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6834143 Hamas is regularly described as 'Iranian-backed Hamas, which is dedicated to the destruction of Israel.' One will be hard put to find something like 'democratically elected Hamas, which has long been calling for a two-state settlement in accord with the international consensus'--blocked for over 30 years by the US and Israel. All true, but not a useful contribution to the Party Line, hence dispensable. gaza-war israel-united-states-relations iran hamas consensus dissent israeli-palestinian-conflict terrorism united-states democracy israel Noam Chomsky
7dfc6e6 The new crimes that the US and Israel were committing in Gaza as 2009 opened do not fit easily into any standard category--except for the category of familiarity. gaza-strip gaza-war israel-united-states-relations war-crimes israeli-palestinian-conflict united-states israel Noam Chomsky