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Dutch Military, Civil Servants Allowed to Take Islamic Oath
Netherlands Info Services January 7 2009
Civilians and military personnel employed by the defence ministry are allowed to swear by Allah when they take their oath. 
Land for Peace Doesn’t Work
Gates of Vienna January 7 2009
By Baron Bodissey
Below is a magnificent op-ed from De Volkskrant, written by Geert Wilders and Martin Bosma, who are both PVV members of the Dutch Parliament. The translation is by our indefatigable Flemish correspondent VH:
The moral battleground
The Spectator, UK January 7 2009
By Melanie Phillips
And so now begins the second and most difficult stage. Inside Israel, there is both determination and dread as tens of thousands of Israel’s conscript army are called to the front.
Turkey only country capable to ensure peace in Middle East
TREND Information, Azerbaijan January 6 2009
Azerbaijan, Baku. Trend News B.Hasanov / Based on the historical past, Turkey’s authority in the Middle East promotes Ankara’s posibility to ensure peace between Israel and Palestine.
Hamas's 'Sole Strategy is Destruction and Chaos'
Spiegel Online, Germany January 5 2009
Mohammed Dahlan, 47, is the former head of security for Fatah in the Gaza Strip. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses the Israeli war against Hamas and why he believes the Islamist organization will lose the next election.
Sweden to send emergency aid to Gaza
The News International, Pakistan January 5 2009
STOCKHOLM. Sweden said Monday it would send more than a million dollars in extra emergency aid to Palestinians in Gaza to help deal with the humanitarian impact of Israel's massive offensive there.
Hamas leaders take refuge in hospitals
American Thinker, WA January 5 2009
By Ethel C. Fenig
Hamas' cruelty towards Israeli civilians is reflected in its cruelty to its own civilians. Hamas, like the other Arab/Muslim states and guerrillas, considers all Israelis as the enemy, making no distinction between civilians and military targets.
