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Ecuador accuses Israel of crimes against humanity

Posted by seumasach on January 7, 2009

 

Ynet

7th January, 2009

Lawmakers in Ecuador on Tuesday condemned Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip and called for a global probe of alleged “crimes against humanity.”

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Gaza- UK wide solidarity action

Posted by seumasach on January 7, 2009

1) THE GAZA KILLING FIELDS: DEMONSTRATE 10 JANUARY

NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION: SATURDAY 10 JANUARY   
STOP THE MASSACRE : ISRAEL OUT OF GAZA 
ASSEMBLE 12.30PM SPEAKERS CORNER,HYDE PARK   
(Nearest tube Marble Arch) Rally & speakers in Hyde park   
MARCH TO ISRAELI EMBASSY High St Kensington, London W8

Anyone with a shred of humanity who watches the video we   
feature below will do all they can to join the national   
demonstration in London this Saturday 10 January, and will   
encourage everyone they know to be there too.

In the video a Norwegian doctor working in a Gaza hospital   
he calls “Dante’s Inferno, hell”, describes how Palestinians   
– particularly the children, who are 50 percent of the 
population – are dying and suffering horrific injuries for   
the crime of being civilians living in Gaza. “They cannot   
flee as other populations can in war time because Israel has   
them trapped in a cage,” he says.
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Scottish Gaza Solidarity Protests

Posted by seumasach on January 7, 2009

 

Holyrood Parliament

Picket outside Holyrood Parliament between 10.30 and 11am tomorrow (Thursday) while an Emergency Debate takes place inside between 9.30 and 11am

First Minister’s Questions at 12noon should hear a question on Gaza tabled by Pauline McNeil MSP

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“Al-Qaida” Networks Attack Obama

Posted by seumasach on January 7, 2009

We have suspected that the Gaza invasion is designed to undermine Obama and preempt any Middle-East settlement. Here is confirmation from what we have good reason to suppose are London/Washington run networks.

Daily Star

7th January, 2009

CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to an intelligence monitoring center.

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France Condemns Israeli Strike On UN School In Gaza

Posted by seumasach on January 7, 2009

Nasdaq

7th January, 2009

PARIS (AFP)–France Wednesday sharply criticized Israel’s shelling of a U.N.- run school in the Gaza Strip, arguing that the bloodshed underlined the need for a rapid ceasefire.

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Nasrallah: Israel will never be able to beat Hamas

Posted by seumasach on January 7, 2009

Ynet

7th January, 2009

Hizbullah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said on the IDF operation in Gaza, “We won’t be afraid of your airplanes; your threats won’t scare us. If the Zionists come to our home, we will show them that the Second Lebanon War was a walk in the park compared to what we are preparing for them now.”

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Palestinian, Israeli diplomats in China blame each other for Gaza conflicts

Posted by smeddum on January 7, 2009

 

 
Palestinian, Israeli diplomats in China blame each other for Gaza conflicts 
 
 

China View

  2009-01-05 18:17:18  
 
 

Special report: Palestine-Israel Conflicts 

    By Lin Liyu, Yao Siyan

·Escalating Palestine-Israel conflicts are triggered by Israel,  said a Palestinian envoy.
·While an Israeli diplomat accused the Hamas of causing the on-going Gaza conflicts.
·Palestinian envoy praised the Arab Peace Initiative as an ideal way towards the peace.

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Israeli attack on Gaza school kills 30

Posted by smeddum on January 7, 2009

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Israel’s Historical Mistake

Posted by smeddum on January 7, 2009

 

Israel’s Historical Mistake
Global Research, January 7, 2009
The Bullet
       

No matter how the current war plays out, it is certain that Israel has made a big historical mistake in entering Gaza. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hezbollah Chief hails Gaza resistance as “miracle and legend”

Posted by smeddum on January 7, 2009

 

Hezbollah Chief hails Gaza resistance as “miracle and legend”
 
 
www.chinaview.cn  2009-01-06   
 
    BEIRUT, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Chief of Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah Hasan Nasrallah said Monday night that the resistance steadiness in Gaza until Monday is a “miracle and a legend,” al-Manar TV reported. Read the rest of this entry »

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Israel cannot win- Janes

Posted by smeddum on January 7, 2009

 

Israel cannot win – Jane’s 

Jordan Times

6/01/09

An Israeli gunner covers his ears as a mobile artillery piece fires at a target in the Gaza Strip on the Israel-Gaza border on Sunday. Defence analysis group Jane's said Monday that an Israeli military victory over Hamas is not possible and Israel has a week to 10 days to wrap up its attack to eradicate the Islamist group ruling Gaza (AP photo)
An Israeli gunner covers his ears as a mobile artillery piece fires at a target in the Gaza Strip on the Israel-Gaza border on Sunday. Defence analysis group Jane’s said Monday that an Israeli military victory over Hamas is not possible and Israel has a week to 10 days to wrap up its attack to eradicate the Islamist group ruling Gaza (AP photo) Read the rest of this entry »

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