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Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE4BT1RC20081230?sp=true
Czechs, Next EU President, Defend Israeli Strikes
[Reuters] Jana Mlcochova - The Czech Republic, which takes over the EU presidency on January 1, defended Israel's strikes against Hamas on Tuesday. "Let us realize one thing: Hamas increased steeply the number of rockets fired at Israel since the cease-fire ended on December 19. That is not acceptable any more," Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes. "Why am I one of the few that have expressed understanding for Israel?...I am enjoying the luxury of telling the truth," Schwarzenberg said.