Archive for January 13th, 2009

13
Jan
09

On-Air; Who’s “winning” ?

We’ve discussed before the fact that no-one really knows what Israel and Hamas are hoping to achieve. So how and when will it stop ?

In this article, Sever Plocker argues that Israel doesn’t want to win , while this article in Time magazine suggests Israel actually can’t win.gaza

Does Israel want to topple Hamas, or merely stop the rockets ? This article tries to define “victory” .

Does Hamas want peace ? Does it want the destruction of Israel ? To mobilise public opinion in the Arab world ?

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13
Jan
09

Talking Points

 
Israel and Gaza

As the death toll in Gaza exceeds 900 , protests continue to take place from the Middle East to Europe. The Free Gaza Movement Ship representing 17 nations left Cyprus today to supply aid to the region.
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