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Is Israel repeating mistakes of the past?

It was almost a century ago when the British soldier T.E. Lawrence described for posterity the World War I revolt of the Arabs against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. Lawrence helped organize the revolt, and he famously said that combating such an uprising was "like eating soup with a knife."

His adage may not be perfectly applicable to the current Israeli offensive against Hamas in the… » Full Story on Salon.com
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Kat

No, they are compounding mistakes of the past.

posted Dec 31, 2008 |
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water

May the terrorists be plagued with dreams and visions of there 72 virgins leg's growing together.

posted Dec 31, 2008 |
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Elizabeth

What is a nation being showered with rockets from is neighbours supposed to do.Sit back and take it.Would the US do that?This country was assaulted by a motley group of religious fanatics,and responded by attacking a nation,which had nothing what so ever to do with the attack,at least Israel know,who the enemy is,and try to focuse their attacks on them,whilst the rockets aimed at Israel is aimed totally randomly at anything that moves.

posted Dec 31, 2008 |
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