Middle East
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As bin Laden castigates Arab leaders for failing to defend Palestinians, Iran says Hamas is winning.
Israel's leaders are divided, but some in the military favor an incursion into the dense urban centers.
The Palestinian militant group turned down a truce proposal amid relentless Israeli fire.
The Arab press depicts Israel's attacks on Gaza as Bush's last hurrah.
As the war in Gaza drags on, Lebanon says it knew nothing about a rocket barrage into Israel.
Hosni Mubarak, Condoleezza Rice, and a host of international diplomats want you to think so.
Both sides are defying international pressure for a cease-fire.
Turkey, too, pulls back in the wake of Israel's Gaza offensive against Hamas.
Israeli government is determined to cripple Hamas and to stop its rocket attacks.
Israel's massive retaliation will fail, writes Steven A. Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations.
