Hundreds of Palestinian ‘suspects’ have been kidnapped from their homes and will never stand trial Israeli reservist Arik Diamant | Ynet It’s the wee hours of the morning, still dark outside. A guerrilla force comes out of nowhere to kidnap ...
Read More »Ha’aretz: “UN aid chief warns Gaza is on the verge of humanitarian crisis”
by the Associated Press, 30th June Gaza is three days away from a deadly humanitarian crisis unless Israel promptly restores fuel and electricity to the densely populated area after its offensive to free an abducted soldier, the United Nations aid ...
Read More »Independent: “Gaza: ‘The children wake up screaming. I am worried it will damage them'”
Palestinian boy looks at the destruction of a school in Gaza after an early morning Israeli strike July 5th. (AP Photo/Laura Leon) by Donald Macintyre, 3rd of July Mahmoud Mughari speaks bluntly. “I normally wash and shower twice a day. ...
Read More »Robert Novak: “Holy Land Christians blame Israel”
by Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times columnist, 3rd of July On June 19, two young members of Congress received an extraordinary letter from Jerusalem. On behalf of Christian churches in the Holy Land, they were told a House resolution they were ...
Read More »Ha’aretz: “A black flag”
From Haaretz By Gideon Levy A black flag hangs over the “rolling” operation in Gaza. The more the operation “rolls,” the darker the flag becomes. The “summer rains” we are showering on Gaza are not only pointless, but are first ...
Read More »Amnesty International: “Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip are war crimes”
Amnesty International, 30th June: “Deliberate attacks by Israeli forces against civilian property and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip violate international humanitarian law and constitute war crimes, Amnesty International said this weekend. “’Israel must now take urgent measures to remedy the ...
Read More »Ynet: “Toronto church to boycott Israeli goods”
Toronto Star reports United Church of Canada’s Toronto branch to unveil boycott of Israeli products, companies doing business with its military to end what it calls ‘illegal occupation of Palestinian lands’; plan calls on Ottawa to require that products originating ...
Read More »British Filmmaker’s Death in Gaza Continues to Resound
By Sarah Lyall Published in the New York Times LONDON, June 23 — Three years ago, in an incident that resonates now with the recent killing of seven members of a Palestinian family on a Gaza beach, a documentary filmmaker ...
Read More »LA Times: “Questions Arise Over Case Against Islamic Charity”
By Greg Krikorian, LA Times Staff Writer, June 18, 2006 DALLAS — The Justice Department’s criminal case against officials of the largest U.S.-based Islamic charity relies more heavily than previously known on Israeli intelligence, court records show. President Bush ordered ...
Read More »Counterpunch: “For Arabs Only – Israeli Law and Order”
By JONATHAN COOK Imagine the following scenario. A Palestinian gunman boards a bus inside Israel and rides it to the city of Netanya. Close to the end of the line, he walks over to the driver, levels his automatic rifle ...
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