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World Community, Except for the US, Condemns Israel's Assassination of Top Hamas Leader

World Community, Except for the US, Condemns Israel's Assassination of Top Hamas Leader

For the second time in just over a month, Israeli forces assassinated the leader of the Palestinian group Hamas. Killed on Saturday was Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi who took power last month following the killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The Bush administration–as well as Sen. John Kerry–backed Israel’s right to defend herself, but the UN and EU condemned the killing. [includes rush transcript]

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