| Al-jazeera
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The president of the UN General Assembly has condemned Israel’s killings of Palestinians in its Gaza offensive as “genocide”. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann also told Al Jazeera he had never believed that the UN Security Council would be able to stop the violence in Gaza and that Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, had practically told the UN to “mind their own business” by continuing the offensive. “The number of victims in Gaza is increasing by the day… The situation is untenable. It’s genocide,” d’Escoto said at the UN in New York. About 970 Palestinians have been killed and 4,300 injured since Israel began its Gaza offensive on December 27, which it says is to stop Palestinian fighters attacking Israel with rockets. |
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Israel accused of Gaza ‘genocide’ by President of UN General Assembly
Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2009
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Israel threatens “catastrophe and destruction” on South Lebanon
Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2009
Several residents of south Lebanon on Wednesday received recorded telephone messages from the “state of Israel” warning them against cooperating with Ahmed Jibril’s Palestinian organization and al-Qaida.
The recorded message said: “To the citizens of south Lebanon. Do not deal with the Palestinians. Do not allow al-Qaida or the General Command to launch rockets at Israel from pads deployed between your houses.
“Remember the catastrophe and destruction you suffered in 1982 because of the Palestinian presence in the south.”
The messages were received shortly after three rockets were fired on Israel from south Lebanon.
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Israel Threatens to Destroy South Lebanon
Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2009
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| Israel Threatens to Destroy South Lebanon Several residents of south Lebanon on Wednesday received recorded telephone messages from the “state of Israel” warning them against cooperating with Ahmed Jibril’s Palestinian organization and al-Qaida.The recorded message said: “To the citizens of south Lebanon. Do not deal with the Palestinians. Do not allow al-Qaida or the General Command to launch rockets at Israel from pads deployed between your houses. “Remember the catastrophe and destruction you suffered in 1982 because of the Palestinian presence in the south.” The messages were received shortly after three rockets were fired on Israel from south Lebanon. |
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Glasgow Stop the War- Gaza Update
Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2009
ISRAELI TERROR UNLEASHED ON GAZA
Since the start of “Operation Cast Lead”, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians and wounded over 4,580 others — 40% of whom are women and children. If any other country in the world, “democracy” or not, had unleashed an onslaught of such devastating ferocity against 1.5 million defenceless people caged in the most densely populated area on earth, the British government, along with governments across the world, would be expelling its ambassador (as Venezuela and Bolivia have done), stopping arms sales to that country (as Greece has done) and making plans for a wider embargo if the carnage did not stop.
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Israeli army masses along Lebanon border – Bolton predicts multi-front war and Iran attack
Posted by seumasach on January 15, 2009
“On the opening days of the war on Gaza, Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton said the Israeli offensive would ignite a multi-front war which could lead to a US attack on Iran.”
14th January, 2009
Israel deploys military units along the border with Lebanon amid growing concerns that the assault on Gaza was the onset of a multi-front war.
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Greece hinders US arms delivery to Israel
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
Greece hinders US arms delivery to Israel
PressTV
14 January, 2009
Attempted US arms delivery raises fears of Gaza escalation.
The US has to re-route arms shipment to Israel as Athens declined to allow a Greek port be used as a transit point, fearing nationwide protests.
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‘Three Israeli generals wounded in Gaza’
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
‘Three Israeli generals wounded in Gaza’
PressTV
14 January 2009
Three Israeli generals as well as scores of soldiers have been reportedly wounded on the 18th day of Tel Aviv’s attacks on the Gaza Strip.
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Peace vigil for Gaza- London
Posted by seumasach on January 14, 2009
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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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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