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31
Dec

A Happy NEWS Year from Your News Dissector and MediaChannel

A Happy NEWS Year from Your News Dissector and MediaChannel | ISRAEL MULLS CEASE FIRE AND ECO NEWS | PROTESTERS IN HAWAII DEMAND OBAMA SPEAK OUT | THE MEDIA MALAISE

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31
Dec

Israel Mulls then Rebuffs Cease Fire in Gaza, Hamas Threatens Revenge

Israel says Gaza truce proposal unrealistic GAZA (Reuters) – Israel on Wednesday rebuffed French calls for a 48-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip and stepped up preparations for a possible ground offensive after Hamas’s long-range rockets hit a major population center. READ FULL ARTICLE The French have proposed a ceasefire in Gaza for 48 [...]

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31
Dec

Protesters in Hawaii Demand Obama Speak Out on Gaza

REUTERS: 12/30/08 – PROTESTS IN HAWAII AT OBAMA HOME KAILUA, Hawaii, Dec 30 (Reuters) – A small group of placard-waving pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered near U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s vacation retreat in Hawaii on Tuesday to protest against the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Obama has made no public comment on the strikes, which Israel launched on [...]

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