminary thoughts are in order:
Blaming Birthright for a Gaza death
Is Birthright Israel to blame for the death of Max Steinberg, one of two American Israeli soldiers killed in the war in Gaza?
Obama tells Kerry to broker ‘immediate’ cease-fire in Gaza
President Obama told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to push for an “immediate cessation of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The honesty of war
There’s something about war that can make intelligent people look foolish.
Letters to the Editor: Gaza war, “Lincoln” and Special Needs
When David Suissa wonders “If Hamas had the ability to murder thousands of Jews, wouldn’t they?” he is letting stereotypes get in the way of helpful analysis (“Pogroms Interrupted,” Nov. 23). He is also, in effect, arguing that Hamas is not an organization with which peace and order can be reached.
A call from Tel Aviv: Freaked, at first
Is this a war? It’s so hard to know these days. Wars used to happen on things called battlefields, where armies met, fought and met again.
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