nytimes.com - 1/15/2009
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Amid reports that a U.N. building had been hit, Israeli shelling sent panicked residents fleeing, witnesses said. >
salon.com - 1/9/2009
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salon.com —
(updated below) World concern over, and opposition to,
the Israeli war in Gaza is rapidly mounting :...
International pressure intensified sharply on Israel on Thursday, the 13th day of its Gaza assault, after the United Nations suspended food aid ...
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Both parties cheerlead still more loudly for Israel's ...
ynetnews.com - 1/16/2009
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Rocket hits home in Ashdod injuring 2 people
while two rockets explode in Kiryat Gat for first...
time, injuring three
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4 injured in rocket attacks
news.yahoo.com - 1/15/2009
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israeli forces shelled the
United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday,...
setting fire to the compound filled with hundreds of refugees as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the region on a mission to end Israel 's ...
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Israeli forces shell UN headquarters in Gaza - Yahoo! News
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ThinkFast: January 15, 2009
Think Progress —
... While continuing to shell Gaza today, Israeli forces hit “the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency that assists Palestinian refugees and another occupied by several media organizations.” U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon responded with “strong protest and outrage” during a visit to Jerusalem. ...
Operation Cast Lead: Day 20
A Blog For All —
... scrutinize the U.N. agency. UNRWA isn't the solution. It's a huge part of the problem. It has condoned the activities of terrorists and provides them with safe havens from which to operate, including schools and the very refugee camps that UNRWA administers. So, it should come as no surprise that Hamas thugs were firing on Israeli positions from in the vicinity of UNRWA administrative buildings in Gaza. Israel responded to Hamas anti-tank fire with attacks of its own . The NYT reports that UN officials (namely Chris Guiness) were told by unnamed Israeli officials ...
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Gaza Update: Breaking the Cease-fire
firedoglake.com 1/27/2009 —
There are reports of a clash on the Gaza border and unconfirmed news of one Israeli soldier killed and three wounded. At the moment it is difficult to tell what really happened. The most complete report so far is from Reuters :
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Op-Ed Contributor: What You Don’t Know About Gaza
nytimes.com 1/8/2009 — Nearly everything you’ve been led to believe about Gaza is wrong. Here are a few key points that seem to be missing from the conversation about Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip. >
No Other Option?!
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/12/2009 — I watch in shock, like the rest of the world, at the appalling death and destruction being wrought on Gaza by Israel; and still it does not stop. Meanwhile, we see a seemingly never-ending army of well-prepared Israeli war propagandists, some Israeli ...
Israel Shells UN Headquarters In Gaza
huffingtonpost.com 1/15/2009 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting fire to the compound filled with hundreds of refugees as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the region on a mission to end Israel's ...
John Kerry visits Gaza Strip
news.yahoo.com 2/19/2009 — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip U.S. Sen. John Kerry is in the Hamas -ruled Gaza Strip as part of a rare visit by American politicians to the area. The former Democratic presidential nominee says he is in Gaza to see the aftermath of Israel 's military ...
Misinformation about the 2005 Gaza Withdrawal
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com 1/7/2009 — I love Daniel Levy -- we're brothers in Zionism , after all -- but sometimes he drives me nuts. Andrew links without comment to Daniel's recent post informing the world that Ariel Sharon was not seeking peace when he withdrew from Gaza in 2005: One ...
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gazatoday.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — Day 23 of Israeli War On Gaza Informative Report on Gaza War: Death toll 1310, wounded 5600 By: Sameh A. Habeeb: A Photojournalist, Humanitarian & Peace Activist in Gaza Strip. Dear Editors, Journalists and Friends, Thousands of people appeared on ...
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Christian Science Monitor | Commentary 1/14/2009
Readers write about American guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, the roles of executive power and inalienable rights in the US, questions that should be asked about President Bush, and why Israel's attacks on Gaza are not war crimes.
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