Tag: Gaza
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Independent: “Despite the ‘Withdrawal’, the Siege of Gaza Goes on”
Independent, 5th of October. by John Dugard In August last year Israel withdrew its settlers and armed forces from Gaza, claiming that this brought to an end 38 years of military occupation. Of course, it did nothing of the sort. Israel retained power over Gaza by controlling its air space, sea space and external borders.…
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Counterpunch: “An Interview With Tanya Reinhart: The Roadmap to Nowhere”
by Eric Hazan, Counterpunch, October 2nd Your new book, Roadmap to Nowhere, covers the history of the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the last three years, a period dominated by Ariel Sharon’s leadership. You argue that during this period it became evident that in Israel, decisions are taken by the military, rather than the political…
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Cook: “Bad Faith and the Destruction of Palestine”
Why Did Israel Blow Up Gaza’s Power Station? By Jonathan Cook, Counterpunch, September 29, 2006 A mistake too often made by those examining Israel’s behaviour in the occupied territories — or when analysing its treatment of Arabs in general, or interpreting its view of Iran — is to assume that Israel is acting in good…
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Ynet: UN Envoy Condemns Israeli “Ethnic Cleansing” of Palestinians
Special UN envoy on human rights in Palestinian territories says in special report Israel’s actions in territories can be described as ‘ethnic cleansing,’ adds three-quarters of Gaza population depend on food aid for survival from YnetNews, 26th September 2006. By Ali Waked and Reuters United Nations Human rights envoy to the Palestinian territories John Dugard…
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The Independent : “Gaza: The children killed in a war the world doesn’t want to know about”
by Donald Macintyre in Rafah, Tuesday 19th September Nayef Abu Snaima says his 14-year-old cousin Jihad had been sitting on the edge of an olive grove talking animatedly to him about what he would do when he grew up when he was killed instantly by an Israeli shell. He says he clearly saw a bright…