Tag Archives: Gaza

Turkey Doesn’t Deserve This

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fiery exchange with Israeli President Shimon Peres on January 29 at the World Economic Forum in Davos may earn him votes in Turkey’s next municipal elections in March this year or sympathy on Arab … Continue reading →

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Gaza War Over: And Now The Results…

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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First the news: Israel declared a unileteral ceasefire in the Gaza strip on Sunday meant to end three devastating weeks of war against Hamas militants who have been shelling Israel with rockets. Hours after the truce, militant fired a volley … Continue reading →

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Israelis and Turks — Far But Still Close

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Israel waged the Gaza offensive to crush the extremist Hamas group that has been shelling Israel and acting as Iran’s “proxy.” One cannot avoid civilian casualties when the enemy has mixed with civilians in a densely populated small piece of … Continue reading →

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Iranian Reflections on Gaza, Hamas

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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Forget about all the fiery speeches at Teheran’s Friday prayers and the headlines of the daily Kayhan: “Hamas will win at last!” And Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian parliament says: “Israel started the war, but they won’t be those … Continue reading →

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Gaza: Oiling the Wheels of Conflict, Hate

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Abbas Djavadi
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How did it start? The easy answer is that Hamas last month decided not to extend a truce with the Israelis and resumed firing random rockets from Gaza into southern Israel. In turn, Israel launched a week of air strikes … Continue reading →

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