[Marxism] Israel's objectives bigger than commonly assumed

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Objectives bigger than  commonly assumed 
Jonathan Cook 
_The National_ (http://thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage)  
January 07. 2009 
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Nazareth, Israel // There are two persistent myths about the aim of  Israelâs 
onslaught on Gaza: the first that it is an entirely defensive move, a  way to 
end the rocket fire of Hamas; and the second that it is designed to  restore 
the armyâs credibility after its failure to cow Hizbollah in  2006. 
No  doubt the Israeli army has been itching to repair its battered image, and 
for  sure the rocket attacks from Gaza create domestic pressures that are 
only too  clear to an Israeli government about to face an election. 
But  it is a gross misunderstanding of what is unfolding in Gaza to believe 
Israelâs  motives are capricious. The politicians and generals have been 
preparing for  this attack for many months, possibly years â a fact alone 
that 
suggests they  have bigger objectives than commonly assumed. 
full  --  <_http://www.jkcook.net/Articles2/0360.htm#Top_ 
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