'We have no dignity, no pride; we are just soft targets, and we are very cheap. Either this situation really improves or it is better to just die.' With its latest offensive, Israel’s objective is simple: to return to the status quo. An IDF paratrooper takes aim in Gaza as part of Israel's Operation Protective More
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. By David Swanson warisacrime.org 05 August 2014 There's a wide and mysterious chasm between the stated intentions of the Israeli government as depicted by the U.S. More
The new Snowden documents illustrate a crucial fact: Israeli aggression would be impossible without the constant, lavish support and protection of the U.S. government, which is anything but a neutral, peace-brokering party in these attacks. And the relationship between the NSA and its partners on the one hand, and the Israeli spying agency on the More
BY ED FELIEN Southside Pride August 4, 2014 Gaza has been Arab since the dawn of civilization. The city of Gaza was the home of the Philistines at the time of Moses. It was an Egyptian city with an Egyptian religion and social customs. According to the Torah the Arabs wouldn’t let the Jews pass More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/ioLeTyukD-Q] Al Arabiya 1 August 2014 Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian surgeon volunteering at a Gaza hospital, called the conflict a “major defeat for the development of humanity,” in an interview with Al Arabiya News Channel. Gilbert practices in Gaza’s al-Shifa’a Hospital, where he and Palestinian medical personnel have worked to save the lives of hundreds More
The journalist and broadcaster recounts his time reporting from Gaza, and draws attention to the innocent lives lost during the conflict [youtube=http://youtu.be/ACgwr2Nj_GQ] Telegraph 27 Jul 2014 Channel 4 broadcaster Jon Snow has spoken about his recent visit to Gaza, where he witnessed the harsh realities for many of the Palestinian children living in the strip. More
A member of the Israeli group ‘Breaking the Silence’ has published accounts of Israeli soldiers being authorized by their commanders to carry out revenge attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip “to enable the soldiers to take out their frustrations and pain at losing their fellow soldiers”. by Celine Hagbard IMEMC News July 29, 2014 More
Never mind the 'war on terror' rhetoric, writes Nafeez Ahmed. The purpose of Israel's escalating assault on Gaza is to control the Territory's 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas - and so keep Palestine poor and weak, gain massive export revenues, and avert its own domestic energy crisis. Nafeez Ahmed theecologist.org 18th July 2014 More
Never mind the 'war on terror' rhetoric, writes Nafeez Ahmed. The purpose of Israel's escalating assault on Gaza is to control the Territory's 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas - and so keep Palestine poor and weak, gain massive export revenues, and avert its own domestic energy crisis. Nafeez Ahmed theecologist.org 18th July 2014 More
Noor Harazeen reports from, Gaza City, Palestine. 53 Palestinians killed, 15 of them are children under the age of 17, over 450 injured. (Numbers represent time since beginning of 'Operation Protective Edge' till the 9th. Does not include the number of dead and injured in tonight's bombing raids which are happening now.) via Revolution News Facebook More
Where’s our humanity for Gaza? “The Gaza Strip is now in its 46th year of occupation, 22nd year of closure, and sixth year of intensified closure.” By Sara Roy | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT NOVEMBER 23, 2012 Boston Globe A young Palestinian boy carries a bag with scavenged plastic in a dump outside Gaza City earlier this month. More
Where’s our humanity for Gaza? “The Gaza Strip is now in its 46th year of occupation, 22nd year of closure, and sixth year of intensified closure.” By Sara Roy | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT NOVEMBER 23, 2012 Boston Globe A young Palestinian boy carries a bag with scavenged plastic in a dump outside Gaza City earlier this month. More
