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The New York Times is furiously rewriting the history of the Gaza conflict to put all the blame on Hamas for the violence, and say nothing about the seven-year-long Israeli siege of the Strip. It blames Hamas for starting the war by kidnapping Israeli teens, leaving out disclaimers of Hamas's responsibility and Israel's interest in waging war on Hamas to end its unity deal with Fatah.

The New York Times is furiously rewriting the history of the Gaza conflict to put all the blame on Hamas for the violence, and say nothing about the seven-year-long Israeli siege of the Strip. It blames Hamas for starting the war by kidnapping Israeli teens, leaving out disclaimers of Hamas's responsibility and Israel's interest in waging war on Hamas to end its unity deal with Fatah.

Israel is in the midst of its second ground invasion of the Gaza Strip in six years. Here's the story of the ceaseless conflict, told through historic quotes. The origins "We are a generation that settles the land, and without the steel helmet and the cannon's fire we will not be able to plant a tree and build a home."

Israelis and Arabs have been fighting over Gaza on and off, for decades. It's part of the wider Arab Israeli conflict. After World War II and the Holocaust in which six million Jewish people were killed, more Jewish people wanted their own country.

Israelis and Arabs have been fighting over Gaza on and off, for decades. It's part of the wider Arab Israeli conflict. After World War II and the Holocaust in which six million Jewish people were killed, more Jewish people wanted their own country.

A large majority of Palestinians believe that the Islamist movement Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, won its 50-day war with Israel, a new Palestinian public opinion poll said Tuesday.

Fighting between Israel and Hamas has enetered its third week and left much of Gaza City damaged from heavy shelling by the Israel defence foreces. The conflict broke out on July 8th when Israel launched "operation protective edge" in response to Hamas launching rockets toward the Israel.