hrw.org - 1/11/2009
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(Jerusalem, January 10, 2009) - Israel should stop using white phosphorus in military operations in densely populated areas of Gaza, Human Rights Watch said today. On January 9 and 10, 2009, Human Rights Watch researchers in Israel observed multiple air-bursts of artillery-fired white phosphorus ...
nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
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JERUSALEM Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups
in Gaza announced an immediate, week-long cease-fire in the...
conflict with Israel on Sunday, about 12 hours after an Israeli unilateral cease-fire went into effect. The Palestinian groups said in ...
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Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
haaretz.com - 1/17/2009
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haaretz.com —
Israel is very close to securing the objectives
of its 22-day-old offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip,...
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday, according to French News Agency AFP. "After three weeks of Operation Cast Lead, we are very close ...
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Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on ...
haaretz.com - 1/16/2009
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Hamas will not accept Israeli conditions for a
cease-fire in Gaza and would continue armed resistance until...
the offensive ends, Khaled Meshal, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group, said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of an emergency ...
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Hamas: We will not accept Israel cease-fire ...
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Gaza Update: Journalists The New Targets in Israeli Attacks
Firedoglake —
... Describing the situation where the Israelis are holding outside reporters on the border – where they are fed Israeli official PR and photo ops (including all those shots of White Phosphorous raining down on the people of Gaza which form the backdrop of so many reports yet go unnoticed), Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary says: ...
More on the White Phosphorous Blood Libel in Gaza
Israpundit —
... observing IDF operations from the vantage point of the Gaza Israeli border, released a statement to the media accusing the IDF of purposefully using white phosphorous munitions to cause burn casualties among Gaza civilians. The HRW statement caught the attention of the world media and the blood libel grew to dramatic proportions. Note these HRW allegations in a news release of January 10th, with the by-line of “Israel: Stop Unlawful Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza.” ...
NGO Monitor vs. Human Rights Watch
Majikthise —
... began with a May 26 story in Arab News about the rising stature of Human Rights Watch in Saudi Arabia and the Muslim world. AN reported that prominent Saudi businessman and intellectual hosted a welcoming dinner for HRW officials during their recent visit to the kingdom. He reportedly praised group for its work in Gaza.
HRW attracted worldwide attention for its work on Israel and the Gaza Strip including its reportage on Israel's use of white phosphorous in Gaza. A non-profit calling itself NGO Monitor picked up on the ...
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