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Gaza Offensive Continues Despite UN Cease-Fire Call
iht.com
Israel and Hamas rebuffed a United Nations call for a cease-fire in the 14-day Gaza war on Friday, with Israel saying continued barrages of rocket fire from its adversaries made the United Nations resolution “unworkable.” In a statement after a cabinet meeting as the two sides traded fire, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the Israeli military would “continue acting to protect Israeli citizens and will carry out the missions it was given,” according to news reports.
Second Front in Gaza War Not Likely Out of Deference to Obama
worldtribune
Israel’s intelligence community does not expect Iran to approve a Hizbullah offensive against the Jewish state. Officials said the intelligence community has assessed that Hizbullah, with an arsenal of 42,000 missiles and rockets, would be restrained from sustained rocket attacks on Israel. They said the Teheran regime wanted to maintain quiet in both Iraq and Lebanon in a gesture to incoming U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
Prop 8 Supporters Say They’re Being Harassed
cnsnews
Citizens who supported California’s Proposition 8 say they are being systematically harassed because of disclosures required by California campaign finance laws. A marriage protection group is now challenging the constitutionality of California campaign finance laws that compelled Prop 8 donors to submit personal information.
Pro-Marriage Supporters Face Threats in California
onenewsnow
Supporters of the ballot measure that banned same-sex “marriage” in California have filed a lawsuit seeking to block their campaign finance records from public view, saying the reports have led to the harassment of donors. “No one should have to worry about getting a death threat because of the way he or she votes,” said James Bopp, Jr., an attorney representing two groups that supported Proposition 8, Protect Marriage.com and the National Organization for Marriage California. “This lawsuit will protect the right of all people to help support causes they agree with, without having to worry about harassment or threats.”
Action by Hezbollah Could Widen Mideast Warfare
baltimoresun
Rockets launched yesterday into northern Israel from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon heightened fears that the border region is on the verge of a broader new conflict between Israel and Islamic militants. Mideast diplomats rushed to point out that the rockets were launched not by Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based radical militia that fought Israel to a bloody standstill in 2006, but by independent Palestinians.