Israel Rolls the Dice in Gaza ; Tehran Seeks to Widen the War
The Washington Times › January 08, 2009
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Israel's attack on Gaza rests on an assumption that it can suppress Hamas and thereby remove an obstacle to a negotiated deal with the Palestinians. That assumption in turn requires the conflict to remain limited.
Already, however, there have been demonstrations in other countries protesting Israel's actions. In Jordan, 88 members of the lower house of parliament voted for a resolution calling for the expulsion of Israel's ambassador if Israel did not lift its blockade; 22 deputies requested the annulment of Jordan's peace treaty with Israel. Demonstrators burned the Israeli flag, and thousands of university students marched in support of the Palestinians.See the full content of this document
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Israel Rolls the Dice in Gaza ; Tehran Seeks to Widen the War
Similarly, thousands of people demonstrated in Egypt, which also has a peace treaty with Israel. Egypt is coming in for special criticism because the Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livn...
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