Israel must fight Hamas to open a path to peace

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Author(s)	Akiva Tor
Source	San Francisco Chronicle
Date	December 29, 2008
URL	http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/29/EDIB150B4B.DTL
Quote	"Our military mission is aimed against Hamas, not the Palestinian people. We are doing everything in our power to target the military infrastructure of Hamas and to avoid harming civilians. This is tragic, but the alternative - that Hamas prevail and ruin all chances of future peace - would be more tragic."

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This item argues for the position Israel was right to attack Gaza on the topic Gaza War.