An Israeli artillery strike hit a group of reporters from several outlets who were clearly marked as press.

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    1 year ago

    How come nobody is talking about the huge role that President Bush’s incompetence played in causing this whole horrible mess?

    https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19215537

    June 15, 2007

    The takeover this week of the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group dedicated to the elimination of Israel demonstrates how much that vision has failed to materialize, in part because of actions taken by the administration. The United States championed Israel’s departure from the Gaza Strip as a first step toward peace and then pressed both Israelis and Palestinians to schedule legislative elections, which Hamas unexpectedly won. Now Hamas is the unchallenged power in Gaza.