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UNRWA Condemns Shelling of School, Rights Council Launches Probe
IMEMC – Nearly 700 killed so far UNRWA has strongly condemned thehttp://www.imemc.org/article/68583of one of its schools serving as a shelter for hundreds of displaced Palestinians, in central Gaza. The UN Human Rights Council has launched a probe into Israel’s actions in the region. …
Palestinian Journalist Union Condemns Israel s Targeting of Journalists in Gaza
IMEMC – Following the killing of several journalists, airstrikes on media headquarters and targeting of Al Jazeera offices, the Palestinian Journalist Union issued a statement condemning what they say is the deliberate targeting of journalists by Israeli forces. …
List of Palestinians Killed Between 7/8 and 7/23
IMEMC – This list is constantly updated due to the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza since July 8th. The following 627 names have been confirmed. At least 4120 Injured. We realize the number of slain Palestinians is higher than this, but we are still awaiting confirmation of some names. …
Fifteen More Palestinians Killed in Gaza
IMEMC – The Israeli army continued its bombardment of Palestinian communities in different part of the Gaza Strip, targeting homes and civilian structures, and killed at least thirteen more Palestinian, while dozens have been wounded. …
UNRWA School Bombed as Feared
IMEMC – Anhttp://imemc.org/newswire?search_text=unrwa&button=Search+%3E%3Eschool that has been sheltering Palestinian refugees in central Gaza came under Israeli fire on Tuesday, as previously feared by relief workers, while an inspection team was working on repairing damage from the previous day. …
Including A Child, Eight Killed In Morning Bombardment In Khan Younis
IMEMC – Updated 09:56 Palestinian medical sources have reported that eight more Palestinians, including a child, have been killed, on Wednesday, in ongoing Israeli bombardment targeting Palestinian homes. …
At Least Five Killed On Wednesday in pre-Dawn Attacks Throughout Gaza
IMEMC – The Israeli army continued its bombardment and shelling of different areas in the densely populated Gaza Strip, killing at least five more Palestinians, and wounding several others. …
Over 50 Mosques Targeted Since Beginning of Gaza Offensive
IMEMC – Israel has now destroyed or seriously damaged more than 50 mosques since its assault on Gaza began, according to undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments in Gaza, Hassan al-Saifi. …
ANC Calls Israeli Ambassador to Leave South Africa
IMEMC – Following nationwide protests across South Africa against the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza (Israel has killed over 600 Palestinians including 150 children in the last 10 days) the African National Congress has called for the Israeli ambassador in South Africa to leave with immediate effect. …
73 Palestinians killed on Wednesday in Gaza, total death toll at 695
7/24/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Unceasing Israeli attacks on Gaza left 73 Palestinians dead on Wednesday, bringing the death toll since the beginning of Israel’s offensive on the Strip to 695. A Palestinian health ministry spokesman said that 13 people had been killed since sundown, when Palestinians across Gaza broke their Ramadan fast for the day. Thirty-one of Wednesday’s dead were….
Israeli forces bomb al-Wafa Hospital in Gaza City
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli warplanes on Wednesday bombed a central Gaza City hospital after the army claimed militants opened fire from the premises, while a UN human rights chief warned that abuses by Hamas did not justify possible war crimes by Israel. The Israeli military said in a statement that they had “targeted specific sites” in the al-Wafa rehabilitation hospital compound “in light…. Related:Israeli military falsifies photograph to justify bombing el-Wafa hospital
Several injured as Israel shells area of historic al-Shamaa mosque
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Several Palestinians were injured on Wednesday after Israeli forces shelled the area around a 700-year-old mosque in central Gaza, medical sources said. The mosque, known as al-Shamaa (“The Candle”), is located in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City and was reportedly shelled just before noon. Also known as Bab ad-Darum, the mosque is located in a dense area near….
32 more Palestinians killed in Gaza as Wednesday total hits 56
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The continued Israeli offensive across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday afternoon left 32 Palestinians dead, bringing the total number killed since midnight to 56 as world and local leaders scrambled to arrange a ceasefire. The high total on Wednesday afternoon came as Israeli forces continued their land invasion of the besieged coastal enclave while shelling and airstrikes bombarded the area…. Related:73 Palestinians killed on Wednesday in Gaza, total death toll at 695andOfficial: 13 Palestinians killed since sunset by Israeli fire in Gaza
Child killed, 4 wounded in Israeli strike on donkey cart in Gaza
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Palestinian medical sources said 12-year-old Rabee Qasim was killed and four other people injured when an Israeli shell hit a cart pulled by a donkey in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Naser in the northern Gaza Strip. [END]
24 Palestinians killed in Israeli assault on Gaza Wednesday morning
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The death toll on the 16th day of Israeli military offensive on Gaza rose to 24 on Wednesday after an Israeli airstrike killed 70-year-old Hasan Abu Hein, 34-year-old Osama Abu Hein, and journalist Abd al-Rahman Abu Hein, 24, in the Shujaiyya neighborhood of Gaza City. Several other people were also injured when Israeli forces bombarded a 700-year-old…. Related:73 Palestinians killed on Wednesday in Gaza, total death toll at 695andOfficial: 13 Palestinians killed since sunset by Israeli fire in Gaza
5 killed in shelling on al-Qarrara in Khan Younis
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Five Palestinians were killed in the neighborhood of al-Qarrara in Khan Younis on Wednesday amid heavy Israeli shelling. Medics dug the bodies of Mahmoud and Nour al-Abadleh as well as Hassan Khalil Salah Abu Jamus, 29, and Muhammad Farid al-Astal from the rubble of buildings in two separate areas. A fifth body was also recovered but was still unidentified. [END]
Official: 13 Palestinians killed since sunset by Israeli fire in Gaza
7/23/2014 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Thirteen Palestinians have been killed since sundown as a result of Israeli strikes on Gaza, an official said in a statement. Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesman for the Palestinian health ministry, said that three Palestinians were killed in a strike on Sheikh Zayid towers in northern Gaza. He identified the three as Ayman Adham Yusif al-Haj, 16, Bilal Ali Ahmad Abu Athra…. Related:32 more Palestinians killed in Gaza as Wednesday total hits 56
1 dead, 30 injured in Israeli shelling in al-Shamaa area of Gaza City
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said on Wednesday that Nidal Hamad al-Ejla, 25, was killed and 30 others were injured, including two children with serious injuries, in Israeli shelling in the al-Shamaa area of Gaza City. The body and the injured were moved to al-Shifa medical center. [END]
Report: Army warns Gaza’s main al-Shifa hospital of impending strike
7/23/2014 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel National News said on Wednesday that the Israeli army warned Gaza Strip’s main hospital Ash-Shifa to evacuate ahead of an airstrike. The Israeli army, however, denied the report. [END]
UN rights council launches probe into Israel’s Gaza offensive
7/23/2014 – GENEVA (AFP) – The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday launched a probe into the Gaza offensive, backing calls by the Palestinians to hold Israel to account despite fierce opposition from Israel. The decision came after a marathon seven-hour emergency session of the top UN human rights body, where Israelis and Palestinians traded accusations over war crimes. The 47-member council backed a Palestinian-drafted resolution by….
Bethlehem-area man succumbs to wounds sustained in overnight clashes
7/23/2014 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A young Palestinian man from Husan west of Bethlehem died of wounds sustained early Wednesday during clashes with Israeli forces in his village, a Ma’an reporter said. Muhammad Qasim Hamamra, 19, died of his wounds after being shot in the head by Israeli forces. The man was the second Palestinian to die from wounds sustained in the clashes. Medics…. Related:Israeli forces kill Palestinian in protest near Bethlehem
Gaza rocket halts flights at Ben Gurion airport
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (AFP) — Airlines blocked flights to Israel Wednesday after a Gaza rocket struck near airport runways, as the UN chief urged an end to a conflict that has killed 639 Palestinians, the vast majority of whom have been civilians. As the Israeli assault entered its 16th day, neither Israel — which has suffered 29 casualties, mostly soldiers — nor Hamas appeared willing to end hostilities, despite…. Related:Israel to open Eilat airport in effort to resume flightsandUS renews ban on flights to Israel
Heavy rocket fire from Gaza into Eshkol, Sderot, Ashkelon
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Sirens were sounded in the southern Israeli cities of Eshkol, Sderot, and Ashkelon on Wednesday morning amid heavy rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. [END]
Quds Brigades say fighters killed 3 Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Islamic Jihad’s military wing on Wednesday said that its fighters had killed three Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip. The al-Quds Brigades said in a statement that its militants had set up an ambush al-Khuzaa near Khan Younis, killing three soldiers. An Israeli army spokeswoman did not immediately comment on the claim.”Our fighters at 10 a…. Related:Israeli army says 3 soldiers killed in Gaza fighting
Police: Foreign worker in Israel killed by Gaza mortar
7/23/2014 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — A foreign worker in southern Israel died after being hit by a mortar round fired from the Gaza Strip, police said on Wednesday.”There was a foreign worker killed by a mortar,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, bringing the number of civilians in Israel killed by Gaza fire to three in 16 days of violence. More than 650 Palestinians and 29 Israeli….
Israeli army says 3 soldiers killed in Gaza fighting
7/23/2014 – JERUSALEM (AFP) — Three Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting inside the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the army said, taking the total number of military deaths in the past six days to 32.”Today, three IDF soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip,” a statement said. It said two soldiers were also severely wounded in ongoing fighting in the coastal enclave where Israel launched…. Related:Quds Brigades say fighters killed 3 Israeli soldiers in southern Gaza
Palestinian envoy pleads for UN action to stop Gaza violence
7/23/2014 – UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations held up photographs of children slain in Gaza and read out names of the dead on Tuesday as he pleaded for action from the Security Council.”On behalf of the Palestinian people, we ask: What is the international community doing to stop this bloodletting, to stop Israel’s atrocities? ” Riyad Mansour said during a….
Israel to open Eilat airport in effort to resume flights
7/23/2014 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli Ministry of Transportation on Wednesday offered to open an airport in the southern Israeli city of Eilat to international flights after a slew of international carriers pulled flights to Tel Aviv out of safety concerns, Israeli media said. A report on Israel’s Channel 10 highlighted that Israel had exerted major efforts in the last 24 hours to…. Related:Gaza rocket halts flights at Ben Gurion airportandUS renews ban on flights to Israel
US renews ban on flights to Israel
7/23/2014 – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday renewed its ban on American flights to Tel Aviv for another 24 hours, citing the “potentially hazardous situation” in Israel and Gaza. It first imposed the ban on Tuesday, then renewed it at 1615 GMT with a Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, that it said would be updated “within 24 hours.”In a press statement, the…. Related:Gaza rocket halts flights at Ben Gurion airportandIsrael to open Eilat airport in effort to resume flights
Mashaal: No one can disarm Palestinian resistance
7/23/2014 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Khaled Mashaal, head of Hamas’ political bureau, said Wednesday that Palestinian militant groups in Gaza refused to disarm.”No can disarm the resistance,” Mashaal said in a televised speech from Doha. Twenty-eight foreign ministers of EU member states had on Tuesday called on Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades and other militant groups to disarm.”We cannot accept any proposal that does….
Clashes with Israeli forces at funeral for slain Bethlehem-area youth
7/23/2014 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Clashes with Israeli forces at funeral for slain Bethlehem-area youth in Husan. [END]
Gazans injured after shelling hits homes near Deir al Balah hospital
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Reports of injured on Wednesday after shelling hits homes near Deir al Balah hospital. [END]
Gazan prisoners mourn lost family members inside Israeli jails
7/23/2014 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — More than a dozen Gazan prisoners being held in Israeli jails have lost members of their families to Israel’s assault on the Strip, a Palestinian prisoner’s rights group said Wednesday. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said in a statement that Salah Hamad, Hamza Abu Sawawin, Rami Zweidi, Taysir Breiem, Ahmad al-Sufi, Saddam Ashur, in addition to….
Israeli airstrike hits home in Gaza’s al-Nasr neighborhood
7/23/2014 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli airstrike hits the home of Hijazi family in al-Nasr neighborhood in Gaza City. [END]
Palestinians carry coffins through Ramallah to protest Gaza offensive
7/23/2014 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinians marched through Ramallah on Wednesday carrying 500 symbolic coffins with the names of people killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, a Ma’an reporter said. The rally was organized by the municipalities of Ramallah, al-Bireh, and Beituniya as a protest against the Israeli offensive on Gaza. Laila Ghannam, the governor of the Ramallah and al-Bireh district, participated in the….
Qatar emir holds talks on Gaza in surprise Saudi visit
7/23/2014 – JEDDAH (AFP) — The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, made a surprise visit Tuesday to Saudi Arabia where he discussed developments in strife-torn Gaza with King Abdullah, state media said. The two leaders “discussed cooperation between the two countries, in addition to developments. . . topped by the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories,” SPA state news agency said. The visit comes amid intensifying efforts….
Analysis: Gaza resistance will not be crushed
7/23/2014 – By Ramzy Baroud – On the 13th day of Israel’s so-called Operation Protective Edge, stories of entire families collectively pulverized, women, and children keenly targeted by Israeli soldiers saturate the media. Until now, more than 630 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and 27 Israel soldiers been killed at the hands of the Resistance. In Shujaiyya, elders, mothers and children scrambled for….
Kerry says ‘some progress’ in Gaza truce efforts
7/23/2014 – TEL AVIV (AFP) — Washington’s top diplomat said global efforts to end 16 days of bloodshed in Gaza were progressing Wednesday as the fighting raged on and airlines suspended flights over rocket fears. As US and UN diplomats continued intensive diplomacy to end the violence, the Islamist Hamas movement hailed the suspension of Tel Aviv flights by many world airlines as a “great victory….
UN to investigate Israel’s Gaza offensive
AlJazeera 23 Jul 2014 – UN human rights council’s vote comes hours after rights chief Pillay said Israel’s actions could amount to war crimes.
Gaza conflict: journalists under fire?
AlJazeera 23 Jul 2014 – After Al Jazeera’s Gaza offices were shot at, Inside Story examines how international law can be enforced in a war zone.
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
On the 16th Day of the Israeli Offensive: Dozens of Palestinian Civilians Killed or Wounded by Israeli Attacks; More Pal…
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
International Solidarity Movement
Israeli military falsifies photograph to justify bombing el-Wafa hospital
7/23/2014 – International Solidarity Movement – Gaza, Occupied Palestine – On the 21st July at 2:17 PM, the IDF spokesperson released an image on twitter showing an aerial picture of a building marked as Al-Wafa hospital. In the image there is a red circle, which they designated as the location from which a M75 rocket was launched. The building in the picture marked Al-Wafa hospital is in fact not the el-Wafa…. Related:Israeli forces bomb al-Wafa Hospital in Gaza City
Palestinians threatened by settler and then detained by soldiers
7/23/2014 – International Solidarity Movement – Vern, Hebron, Occupied Palestine – At approximately 23:30 on the night of the 21st July, I noticed a group of Israeli soldiers detain fourPalestinian men near our apartment. The men detained were Ahmed, Izzat, Anas, and Muhammad. They were ordered to sit on the ground by several armed soldiers. A settler male, armed with an assault rifle, was talking to one of the soldiers. Ahmed….
occupied Palestinian territory: In Jerusalem, Ban meets with Israeli, US officials, reiterates call for Mid-East ceasefire
Relief Web 23 Jul 2014 – Source: UN News Service Country: occupied Palestinian territory 23 July 2014 The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Israeli and United States officials today in Jerusalem and called for an immediate ceasefire as the war enters its 16th…
occupied Palestinian territory: IOF Continues the Attacks on Inhabited Homes and Target IDP Shelters, 662 Killed including 159 Children and 84 in the Gaza Strip by 1Pm Today
Relief Web 23 Jul 2014 – Source: Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Country: occupied Palestinian territory 1PM Gaza Time The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued the attacks on the Gaza Strip. direct attacks on inhabited houses continued to occur in various areas of the Gaza…
occupied Palestinian territory: Distributing assistance to thousands in the Gaza Strip
Relief Web 23 Jul 2014 – Source: Mercy Corps Country: occupied Palestinian territory Mercy Corps is ramping up our emergency response in Gaza to reach thousands of displaced people who are quickly running out of food and supplies. Since the ground invasion into northern and southeastern…
occupied Palestinian territory: A night in Al Shifa hospital
Relief Web 23 Jul 2014 – Source: MÈdecins Sans FrontiËres Country: occupied Palestinian territory 22 July, 8 am: The MSF team is returning from Al Shifa hospital, in the centre of Gaza City. Throughout the night, the wounded have been streaming into the emergency department …
Battered but not beaten, Hamas will not stop building tunnels
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Hamas expected that these tunnels would be bombed, so they built them deep and they built them solidly, says one analyst. The Israeli military has said the tunnels they have discovered so far have been far more sophisticated and extensive than they expected.
Could the Gaza conflict help thaw GCC relations?
The National 23 Jul 2014 – That Emir Tamim personally travelled to meet King Abdullah at his Jeddah palace is a sign that the two monarchs want to move towards normalising ties, writes Justin Vela.
UN rights body launches probe into Israeli offensive in Gaza
The National 23 Jul 2014 – The decision comes as fighting between militants in Gaza and Israel continued on Wednesday with its military attacking a hospital as part of a brutal air and ground campaign in the territory.
More than 40 feared dead in Taiwan plane crash
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Amid bad weather, TransAsia Airways flight GE222 smashed into two houses near Magong airport on the Penghu islands after requesting a second attempt to land.
Four years on, Syrians revive pre-war Ramadan traditions
The National 23 Jul 2014 – ‘This year we are not thinking about the war, even though we know it is still happening very close to us. Instead, we are thinking about the TV soap operas and worrying about finding a free table in busy cafes at night. We are trying to live normal lives,’ says on resident in Damascus.
Malaysia jet victims bodies arrive in Netherlands
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Church bells rang throughout the Netherlands as the planes touched down in a much-delayed return for the first as-yet unidentified remains of the 298 people killed in the disaster, most of them Dutch.
Rebels down two Ukrainian fighter jets near MH17 crash site: military
The National 23 Jul 2014 – The Ukrainian military said two Sukhoi fighter jets were shot down near the location of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site.
China bans media reports on giant inflatable toad
The National 23 Jul 2014 – The a 22-metre-high toad, which appeared in a Beijing park on the weekend, was met with mockery from social media users who compared it to former president Jiang Zemin.
India outsources chores as servant culture shifts
The National 23 Jul 2014 – As well as being assigned errands, runners can be hired for a day to help with certain tasks at home or in the office.
Indonesia s Prabowo to challenge election result in court
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Results showed Joko Widodo resoundingly defeated his only rival Prabowo Subianto – but Mr Prabowo has announced he is preparing to challenge the result in court.
Italy arrests five over migrant massacre at sea
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Survivors told police grim details of how a journey to a better life turned into a nightmare for many onboard.
A child s premonition before boarding MH17
The National 23 Jul 2014 – ‘How would you choose to die? What would happen to my body if I was buried?’ 11-year-old Miguel Panduwinata asked his mother one day before he boarded the ill-fated Malaysia Airline Flight MH17, which went down in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014.
Bodies of MH17 victims leave Ukraine for the Netherlands
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Two military transport planes, one Dutch and one Australian, departed at midday, heading for Eindhoven air base where relatives of the victims are waiting.
Video: Hospital, mosque in Gaza wrecked by Israeli strikes
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Israeli strikes on Gaza destroy mosque and hospital, killing four patients and sending the death toll to 600.
Video: As bodies are moved to the Netherlands, safety remains top concern in Ukraine
The National 23 Jul 2014 – International monitors say safety at the crash site remains an impediment to the investigators, even after the first batch of bodies are prepared for flight to Holland.
Video: Delta, US Airways halt flights to Israel citing safety concerns
The National 23 Jul 2014 – Two major US airlines halt flights to Israel after a rocket lands near Ben Gurion airport injuring two people.
Hamas is losing on the battlefield but hitting Israel where it hurts
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Astronaut snapshots exchanges of fire over Israel and Gaza
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
War crimes won t bring Israel security
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Foreign airlines still staying clear of Israel as FAA extends ban
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Turkey’s Erdogan describes Israel as ‘terror state’
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
The increasingly dystopian dialogue of the deaf about Israel s Gaza operation
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
After flight cancelations, a waiting game at Ben Gurion Airport
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Met Council s William Rapfogel sentenced to up to 10 years in prison
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Baltimore dad stuck in Paris while soldier son lies in Israeli ICU
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Ex-IDF soldiers endorse refusing army service, in letter to Washington Post
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
UN rights council to form commission of inquiry over Israeli ‘war crimes’ in Gaza
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
30,000 gather in silence to honor ‘lone soldier’ from L.A., killed in Gaza
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Israel asks U.S. for $225 million to replace missing Iron Dome parts
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Tepid apology by British MP for tweet condoning Gaza rockets
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Ukraine: Pro-Russia rebels shoot down two fighter jets
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
New York-Gaza, 2014: When war is there at your fingertips
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Belgian watchdog protests ‘no Jews allowed’ sign at cafe
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Kerry, after Abbas meet: Progress made on cease-fire, but ‘work still to be done’
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
When the state sanctions Turkey s ugly anti-Semitism
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Thousands stranded in Israel by canceled flights desperately try to get out
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Plane crashes in Taiwan, 51 people dead
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Israel s best weapon against Hamas: Giving the Palestinians hope
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Israel opens airport in Negev as alternative to Ben-Gurion
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Turkey denies defense, energy ties with Israel amid Gaza fighting
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Flight ban delays U.S. father’s visit to wounded son
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Workplaces discipline Israeli Arabs for Facebook posts against Gaza incursion
Ha’aretz – 23 Jul 2014
Right-wing rabbi s ruling: Israel may totally destroy Gaza if necessary
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Gaza, Israel deaths cannot be in vain
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Israel’s attack on Gaza is revenge for the Palestinians’ refusal to accept occupation
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Israel s leaders were either soft on Hamas tunnels or ignorant of them
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Arab elite, you’re Israel’s fig leaf: Don t run away
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
If Gideon Levy wants occupation to end, he must back Israel’s right to self-defense
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Despite Gaza strife, Leftists mustn’t become estranged from Israeli society
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Thousands bid farewell to French-Israeli soldier killed in Gaza
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Citing incitement, Facebook closes page of group that fights intermarriage
Ha’aretz – 22 Jul 2014
Booby trap bomb kills 3 paratroopers
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Lt. Paz Eliyahu, St.-Sgt. Li Mat and St.-Sgt. Shahar Dauber killed in action; more than 200 Hamas and Islamic Jihad gunmen killed since start of ground operation.
President Rivlin: Israel s future starts here
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – On Thursday, the Israeli Knesset will convene a special session to swear in Reuven Rivlin as the president of the State of Israel.
Security cabinet discusses both expanding Gaza operation, cease-fire efforts
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – US Secretary of State Kerry due to return to Cairo for further talks on truce after meeting with PM; Hamas leader Mashaal says willing for “humanitarian cease-fire,” still has conditions.
Media comment: Manipulating foreign media reports to focus on anti-Israelism
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – The news from abroad covered in Channel 2 s central evening news edition was exclusively devoted to anti-Israel events.
Encountering peace: Identifying when a crisis can become an opportunity
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – the only way that Hamas can be defeated only when the Palestinian people themselves decide to get rid of them.
Washington Watch: Is this trip necessary?
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Michael Oren, Israel s previous Israeli ambassador to Washington, suggested Kerry was sent but not invited.
Remembering one who died for Israel
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – The eulogy for St.-Sgt. Max Steinberg on Mount Hertzel.
Inside out: After Operation Protective Edge
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – The Hamas charter explicitly calls for the murder of Israelis and Jews, and for the destruction of the State of Israel.
A salute to lone soldiers
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Their lives and deaths highlight the heroism of lone soldiers men and women who leave the good life in the Diaspora to defend the Jewish state.
Fallen IDF soldier Max Steinberg: A Lion of Zion
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Remembering the IDF volunteer and LA native who was laid to rest on Wednesday.
The cost of fighting, the cost of not fighting
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Hamas s conduct is not irrational merely vile. God help us if we can t persuade them that it is irrational after all.
How selective body counts incite more violence
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – The media have rarely explained why so many more Palestinians than Israelis have been killed in the recent conflict.
Lieutenant Natan Cohen was to be married in three months, laid to rest
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects to Lieut. Natan Cohen, who was laid to rest in Modi’in cemetery on Wednesday evening.
Dmitri Levitas, 26, Armored Corps commander, laid to rest on Har Herzl
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Levitas, who made aliya from Uzbekistan at age 1 and resided in Jerusalem and Geshur, was killed by Hamas sniper fire Tuesday.
IDF arrests soldiers after WhatsApp leaks about fatalities in Gaza op
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Military detains 3 soldiers, civilian for disseminating info over social media before families of dead, wounded were informed.
Netanyahu greets Bloomberg at airport, calls him man of principle
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – PM meets former New York mayor who flew on El Al flight to Ben-Gurion to demonstrate his belief that it’s still safe to travel to Israel.
Edelstein: I could say there will be peace with Hamas, but I’d be lying
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Knesset speaker expresses pessimistic but realistic, in his words, view of prospects for peace to rabbinical assembly.
UN launches inquiry into possible Israeli human rights violations in Gaza
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – UN Human Rights Council says Israel may be committing war crimes in Gaza, declares need to investigate.
FAA extends ban on US flights to Israel by 24 hours
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Lufthansa, Delta, US Airways extend flight bans to Israel along with US Federal Aviation Administration and most European airlines.
In Memoriam: The 32 IDF soldiers who gave their lives to protect Israel
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Israel mourns the deaths of the 32 soldiers and officers killed in action in Operation Protective Edge; one soldier remains missing in action.
IDF destroys empty Gaza hospital being used as Hamas command center
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Video shows IDF determining al-Wafa Hospital in Gaza was abandoned by civilians and being used by Hamas before IDF forces destroy the complex.
Germany condemns anti-Semitic protests, urges Israeli restraint
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – German government urges Jews living in Germany to feel safe despite anti-Semitic slogans chanted at protests against Israel.
Jihadi cleric calls for Muslim fighters to join the fighting in Gaza
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – “Our heart yearns to arrive and fight the sons and brothers of the apes and pigs,” says rebel fighter.
NGO arranging for yeshiva students to pray for soldiers in Gaza
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Mateh La Elef operates call center in Jerusalem to which family members of active soldiers phone in to submit names of their relatives.
Girls show their love to IDF in new Facebook page
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Hundreds of young women give IDF new kind of moral support; “They need more than just clothes and food,” says creator of page.
Israel uncovers Hamas tunnel filled with maps, weapons, and IDF uniforms
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Hamas gunmen shoot at IDF from hospital, prompting return fire; IDF says hospital used as command center by Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Rabbi Lior: Jewish law permits destruction of Gaza to bring safety to Israel
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – Meretz head Zehava Gal-On condemns Lior s comments, calls on Attorney General to open incitement investigation.
In Jerusalem, Kerry says some progress made toward Gaza cease-fire
Jerusalem Post 23 Jul 2014 – US secretary of state meets with UN’s Ban in capital; scheduled to meet with Netanyahu before traveling to Ramallah for talks with Abbas.
Israeli air strikes and gun battles with Hamas shatter Gaza frontline village
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – Less than two miles from Israeli border Zanna residents mourn the dead and dig out bodies from homes reduced to rubble A short while after the Israeli tanks pulled back from Gaza’s frontline village of Zanna…
Gaza crisis: Talks continue as Palestinian death toll approaches 700 – live updates
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – UN votes to investigate possible war crimes Israeli leaders condemn UN vote Hamas leader says Gazans are ‘prey not predator’ US secretary of state meets Netanyahu and Abbas Red Cross mounts rescue missions to retrieve wounded…
FAA ban on US flights to Tel Aviv extended while rocket threat is assessed
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – US Federal Aviation Administration says it is working with Israeli government to determine when directive can be lifted The US Federal Aviation Administration says it will continue its ban on US airline flights to Tel Aviv…
Setting the agenda in coverage of Gaza and MH17 | @guardianletters
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – Owen Jones’s sensitive article ( How the occupation of Gaza corrupts the occupier , 21 July) is most welcome. There has been a huge disparity over the past few days in the coverage given to the bombardment of…
Graphic content: when photographs of carnage are too upsetting to publish
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – The onslaught in Gaza and the MH17 crash scene in Ukraine have generated thousands of pictures, many of which show the gruesome reality of the violence. How does the Guardian’s head of photography decide whether or…
Israel may have committed war crimes during Gaza offensive, UN says
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – UN human rights council debates resolution calling for urgent dispatch of ‘independent, international commission of inquiry’ Gaza crisis: live updates The UN has said that Israel may have committed war crimes in its offensive against Hamas…
UN human rights body to investigate claims of Israeli violations in Gaza
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – UN’s human rights chief says Israel has not done enough to protect civilians while also condemning attacks by Hamas The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has agreed to launch an international inquiry into violations that…
What British Jews really think about the Gaza conflict | Keith Kahn-Harris
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – The British Jewish community is often portrayed as being united on Israel but opinion is far more complex and wide-ranging than that It suits a variety of agendas to claim that British Jews are largely united…
Gaza conflict takes toll on Hamas rocket stocks and tunnels
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – IDF says it has destroyed 30%-40% of militant rockets and six tunnel shafts; Hamas has killed 29 soldiers and disrupted flights After more than two weeks of intense fighting in Gaza, both Hamas and Israel have…
Lib Dem MP David Ward apologises over Gaza comments
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – Bradford East MP says he condemns violence on both sides of conflict but will continue to speak out for rights of Palestinians The Liberal Democrat MP David Ward has issued a partial apology for saying he…
Lib Dem David Ward refuses to apologise for Gaza tweet
The Guardian 23 Jul 2014 – MP says he does not condone firing of rockets into Israel but ‘I understand why people are so desperate that they are doing it’ The Liberal Democrat MP David Ward has refused to apologise for saying…
Focus on Child Marriage, Genital Mutilation at All-Time High
IPS Female genital mutilation (FGM) traditional surgeon in Kapchorwa, Uganda speaking to a reporter. The women in this area are being trained by civil society organisation REACH in how to educate people to stop the practice. Credit: Joshua Kyalimpa/IPS By Julia Hotz WASHINGTON, Jul 23 2014 (IPS) As Tuesday s major summits…
The fatal Palestinian trinity
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – There are no concrete military outcomes for what is happening in Gaza. Israel has not eliminated Hamas nor has it obliterated any other resistance forces or liberation movements that seek to break the hold of the…
ISIS kills 23 Iranian Soldiers in Iraq
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014- So far the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) has killed 24 Iranian Quds Soldiers during fighting in Iraq in the last month. According to Iraqi local media, since the start of ISIS attacks in Iraq…
Israeli calls for Palestinian blood ring at fever pitc
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – Concerned humanists may have hoped that when a group of Jewish Israelis confessed to kidnapping and killing Muhammad Abu Khudair, a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem – forcing him to drink gasoline and torching him to death…
Netanyahu says there will never be a real Palestinian state
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a press conference in Hebrew in which he stated that he would never accept Palestinian sovereignty in the West Bank because Israel s security needs are too great in an…
Open letter to Members of the European Parliament
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2015 …The failure to protect the ordinary citizens of Iraq, the deliberate harm inflicted on certain communities as well as the gross human rights violations being committed by the Iraqi government s forces on a daily basis with…
Iraqi Shi a parties prepare to nominate Chalabi for PM
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – Iraqi lawmakers elected a new speaker of parliament on Tuesday, as Shi a political parties prepared to nominate candidates to replace Nuri Al-Maliki as prime minister. Iraqi state TV showed footage of MPs congratulating Sunni MP…
“Israel Targets Civilians, the Casualties Speak Volumes”: International Protection Urged for Besieged Gaza
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – ….The real issue here is whether Israel is going to be held accountable. And so far there hasn t been any international actors who have stepped forward to say anything to Israel or to do anything…
Palestinians in Israel demand war crimes probe for Gaza
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – Palestinian civil society organizations in Israel are urging international efforts to investigate alleged war crimes committed during Israel s bombardment of the Gaza Strip . There are nearly 1.7 million Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, who although they…
Witness to an International Crime: Israeli State Terrorism in Gaza
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – “Protective Edge,” the cartoonish name given to the latest Israeli military offensive against the occupied people of Palestine, is representative of the inverted reality whereby the 1.7 million captive and largely defenseless Palestinians in Gaza are…
Has Israel appointed a war criminal to probe civilian deaths in Gaza?
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – Joshua Hantman, a senior adviser to Ron Dermer, Israel s ambassador to the United States, was invited to speak on the TV program Democracy Now! last Friday, where he asserted: “For Israel, any civilian death is…
Colonial Experiments in Gaza
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 -….Although Gaza is walled off and isolated, it is not detached from the rest of Palestine. The particular forms of confinement, destruction, and experimentation in Gaza are constitutive of Israeli colonial rule. This rule maintains and reproduces…
The unfolding lie of Operation Protective Edge
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014-…The kidnapping and murder of three Israeli youths in Gush Etzion in June 2014 was a boon to the prime minister. This is a harsh statement, but it can be corroborated by what Netanyahu said just two days…
Israel firing experimental weapons at Gaza s civilians, say doctors
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 – Doctors treating patients in Gaza have accused Israel of using experimental weapons on Palestinian civilians.Addressing reporters at a press conference on Sunday, Youssef Abul Resh, undersecretary of the health ministry in Gaza, said, “Medical teams have…
Israeli officials call for cutting energy and food supplies to Gaza
Uruknet 23 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2014 -Israeli officials yesterday renewed their calls for cutting food and electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip as a punitive measure against Hamas and the area s residents.Israel s Deputy Defence Minister Danny Danon stressed that it is…
Bloodbath in Gaza: Abnormal becomes normal
Uruknet 22 Jul 2014 – July 15, 2015 – As world powers watch the slaughter of Gaza s besieged population in deathly silence, ordinary people are shocked at the levels of barbarity displayed by Israel. Gruesome and grotesque to the extreme. Visuals in mainstream media…
Syria News – July 14 , 2014 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
Uruknet 22 Jul 2014 – July 14, 2014 – By the end of Monday, the coordination committees were able to document 39 martyrs including 4 women, 5 children and 2 martyrs under torture: 14 martyrs were reported in Aleppo; 9 Damascus and its suburbs; 7…
Ongoing Israeli Offensive on Gaza: 162 Palestinians Killed, of Whom 137 Are Civilians, Including 34 Children and 28 Women, and 1,058 Others Wounded, Mostly Civilians, Including 332 Children and 212 Women;
Uruknet 22 Jul 2014 – July 14, 2014 – Israeli occupation forces have continued their brutal and immoral offensive on the Gaza Strip for the 7th consecutive day, and have continued the policy of collective punishment in disregard for the international law and humanitarian law,…
Russia, Saudi Arabia to Sign Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Deal
Uruknet 22 Jul 2014 – July 14, 2014 – Russia and Saudi Arabia plan to sign an intergovernmental agreement in the civilian nuclear cooperation, the head of Russia s Rosatom nuclear energy corporation said on Sunday.”Everything is ready, at the level of delegations everything has…
Iran’s supreme leader calls for end to “murderous” Israeli regime
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called for a referendum canvassing the Arabs and Jews that live in Israel in order to end the “Zionist state”, but said until such a vote could be…
Iraq: al-Maliki rejects Iran’s urging to step down
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 Senior Shiite politicians say Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rejected an attempt by top ally Iran to persuade him to step down, underlining his determination to push for a third term in office.
Kurds agree on Fuad Masum for Iraq president: official
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 Veteran Iraqi politician Fuad Masum was almost guaranteed to become Iraq’s next president after the main Kurdish blocs in parliament agreed on his candidacy Thursday.
Egypt judge: Al-Jazeera team did “devil’s” work
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 An Egyptian judge released his reasoning for harsh sentences issued against three Al-Jazeera journalists, saying they were brought together “by the devil” to destabilize the country.
Turkish Airlines extends suspension of Israel flights by 24 hours
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 Turkey’s national carrier has extended its suspension of direct flights to Tel Aviv for another day for security reasons due to the Gaza conflict between Israel and Hamas, the communications minister said on Wednesday.
Libya power handover agreed as airport battle rages on
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 The General National Congress, which has governed violence-wracked Libya since dictator Moamer Kadhafi’s overthrow, said Wednesday it will hand over legislative power to a newly elected parliament on August 4.
Hamas leader calls for humanitarian truce in Gaza
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Wednesday for a temporary truce to allow humanitarian relief into Gaza, but said his group would keep fighting against an Israeli offensive and would not agree to a more lasting…
Hamas has rockets that can reach Israel airport: State Department
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 Hamas does possess rockets that can reach Israel’s Ben Gurion airport although the accuracy of the rockets does remain limited, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Three rockets land in Bekaa Valley
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 BEIRUT: Three rockets fired from Syria hit the Bekaa Valley late Wednesday, dropping between the towns of Bezaliyya and Labweh in the outskirts of Arsal, a security source told The Daily Star.
Lebanese protesters reenact Israeli soldier s capture
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 A young boy reenacted the capture of an Israeli soldier by Hamas Wednesday, receiving a great deal of swearing, spitting and gravel throwing as Sidon youth marched in front of the city s Zaatari mosque towards Martyrs…
FAA extends flight ban to Tel Aviv for U.S. airlines by 24 hours
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday extended a ban on U.S. airline flights to Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv by an additional 24 hours.
Israel detains soldiers after WhatsApp leaks about Gaza casualties
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had detained several soldiers and a civilian on suspicion of leaking Gaza casualty figures over social media before families of the dead or wounded could be formally informed.
UN rights council launches probe into Israel’s Gaza offensive
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday launched a probe into Israel’s Gaza offensive, backing efforts by the Palestinians to hold the Jewish state up to international scrutiny.
Berri proposes international fund for Gaza reconstruction
Daily Star 23 Jul 2014 Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri calls for the creation of an Arab and International fund for the reconstruction of Gaza.
Stones. Molotov cocktails thrown at Israel Border Police forces in East Jerusalem; one soldier lightly wounded
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Arab bus driver attacked by several Jewish youths in Jerusalem, sustains light wounds
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Two Arkia flights to bring Israelis who flew with Turkish airlines back to country
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Republican asks if flight ban is boycott of Israel
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Funeral details set for Golani brigade soldier killed on Sunday
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Destroying Hamas is only way to peace
YNet News, 23 Jul 2014 – Op-ed: Israel must advance agreement with Palestinian Authority while eradicating rather than weakening Islamic organization in Gaza. ….
Italy, France, Germany denounce anti-Semitic demos
YNet News, 23 Jul 2014 – European foreign ministers vow to do everything possible to combat violence over Gaza conflict in their countries. In Berlin, police ban pro-Palestinian protesters from chanting anti-Semitic slogan. ….
Why Israel should accept Hamas’ terms
YNet News, 22 Jul 2014 – Op-ed: In order to win public opinion, Israel must adopt all of Islamic organization’s conditions for ceasefire and add sections benefitting Gaza’s residents in exchange for Strip’s demilitarization by an international force. ….
Israel’s stick and carrot approach in Gaza
YNet News, 22 Jul 2014 – Analysis: Even as it is facing military defeat, Hamas must be given enough of an incentive to agree to a ceasefire. ….
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Qaradawi: Palestinian resistance should not be left alone
PIC – Chairman of International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Qaradawi said that the Palestinian resistance should not be left alone in face of “the Israeli enemy”.
AOHR UK: EU statement provides green light for Israeli onslaught
PIC – AOHR UK has stressed that EU leaders‚¨ “! statement regarding the Israeli attack on Gaza is nothing short of a betrayal of the principles of human rights on which the EU was founded.
Palestinian angry protesters set fire to Israeli military vehicles in al-Khalil
PIC – Palestinian youths set fire to two Israeli military vehicles during violent clashes that broke out in southern Dura town in al-Khalil at dawn Wednesday.
75 Palestinians killed on the 16th day of Israeli aggression on Gaza
PIC – Israeli warplanes continued targeting civilian communities in Gaza Strip for the 16th consecutive day killing 75 Palestinians, mostly children and women, on Tuesday.
Hamas: IOF massacre in Khuza‚¨ “!a brutal war crime
PIC – Hamas described as horrendous war crime the Israeli occupation forces barbaric bombardment of civilian neighborhoods in Khuza‚¨ “!a town to the east of Khan Younis.
Head of Arab Parliament criticizes UNSC’s statement on Gaza aggression
PIC – Head of the Arab Parliament Ahmad al-Jarwan has the latest statement issued by UN Security Council (UNSC) on the Israeli aggression on Gaza, saying it does not live up to the event.
Palestinian killed in IOF violent quelling of protest in Bethlehem
PIC – A 32-year-old Palestinian man was killed in Husan village, west of Bethlehem, at dawn Wednesday at the hands of Israeli occupation forces (IOF).
Iranian FM lauds resistance in telephone contact with Mishaal
PIC – Khaled Mishaal has received a phone call from Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in which the latter praised the Palestinian resistance in face of the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip.
Kerry: We will Continue Working Toward Reaching a Cease-Fire
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
OFID Approves $500,000 Urgent Humanitarian Aid for Gaza
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Abbas: No One will Enjoy Stability as long as Gaza Children Do not
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Foreign Minister: Lack of Accountability for Israel’s Crimes Undermines Credibility of United Nations and International …
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Palestinian Shot by Israeli Forces West of Bethlehem, Dies of his Wounds at Hospital
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Health Minister Warns of Health and Environmental Disaster in the Gaza Strip
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Israel Slaughters Entire Families, says Palestine s UN Observer
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
UNRWA Strongly Condemns Shelling of School in Gaza Sheltering Civilians, Calls for Investigation
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Thirty Four Palestinians Killed, 160 Injured on 16th Day of Israeli Aggression on Gaza (Update)
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Newspaper Review: Israeli continuing Massacres in Gaza Focus of Dailies
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
Leadership says Gaza Demands are the Demands of Entire Palestinian People’
WAFA – 23 Jul 2014
U.N. Rights Panel Votes for Inquiry in Gaza Conflict
New York Times 23 Jul 2014 – Navi Pillay, the high commissioner for human rights, suggested both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes.
Airlines Suspend Flights to Israel After Hamas Rocket Falls Near Main Airport
New York Times 23 Jul 2014 – After a rocket fell near Ben-Gurion airport outside Tel Aviv, the Federal Aviation Administration told American carriers to halt service for 24 hours, and some other airlines followed suit.
Israel Faces Increasing Pressure to Halt Gaza War
New York Times 23 Jul 2014 – Secretary of State John Kerry pressed for a cease-fire, and a ban on many foreign flights upended tourism, as Israel faced new diplomatic and economic pressures to end its conflict with Hamas.
In Israel, Kerry Sees Work to Do to Get Deal on Cease-Fire
New York Times 23 Jul 2014 – Secretary of State John Kerry sought to forge a truce in the Gaza Strip a day after American civilian flights to Israel were suspended.
Raqqa Journal: In a Syrian City, ISIS Puts Its Vision Into Practice
New York Times 23 Jul 2014 – Islamist extremists in control of Raqqa, Syria, have blended their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam with the practicalities of governance.
A Blast, a Fire and an Israeli Soldier Goes Missing
New York Times 23 Jul 2014 – Israeli officials said they were uncertain whether the soldier had been captured by Palestinian forces in Gaza or killed in combat.
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Turkey Can Teach Israel How to End Terror
New York Times 23 Jul 2014 – Turkey faced a terrorist threat for decades and has now made peace. Israel should follow its example.
World Briefing: U.N. Warns of Polio Risk in War Zones
New York Times 22 Jul 2014 – The United Nations expressed concern about the possible spread of polio in the war-ravaged countries of Syria and Iraq and beyond on Tuesday.
Crises Cascade and Converge, Testing Obama
New York Times 22 Jul 2014 – Rarely has a president been confronted with so many seemingly disparate foreign policy crises at once, and the interlocking nature of them all is making the current upheaval more complicated.
For Israelis on Edge of Battle, Rockets Put On a Show
New York Times 22 Jul 2014 – Residents of the town of Sderot, the so-called bomb shelter capital of the world, gather on a dusty hill every night to watch rockets soar between Israel and Gaza.
Hamas Gambled on War as Its Woes Grew in Gaza
New York Times 22 Jul 2014 – When war between Israel and Hamas broke out two weeks ago, the Palestinian militant group was so hamstrung, politically, economically and diplomatically, that its leaders appeared to feel they had nothing to lose.
Op-Ed Contributor: Gaza Under Israel s Onslaught
New York Times 22 Jul 2014 – In Gaza, anxious eyes scan the night sky for any warning of the bombs that rain.
Fighting in Gaza Continues
New York Times 22 Jul 2014 – The Palestinian death toll rose while the Israeli military said it had struck weapons stores and other infrastructure in Gaza.
No food, no water to revive awaiting certain death& : Horrifying report from Khuza a village following Israeli attack
Mondoweiss – Palestinians flee their homes following heavy Israeli shelling during an Israeli ground offensive east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip July 23, 2014. (Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa) I just received this report from Yamen Radwan who lives in Khuza a, a village east of Khan…
On Death to Arabs in Jerusalem & Tel Aviv
Mondoweiss – Video of Jewish mob chanting Death to Arabs! as they stop cars looking for Palestinian drivers in Jerusalem. On Saturday July 19, I was invited to give a lecture to students at the Arab American University in Jenin, in the northern tip of the West Bank….
9 Reasons why Israel is under rocket attack
Mondoweiss – Palestinian rescue workers search for survivors under the rubble of a house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike, in Gaza City, Monday, July 21, 2014. (Photo: Khalil Hamra/ AP) The peace-loving nation of Israel is yet again at the brink of an existential annihilation due…
It s time for liberal Jewish bodies to take a stand
Mondoweiss – Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, senior rabbi to UK s Reform Jewish community A letter to Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi to the UK Movement for Reform Judaism, first posted at Robert Cohen s site . Dear Rabbi Laura, I listened to the Gaza conflict debate on BBC Radio 42 s…
Critical Ethnic Studies Association and the African Literature Association endorse the academic boycott of Israel
Mondoweiss – The US Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) congratulates both the Critical Ethnic Studies Association (CESA) and the African Literature Association (ALA) following their recent, respective announcements to heed the call from Palestinian civil society and endorse the academic boycott of Israel ….
Palestinians build tunnel to attack Israeli kindergarten, Netanyahu says
Mondoweiss – Yesterday Israel s prime minister tweeted more cartoon evidence of alleged war crimes by Gazan militants. Hamas used funds for kindergartens for Gaza s children to build tunnels of terror to strike at Israeli kindergartens.pic.twitter.com/oU90yFWFQz PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) July 22, 2014 If you study the…
Speaking to the Deaf: Activists attempt to talk with the Israeli public about Gaza
Mondoweiss – Israeli policemen arrest protesters as Palestnians living in Israel and left wing activists protest against the Israeli attack on Gaza in down town Haifa, July 18, 2014. (Photo:Activestills.org) By Tuesday afternoon, two days after its launch, a little over 1,300 Israeli citizens signed a petition…
Heartbreaking is U.S. government s talking point for Gaza massacre
Mondoweiss – As the images pile up of the massacre in Gaza, the word has gone out within the upper reaches of the U.S. government and that word is heartbreaking. That s the clever euphemism U.S. officials are using to try and cover their bases, to say they re not…
We know that Israel has no red line when it attacks us : Civilians bear the brunt as Israel s offensive on Gaza continues
Mondoweiss – Palestinian children hide in a car trunk as they flee their family homes following heavy Israeli shelling during an Israeli ground offensive east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip July 23, 2014. (Photo: Reuters) As Israel continues it s an all-out land, sea and air…
Slate blames Birthright for indoctrinating American Jew who was killed fighting for Israel
Mondoweiss – Birthright logo Max Steinberg is a 24-year-old American who was just killed in Gaza, fighting for the Israeli Defense Forces. He visited Israel for the first time in 2012 on a Birthright trip, the program that sends American Jews to Israel, and he drank the Koolaid….
Gaza War: Bringing Out the Worst in Israeli Misogyny, Racism
Tikun Olam – Soldiers: Pound their Mom so you can return safely to yours. In last night s post I noted some of the ghoulish reactions by Israelis to the war, from Prof. Mordechai Kedar s call for raping the sisters and mothers of Palestinian terrorists to Rabbi Dov Lior s halachic…
Gaza War Day 16: Israel s Defense Minister Ordered Use of Obsolete Armored Vehicle Leading to 7 Soldier Deaths
Tikun Olam – Israeli M-113 APC destroyed by anti-tank missile resulting in deaths of 7 IDF troops Israeli defense minister, Bogie Yaalon, hasbeen locked in a major fiscalbattle with Finance Minister Yair Lapid over funding for the IDF. Lapid is desperately trying to cut ministerial budgets, while the IDF…
JVP condemns anti-semitic incidents
Jewish Voice for Peace – In these terrible days, JVP is heartened to see the massive growth in the global movement to demand justice for Palestinians and an end to Israel s current assault, which has now left over 600 Palestinians dead, including 100 children. As a part of this movement, we…
Why Airline Bans Are Such a Blow to Israel
The Forward New 23 Jul 2014 – When the Federal Aviation Administration announced a ban Tuesday on U.S. carriers flying to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, prompting a slew of similar decisions by European carriers, the flight cancellations were more than just a major inconvenience to thousands of passengers on 160-plus canceled…
Hamas ties ceasefire to blockade
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal says there can be no ceasefire in Gaza without an end to Israel’s economic blockade, as fighting continues in Gaza.
Hamas Wants Humanitarian Truce Not Ceasefire
The Foward Breaking News 23 Jul 2014 – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Wednesday for a temporary truce to allow humanitarian relief into Gaza, but said his group would keep fighting against an Israeli offensive and would not agree to a more lasting ceasefire without full negotiation of terms. Click here for the…
Ban on flights to Tel Aviv renewed
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – The suspension of US and European airline flights to Israel’s Ben Gurion airport after a nearby rocket attack has been extended for a second day.
U.N. Launches Rights Probe Into Gaza War
The Foward Breaking News 23 Jul 2014 – The United Nations on Wednesday launched an international inquiry into human rights violations and crimes that may have been committed by Israel during its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Click here for the rest of the article…
30,000 Mourn Max Steinberg at Israel Funeral
The Foward Breaking News 23 Jul 2014 – A crowd estimated at 30,000 attended the funeral for Max Steinberg, an American lone soldier who was killed in Gaza. Click here for the rest of the article…
50 Israeli Reservists Refuse To Serve in Gaza War
The Foward Breaking News 23 Jul 2014 – More than 50 former Israeli soldiers have refused to serve in the nation s reserve force, citing regret over their part in a military they said plays a central role in oppressing Palestinians, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Click here for the rest of the article……
VIDEO: Hundreds die in Syria ‘deadliest week’
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – More than 1,700 people have reportedly been killed in seven days as fighting in Syria intensifies.
American Authorities Extend Flight Ban to Israel for Another Day
The Forward New 23 Jul 2014 – The widening conflict in Israel forced most airlines to scrap flights Tuesday to Tel Aviv dealing a major blow to Israel s tourism industry. Click here for the rest of the article…
VIDEO: Red Cross attacked by Gaza civilians
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – Paul Adams sees a Red Cross evacuation mission come under attack by local people in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighbourhood
South Africa: Zuma Lauded for Initiating Talks With Palestine
allAfrica.com23 Jul 2014 – [CAJ News]Johannesburg -SOUTH Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) says it supports the initiatives taken by the country’s leader to invite Palestinian President of Mahomoud Abbas to the country to discuss the situation of Palestine and current conflict.
Egypt: Israel/Gaza – How Does It End?
allAfrica.com23 Jul 2014 – [IRIN]Dubai -The latest round of violence between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza is now two weeks old, with nearly 600 Palestinians and 29 Israelis – all but two of them active duty soldiers – dead. A ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt last week collapsed after…
Egypt: Kerry Discusses Gaza With Arab League, Egyptian Officials
allAfrica.com23 Jul 2014 – [State Department]Cairo, Egypt -U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian and Arab League officials on finding an end to fighting in Gaza.
Egypt: Kerry in Cairo to Push for Gaza Ceasefire
allAfrica.com23 Jul 2014 – [RFI]US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Cairo on Tuesday in an attempt to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Staring Into the Void, for Both Israelis and Palestinians
The Forward Editorial 23 Jul 2014 – Along with wreaking untold horrors on both sides, the Gaza war has all but extinguished hopes for a two-state solution. For Jane Eisner, the biggest problem is that there is no alternative. Click here for the rest of the article…
Hamas leader: We are ready for a ceasefire if Gaza siege is lifted
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – Updated at 10:34 pm: Hamas’ political chief Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian movement was ready to accept a ceasefire with Israel if it agreed to lift the crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip. “Everyone wanted us to accept a ceasefire and then negotiate for our rights,…
Congress split on keeping Iraq together
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Kurdish independence is gaining support on Capitol Hill but the administration still supports Baghdad.
US: Iran has addressed ‘greatest’ nonproliferation concerns
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Iran and the P5+1 have completed a draft nuclear agreement and Iran will continue tough, nonproliferation restrictions over the next four months while negotiators try to finish a deal, the Obama administration says.
Iraqi politicians postpone presidential vote amid growing violence
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – Iraqi lawmakers on Wednesday postponed choosing a new president for their ailing country while air strikes, suicide car bombs and summary executions yielded their daily grim crop of bodies. Parliament adjourned without even broaching the election of a new head of state and agreed to meet…
Turkey detains 105 police officers suspected of wiretapping
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – Turkish authorities were on Wednesday hunting for nine police intelligence officers still on the run after a massive operation against suspected illegal wiretapping resulted in the arrest of over 100 people. A total of 105 serving and former top police officers have so far been detained…
Fatah s sudden volte-face
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas adresses journalists as he meets with members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on July 22, 2014 in the West Bank city of Ramallah, after he prayed for the Palestinians who were killed during the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza…
How far can Lebanon s anti-corruption initiatives go?
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – A protestor in Beirut demonstrating against the endemic corruption holds a sign in Arabic saying “A person steals a loaf of bread and they go to jail, a person steals a country and they become a leader.’ (Photo: Marwan Tahtah) A protestor in Beirut demonstrating against…
US seeks longer term exit strategy for Gaza war
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – US officials are voicing support for a solution to the frequent cycles of violence between Hamas and Israel, which may borrow from the UN resolution that ended the 2006 war with Lebanon.
VIDEO: Drones overhead on streets of Gaza
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – The United Nations says about 102,000 displaced people are now using shelters across Gaza as the Israeli offensive continues. Those who have stayed are adjusting to the sounds and sights of conflict, as Yolande Knell reports from Gaza.
Fuel storage tanks attacked in Libya militia battles
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – Fuel storage tanks that supply Tripoli were hit on Wednesday in clashes between rival Libyan militias, igniting a huge blaze near the international airport. More than 40 people have been killed in some of the worst violence in the capital since the 2011 war that ousted…
Meretz Party Leader: Israel should not have gone into Gaza
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – In an interview with Al-Monitor, leftist Meretz Party head Zehava Gal-On explains that she does not worry about finding herself left out of the Israeli security consensus following her call for a unilateral cease-fire.
Interview with an international human shield in Gaza
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – Palestinians push a stretcher carrying the body of a member of the al-Qasas family who was killed in an Israeli army shelling on July 21, 2014, as they arrive at the morgue of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza city. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Hams) Palestinians push a stretcher…
Hamas, the first Palestinian army
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Israel did not rightly assess Hamas military abilities and must henceforth stop considering it as terror cells, like the other Gaza strip groups, but as an army that it should aspire to bring down.
Migrant workers forced to remain in Israeli fields as rockets fall
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Thai field workers in the south of Israel are left in the open as farmers fail to provide portable shelters.
Why Israelis are rallying behind latest Gaza campaign
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – Why Israelis are unified over latest Gaza campaign
Gaza ‘miracle survivor’ Asmaa succumbs to her injuries
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – Death of Palestinian woman who clung to life under bombed building
In Israel, social media threatens a sacred duty
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – The flow of information through social networks challenges one of the most difficult tasks of Israeli society: the ritual of informing the families of fallen soldiers that a loved one has died in battle.
Gazans crowd schools in search of shelter
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Gaza’s civilians have nowhere to hide from Israeli strikes, causing over 100,000 residents to flee to UNRWA centers.
Al-Shujayeh: Palestine s Saigon
Al-Akhbar Opinion 23 Jul 2014 – A displaced man from the Shejaiya neighborhood in the Gaza Strip sleeps at the UN school where he and others have taken refuge after fleeing heavy fighting in their area on July 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Marco Longari) A displaced man from the Shejaiya neighborhood in the…
Lebanese soldier defects to al-Nusra Front
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – A Lebanese army soldier defected to the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front after abandoning his post in the eastern town of Ersal overnight Tuesday, security sources told Al-Akhbar . Atef Saadeddine left the army to join the jihadi group after making off with three M16 rifles, night vision goggles…
Jabhat al-Nusra reveals its true nature
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Jabhat al-Nusra appears to be following in the footsteps of its main rival the Islamic State, amid claims it is taking border towns and establishing an emirate.
France jails pro-Palestinian rioters
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – A French court jails three young men for rioting after a pro-Palestinian demonstration in a mixed suburb of Paris degenerated into anti-Semitic violence.
Gaza: Displaced Palestinians forced to leave UNRWA schools
Al-Akhbar News 23 Jul 2014 – Displaced Palestinian children from Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip gather on July 23, 2014 at a UN school in the refugee camp of Jabalia where families fleeing heavy fighting in the besieged Palestinian territory have taken refuge. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Abed) Displaced Palestinian children from…
A guide to Iranian online dating
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Young Iranians are turning to chat rooms many deemed illegal by the Iranian government to find dates or even potential spouses.
VIDEO: Frustration as Israel flights suspended
BBC 23 Jul 2014 – Several airlines have suspended flights to Israel after a rocket from Gaza landed near Ben Gurion airport, in Tel Aviv
Why the Islamic State is no Al-Qaeda clone
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – The announcement by the Islamic State of the caliphate and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi s self-proclamation as the caliph sets IS apart from Al-Qaeda.
Iran s Reformist papers accused of lackluster Gaza coverage
Al-Monitor 23 Jul 2014 – Conservative media outlets in Iran have attacked Reformist news organizations for failing to report on the conflict in Gaza, prompting the editors to defend their coverage.
Will Libya’s militias defeat democracy?
BBC 22 Jul 2014 – Will Libya’s militias defeat democracy?
Suicide car bomb kills 21 in Iraq
BBC 22 Jul 2014 – A suicide car bomb has killed at least 21 people at a police checkpoint in Baghdad’s Kadhimiya district, Iraqi police say.
VIDEO: Gaza: Why Rafah crossing matters
BBC 22 Jul 2014 – Lyse Doucet reports on the hardship of life in Gaza and the importance of Rafah Crossing, on the Gaza Egypt border.
In Homs northern countryside, civilians live under fire
Al-Akhbar Politics 22 Jul 2014 – Women work in the fields of Homs’ countryside. (Photo: Archive) Women work in the fields of Homs’ countryside. (Photo: Archive) There are no obstacles on the road leading to the village of Jabourin located on the demarcation line with Om Sharshouh, a village outside the control…
Tunisia s youth express mixed feelings for upcoming elections
Al-Akhbar Politics 22 Jul 2014 – Tunisian protesters wave a national flag shouting slogans during a demonstration against terrorism on July 18, 2014 in the capital Tunis, following an attack in the Mount Chaambi region. (Photo: AFP-Fethi Belaid) Tunisian protesters wave a national flag shouting slogans during a demonstration against terrorism on…
Articles
Gaza resistance will not be crushed
Ramzy Baroud, Ma an News Agency7/23/2014
On the 13th day of Israel’s so-called Operation Protective Edge, stories of entire families collectively pulverized, women, and children keenly targeted by Israeli soldiers saturate the media.
Until now, more than 630 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and 27 Israel soldiers been killed at the hands of the Resistance. In Shujaiyya, elders, mothers and children scrambled for cover as shells mercilessly rained down, stealing the souls of countless innocents.
The destruction is overwhelming, and everywhere, Palestinians lament there is nowhere that is safe. Regardless, resolve is strong and the people of Gaza will not resign themselves to surrender.
The resistance movement in Gaza is often misrepresented intentionally at times, and at other times innocuously. In the heat of the information battle that has ensued since Israel unleashed its latest war many facts and essential context have gone missing.
Historically, Gaza has been a hub for uninterrupted popular resistance since the ethnic cleansing of Palestine at the hands of Zionist militias, and later the Israeli army, in 1947-48. An estimated 200,000 of Palestine s then nearly 800,000 refugees were forced there, with most enduring squalid and humiliating conditions.
Despite the shock of war and the humiliation of defeat, Gazans fought back almost immediately. There was no Fatah, no Hamas, and no siege — in comparison to its current definition — and Gazans did not organize around any political factions, or ideologies. Rather they assembled in small groups known to Gazans as Fedayeen — freedom fighters.
These were dispossessed refugees still unaware of the complexity of their political surroundings, and the Fedayeen were mostly young Palestinian refugees fighting to return to their home. But their operations grew bolder day by day.more..e-mail
It is our right to celebrate the capture of an Israeli soldier
Abdel Bari Atwan, Middle East Monitor (MEMO)7/23/2014
“Terrorist” Hamas kills soldiers but “civilised” Netanyahu kills children. I fear that the blood of innocent civilians will have been shed in vain due to Arab mediation and these are my reasons.
Those who witnessed the happiness in many Arab cities, and in Gaza particularly, knows how eager the Muslim Ummah is for a victory of any sort. Hence, when “Abu Obaida” of Al-Aqsa Brigades announced the capture of an Israeli soldier, and showed his photograph and military number during the announcement, for the Arabs this was a small victory after many a year of being oppressed.
Perhaps capturing an Israeli soldier does not represent a huge success, at least not in the minds of the analysts using statistics to assess Israel’s aggression against Gaza. However, oppressed populations look at such events from a more nationalistic and empathetic standpoint. In fact, they consider different factors altogether; when Benjamin Netanyahu announced the capture of the soldier and the death of 20 others (the number has since increased to 30), one could see the sadness and defeat on his face. The joy that was felt by many people, on the other hand, was almost reflexive in spite of all the difficulties facing the resistance. I was among those who rejoiced.
The Palestinian resistance captures and kills soldiers whereas Israeli soldiers kill children and demolish homes atop the civilians who live inside them, almost in anger after failing to find the fighters defending the population being punished collectively by Israel. It is here that we can begin to make comparisons between a resistance that believes in morality and a barbaric and racist army that does not have the word “humanity” in its lexicon; that is, if it has any words other than death and destruction there to begin with.
Israel and Netanyahu are experiencing a crisis and it is for this reason that US Secretary of State John Kerry has been ordered by his boss to rush to the region to save both the prime minister and his state….more..e-mail
Israel, not Hamas, orchestrated the latest conflict in Gaza
by Musa al-Gharbi, Aljazeera America7/22/2014
Washington’s ironclad support for Israel provides effective shield for war crimes
In the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the dominant discourse is that the Palestinian militants provoked the hostilities while Israel, as President Barack Obama affirmed last week, is acting in legitimate self-defense. Many have attempted to problematize this narrative, for instance by arguing that Israel, as an occupying power, does not have a legitimate legal or moral claim to self-defense. Others have argued that rockets fired by Hamas do not constitute an existential crisis for Israel or its citizens and certainly did not warrant the killing of more than 500 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including women and children.
While these are all valid and important points, the broader narrative remains largely unchallenged: Hamas began firing rockets at Israel first, triggering Israel s latest military incursion. This is not true. In fact, far from acting in self-defense, the crisis is the result of deliberate actions by Israel over the last few weeks first to stir up anti-Arab sentiment among the Israeli population and then to provoke Hamas into open conflict.
Israeli provocations
The current escalation began with the abduction of three Israeli teenagers from settlements in the West Bank. The fact that the three were kidnapped from settlements is an important detail that is often passed over far too quickly or overlooked altogether. The settlements, what they represent and how the settlers interact with the Palestinian population form a critical part of the episode s context.
After the kidnapping, for more than two weeks Israeli authorities put on a show of looking for the missing teens….more..e-mail
Deconstructing Israeli Claims
Daoud Kuttab, Arabic Media Internet Network (AMIN)7/24/2014
Before the information revolution, it was a given that a victor writes history. In today s world, with credible irrefutable information at your fingertips, how come so many people get it wrong? Media spin has gone into overdrive in justifying the Israeli onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza. A careful
study of the facts and the reality is in order to set the record straight.
Israel and many of its allies in the world, including the US, say that the current military offensive on the 1.8 million Palestinians of Gaza is a mere defensive act . The Israelis repeatedly say that no country in the world would tolerate the barrage of rockets that are falling on its population.
Before dealing with the defence issue, it is critically important to note that Israel is no ordinary country. It is an occupying power that has for 47 years held a captive Palestinian population under its military control. Israel, which received its initial legitimacy by the UN in 1947, has refused to honour UN Security Council Resolution 242 that considered its occupation of Arab lands in 1967 to be unacceptable. Since then, Israel has also violated international law by moving its people into occupied territories, it has illegally confiscated Palestinian land and for seven years collectively punished the people of Gaza with an immoral and illegal land and water siege that has never been authorised by a single country or world power.
As to the defensive nature of the Israeli attack on Gaza, it is of extreme significance that Israel began the war on the Strip verbally and militarily when three Israelis disappeared in areas under Israeli military control in the West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Gaza-based Hamas leadership of being behind the kidnapping. In revenge against Hamas, Israel arrested hundreds of Palestinians, including elected parliamentarians, destroyed the homes of two Palestinians it suspects (without proof) of being involved in the kidnapping/murder and acted against Gaza. The Israeli shelling of Gaza intensified after the discovery of the three killed Israelis. A number of Palestinians, including a child, was killed in the Israeli air bombardment.more..e-mail
The Gaza Bombardment What You re Not Being Told
In Gaza: 23 Jul 2014 – Fascinating simple observations on the Zionist state s massacre of Gaza, possible reasons behind it, and their racist, colonial, genocidal policies re Palestine in general Filed under: Zionist propaganda , Zionists attacks on Gaza , Zionsts wars on Gazamore
US Plays Decisive Role in Israel s Attack on Gaza
Palestine Chronicle: 23 Jul 2014 – By Jonathan Cook Two reporters for major US TV channels were summarily removed last week from covering Israel s attack on Gaza, moments before Israel launched a ground invasion. NBC pulled out Ayman Mohyeldin, who has been widely praised for the even-handedness of his reporting from Gaza, just as he landed a harrowing scoop. He had kicked a football with four boys who were killed moments later by an Israeli missile. Mohyeldin managed a few tweets before being removed, allegedly on security grounds. But why then did NBC immediately send in a replacement? After a public outcry, Mohyeldin was reinstated, but no proper explanation of the decision has been provided. Shortly afterwards, CNN reassigned its reporter in Israel, Diana Magnay, after a tweet in which she labelled as scum an Israeli mob that threatened her with violence as she filmed them celebrating missile explosions in Gaza. The tweet was deleted within…more
Telegenically Dead: Israel s Crumbling Media War
Dissident Voice: 22 Jul 2014 – Israeli propaganda has hit a new low. While the world was still trying to come to terms with the mass deaths in Shuja iyeh , Benjamin Netanyahu went on CNN to state that Hamas uses the telegenically dead to further their cause. He added that for Hamas: The more the dead, the better. Even while Netanyahu followed the propaganda script, which is to first show sympathy and express remorse, by reducing dead Palestinians to a photo-op he showed how his own mind works. There is a standard script for how to deal with Palestinian casualties. After Israel killed four boys on the Gaza beach on July 16th, the US establishment media fell in line behind Israel s PR framework: acknowledge the tragedy but blame Hamas. This is exactly what Israeli spokesperson Mark Regev said on Channel 4 News when grilled by the anchor Jon Snow. It is also how the US State Department…more
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