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|quote="We must not forget that before Hamas was elected by the Palestinians, it was encouraged by Israel as a tactic to weaken Yasser Arafat. Israel's recent history leads me to believe that if Hamas is bombed out of existence, another group will most certainly take its place, a group that would be more radical, more violent, and more full of hatred towards Israel."
|quote="We must not forget that before Hamas was elected by the Palestinians, it was encouraged by Israel as a tactic to weaken Yasser Arafat. Israel's recent history leads me to believe that if Hamas is bombed out of existence, another group will most certainly take its place, a group that would be more radical, more violent, and more full of hatred towards Israel."
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Latest revision as of 17:47, July 14, 2009

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Author(s) Daniel Barenboim
Source The Guardian
Date January 1, 2009
URL http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/01/israel-gaza-bombings-hamas
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Quotes-start.png "We must not forget that before Hamas was elected by the Palestinians, it was encouraged by Israel as a tactic to weaken Yasser Arafat. Israel's recent history leads me to believe that if Hamas is bombed out of existence, another group will most certainly take its place, a group that would be more radical, more violent, and more full of hatred towards Israel." Quotes-end.png


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