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Analysts believe the IDF is involved in a “furious drive” to coordinate last-minute attacks on Hamas…

• Israel’s Last Surge Before a Gaza Cease-Fire? (Christian Science Monitor)

…Meanwhile, Bashar al-Assad declares the Arab initiative for peace with Israel is now “dead”:

• Syria: ‘Cut all Ties With Israel’ (Al Jazeera)

In response to the West’s inability to stop the Israeli slaughter in Gaza,

• Iraqi Clerics Call for Donations for Palestinians (AP / Washington Post)

Israeli Amira Hass examines the propaganda manipulating Israeli citizens …

• History Did Not Begin With the Qassams (Haaretz)

… while Ismail Haniyeh appeals directly to the West:

• Ismail Haniyeh: My Message to the West – Israel Must Stop the Slaughter (The Independent)

Amid speculation of abuse and virtual isolation since December 21,

• Family and Lawyer Fear for Reporter Who Threw His Shoes at Bush (NY Times)

Israelis claim they only used rubber bullets and smoke grenades yet,

• Palestinian Youth Killed During W.Bank Protest (Reuters)

“Let us speak bluntly and honestly”:

• A Brief History of Gaza, Among Brothers (LA Times)

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