Palestine
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Gaza: Violence has gone on too long – we have lost all hope By Raji Sourani
In Gaza, history repeats. Day and night Israeli air strikes target the Gaza Strip. As Israel calls up reinforcements and assembles its armed forces across the border we sit, waiting for the next phase of the offensive. The events of the last few weeks have sparked a wave of collective punishment that risks sending Israel… Continue reading
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Israel’s Gaza Genocide Redux By Francis A. Boyle
I delivered the following Oral Argument before the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal Commission for the Indictment of Israel for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity on November 21, 2012 during Israel’s genocidal Operation Cast Lead II against the 1.7 million Palestinians living in Gaza. The analysis and conclusions remain the same today during… Continue reading
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[GazaFriends] Where shall I start? Gaza – Friday, July 11, Day 4 of the attack
Shall I start with the numbers which keep increasing and changing? 90 killed, mainly civilians. 600 injured. 140 demolished homes. Or should I start by mentioning all the different areas of the Gaza Strip that have been constantly hit, day and night. Nonstop. If it is only about numbers, then let me tell you all… Continue reading
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Gaza News Links 10-11 July 2014
11 July 2014 19:22:31 — williambowles.info Israel’s message to the Palestinians: Submit, leave or die (Mondoweiss) Israel-Gaza crisis: Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says Hamas ‘won’t be destroyed’ (The Independent) Israel to ‘resist Gaza pressure’ (BBC) Continue reading
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CNN: Palestinians Want to Die By David Swanson
In this video from Thursday on CNN, Jake Tapper interviews Diana Buttu, a former advisor to the PLO. After failing to persuade her of Israel’s complete innocence, he tells her that Hamas is instructing women and children to remain in their homes to die as Israel bombs them. She responds by expressing doubt that people… Continue reading
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PCHR 11 July 2014: Another Family Killed under Debris of Their Targeted House in Rafah
11 July 2014 — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Ref: 80/2014 – Time: 07:00 GMT – Press Releases Israeli Offensive on Gaza Continues: 86 Palestinians Killed, of Whom 73 Are Civilians, Including 24 Children and 16 Women, and 614 Others Wounded, Mostly Civilians, Including 199 Children and 127 Women; Driver of Press Vehicle Killed; Continue reading
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Why ABC Thought Suffering Palestinians Were Israelis By Peter Hart
“We take you overseas now to the rockets raining down on Israel…. And here an Israeli family trying to salvage what they can, one woman standing speechless among the ruins.” One problem: Neither of those images is an “Israeli family.” Both photos are from the Gaza Strip, and capture the aftermath of Israeli attacks. Continue reading
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Video: Fear and Loathing in Israel – Shir Hever on Reality Asserts Itself (2/5)
Mr. Hever says in colonial conditions the master fears and hates the servants who might rise up and demand their rights (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Gaza News Links 9-10 July 2014
10 July 2014 14:08:50 — williambowles.info Gaza death toll hits 81 as third day of Israel’s offensive continues (RT) Death toll of Israel’s military operation in Gaza rises to 77 (SCF) Israel preparing full-scale ground offensive in Gaza as death toll rises (Voice of Russia) Continue reading
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Israeli Offensive on Gaza Continues: 69 Palestinians Killed, of Whom 60 Are Civilians, Including 22 Children and 13 Women, and 469 Others Wounded, Mostly Civilians, Including 166 Children and 85 Women
In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have escalated their offensive on the Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes have increasingly targeted houses, civilian-populated areas and civilian facilities. The Israeli tanks have fired dozens of shells at Palestinian communities located near the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and Israeli gunboats have fired dozens of shells… Continue reading
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GazaFriends: Eyewitness Report from Gaza
My life for the last 36 hours has been filled with stories of horrific attacks on civilians and non-combatants. I have heard almost constant bombardment of Gaza and the neighboring communities, and attacks on my own neighborhood by the seaport have been frequent and ferocious. More than once I found myself running for cover but… Continue reading
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PCHR_e: Israeli forces engaged in punitive destruction of homes in the Gaza Strip
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is strongly concerned by Israel’s conduct of its offensive on the Gaza Strip, and in particular by the widespread punitive targeting of homes belonging to members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Continue reading
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Is Israel Planning Gaza’s “Final Solution”? By Felicity Arbuthnot
Overnight (July 8th/9th), one hundred and sixty targets were initially hit, including the European Gaza Hospital (a war crime without a war.) Twenty-eight people were killed and over two hundred injured, adding to the unending onslaught on Palestine from the day the Zionist cuckoo took over the Palestinian nest — homes, gardens, history, culture, ancient… Continue reading
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Gaza News Links 8-9 July 2014
9 July 2014 18:47:47 — williambowles.info Israel hits 160 Gaza sites, 8 children reported dead, Hamas fires rockets (SCF) U.S. Caving In to Israeli Intransigence (Global Research) US closes embassy in Israel for security reasons for one day (RT) Continue reading
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Israel’s “Blood Diamonds” Boost Jeweller Profits as Gaza Bleeds By Sean Clinton
As Israel carries out yet another attack on Gaza jewellers worldwide continue to conceal the fact that blood diamonds are supporting one of the most abhorrent and prolonged injustices against a defenceless indigenous people. Israel’s “prominent and central position” in the global diamond industry has ensured that diamonds which fund war crimes in Palestine evade… Continue reading
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Video: Growing Up Privileged in Apartheid, Colonial Israel – Shir Hever on Reality Asserts Itself (1/5)
Mr. Hever says he became politically active after the Second Intifada was repressed with extreme violence by the Israeli military and police (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Gaza: Houses Destroyed While Residents inside; Palestinian Deaths Rise to 22, Including 6 Children 3 Women, and 255 Wounded, Including 107 Children and 64 Women; and 29 Houses Destroyed
9 July 2014 — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Press Release: Ref: 77/2014 Israeli Offensive on Gaza Continues for the Second Consecutive Day: Houses Destroyed While Residents inside; Palestinian Deaths Rise to 22, Including 6 Children 3 Women, and 255 Wounded, Including 107 Children and 64 Women; and 29 Houses Destroyed Continue reading
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Netanyahu government knew teens were dead as it whipped up racist frenzy By Max Blumenthal
From the moment three Israeli teens were reported missing last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s military-intelligence apparatus suppressed the flow of information to the general public. Through a toxic blend of propaganda, subterfuge and incitement, they inflamed a precarious situation, manipulating Israelis into supporting their agenda until they made an utterly… Continue reading
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Gaza Under Attack! News Links 8 July 2014
8 July 2014 — williambowles.info Israel ‘ready for Gaza escalation’ (BBC) Israel launches further air strikes on Gaza and warns of ground attack (The Independent) A Call from Gaza: Support our right to life! (Mondoweiss) Continue reading
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Gaza in Crisis: Israel launches wave after wave of bombings and artillery attacks
Last night and while Israeli army forces launched military attacks all over Gaza, by sea, air and artillery shelling, hundreds of thousands of children were unable to sleep inside their roof tinned homes, clinging to their parents, crying, terrified. The shelling of last night was so strong and went through the tiny strip from north… Continue reading
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