Israel pushed ahead with its two-week-old offensive in the Gaza Strip, ignoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. (Photo from Welt Online)From The McClatchy Newspapers:
JERUSALEM — As Israel pushes into the third week of its military campaign to destabilize the hard-line Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip, the country is reaching a political crossroads.
One way would move toward an evolving diplomatic truce that would leave Hamas severely crippled, but still in control of the Gaza Strip.
The other would lead Israeli soldiers into the heart of Gaza on a ground offensive that some strategists argue shouldn't end until Hamas is removed from power.
Israeli leaders are divided over which way to go.
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