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JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP, GAZA STRIP - JANUARY 07: A Palestinian boy mourns over the bodies of 42 people who were killed yesterday in an Israeli attack on a UN-run school building, on Janaury 7, 2009 in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, An Israeli attack killed at least 42 people who had sought shelter in the UN-run building after they fled their homes at the Jabalia refugee camp. The United Nations has denied Israeli army allegations that militants were inside the school compuond. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)

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Several days into Israel's military operation in Gaza, The Real News speaks to Phyllis Bennis about the conflict. After giving a brief background on the events that led to the invasion of the Gaza Strip, Phyllis explains the various ways in which the United States facilitates Israel's activities. According to Phyllis, it is the unquestioning military and political support from Washington that makes Israel's actions possible.