Arresting Gandhi – “Violent Clashes” and the Arrest of Abdullah Abu Rahma

He’s a Palestinian man, and he has one of those very Muslim-sounding names with “Abu” in it (it means “father of”). Any time his name is mentioned in the media it tends to be quickly lined up with phrases like “violent clashes.” If the article is more than one paragraph long then somehow or other the topic of suicide bombing will make its way into the discussion. And the Israelis have charged him with weapons possession and have arrested him (the weapons are an assortment of used bullets and tear gas canisters that have been fired at Abdullah and his family, but no matter). Many readers will by then have decided by then that it’s all pretty scary and complicated and they’d best move on.

United Nations Year in Review 2009

The United Nations takes on a range of tough global challenges

*2009* was the year in which the world absorbed the full impact of the worst global economic setback since the Great Depression, was startled by the arrival of a novel influenza virus that quickly reached pandemic scale, and was shocked by a crisis in Gaza, which dealt another setback to prospects for peace in the Middle East. It also witnessed the most tangible evidence yet that a changing climate is refashioning the face of the planet.

The Goldstone Report – Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict

Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (PDF)

UN Fact Finding Mission finds strong evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Gaza conflict; calls for end to impunity
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Appointment of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict

Hadel Alfnere murdered by Israelis in Khan Younis

Palestinian Girl Killed in Israeli Attack

In Israel and the Occupied Territories, a ten-year-old Palestinian girl has been killed in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip. The girl, Hadel Alfnere, died when an Israeli tank round hit her home in Khan Younis. Two members of her family were wounded. Israel says it was attacking Palestinian militants who were firing rockets into Israel.

Israel shuts down UN food & aid to Gaza

In Israel and the Occupied Territories, the UN has been forced to suspend aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency says it’s run out of fuel because of Israel’s blockade. The UN delivers aid to two-thirds of Gaza’s 1.4 million people. The top UN official in Gaza, John Ging, said Israel had ignored the agency’s warnings. [we know who's in charge]

Fadel Shana & others murdered by israeli darts / flechettes

According to doctors who examined the body of the 23 -year-old Palestinian Reuters cameraman at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, it was controversial darts like those, flechettes, fired from an Israeli tank shell that explodes in the air, that caused his death. X-rays displayed to Reuters showed several of the flechettes embedded in the dead man’s chest and legs, and more were found in his flak jacket, clearly emblazoned, like his vehicle, with “TV” and “Press” signs.

olmert & rabbi eliyahu – two final solution beasts of israel

Olmert the beast said in Caesarea Friday: “I am deeply sorry for the residents of Gaza, but the lives, security and well-being of the residents of Sderot is even more important. I reject the attacks on the IDF and its commanders. No one is more dedicated or more cautious, and will continue to be so in the future.”

“The Talmud states that if gentiles rob Israel of silver they will pay it back in gold, and all that is taken will be paid back in folds, but in cases like these there is nothing to pay back, since as I said – the life of one yeshiva boy is worth more than the lives of 1,000 Arabs,” said beast Robbi Eliyahu.

Jimmy Carter brings Eli Yishai’s message to Khaled Meshaal

18/04/2008 Former US president Jimmy Carter is due in the Syrian capital Friday for talks with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. Carter is expected to meet with Meshaal in the afternoon and deliver him a message from Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai who would like to meet with Hamas leader, Israeli Haaretz daily reported. Before meeting with Meshaal, Carter is said to hold talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.