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Help for the Gazan casualties at Al-Mukased hospital in east Jerusalem
The hospital`s urgent need is medications for the wounded and facilities for them and their relatives who must stay within the confines of the hospital by Israeli orders [ry]
The world is letting Israel get away with it again
Larry Derfner – +972 – The assault on Gaza has hurt this country’s image – and it doesn’t care [ry]
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Let diplomacy win, because an army can`t
Ariana Melamed – Ynet – The IDF can destroy every house in Gaza and kill any terrorist emerging from a tunnel, but in the 21st century war is won in the negotiating room [ry]
Metro Gaza
Uri Avnery – Gush Shalom – “Two months ago, Abbas was the punch bag of Netanyahu. Now he is the pet of Netanyahu and Israeli public opinion. At the same time, paradoxically, Abbas and Hamas have also been drawn closer together. This could be a unique opportunity to start a serious peace process, in the wake of the solution of the Gaza Strip problems. If…” [ry] |
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African Solidarity with Palestine
African scholars and scholars of Africa: We, the undersigned African scholars and scholars of Africa, hold that silence about the latest humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel’s new military assault on the Gaza Strip—the third and most devastating in six years—constitutes complicity. Member state of NATO which mounted an air war on Libya ostensibly to protect civilians in Benghazi have been by and large quiet about the fate of civilians in Gaza. World governments and mainstream media do not hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law. dn
Why the Gaza port matters
Samer Badawi – +972 – While prospects for a negotiated end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza remain bleak, making use of the existing sea passage to Gaza could offer a way forward for all parties, including Egypt. dn
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The forgotten victims of Gaza
Alaa` Odeh – Mondoweiss – Palestinians leave home looking for basic rights, including security and stability, but face consistent obstacles abroad, including rejection due to their identity. During times of war, Palestinians struggle to find opportunity, while watching the Israel’s violence and oppression from afar. This is the story of only one such Palestinian.dn
This is what Palestine needs
Samer Jaber – Al Jazeerah -The Israeli forces should withdraw from Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 so the UN can take over. . . . The framework of the confrontation has not changed and Israel will continue to sustain its occupation. The Palestinian side is defending itself and longing for the end of the occupation and self-determination. The so-called peace process of the last two decades has provided a cover for Israel to maintain the status quo, the occupation and continued Palestinian displacement. dn
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Europe offers to establish Gaza-Cyprus sea route
Elior Levy – Ynet – To prevent future rehabilitation of conflict-torn Strip`s military capabilities, European sources say continent willing to negotiate lifting naval blockade with use of European observers. dn
Israel Acts to Head Off War Crime Claims
Alternative Information Center – IMEMC “According to the The New York Post, during a meeting on Wednesday with members of Congress who are visiting Israel as guests of AIPAC, Netanyahu urged the American representatives to assist Israeli officials who wish to avoid trial by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.The members of Congress heard the latest from the prime minister regarding the tenuous Gaza ceasefire, as well as Jerusalem’s strained relations with the Obama administration.” ca
Welcome to the status quo — a tour of the occupation
Naomi Dann – Mondoweiss “As a first time visitor to the region, and as someone who had studied this so-called conflict extensively in an academic setting, it was incredibly powerful and disturbing to witness the visual manifestations of the occupation and to meet people working to bring peace with justice to the region. Infrastructure plays a subtle yet violent role in enforcing and expanding the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank. The separation wall, check points, the plethora of barbed wire, settler-only roads running over Palestinian underpasses, and rooftop water tanks are visually striking elements of the architecture of occupation. Equally striking, however, is the resilience and strength of popular resistance against the occupation.” ca
Israel`s Gaza offensive resurrects Hamas
Daoud Kuttab – Al-Monitor “War is a terrible thing, and there are no real winners. Politically, the current war has resurrected an Islamic movement that had nearly surrendered politically and was financially bankrupt.” ca |
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From Iran to the tunnels: Do we really have to live this way?
Nir Baram – +972 – Those who spot an existential threat at every turn, turn their backs on diplomacy and mock peace efforts are now astonished to find that the enemy has sought out their own weapons of attack. The tunnels are a self-fulfilling prophecy; the time has come to look for another way.-rh
July 2014: Over 1930 Palestinians arrested by occupation forces
Samidoun – Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network – During July 2014, nearly 2,000 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces, reported the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, including all sectors of Palestinian society. There are now over 6,200 Palestinians in occupation prisons.-rh |
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How to fix it : Ending this war in Gaza begins with recognizing Hamas as a legitimate political actor.
Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson – Foreign Policy – This tragedy results from the deliberate obstruction of a promising move toward peace in the region, when a reconciliation agreement among the Palestinian factions was announced in April. This was a major concession by Hamas, in opening Gaza to joint control under a technocratic government that did not include any Hamas members.-rh
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Kaddish for Gaza
Rolf Verleger – Talk given at the manifestation organized by the German-Arabic Society in front of Bellevue castle (office of the German president) in Berlin, July 30, 2014 – I would like to say the Kaddish, which is the traditional prayer by Jewish mourners. I will say it for the dead people of Gaza and – because in death everybody is alike – for the dead Israeli soldiers even though they have died for an unjust case.-rh
Israel’s Colonialism Must End
Ali Jarbawi – NY Times – “If the occupied population chooses to stand in the way of the occupier’s goals, then they are demonized, which allows the occupier the supposed moral excuse of confronting them with all possible means, no matter how harsh.” – id
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Israel attacks my university — with bombs and lies
Rami Almeghari – The Electronic Intifada – ” Fewer and fewer people are swallowing Israel’s lies. Far from destroying “weapons development centers,” Israel is trying to destroy our lives. It is intent on denying us the possibility of learning and working in peace. Israel will not succeed. We will keep on educating our people, no matter how many times we are bombed.” – id
Only Israel can break through diplomatic impasse
Afif Safieh – Al Monitor – “I do not know how to measure pain or how to quantify suffering, but one of the ironies of history is that in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the oppressor seems to hate its victim much more than the victim hates its oppressor.” – id |
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