Sound and Fury in Gaza

Newsweek by Rod Nordland | Jan. 17, 2009 (Special Report)

If Hamas is getting bombed into submission, it doesn't much show. As the bedraggled old bus crosses from Egypt into the Gaza Strip, Ghazi Hamad meets it at the Rafah Gate. Spokesman for the Palestinian government and formerly an aide to the Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Hamad is proud to identify himself as a Hamas official. Is he worried about the sort of "F-16 assassinations" that Israel has been handing out? He rolls his eyes skyward and shrugs: ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World
Topics: Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Gaza
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 17, 2009 - 6:42 AM PST
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Marsha Iverson (review), Mike LaBonte (review)
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 17, 2009

Excellent report from the ground in Gaza, where reporting Rod Nordland has been covering the scene of recent bombings, under the cover of darkness. His account combines eyewitness and factual evidence, and his commentary questions the wisdom of the Israely offensive, which may have accomplished the opposite of what they intended, as their attacks appear to have made Hamas more popular than ever. A gripping and well-rounded perspective on this tragic conflict.

It is hard to see what exactly the Israelis have accomplished so far in their 21-day-long war in Gaza. If the plan was to stop Hamas from firing rockets into southern ... More »

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Mike LaBonte
3.3
 by Mike LaBonte - Jan. 18, 2009

Only Palestinian viewpoints, a story told from inside Gaza. Sources are not given for some facts. This hints at the brutality of Hamas in dealing with Gaza dissidents. It would have shown more balance by going deeper into that, and including an Israeli viewpoint.

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Marsha Iverson
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 by Marsha Iverson - Jan. 17, 2009
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