• Israel admits troops may have used phosphorus shells in Gaza

    Amnesty warns Israel could be guilty of war crimes Peter Beaumont | The Guardian Israel has admitted – after mounting pressure – that its troops may have used white phosphorus shells in contravention of international law, during its three-week offensive in the Gaza Strip. One of the places most seriously affected by the use of…

  • French company loses €3.5 billion contract over involvement with Jerusalem light railway

    Joakim Wohlfeil | Diakonia Stockholm, 20 January 2009 Today the Stockholm community council in Sweden announced that the French company Veolia who has been the current operator at the Subway’s in Stockholm County for 10 years lost the contract to the MTR-cooperation. The contracts for the coming 8 years is worth 3.5 billion EURO and…

  • Guardian: Words and deeds in the Middle East

    Joshua Rowe | The Guardian The leaders of the western world are wringing their hands in despair at the sight of the horrors inflicted on Gaza (Gaza crisis, 16 January). The UN general secretary, the French president and others are holding intensive discussions with some of the leaders of the Middle East in an attempt…

  • Israel bombs University Teachers Association in Gaza – Boycott Now!

    Palestinian Campaign for the Cultural & Academic Boycott of Israel (PACBI) January 18, 2009 Occupied Palestine – PACBI learned today from its Steering Committee member, Dr. Haidar Eid, that the headquarters of the University Teachers Association-Palestine, in Gaza, was bombed by the Israeli occupation forces during their indiscriminate, willful destruction campaign in the Tal el-Hawa…

  • Evidence of white phosphorus use on Gazan civilians

    The Guardian published videos recorded by ISM volunteers in Gaza as proof of Israeli use of white phosphorus in civilian areas. Richard Norton-Taylor | The Guardian Dr. Ahmed Almi of al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis examines patients wounded by white phosphorous. Video showing injuries consistent with the use of white phosphorus shells has been filmed…