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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Israel Rejects 48-Hour Cease-Fire After five days of almost constant aerial attacks and the deaths of nearly 400 Palestinians, the Israeli government has <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/world/middleeast/01mideast.html?em" title="refused a 48-hour cease-fire">refused a 48-hour cease-fire</a> in the Gaza Strip, arguing that it needs to “keep up the pressure on Hamas”—a startling euphemism for its lethal assaults—as the Israeli military ramps up for a likely ground invasion. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081231_israel_rejects_48-hour_cease-fire/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081231_israel_rejects_48-hour_cease-fire/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Israel Rejects 48-Hour Cease-Fire After five days of almost constant aerial attacks and the deaths of nearly 400 Palestinians, the Israeli government has <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/world/middleeast/01mideast.html?em" title="refused a 48-hour cease-fire">refused a 48-hour cease-fire</a> in the Gaza Strip, arguing that it needs to “keep up the pressure on Hamas”—a startling euphemism for its lethal assaults—as the Israeli military ramps up for a likely ground invasion. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081231_israel_rejects_48-hour_cease-fire/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081231_israel_rejects_48-hour_cease-fire/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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