“As part of their overall embargo plan against Gaza, Israeli officials have confirmed to [U.S. embassy economic officers] on multiple occasions that they intend to keep the Gazan economy on the brink of collapse without quite pushing it over the edge.”

A recently leaked U.S. diplomatic cable from November 2008.  (via officialssay)

In which we learn the GOP has perhaps been taking cues from the Israelis…

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    that’s if we consider “without quite pushing it over the edge” including the deadly and massively disproportionate...
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    This is the sort of thing which would lead to accusations of anti-Semitism. But it’s true. It’s also true that the...
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    In which we learn the GOP has perhaps been taking cues
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