Peace vigil for Gaza
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
The candlelit vigil outside St Leonard’s Church (Hannah Jones)
CHRISTIANS, Jews and Muslims gathered for a peace vigil in protest against Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
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Peace vigil for Gaza- London
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
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Bolivia says cutting diplomatic ties with Israel
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
LA PAZ, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Wednesday his country is breaking diplomatic ties with Israel over the offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of Palestinians.
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Gaza under cloud of white phosphorous
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
Live Press TV footage from Gaza City shows parts of the densely populated strip enveloped by fatal clouds of Israeli white phosphorous.
14th January. 2009
The footage taken moments ago by the crew of Press TV correspondent Akram al-Sattari, present in Gaza City, is further indication of the use of unconventional weapons by Israeli forces in the strip.
White phosphorus, classified as a ‘chemical weapon’ by the US intelligence, is an incendiary material that causes horrific burns, severe injuries or death when it comes in contact with human skin.
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Livni confesses: Hamas not defeated
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
Livni confesses: Hamas not defeated
PressTV
14 January, 2009
Livni says Tel Aviv did not wage war on Gaza to defeat Hamas.
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni admits that despite 19 days of continued bombardment, Tel Aviv has been unable to destroy Hamas.
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Yes, hate – Gideon Levy
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
14th January, 2009
My settler colleague, Israel Harel, his community’s champion at rolling his eyes, playing innocent and speaking with a honeyed tongue, is once again grieving and playing the victim. In a column published here last week (“Have we become Sodom?” October 23), he complained that the reason for what he termed destructive criticism of the settlers is hatred. And indeed, Mr. Harel, this time, you’re right: Large segments of Israeli society do indeed hate. But this is not baseless hatred, not hatred for the sake of hatred, to use your words. It is hatred for your enterprise. You have earned this hatred honestly – the only honest thing about your enterprise.
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Gazans seek new places to bury the dead
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
13th January, 2009
One family buried a slain son over his grandfather. Another bundled up the tiny bodies of three young cousins and lowered them into the grave of a long-dead aunt. A man was laid to rest with his brother.
More than two weeks into the Israeli offensive that has killed more than 940 Palestinians, Gazans are struggling to find places to bury their dead. Cemeteries throughout Gaza City that were closed for new burials have now reopened.
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‘Hamas fighters kill 12 Israeli soldiers’
Posted by seumasach on January 13, 2009
13th January, 2009
Hamas says its fighters have killed at least 12 Israeli soldiers during fierce clashes near the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya.
The Hamas-run al-Aqsa TV channel reported that the soldiers were killed during fierce gun battles which have been underway in Beit Lahiya since early Tuesday morning.
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On the 18th Day, “The Invincible Army” Still Faces Fierce Resistance
Posted by seumasach on January 13, 2009
13/01/2009 On the 18th day of “Operation Cast Lead”, the “Invincible army” seems to be sinking more and more in the Gaza quagmire after the Palestinian resistance has confronted it in one of the fiercest battles since the beginning of the ground offensive.
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Cross-party fury of MPs at Israel
Posted by seumasach on January 13, 2009
13th January, 2009
BRITISH MPs yesterday lined up to give their strongest condemnation yet of Israel’s actions in Gaza, branding Ehud Olmert’s government “mass murderers” and calling for the country to face sanctions.
David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, faced cross-party demands for Israel’s ambassador to be expelled from London and for Britain to recall its representative from Tel Aviv. Read the rest of this entry »
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Break Britain’s links with Israel
Posted by seumasach on January 13, 2009
Israel has rained terror down on the people of Gaza – and yet world leaders respond with nothing more than soft words and no action.
The horrific number of people killed in Gaza is now approaching 1,000, including many women and children. Israel has deliberately shelled houses full of refugees, murdering whole families at a time.
If any other country had behaved like Israel, its leaders would be outcasts from the international community.
Its ambassadors would be thrown out. Military and economic aid would be stopped.
But instead the world turns a blind eye, issuing only token calls for a ceasefire and ruling out even the mildest of sanctions against Israel.
The approach of Britain’s foreign minister, David Miliband, has been typical of the so-called “international community”.
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Gaza now Israeli weapons testing lab?
Posted by alfied on January 13, 2009
Israel has turned Gaza into a research laboratory to test out its new “extremely nasty” weapons on Palestinians, a medical expert says. Read the rest of this entry »
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