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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 01:13 PM Aug 2013

Israel Strikes Gaza As Talks With Palestinians Due To Resume

sraeli jets struck rocket launch sites in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, hours before peace talks with Palestinians were due to resume in Jerusalem, the Israeli army said.

The airstrike followed a rocket launch from Gaza that hit an open area near the Israeli border city of Sderot late Tuesday, with no reports of casualties or damage.

The U.S.-brokered peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were due to take place in Jerusalem later Wednesday.

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Israel Strikes Gaza As Talks With Palestinians Due To Resume (Original Post) Purveyor Aug 2013 OP
Great headline there. It almost fooled me into believing those crazy Israelis.... shira Aug 2013 #1
 

shira

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1. Great headline there. It almost fooled me into believing those crazy Israelis....
Wed Aug 14, 2013, 02:25 PM
Aug 2013

...just up and decided to bomb the shit outta some Arabs today.

Good thing the context shows it was in response to a rocket launch.

A better headline would've been "Israel hits back first!"

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