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Differences threaten Gaza reconstruction - 02 Mar 09 (video)
Israel's 22-day offensive on the Gaza Strip has left a trail of destruction.Rebuilding is an enormous project, now being done with little money, a few tools ...
George Galloway stoned in Egypt
timesonline.co.uk — A humanitarian convoy led by maverick MP George Galloway carrying medical supplies for Gaza has come under... attack in Egypt The convoy, carrying aid worth 1 million, was pelted with stones and vandalised after it stopped in El-Arish, a small town ... (more) George Galloway stoned in Egypt
AFP: British MP gives money, vehicles to Hamas in Gaza
google.com — 8 hours ago GAZA CITY (AFP) Firebrand British MP George Galloway on Tuesday donated thousands of dollars... and dozens of vehicles to the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip after arriving in an aid convoy. "We are giving you now 100 vehicles and all ... (more) AFP: British MP gives money, vehicles to Hamas in Gaza
$900 Million From U.S. To Gaza: Is The Administration Nuts?
blogs.tnr.com — I saw the news on Reuters right after I noticed in Ha'aretz that Qatar, one of the... world's wealthiest countries, was contributing the handsome sum of $40 million to its suffering brothers and sisters in Gaza. That won't break Qatar's bank. It's tip ... (more) $900 Million From U.S. To Gaza: Is The Administration Nuts?
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Cairo Donor Conference Nets $5 bn for Gaza Reconstruction; Israelis Block Gaza Reconstruction
Informed Comment — Shorter AFP: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will try to tell Binyamin Netanyahu, the far rightwing prospective prime minister of Israel, that he should allow the rebuilding of Gaza and start up a peace process that leads to a Palestinian State. Netanyahu ask her to let him bomb Iran and go on colonizing the West Bank and making sure there is a never a Palestinian state. Netanyahu probably won't get his way on Iran, but he likely will keep the Palestinians stateless, i.e., in subhuman conditions. Clinton arrives in Israel from a donors conference in Cairo that raised $5 bn. Unfortunately, Israel won't let most of it in, since it is trying to ...

Cairo Donor Conference Nets $5 bn for Gaza Reconstruction; Israelis Block Gaza Reconstruction
Informed Comment — Shorter AFP: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will try to tell Binyamin Netanyahu, the far rightwing prospective prime minister of Israel, that he should allow the rebuilding of Gaza and start up a peace process that leads to a Palestinian State. Netanyahu ask her to let him bomb Iran and go on colonizing the West Bank and making sure there is a never a Palestinian state. Netanyahu probably won't get his way on Iran, but he likely will keep the Palestinians stateless, i.e., in subhuman conditions. Clinton arrives in Israel from a donors conference in Cairo that raised $5 bn. Unfortunately, Israel won't let most of it in, since it is trying to ...

Rep Shelley Berkley Wants Gaza Aid Held Hostage
Firedoglake — Democratic congresswoman Shelley Berkley of Nevada is petitioning Secretary Clinton to withhold what the State Department describes as “urgent humanitarian aid” for Gaza until the Gazans meet two new conditions – free kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit and halt all rocket attacks on Israel. Berkley, according to ...

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