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November 22, 2012

Israel and Gaza: Who Won?

The Economist, The Economist

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Even before the firing between Israel and Hamas had fully died away in the wake of the ceasefire announced on the night of November 21st, two new/old battle-fronts had opened up for Binyamin Netanyahu and his ministers. The first is over public and governmental opinion in the region; the second over the support of the Israeli voter, with elections looming on January 22nd. The issue is the same on both of them: Who won?

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TAGGED: Middle East, Egypt, Hamas, Gaza, Palestine, Israel

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