Denmark's prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks at a press conference on January 13, 2009 in Copenhagen. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday condemned what he called unilateral criticism of Israel over the Gaza war, insisting that Hamas was responsible for the crisis.'It is Hamas that broke the ceasefire, that has attacked Israel with rockets,' he told reporters, blasting what he said was a global 'tendency to unilateral criticism of Israel' since its bombing campaign in Gaza began on December 27. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

Denmark's prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks at a press conference on January 13, 2009 in Copenhagen. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday condemned what he called unilateral criticism of Israel over the Gaza war, insisting that Hamas was responsible for the crisis.'It is Hamas that broke the ceasefire, that has attacked Israel with rockets,' he told reporters, blasting what he said was a global 'tendency to unilateral criticism of Israel' since its bombing campaign in Gaza began on December 27.

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