White House Firmly in Israel's Corner, Condemns Hamas

"White House Puts Onus on Hamas to End Violence"
A10, Sunday 12/28/08
By Robert Pear

This article postively notes that in response to Israeli operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the United States has issued statements squarely placing blame with the radical Islamist terror organization. And despite Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice's calls for an immediate restoration of the ceasefire, the White House has been quite understanding of the ongoing Israeli military activities.

In the end though, the piece leaves somewhat of a sour taste in the mouth, deciding to quote Nicolas Sarkozy, an important world leader, who has accussed Israel of the generally baseless claim of "disproportionate use of force."

Expect this poorly defined catch phrase to be frequently leveled against Israel in the coming days.