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		<title>Why do Gazans build tunnels?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see the tunnels in Gaza as an expression of a people that are striving to survive.  Israel often makes the claim that the main purpose of the tunnels is to smuggle weapons into Gaza or to kidnap Israeli soldiers.  While the tunnels have been used from each of these purposes, the primary purpose for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the blockade of Gaza necessary for Israel&#8217;s security?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I take issue with several of Ari Parritz&#8217;s points in his article entitled “One Qassam Too Many”, I will limit the focus of this article to a comment he made in passing when he referred to Israel&#8217;s naval blockade of Gaza as a “painful but unfortunately necessary means of defense”. Israel currently has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Hamas &#8220;continually disregard&#8221; the ceasefire?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In their article entitled, “Israel&#8217;s Defensive Mission”, Rachel Goldstein and Daniel Newmann make a compelling case for the justice of Israel&#8217;s continued military action in Gaza. Unfortunately, their arguments are based on worn out claims that lack factual backing.
Goldstein and Newmann make the claim that Hamas “continually disregarded” the six month ceasefire between Hamas and [...]]]></description>
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