November 21, 2012
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FAIR: Palestinians and the Proper Way to Grieve Dead Children
That question might not occur to you, but readers of the New York Times (11/20/12) were treated to correspondent Jodi Rudoren’s unusual critique of a funeral for members of the Dula family, whose home in Gaza City was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. Continue reading
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ICH 21 November 2012: Jimmy Carter – Israelis don’t want a Palestinian state
21 November 2012 — Information Clearing House Breaking News Gaza Ceasefire Agreed in Cairo Ceasefire takes effect By Aljazeera Israel and Hamas agree to truce after eight days of attacks in which 162 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed. http://is.gd/XP9tr1 Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report November 22, 2012 — Is Israeli Apartheid OK? Susan Rice & Humanitarian Intervention
21 November 2012 — Black Agenda Report This week in Black Agenda Report Disconnecting the Dots on Israel-Palestine: Is Apartheid Only A Crime When Committed Against Blacks? By BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Most of the world supported the struggle of African Americans against Jim Crow during the Freedom Movement. Most of the progressive black Continue reading
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FAIR: Precise Weapons Kill Civilians Too
As a general rule, it’d be better if media accounts of war did not stress the surgical precision of the weapons being used. It’s a fixture of U.S. reporting on U.S. wars, but the same rhetoric is used when U.S. allies are dropping bombs. Continue reading
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Gaza Cease-Fire to Begin Shortly- Egypt’s Foreign Minister
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 — 12:48 PM EST — NYT Gaza Cease-Fire to Begin Shortly, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Says The cease-fire, announced with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na Continue reading
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A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN GAZA. OR, HOW THE BBC COVERED 38 CONSECUTIVE BREAKING NEWS STORIES
The BBC’s reporting on the current conflict in Gaza has been subject to claim and counter-claim of bias from pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli camps. Surely they can’t both be right. I decided to take a closer look at the BBC Breaking News twitter feed to try and determine whether there was any substance to the claims Continue reading
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Gaza live report: Day 8
21 November 2012 — Ma’an News Agency Continue reading
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21 Palestinians Killed In Gaza Tuesday, 137 in last 7 days By Saed Bannoura
Despite talks about truce and mediation, Israeli soldiers continued to bombard Gaza, Tuesday, and killed 21 Palestinians in different parts of the coastal region, while dozens of civilians have been injured. At Least 137 Palestinians, mainly children and civilians, have been killed since last Wednesday, while more than 950 have been injured. Continue reading
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ICH 20 November 2012: Yet Another False Flag?
20 November 2012 — Information Clearing House Israel Demands Our Support Because It Fights Its ‘War Against Terrorists’ in Our Name By Robert Fisk We westerners set the precedent when it comes to “collateral damage”, now the Israelis are reeling out the same tired excuses. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33095.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 20 November 2012:
20 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 21 Palestinians Killed In Gaza Tuesday, 137 Since WednesdayIMEMC – Despite talks about truce and mediation, Israeli soldiers continued to bombard Gaza, Tuesday, and killed 21 Palestinians in different parts of the coastal region, while dozens of civilians have been injured. At Least 137 Palestinians, mainly Continue reading
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PCHR: 3 Journalists Killed in 2 Separate Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza City and Deir al-Balah
21 November 2012 — PCHR – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights PRESS RELEASETime: 10:30 GMTRef: 135/2012 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the killing of 3 journalists in two separate airstrikes on Tuesday, 20 November 2012, in Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip town of Deir al-Balah. PCHR believes that such crimes are aimed Continue reading
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