Amid the horror and doom of Gaza, the IRA precedent offers hope

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Author(s)	Jonathan Freedland
Source	The Guardian
Date	January 14, 2009
URL	http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/14/gaza-israel-palestine-northern-ireland
Quote	"There are elements within Hamas readier than most Israelis realise to negotiate an end to occupation and the creation of a Palestinian state on the 1967 lines. But Israel has to decide that a meaningful peace is its goal too, starting with an understanding that this problem will never be solved by force. But it can be solved."

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This item argues against the position Israel was right to attack Gaza on the topic 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict.