Rockets from Gaza have exhausted Israel's patience

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Author(s)	The Seattle Times editorial board
Source	The Seattle Times
Date	December 31, 2009
URL	http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008578355_edit01gaza.html
Quote	"Reviled by political rivals in the Palestinian parliament and despised by neighboring Egypt, Hamas is an open surrogate for Iran. In response to the rockets, Israel imposed a harsh economic blockade, and Hamas still attacked rather than relent for the welfare of its own. As the rest of the world has averted its eyes and been mute, Israel chose to act, and not as the bully."

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This item argues for the position Israel was justified in its attacks on the topic 2008 Israel–Gaza conflict.