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The Gaza breakout: Jeremy Salt writes on the collective punishment of the Gazans and asks where it will lead.(Report)
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Arena Magazine
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February 1, 2008
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- Salt, Jeremy
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The significance of the mass breakout from Gaza is still sinking in among all those affected, including the Palestinians themselves (the people, their legitimate government in Gaza and the quisling leadership in Ramallah), Israel, the United States, the European Union and the Arab governments that have supported the 'international community' in its strenuous efforts to put the Hamas government to death over the past two years. The so-called Quartet (the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia) reneged on their pledge to respect the outcome of elections held in January 2006 as soon as the results showed that Hamas was in and Fatah was out. Of its contributions ...