Why Israel Fights

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Author(s)	William Kristol
Source	The New York Times
Date	January 4, 2009
URL	http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05kristol.html
Quote	"If Israel had yielded to Hamas and refrained from using force to stop terror attacks, it would have been a victory for Iran. If Israel were now to withdraw under pressure without accomplishing the objectives of severely weakening Hamas and preventing the reconstitution of a terror-exporting state in Gaza, it would be a triumph for Iran. In either case, the Iranian regime would be emboldened, and less susceptible to the pressure from the Obama administration to stop its nuclear program."

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