Gaza
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More vindication for Goldstone: British news reports Israeli soldiers were ordered to ‘cleanse’ Gaza neighborhoods during Cast Lead
More vindication for Goldstone: British news reports Israeli soldiers were ordered to ‘cleanse’ Gaza neighborhoods during Cast Lead Continue reading
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Gaza war report was stalled by Palestinian Authority on US request
Papers reveal PA held up Goldstone report from UN security council and suggest Abbas was warned of 2008 invasion Continue reading
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Israeli soldiers talk about Operation Cast Lead
Exclusive: Israeli soldiers tell Channel 4 News they were ordered to “cleanse” Palestinian neighbourhoods, as filmmaker Nurit Kedar says “the atmosphere was that nobody should talk about this war”. Continue reading
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Israeli soldiers ordered to ‘cleanse’ Gaza By Alex Thomson
Israel’s invasion of Gaza deliberately aimed to ‘cleanse’ Palestinian neighbourhoods, former soldiers allege, in claims that will reignite the debate over the campaign’s legality, writes Alex Thomson. Continue reading
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Vera Macht Reports from Gaza
The air is filled with the noise of the Israeli F-16s, which are flying so low that it’s almost like the air is trembling. You can positively feel the bombs before they fall, before they explode with a horrendous bang, that is unmistakable, with a pressure wave that breaks the windows of the houses in… Continue reading
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Gaza Youth to Planet Earth! Anyone out there? “Gaza what?”
The manifesto seems to have grown bigger than expected; many supported us, many others stood firmly against us, and very few stayed indifferent. Everyone had an opinion, yet rarely did they listen to others’ and in the middle of that mess, our own voice remained unheard. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks: Israel aimed to keep Gaza economy on brink of collapse
Israel told U.S. officials in 2008 it would keep Gaza’s economy “on the brink of collapse” while avoiding a humanitarian crisis, according to U.S. diplomatic cables published by a Norwegian daily on Wednesday. Continue reading
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Wikileaks: Israeli corruption impedes flow of goods into Gaza – IDF involved
U.S. businesses allege that corruption by Israeli officials at Karni crossing is impeding their access to the Gaza market. Continue reading
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One Family in Gaza
Just months after the Israeli assault that killed 1,390 Palestinians, I visited Gaza. Among dozens of painful stories I heard, one family stood out. I spent several days with Kamal and Wafaa Awajah, playing with their children, sleeping in the tent they were living in, and filming their story. Continue reading
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Guest Media Lens Alert – Tilting Towards Israel By Jonathan Cook
Towards the end of last year, we sent out two media alerts – Put The Palestinians On A Diet and Too Toxic To Handle? – about the corporate media’s failure to report the release of documents detailing Israel’s deliberate policy of near-starvation for Gaza. “The idea”, explained a senior Israeli official, “is to put the… Continue reading
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Commemorating the Gaza Massacre – End Complicity, Intensify BDS
On the morning of 27 December 2008 Israeli forces initiated a 23-day military offensive against the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip killing more than 1400 and injuring over 5000 Palestinians, predominantly civilians and refugees since 1948. Two years have passed and those responsible for the atrocities committed have not yet been held accountable. Continue reading
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In a new 100-pages report PCHR details the collective punishment of the population of Gaza
The absolute closure of Gaza was imposed by Israel following the Hamas takeover in June 2007. For more than three years and a half, this most extreme form of closure has been continuously applied to the so-called “hostile entity” that is the Gaza Strip, cutting off 1.7 million individuals from the outside world. Continue reading
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Israel Effectively Denies Palestinian Victims of Operation Cast Lead Access to Justice
As a result of the physical, financial, and legal obstacles imposed by Israel, Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip – including the thousands of victims of Operation Cast Lead – are effectively prevented from seeking redress before Israeli courts. This situation results in the systematic denial of fundamental human rights. Continue reading
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Raji Sourani – Petitioning the Israeli High Court for Justice
The reality of life in the Gaza Strip is hard to convey. Individuals throughout the world have seen the pictures and the images: shootings and maiming, air strikes and artillery shelling, and the unforgettably horrific sight of white phosphorous raining down over Gaza city. However, beneath these images lies a complex reality. The civilians of… Continue reading
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GAZAN YOUTH’S MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE
We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, the occupation, the violations of human rights and the indifference of the international community! We want to scream and break this wall of silence, injustice and indifference like the Israeli F16’s breaking the wall of sound; scream with all the power in our… Continue reading
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Al-Haq, “Beyond Words: Palestinian Voices in Search of Justice”
‘My name is Bassam ‘Aramin. I am a resident of the town of Anata. . . . At 9:30 am on 16 January 2007, an Israeli Border Guard soldier shot my daughter ‘Abeer in the head from a distance of 15 meters. She died two days later in the hospital. . . . The soldier… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Too Toxic to Handle? Follow-up Alert on Israel’s Policy of Near-Starvation for Gaza
On November 17, we sent out a media alert that highlighted the corporate media’s lack of interest in official documents revealing Israel’s deliberate policy of near-starvation for Gaza. We, and many of our readers, emailed broadcasters and newspapers asking why the release of these documents was not reported in October. Were journalists simply unaware of… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 November, 2010: ‘Holy Land’ does not include Bethlehem – It’s official!
29 November, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Tries to Improve Its International Image IMEMC – 29 Nov 2010 – Monday November 29, 2010 – 17:47, The Israeli foreign ministry has called on 10 of its embassies in Europe to begin an advocacy campaign for Israel, starting with recruiting 1,000 public… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 November, 2010: Israeli Settlers’ Violence Report — September and October 2010
28 November, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Officer Who Shot American Activist In Her Eye Exonerated IMEMC – 28 Nov 2010 – Sunday November 28, 2010 – 10:33, The Israeli District Police in the Occupied West Bank exonerated an Israeli Army officer who shot an American peace activist in her eye… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 