Phyllis Bennis, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 12, 2009. The three top candidates to become Israel's new PM vied with each other to see who could be tougher -- more aggressively anti-Palestinian.
Ira Chernus, AlterNet. February 2, 2009. Why would Israeli pols take a hard-line stance against Hamas, even as the group pushes for an extended pause in fighting?
