Israel rebuffed European Union criticism of its offensive in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday suggested that the 25-nation bloc, which last week accused Israel of “disproportionate” use of force in its hunt for Palestinian rocket crews and an abducted Israeli soldier in Gaza, is guilty of bias.
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