rawstory.com - 1/6/2009
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Doctor estimates 2,000 - 2,500 civilian casualties Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor working in Gaza, told Sky News on Monday that that he believes Israel is deliberately attacking the Palestinian population, not just targeting Hamas as Israeli authorities have said numerous times. "Just ...
foxnews.com - 1/8/2009
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foxnews.com —
Thursday, January 08, 2009 By Jennifer Lawinski A
high-profile Norwegian doctor who has said the September 11...
terrorists were justified in their attack is now treating patients in Gaza and is being accused of presenting "hard-core propaganda" to TV ...
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High-Profile Doctor in Gaza Called an 'Apologist for ...
timesonline.co.uk - 1/8/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
A question mark hangs over Pope Benedict XVI's
planned trip to Israel in May after Israeli officials...
expressed outrage over a Vatican statement comparing Gaza to a "big concentration camp". The Pope today condemned the use of violence by both Israel ...
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'Concentration camp' remark threatens Pope's visit to ...
time.com - 1/8/2009
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time.com —
Soldiers on patrol at Kibbutz Nir Am, a
mile from Gaza. Even after the start of Israel's...
Jan. 4 ground offensive, communities near the border remained vulnerable to Hamas' rockets.
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Can Israel Survive Its Assault on Gaza?
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BlondeSense —
Norwegian doctor: Israel intentionally targeting civilians Israel is deliberately attacking the Palestinian population, not just targeting Hamas as Israeli authorities have said numerous times. "Just a little bit more than an hour ago, the Israelis bombed the central food market in Gaza City and we had a mass influx of about 50 injured and between 10 and 15 killed," said Gilbert, on the phone with Sky News. "At the same time they bombed an apartment house with children playing on the roof and we had a lot of children also. This is really like from Dante's Inferno. It's like hell ...
None of them knew what to do
The Reaction —
... In an escalating Israeli/Palestinian conflict, at the same time half way around the world, there were people working very hard to kill each other . The headlines had been very troubling for several days: The Raw Story: A Norwegian doctor reports that "Israel intentionally targeted civilians*" (1/5/09). McClatchy: "Airstrike kills 3 at ...
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