The True Story Behind This War is Not the One Israel is Telling

Huffington Post, London Independent by Johann Hari | Dec. 28, 2008 (News Analysis)

The Israeli government wants peace, but only one imposed on its own terms, based on the acceptance of defeat by the Palestinians. It means they can keep the slabs of the West Bank on 'their' side of the wall. It means they keep the largest settlements, and control of the water supply. And it means a divided Palestine, with responsibility for Gaza hived off to Egypt, and the broken-up West Bank standing alone. Negotiations threaten this vision: they would ... Full Story »

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Topics: Genocide, War, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Gaza
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Dec 28, 2008 - 8:22 PM PST
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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 28, 2008

The article includes information not found in some of the other articles. How many knew that Hamas was trying to negotiate before Israel attacked?

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