Frost over the World - Ban Ki-moon - 30 Jan 09:
"The UN secretary-general talks to Sir David about the Israeli air strikes on UN buildings in Gaza and announces the UN's plans for an emergency appeal for humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Saturday, January 31, 2009
US Palestinians rue latest Gaza conflict - 30 Jan 09
US Palestinians rue latest Gaza conflict - 30 Jan 09:
"When Israel began its war on Gaza last month, Palestinians living in other countries watched as their homeland came under attack. Many of them fled Gaza during the six-day war in 1967, and Al Jazeera's Cath Turner travelled to Belle Glade in Florida, where Palestinians-Americans who fled the six-day war watched this latest conflict with anger and sadness."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"When Israel began its war on Gaza last month, Palestinians living in other countries watched as their homeland came under attack. Many of them fled Gaza during the six-day war in 1967, and Al Jazeera's Cath Turner travelled to Belle Glade in Florida, where Palestinians-Americans who fled the six-day war watched this latest conflict with anger and sadness."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza children grappling with trauma of Israeli offensive
Gaza children grappling with trauma of Israeli offensive:
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gazans pour to streets to back Hamas
Gazans pour to streets to back Hamas:
"Thousands of Palestinians have poured to the streets of Gaza to show their support for Hamas and its call for a new democratic authority."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Thousands of Palestinians have poured to the streets of Gaza to show their support for Hamas and its call for a new democratic authority."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UN humanitarian chief John Holmes confirms Israel failed in duties as occupier
UN humanitarian chief John Holmes confirms Israel failed in duties as occupier:
"UN humanitarian chief John Holmes confirms that Israel has closed the Gaza Strip border crossings in violation of international laws."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"UN humanitarian chief John Holmes confirms that Israel has closed the Gaza Strip border crossings in violation of international laws."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Peace Now Movement - Israel expanded West Bank settlements in 2008
Peace Now - Israel expanded West Bank settlements in 2008:
"PressTv film based on Israeli Human rights organization Peace Now report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"PressTv film based on Israeli Human rights organization Peace Now report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
The Bil'in Weekly Demonstration - Friday, 30-1-09
The Bil'in Weekly Demonstration - Friday, 30-1-09:
"Dozens suffered teargas inhalation during the Bil'in Weekly Demonstration
Friday, 30 \ 1 \ 2008 People left the village of Bil'in, after Friday prayers in a massive demonstration, in which a group of international and Israeli peace activists. Waving Palestinian flags, and banners calling for solidarity with the people of Gaza, and called for the prosecution of war criminals and leaders of the Israeli occupation soldiers, as well as slogans calling to national unity. The march drew a crowd of cadres and members and supporters of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, hoisting banners and chanting slogans calling for unity and the removal of settlements and the wall and lifting the siege on Gaza. The demonstrators marched in the streets of the village, chanting slogans the same content, and calls for national unity, and condemning the policy of occupation, racism and the construction of the wall and the settlements, and then headed towards the wall to try to get into their land, but the army has been stationed since early morning in the west of the village behind the cubes concrete, and when the demonstrators tried to approach,the soldiers sprayed them by tear gas and sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets. Khamis Fathi Abu Rahma left the hospital yesterday after being injured by Israeli soldiers on Friday in the head with a new type of"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Dozens suffered teargas inhalation during the Bil'in Weekly Demonstration
Friday, 30 \ 1 \ 2008 People left the village of Bil'in, after Friday prayers in a massive demonstration, in which a group of international and Israeli peace activists. Waving Palestinian flags, and banners calling for solidarity with the people of Gaza, and called for the prosecution of war criminals and leaders of the Israeli occupation soldiers, as well as slogans calling to national unity. The march drew a crowd of cadres and members and supporters of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, hoisting banners and chanting slogans calling for unity and the removal of settlements and the wall and lifting the siege on Gaza. The demonstrators marched in the streets of the village, chanting slogans the same content, and calls for national unity, and condemning the policy of occupation, racism and the construction of the wall and the settlements, and then headed towards the wall to try to get into their land, but the army has been stationed since early morning in the west of the village behind the cubes concrete, and when the demonstrators tried to approach,the soldiers sprayed them by tear gas and sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets. Khamis Fathi Abu Rahma left the hospital yesterday after being injured by Israeli soldiers on Friday in the head with a new type of"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Palestinians Forced Out
Palestinians Forced Out:
"Only On The Web: "According to an Israeli government report the military has turned a blind eye to the expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian-owned land. This news came as a surprise to US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Sen. George Mitchell. Allen Pizzey reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Only On The Web: "According to an Israeli government report the military has turned a blind eye to the expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian-owned land. This news came as a surprise to US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Sen. George Mitchell. Allen Pizzey reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Turkish PM clashes with Israel - 30 Jan 2009
Turkish PM clashes with Israel - 30 Jan 2009:
"African Union leaders have been the latest to join the growing condemnation of Israel's war on Gaza. Washington's new envoy to the UN and its secretary general are also demanding that Israel investigates allegations of war crimes. Meanwhile, Turkey's prime minister has had a public row with Israel's president."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"African Union leaders have been the latest to join the growing condemnation of Israel's war on Gaza. Washington's new envoy to the UN and its secretary general are also demanding that Israel investigates allegations of war crimes. Meanwhile, Turkey's prime minister has had a public row with Israel's president."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gazans urge Hamas and Fatah leaders to talks - 30 Jan 09
Gazans urge Hamas and Fatah leaders to talks - 30 Jan 09:
"There is growing pressure on Hamas to reconcile with the rival Fatah movement of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president.
Many are urging unity in light of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip - but how to achieve that is eluding both parties.
Hamas is excluded from any diplomatic discussions, as it is viewed by Israel and many western governments as a 'terrorist' organisation.
Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"There is growing pressure on Hamas to reconcile with the rival Fatah movement of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president.
Many are urging unity in light of Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip - but how to achieve that is eluding both parties.
Hamas is excluded from any diplomatic discussions, as it is viewed by Israel and many western governments as a 'terrorist' organisation.
Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israel faces calls for Gaza war crimes probe - 30 Jan 09
Israel faces calls for Gaza war crimes probe - 30 Jan 09:
"Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, is seeking to punish Israel for alleged war crimes. He has called for an international investigation panel.
Al Jazeera has been out with Amnesty International investigators conducting house-to-house searches in Gaza and collecting all of the evidence, such as shrapnel fragments, that will aid ithe investigation.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, is seeking to punish Israel for alleged war crimes. He has called for an international investigation panel.
Al Jazeera has been out with Amnesty International investigators conducting house-to-house searches in Gaza and collecting all of the evidence, such as shrapnel fragments, that will aid ithe investigation.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza crisis stirs heated debate in Davos - 30 January 09
Gaza crisis stirs heated debate in Davos - 30 January 09:
"A debate on the Middle East crisis focusing on the aftermath of Israel's war on Gaza has dominated the second day of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Al Jazeera's Matthew Moore has more from Davos."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"A debate on the Middle East crisis focusing on the aftermath of Israel's war on Gaza has dominated the second day of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Al Jazeera's Matthew Moore has more from Davos."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Hamas delivers cash relief to Gaza victims - 30 January 09
Hamas delivers cash relief to Gaza victims - 30 January 09:
"Hamas, the Palestinian group in power in the Gaza Strip, has begun handing out the promised aid money as part of a broader relief effort to those who lost their homes or loved ones in Israel's recent military offensive.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports from Gaza City."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Hamas, the Palestinian group in power in the Gaza Strip, has begun handing out the promised aid money as part of a broader relief effort to those who lost their homes or loved ones in Israel's recent military offensive.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports from Gaza City."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza farmers devastated by war - 29 Jan 09
Gaza farmers devastated by war - 29 Jan 09:
"The scale of the damage caused by Israel's war on Gaza continues to emerge.
Palestinian agriculture officials estimate the cost to the strip's farming sector will be more than 200 million dollars.
Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports from Gaza, where many farmers are devastated at having to start again from scratch."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The scale of the damage caused by Israel's war on Gaza continues to emerge.
Palestinian agriculture officials estimate the cost to the strip's farming sector will be more than 200 million dollars.
Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports from Gaza, where many farmers are devastated at having to start again from scratch."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Half of Gazas need psychological help to cope with the war 29 Jan 2009
Half of Gazas need psychological help to cope with the war 29 Jan 2009:
"Israel's 22-day War on Gaza took a heavy emotional toll on the people there. Doctors say at least half the population needs professional help to come to terms with what happened.
And Palestinian men seem to have been hit particularly hard. Many had already struggled for two years looking for work in a territory under siege. Now the horrors of war have made the search even harder...and far more traumatic.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Israel's 22-day War on Gaza took a heavy emotional toll on the people there. Doctors say at least half the population needs professional help to come to terms with what happened.
And Palestinian men seem to have been hit particularly hard. Many had already struggled for two years looking for work in a territory under siege. Now the horrors of war have made the search even harder...and far more traumatic.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Jimmy Carter: No permanent peace in ME without the inclusion of Hamas (2 parts)
Riz Khan - Jimmy Carter - 28 Jan 09 - Part 1:
"In 1978, Jimmy Carter helped push the Camp David accords, which led to a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"In 1978, Jimmy Carter helped push the Camp David accords, which led to a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Holocaust Survivor Protests Israeli Massacre in Gaza - 2009
Holocaust Survivor Protests Israeli Massacre in Gaza - 2009:
"Elderly Holocaust Survivor protests Israel's response to Hamas rocket attacks. She says it's not fair since Israel is so much stronger.
What would the international community do if Hamas launched massive airstrikes against Israel, marched deep into Tel Aviv or, shelled a UN-run school building, used as a refugee camp, leaving many Israeli children dead and many more injured? What if the Israeli people had been punished by seizure and blockade simply because they had chosen a far right party or a hard-line politician in a fair and free election? What would the so-called free nations be saying had Hamas leaders, in an effort to appeal to voters, decided to continue their large offensive against Israeli civilians despite the international calls for a cease-fire? What if the media all over the world had depicted a handful of Israeli children crying over the bodies of their dead mothers?
There is much irony in this analogy, but the truth is that Israel has long been excused for every terrible atrocity it has perpetrated and continues to perpetrate. Such double standards and twisted positions that the key powers in the world are embracing nowadays are fueling the already anti-West sentiments not only in Arab and Muslim countries but also across the entire world.
There is much irony in this analogy, but the truth is that Israel has long been excused for every terrible atrocity it has perpetrated and continues to perpetrate. Such double standards and twisted positions that the key powers in the world are embracing nowadays are fueling the already anti-West sentiments not only in Arab and Muslim countries but also across the entire world.
Israel, according to the Western hypocritical standards, is always above the law. Throughout the past 60 years, Israel has constantly been violating the international law and the rules and principles of nations which govern the relations of nations with each other. Take the Geneva Convention for protecting civilians in times of war as an example.
Israel has committed serious war crimes by deliberately targeting civilians throughout its wars with the Arabs. So the evidence which cites Israel as being in violation of international law or human rights is enormous.
Ignoring a UN-adopted resolution and international calls for an immediate end to its recent aggression on Gaza, the Israelis are continuing their bloody operation which, until now, has claimed the lives of more than 800 innocent Palestinians (nearly all of them civilians) and injured more than 3000. Stories of deliberate killings of civilians, targeting schools and indiscriminately shelling Palestinian towns in the Gaza Strip are compelling evidence of Israels disdain and contempt for the well-crafted principles of international law. The chief objective of the current operation, as is clear from Israeli behavior so far, is to eradicate the people of Gaza entirely.
A UN-filed report has found that since the Israeli aggression on Gaza late last month, as many as 42 percent of the overall Palestinian dead are women and children. In one heartbreaking incident, the Israeli war machine shelled a UN-run school in which hundreds of Palestinians were seeking shelter.
As many as 33 innocent people, most of them women and children, were immediately killed in a cowardly and barbaric act that indicates that the Israeli army is deliberately targeting every living creature in Gaza.
The UN report has concluded that there is no safe space in the Gaza Strip no safe haven, no bomb shelters and the borders are closed and civilians have no place to flee. In a similar incident, Israeli forces evacuated many Palestinian civilians to a house in the Zaitoun district. Shortly after, the house was shelled and more than 100 civilians were instantly killed.
On the diplomatic front, Israel has expressed its disdain for a UN-adopted resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire. Hours after the United Nations passed the resolution that calls for an end to the fighting, a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and creating passages for humanitarian aid to people there, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was quoted as saying that the UN decision is not practical and is unworkable.
Despite the loss of lives in this aggression, there have been numerous rational voices heard from here and there that have condemned the Israeli barbarism in Gaza during the past 16 days.
A top Vatican official likened what the Israelis are doing in Gaza with what the Nazis did during the Second World War. Gaza, said Cardinal Renato Martino, resembles a big concentration camp. Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, has called the Israeli army a coward army. His government has expelled the Israeli ambassador from Caracas in protest against what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza nowadays.
Across the Arab and Muslim world, the show of solidarity with the Palestinians has never reached such a height as it has during this crisis. Just after the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, thousands of protesters took to the streets, apparently shocked by the heartbreaking footage of Palestinian victims, to protest the brutality of the aggressor and the lack of response of the international community, which would have been totally different had the perpetrator not been Israel. "
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Elderly Holocaust Survivor protests Israel's response to Hamas rocket attacks. She says it's not fair since Israel is so much stronger.
What would the international community do if Hamas launched massive airstrikes against Israel, marched deep into Tel Aviv or, shelled a UN-run school building, used as a refugee camp, leaving many Israeli children dead and many more injured? What if the Israeli people had been punished by seizure and blockade simply because they had chosen a far right party or a hard-line politician in a fair and free election? What would the so-called free nations be saying had Hamas leaders, in an effort to appeal to voters, decided to continue their large offensive against Israeli civilians despite the international calls for a cease-fire? What if the media all over the world had depicted a handful of Israeli children crying over the bodies of their dead mothers?
There is much irony in this analogy, but the truth is that Israel has long been excused for every terrible atrocity it has perpetrated and continues to perpetrate. Such double standards and twisted positions that the key powers in the world are embracing nowadays are fueling the already anti-West sentiments not only in Arab and Muslim countries but also across the entire world.
There is much irony in this analogy, but the truth is that Israel has long been excused for every terrible atrocity it has perpetrated and continues to perpetrate. Such double standards and twisted positions that the key powers in the world are embracing nowadays are fueling the already anti-West sentiments not only in Arab and Muslim countries but also across the entire world.
Israel, according to the Western hypocritical standards, is always above the law. Throughout the past 60 years, Israel has constantly been violating the international law and the rules and principles of nations which govern the relations of nations with each other. Take the Geneva Convention for protecting civilians in times of war as an example.
Israel has committed serious war crimes by deliberately targeting civilians throughout its wars with the Arabs. So the evidence which cites Israel as being in violation of international law or human rights is enormous.
Ignoring a UN-adopted resolution and international calls for an immediate end to its recent aggression on Gaza, the Israelis are continuing their bloody operation which, until now, has claimed the lives of more than 800 innocent Palestinians (nearly all of them civilians) and injured more than 3000. Stories of deliberate killings of civilians, targeting schools and indiscriminately shelling Palestinian towns in the Gaza Strip are compelling evidence of Israels disdain and contempt for the well-crafted principles of international law. The chief objective of the current operation, as is clear from Israeli behavior so far, is to eradicate the people of Gaza entirely.
A UN-filed report has found that since the Israeli aggression on Gaza late last month, as many as 42 percent of the overall Palestinian dead are women and children. In one heartbreaking incident, the Israeli war machine shelled a UN-run school in which hundreds of Palestinians were seeking shelter.
As many as 33 innocent people, most of them women and children, were immediately killed in a cowardly and barbaric act that indicates that the Israeli army is deliberately targeting every living creature in Gaza.
The UN report has concluded that there is no safe space in the Gaza Strip no safe haven, no bomb shelters and the borders are closed and civilians have no place to flee. In a similar incident, Israeli forces evacuated many Palestinian civilians to a house in the Zaitoun district. Shortly after, the house was shelled and more than 100 civilians were instantly killed.
On the diplomatic front, Israel has expressed its disdain for a UN-adopted resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire. Hours after the United Nations passed the resolution that calls for an end to the fighting, a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and creating passages for humanitarian aid to people there, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was quoted as saying that the UN decision is not practical and is unworkable.
Despite the loss of lives in this aggression, there have been numerous rational voices heard from here and there that have condemned the Israeli barbarism in Gaza during the past 16 days.
A top Vatican official likened what the Israelis are doing in Gaza with what the Nazis did during the Second World War. Gaza, said Cardinal Renato Martino, resembles a big concentration camp. Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, has called the Israeli army a coward army. His government has expelled the Israeli ambassador from Caracas in protest against what the Israeli government is doing in Gaza nowadays.
Across the Arab and Muslim world, the show of solidarity with the Palestinians has never reached such a height as it has during this crisis. Just after the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, thousands of protesters took to the streets, apparently shocked by the heartbreaking footage of Palestinian victims, to protest the brutality of the aggressor and the lack of response of the international community, which would have been totally different had the perpetrator not been Israel. "
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
ICRC: Gaza in Ruins
ICRC: Gaza in Ruins:
"Three weeks of intense conflict have taken a heavy toll on civilians. In Shijaiya, one of the poorest residential areas of Gaza City, families return to see the full extent of the damage. The ICRC and Palestine Red Crescent Society have started repair work on some of the Strip's shattered infrastructure, but it will take more than emergency aid for people in Gaza to recover from this latest crisis."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Three weeks of intense conflict have taken a heavy toll on civilians. In Shijaiya, one of the poorest residential areas of Gaza City, families return to see the full extent of the damage. The ICRC and Palestine Red Crescent Society have started repair work on some of the Strip's shattered infrastructure, but it will take more than emergency aid for people in Gaza to recover from this latest crisis."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Attempt to disqualify Arab MKs
disqualify Arab MKs:
"Adalah's General Director Attorney Hassan Jabareen discusses the attempt to disqualify Arab MKs from running in Knesset elections on 10 February 2009"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Adalah's General Director Attorney Hassan Jabareen discusses the attempt to disqualify Arab MKs from running in Knesset elections on 10 February 2009"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Arrests over Israel boycott in Tesco's
Arrests over Israel boycott in Tesco's:
British Activists protest Tesco's marketing of West Bank Israeli settlements' produce
Video Caption Said: "A group of people took produce labeled as WEST BANK as country of origin from a TESCO store in Swanseas City Centre. The two filled their trollies with dates, fresh herbs, fruit and salads. The trollies, full of produce were up-turned at the supermarket entrance and covered in fake blood to represent the lives lost in Gaza. Reported by undercurrents for http://www.visionon.tv"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
British Activists protest Tesco's marketing of West Bank Israeli settlements' produce
Video Caption Said: "A group of people took produce labeled as WEST BANK as country of origin from a TESCO store in Swanseas City Centre. The two filled their trollies with dates, fresh herbs, fruit and salads. The trollies, full of produce were up-turned at the supermarket entrance and covered in fake blood to represent the lives lost in Gaza. Reported by undercurrents for http://www.visionon.tv"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
ITN DEC Gaza Crisis Appeal
ITN DEC Gaza Crisis Appeal:
"ITN DEC Gaza Crisis Appeal"
Source: DECcharity
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"ITN DEC Gaza Crisis Appeal"
Source: DECcharity
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Noam Chomsky: The United States - Israel's Godfather
Noam Chomsky: The United States - Israel's Godfather:
"Noam Chomsky speaks about Gaza, Palestine, Israel at a meeting in Boston. 1-21-09
filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
www.socialistworker.org"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Noam Chomsky speaks about Gaza, Palestine, Israel at a meeting in Boston. 1-21-09
filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
www.socialistworker.org"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israeli fire kills Palestinian farmer in Gaza after a bomb explosion
Israeli fire kills Palestinian farmer in Gaza after a bomb explosion:
"A blast has claimed the life of an Israeli soldier and has left three others injured near the Gaza Strip border, new reports say.
According to Dubai-based Al Arabiya television, the explosion occurred earlier on Tuesday.
Palestinians living near the Kissufim crossing told Reuters that they had seen two or three gunmen moving toward the border fence early in the morning mist.
The residents said they later heard explosions and gunfire shortly after 8 am (0600 GMT).
It is not yet clear who caused the explosion.
The Israeli military says the blast was the result of a bomb explosion close to forces stationed on its own side of the Gaza border fence.
Israel has not revealed the identity of its soldier, as it withholds news of deaths until their families are notified.
The reported blast follows Operation Cast Lead, which was unleashed against the Gaza Strip on Dec. 27.
At least 1,330 Palestinians died during the offensive, while some 5,450 others were reported wounded.
The high civilian death toll in the war has put Tel Aviv under the threat of war crime charges due to its use of white phosphorous, classified as a 'chemical' by US intelligence, and because of its shelling of UN schools and installations that were serving as shelters."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"A blast has claimed the life of an Israeli soldier and has left three others injured near the Gaza Strip border, new reports say.
According to Dubai-based Al Arabiya television, the explosion occurred earlier on Tuesday.
Palestinians living near the Kissufim crossing told Reuters that they had seen two or three gunmen moving toward the border fence early in the morning mist.
The residents said they later heard explosions and gunfire shortly after 8 am (0600 GMT).
It is not yet clear who caused the explosion.
The Israeli military says the blast was the result of a bomb explosion close to forces stationed on its own side of the Gaza border fence.
Israel has not revealed the identity of its soldier, as it withholds news of deaths until their families are notified.
The reported blast follows Operation Cast Lead, which was unleashed against the Gaza Strip on Dec. 27.
At least 1,330 Palestinians died during the offensive, while some 5,450 others were reported wounded.
The high civilian death toll in the war has put Tel Aviv under the threat of war crime charges due to its use of white phosphorous, classified as a 'chemical' by US intelligence, and because of its shelling of UN schools and installations that were serving as shelters."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israeli army chief rabbi under fire over booklet - 28 Jan 09
Israeli army chief rabbi under fire over booklet - 28 Jan 09:
"The Israeli army's chief rabbi has been critcised over a controversial booklet distributed to soldiers before the war on Gaza suggesting that they can ignore the rules of war concerning civilians.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports from Jerusalem."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The Israeli army's chief rabbi has been critcised over a controversial booklet distributed to soldiers before the war on Gaza suggesting that they can ignore the rules of war concerning civilians.
Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports from Jerusalem."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Palestinian father mourns son killed in Gaza 28 Jan 09
Palestinian father mourns son killed in Gaza 28 Jan 09:
"The children of Gaza suffered heavily during Israel's 22-day assault on the territory.
More than 400 were killed and many suffered severe shrapnel or blast injuries when the Israeli military bombarded Gaza with air and mortar strikes.
One father who lost his son is Suleima Baraka.
He was in the US and unable to return when an Israeli fighter jet bombed his home.
This is his story in his own words."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The children of Gaza suffered heavily during Israel's 22-day assault on the territory.
More than 400 were killed and many suffered severe shrapnel or blast injuries when the Israeli military bombarded Gaza with air and mortar strikes.
One father who lost his son is Suleima Baraka.
He was in the US and unable to return when an Israeli fighter jet bombed his home.
This is his story in his own words."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
DN! Longtime Activist Kathy Kelly On The Destruction In Gaza. 1-27-09 (2 parts)
Longtime Activist Kathy Kelly On The Destruction In Gaza. Democracy Now 1-27-09 1 of 2:
"President Obama has dispatched George Mitchell on his first trip as Middle East envoy. Mitchell is set to begin in Egypt today followed by Israel, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. My next guest has just returned from the Gaza Strip, where she witnessed the Israeli attack. Kathy Kelly is the Executive Director of Voices for Creative Nonviolence."
Part 1
part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"President Obama has dispatched George Mitchell on his first trip as Middle East envoy. Mitchell is set to begin in Egypt today followed by Israel, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. My next guest has just returned from the Gaza Strip, where she witnessed the Israeli attack. Kathy Kelly is the Executive Director of Voices for Creative Nonviolence."
Part 1
part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Deadly Bombing, Israeli Attack Shake Gaza Truce
Deadly Bombing, Israeli Attack Shake Gaza Truce:
"Palestinian militants detonated a bomb next to an Israeli army patrol along the border with Gaza, killing a soldier and straining cease-fire between Israel and Hamas on the eve of a visit by President Barack Obama's new Mideast envoy. (Jan. 27)"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Palestinian militants detonated a bomb next to an Israeli army patrol along the border with Gaza, killing a soldier and straining cease-fire between Israel and Hamas on the eve of a visit by President Barack Obama's new Mideast envoy. (Jan. 27)"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israeli Army invades Ni'lin during friday demonstration - 23rd of January
23rd of January, Army invade Ni'lin during friday demonstration:
"Army invaded the Ni'lin using violence resulted in 15 injured, including two boys shot with live ammunition. While attacking the village the army was occasionally using their speakers to play music. The graves of Mohammed and Arafat Al Khwaja were disrespected by the army when they occupied the town and medical centre where they were burried, removing the Palestinian flags.
Arafat and Mohamed were murdered by the Israeli army on the 28th December for taking part in a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza and against the Apartheid Wall that will annex a large proportion of Ni'lin's land and make the village only accessible by a tunnel."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Army invaded the Ni'lin using violence resulted in 15 injured, including two boys shot with live ammunition. While attacking the village the army was occasionally using their speakers to play music. The graves of Mohammed and Arafat Al Khwaja were disrespected by the army when they occupied the town and medical centre where they were burried, removing the Palestinian flags.
Arafat and Mohamed were murdered by the Israeli army on the 28th December for taking part in a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza and against the Apartheid Wall that will annex a large proportion of Ni'lin's land and make the village only accessible by a tunnel."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UNSEEN GAZA (2 Parts)
UNSEEN GAZA PART 1:
UNSEEN GAZA Jon Snow reports on the failures of reporting in Gaza thanks to Israel refusing access ."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UNSEEN GAZA Jon Snow reports on the failures of reporting in Gaza thanks to Israel refusing access ."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
60 Minutes - Is Peace Out Of Reach?
Is Peace Out Of Reach?:
"Has peace in the Middle East become nothing more than a pipe dream? As Bob Simon reports, a growing number of Israelis and Palestinians feel that a two-state solution is no longer possible."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Has peace in the Middle East become nothing more than a pipe dream? As Bob Simon reports, a growing number of Israelis and Palestinians feel that a two-state solution is no longer possible."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Zionist Rabbi told troops to show Gaza no mercy
Zionist Rabbi told troops to show Gaza no mercy:
"An Israeli human rights group on Monday called for the immediate dismissal of the chief military rabbi, claiming he gave soldiers fighting in Gaza pamphlets urging them to show no mercy.
Yesh Din said it had written to both Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, urging them to 'take this incitement seriously and fire Chief Military Rabbi' Brigadier General Avi Ronzki.
It said a pamphlet distributed to soldiers taking part in Operation Cast Lead stressed that the troops should show no mercy to their enemies, and that the pamphlet borders 'on incitement and racism against the Palestinian people.'
'When you show mercy to a cruel enemy you are being cruel to pure and honest soldiers. These are not games at the amusement park where sportsmanship teaches one to make concessions. This is a war on murderers,' Yesh Din quoted the pamphlet as saying.
It said the pamphlet quotes at length statements by Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a spiritual leader of the Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank who opposes any compromise with Palestinians.
'The Palestinians claim they deserve a state here, when in reality there was never a Palestinian or Arab state within the borders of our country,' the pamphlet quoted Aviner as saying.
"[There is] a biblical ban on surrendering a single millimeter of it [the Land of Israel] to gentiles, though all sorts of impure distortions and foolishness of autonomy, enclaves and other national weaknesses. We will not abandon it to the hands of another nation, not a finger, not a nail of it." another excerpt said.
The rights group said the pamphlet contains "degrading and belittling messages that border on incitement and racism against the Palestinian people. These messages can be interpreted as a call to act outside of the confines of international laws of war."
The Haaretz newspaper reported on Monday that far right-wing groups also gave out pamphlets bearing racist messages on military bases.
It said one urged soldiers to "spare your lives and the lives of your friends and not to show concern for a population that surrounds us and harms us..."
"Kill the one who comes to kill you. As for the population, it is not innocent," the daily quoted the pamphlet as saying.
Source; http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/200..."
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"An Israeli human rights group on Monday called for the immediate dismissal of the chief military rabbi, claiming he gave soldiers fighting in Gaza pamphlets urging them to show no mercy.
Yesh Din said it had written to both Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, urging them to 'take this incitement seriously and fire Chief Military Rabbi' Brigadier General Avi Ronzki.
It said a pamphlet distributed to soldiers taking part in Operation Cast Lead stressed that the troops should show no mercy to their enemies, and that the pamphlet borders 'on incitement and racism against the Palestinian people.'
'When you show mercy to a cruel enemy you are being cruel to pure and honest soldiers. These are not games at the amusement park where sportsmanship teaches one to make concessions. This is a war on murderers,' Yesh Din quoted the pamphlet as saying.
It said the pamphlet quotes at length statements by Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a spiritual leader of the Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank who opposes any compromise with Palestinians.
'The Palestinians claim they deserve a state here, when in reality there was never a Palestinian or Arab state within the borders of our country,' the pamphlet quoted Aviner as saying.
"[There is] a biblical ban on surrendering a single millimeter of it [the Land of Israel] to gentiles, though all sorts of impure distortions and foolishness of autonomy, enclaves and other national weaknesses. We will not abandon it to the hands of another nation, not a finger, not a nail of it." another excerpt said.
The rights group said the pamphlet contains "degrading and belittling messages that border on incitement and racism against the Palestinian people. These messages can be interpreted as a call to act outside of the confines of international laws of war."
The Haaretz newspaper reported on Monday that far right-wing groups also gave out pamphlets bearing racist messages on military bases.
It said one urged soldiers to "spare your lives and the lives of your friends and not to show concern for a population that surrounds us and harms us..."
"Kill the one who comes to kill you. As for the population, it is not innocent," the daily quoted the pamphlet as saying.
Source; http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/200..."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza tunnels still open for business - 26 Jan 09
Gaza tunnels still open for business - 26 Jan 09:
"One of the main reasons Israel cited for its three-week offensive in Gaza was to destroy tunnels running under Gaza's border with Egypt, which Israel says are used to smuggle weapons into the Strip.
But barely a week after Israeli troops pulled out of the coastal strip, some of the tunnels are already back open for business.
Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"One of the main reasons Israel cited for its three-week offensive in Gaza was to destroy tunnels running under Gaza's border with Egypt, which Israel says are used to smuggle weapons into the Strip.
But barely a week after Israeli troops pulled out of the coastal strip, some of the tunnels are already back open for business.
Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza - 26 Jan 09
Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza - 26 Jan 09:
"Egypt has been quick to help send aid into Gaza, but rigorous controls imposed by officials at the Israeli-controlled Ouja crossing have held up food aid intended for the Palestinians.
Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Egypt on the painstakingly slow process of getting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Egypt has been quick to help send aid into Gaza, but rigorous controls imposed by officials at the Israeli-controlled Ouja crossing have held up food aid intended for the Palestinians.
Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Egypt on the painstakingly slow process of getting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Broken Dreams of Gaza - 26 Jan 09 - Part 1
Broken Dreams of Gaza - 26 Jan 09 - Part 1:
"Between 2005 and 2009 filmmaker Mariam Shahin visited Gaza three times to record the rise and fall of the hopes and dreams of ordinary, and extraordinary, Gazans.
From an entrepreneur who had high hopes for a prosperous future, to Gazas only girls rowing team. Mariam recorded people who saw a glimmer of hope for Gaza in the period following the 2005 Israeli withdrawal but now whose main objective is mere survival."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Between 2005 and 2009 filmmaker Mariam Shahin visited Gaza three times to record the rise and fall of the hopes and dreams of ordinary, and extraordinary, Gazans.
From an entrepreneur who had high hopes for a prosperous future, to Gazas only girls rowing team. Mariam recorded people who saw a glimmer of hope for Gaza in the period following the 2005 Israeli withdrawal but now whose main objective is mere survival."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Polluted seashore - Last Israeli legacy for Gaza fishermen
Polluted seashore - Last Israeli legacy for Gaza fishermen:
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gazans return without a home - 25 Jan 09
Gazans return without a home - 25 Jan 09:
"Families in Gaza are returning to the homes they were forced to leave during the Israeli offensive.
Gazan officials say the Isareli attacks destroyed and damaged around 20,000 homes, leaving more than 100,000 people homeless.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad spent a day with one family now forced to live in the ruins of their old house."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Families in Gaza are returning to the homes they were forced to leave during the Israeli offensive.
Gazan officials say the Isareli attacks destroyed and damaged around 20,000 homes, leaving more than 100,000 people homeless.
Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad spent a day with one family now forced to live in the ruins of their old house."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Cairo hospitals treat Gaza's war-scarred children -25 Jan 09
Cairo hospitals treat Gaza's war-scarred children -25 Jan 09:
"Israel's cabinet is considering how to protect its soldiers from international prosecution for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
More than 1,300 Palestinians were killed during Israel's three week offensive, many of them women and children.
Al Jazeera's Amr El-Kahky has been to a hospital in Egypt, where doctors claim the wounds they are treating may have been caused by the use of white phosphorus.
This package contains images that may disturb or offend some viewers."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Israel's cabinet is considering how to protect its soldiers from international prosecution for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
More than 1,300 Palestinians were killed during Israel's three week offensive, many of them women and children.
Al Jazeera's Amr El-Kahky has been to a hospital in Egypt, where doctors claim the wounds they are treating may have been caused by the use of white phosphorus.
This package contains images that may disturb or offend some viewers."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Monday, January 26, 2009
Noam Chomsky: The United States - Israel's Godfather
Noam Chomsky: The United States - Israel's Godfather:
"Noam Chomsky speaks about Gaza, Palestine, Israel at a meeting in Boston. 1-21-09
filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
www.socialistworker.org"
Noam Chomsky: Israel - Servant to US Empire. Q&A at Palestine solidarity meeting Boston MA 1-21-09
filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Noam Chomsky speaks about Gaza, Palestine, Israel at a meeting in Boston. 1-21-09
filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
www.socialistworker.org"
Noam Chomsky: Israel - Servant to US Empire. Q&A at Palestine solidarity meeting Boston MA 1-21-09
filmed by Paul Hubbard at the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
From a war criminal to his thugs: Israel will protect you
Israeli PM's promise to his troops | Video | Reuters.com:
"Jan 25 - Calls to investigate Israel over alleged war crimes in Gaza prompts Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to promise state protection to his troops.
The United Nations has said that Israel's use of white phosphorus munitions - which can cause extreme burns- in built-up areas of the Gaza Strip was indiscriminate and therefore constituted a war crime.
Neena Dhaun reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Jan 25 - Calls to investigate Israel over alleged war crimes in Gaza prompts Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to promise state protection to his troops.
The United Nations has said that Israel's use of white phosphorus munitions - which can cause extreme burns- in built-up areas of the Gaza Strip was indiscriminate and therefore constituted a war crime.
Neena Dhaun reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza girl's grief | Video | Reuters.com
Gaza girl's grief | Video | Reuters.com:
"Jan. 22 - A 13-year-old girl whose parents and three siblings were killed by an Israeli bomb has returned to what's left of her home in Gaza.
Dalal Abu Aisha collected a few belongings from the rubble and the family cat. Her cousin was also killed by two tank shells as she shopped in the city's main square.Sonia Legg reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Jan. 22 - A 13-year-old girl whose parents and three siblings were killed by an Israeli bomb has returned to what's left of her home in Gaza.
Dalal Abu Aisha collected a few belongings from the rubble and the family cat. Her cousin was also killed by two tank shells as she shopped in the city's main square.Sonia Legg reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
(Spanish) Che Guevara: "Patria o Muerte" - UN GA - 11 December 1964
Statement by Mr. Che Guevara (Cuba) before the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1964:
"United Nations, 11 December 1964 - Statement in Spanish by Mr. Che Guevara (Cuba) before the United Nations General Assembly (19th session, 1299th meeting)."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"United Nations, 11 December 1964 - Statement in Spanish by Mr. Che Guevara (Cuba) before the United Nations General Assembly (19th session, 1299th meeting)."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UNICEF's Learning Center in Gaza is now a Tent after Israel destroyed the building
UNICEF: Rehabilitating learning centers in Gaza:
"JERUSALEM, 23 January 2009 The recent and extreme levels of conflict in Gaza have affected the lives of 840,000 children and young people. Many have lost their schools, health facilities, play areas and even neighbourhoods, which have been destroyed in the violence.
Women and children are the worst affected. Among them are a special group with one foot still in childhood and another in adulthood: the adolescents.
We lived the worst life humans could live in this world no food or electricity, no water, says Lara Abu Ramadan, a 17-year-old Gaza resident, describing her experience of the conflict.
As a result of the escalation of violence in the recent conflict, many adolescents in Gaza are now experiencing high levels of stress, anxiety, insecurity and intense fear, notes the head of UNICEFs Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) programme, Linda Sall. However, as adolescents, they also feel the need to take some action to support their families, friends and community.
To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index_474..."
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"JERUSALEM, 23 January 2009 The recent and extreme levels of conflict in Gaza have affected the lives of 840,000 children and young people. Many have lost their schools, health facilities, play areas and even neighbourhoods, which have been destroyed in the violence.
Women and children are the worst affected. Among them are a special group with one foot still in childhood and another in adulthood: the adolescents.
We lived the worst life humans could live in this world no food or electricity, no water, says Lara Abu Ramadan, a 17-year-old Gaza resident, describing her experience of the conflict.
As a result of the escalation of violence in the recent conflict, many adolescents in Gaza are now experiencing high levels of stress, anxiety, insecurity and intense fear, notes the head of UNICEFs Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) programme, Linda Sall. However, as adolescents, they also feel the need to take some action to support their families, friends and community.
To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index_474..."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Tony Benn to BBC "If you wont broadcast the Gaza appeal then I will myself"
Tony Benn to BBC "If you wont broadcast the Gaza appeal then I will myself":
"Tony Benn accuses the BBC ON AIR of capitualating to the Israeli Government by refusing to air an appeal for the Gazan people by the Disaster Emergency Commitee (DEC) he then broadcasts the Address himself much to the consternation of the interviewer!
Disaster Emergency Commitee (DEC)
Gaza Crisis
PO BOX 999
LONDON
EC3A 3AA
Disasters Emergency Committee Gaza humanitarian appeal:
Launched by UK charities on 22 January to raise money for Gaza aid relief and reconstruction
Participants: Action Aid, British Red Cross, Cafod, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Help the Aged, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund, World Vision
Information on 0370 60 60 900 or at DEC website"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Tony Benn accuses the BBC ON AIR of capitualating to the Israeli Government by refusing to air an appeal for the Gazan people by the Disaster Emergency Commitee (DEC) he then broadcasts the Address himself much to the consternation of the interviewer!
Disaster Emergency Commitee (DEC)
Gaza Crisis
PO BOX 999
LONDON
EC3A 3AA
Disasters Emergency Committee Gaza humanitarian appeal:
Launched by UK charities on 22 January to raise money for Gaza aid relief and reconstruction
Participants: Action Aid, British Red Cross, Cafod, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Help the Aged, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund, World Vision
Information on 0370 60 60 900 or at DEC website"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Baroness Tonge: "Israel stands accused of war crimes witnessed by the whole world"
Baroness Tonge: "Israel stands accused of war crimes witnessed by the whole world":
"Baroness Tonge: My Lords, Tzipi Livni, the Israeli Foreign Minister, said that Israel would go wild in Gaza. They certainly did that, with the USA turning its usual blind eye. The UK and the European Union have behaved so feebly they were almost colluding in Israel's actions. Israel carefully excluded the press and media—evidence of guilt? But the UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International all had people watching what was happening, as well as the Al-Jazeera cameras.
One charge I wish to make concerns the use of white phosphorus in residential areas, where many people were injured by this obscene material. It is a crime. The injuries sustained by burning phosphorus are horrible and the suffering is unthinkable. The Israelis also used 155mm shells in residential areas, able to do damage over a range of 300 metres. Yet, the Israelis assured us that they were accurately targeting only those areas with Hamas installations. Really? With a damage range of 300 metres? What lies. Both actions are against international law; they are war crimes. Many innocent civilians, many little children, have been killed by these obscenities.
Will the Minister assure us, therefore, that our Government and the European Union will not be content with Israeli offers of an inquiry into the behaviour of their military? There must be an independent investigation through the United Nations Security Council. Israel stands accused of war crimes, witnessed by the whole world. What hope for Israels long-term future now?"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Baroness Tonge: My Lords, Tzipi Livni, the Israeli Foreign Minister, said that Israel would go wild in Gaza. They certainly did that, with the USA turning its usual blind eye. The UK and the European Union have behaved so feebly they were almost colluding in Israel's actions. Israel carefully excluded the press and media—evidence of guilt? But the UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International all had people watching what was happening, as well as the Al-Jazeera cameras.
One charge I wish to make concerns the use of white phosphorus in residential areas, where many people were injured by this obscene material. It is a crime. The injuries sustained by burning phosphorus are horrible and the suffering is unthinkable. The Israelis also used 155mm shells in residential areas, able to do damage over a range of 300 metres. Yet, the Israelis assured us that they were accurately targeting only those areas with Hamas installations. Really? With a damage range of 300 metres? What lies. Both actions are against international law; they are war crimes. Many innocent civilians, many little children, have been killed by these obscenities.
Will the Minister assure us, therefore, that our Government and the European Union will not be content with Israeli offers of an inquiry into the behaviour of their military? There must be an independent investigation through the United Nations Security Council. Israel stands accused of war crimes, witnessed by the whole world. What hope for Israels long-term future now?"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
RT Spotlight: Gaza under siege
Spotlight: Gaza under siege:
"As many as 90,000 residents have reportedly fled the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its campaign against Hamas in December. But the figure represents only a small part of Gaza's 1.5 million population, who remained under heavy shelling and fire. Thirteen hundred people lost their lives during the conflict. Those that survived are living in the ruins of the destroyed city. Our guests in the studio to tell us about everyday life in the aftermath of war are Ramzi Abu Ouaimer and Farida Hasanova."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"As many as 90,000 residents have reportedly fled the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its campaign against Hamas in December. But the figure represents only a small part of Gaza's 1.5 million population, who remained under heavy shelling and fire. Thirteen hundred people lost their lives during the conflict. Those that survived are living in the ruins of the destroyed city. Our guests in the studio to tell us about everyday life in the aftermath of war are Ramzi Abu Ouaimer and Farida Hasanova."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Muhammad Idrees Ahmad from Spinwatch.org on BBC Journalism
GAZA:Afshin Rattansi talks to Spinwatch about BBC Journalism:
"Afshin Rattansi talks to Muhammad Idrees Ahmad about media bias over the war in Gaza, particularly what has been widely seen as one-sided coverage by the BBC."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Afshin Rattansi talks to Muhammad Idrees Ahmad about media bias over the war in Gaza, particularly what has been widely seen as one-sided coverage by the BBC."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Jabalia 20th Jan 22
Jabalia 20th Jan 22:
Jabalia (Jabaliya), northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Jabalia (Jabaliya), northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Jabaliya after Israeli attacks on Gaza
Jabaliya after Israeli attacks on Gaza:
Jabaliya, northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Jabaliya, northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Ni'lin demonstration against the Apartheid Wall 21/01/2009
21/01/2009 - Ni'lin demonstration against the Apartheid Wall:
"ISM video from Ni'lin village demonstration on the 21st January 2009"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"ISM video from Ni'lin village demonstration on the 21st January 2009"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
False flag Cover Up by IDF
False flag Cover Up by IDF:
"The Israeli Defense force (IDF) released a video claiming to show evidence that Hamas had used a mosque to store weapons, but an analysis of the video casts doubt on the claim. The IDF also falsely claimed Hamas had fired mortars from a UN-run school to cover up its shelling of the school, resulting in the deaths of more than 40 civilians who had taken refuge there. This was the third UN school hit. Israel has also attacked a UN medical center, UN convoys bringing humanitarian supplies into Gaza, and a UN warehouse where such goods are stored."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The Israeli Defense force (IDF) released a video claiming to show evidence that Hamas had used a mosque to store weapons, but an analysis of the video casts doubt on the claim. The IDF also falsely claimed Hamas had fired mortars from a UN-run school to cover up its shelling of the school, resulting in the deaths of more than 40 civilians who had taken refuge there. This was the third UN school hit. Israel has also attacked a UN medical center, UN convoys bringing humanitarian supplies into Gaza, and a UN warehouse where such goods are stored."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza schools reopen - Students swap tales of suffering
Gaza schools reopen - Students swap tales of suffering:
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UN Humanitarian chief outraged by systematic destruction of Gaza
UN Humanitarian chief outraged by systematic destruction of Gaza:
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Bil'in demonstration Friday 23.1.2009
Bil'in demonstration Friday 23.1.2009:
Friday January 23, 2009 demonstration by village of Bil'in against the Apartheid Wall built on their land"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Friday January 23, 2009 demonstration by village of Bil'in against the Apartheid Wall built on their land"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UN envoy 'shocked'
UN envoy 'shocked':
"The UN's humanitarian chief, Sir John Holmes, who visited Gaza on Thursday, said he was shocked by 'the systematic nature of the destruction'. He said that the territory's economic activity had been set back by years."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The UN's humanitarian chief, Sir John Holmes, who visited Gaza on Thursday, said he was shocked by 'the systematic nature of the destruction'. He said that the territory's economic activity had been set back by years."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UN struggles to house displaced after Gaza war - 24 Jan 09
UN struggles to house displaced after Gaza war - 24 Jan 09:
"Israel has rejected international calls to fully reopen border crossings into Gaza, delaying the massive task of reconstruction on the strip.
That's adding to the woes of the tens of thousands of displaced people.
Zeina Awad reports from Gaza City."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Israel has rejected international calls to fully reopen border crossings into Gaza, delaying the massive task of reconstruction on the strip.
That's adding to the woes of the tens of thousands of displaced people.
Zeina Awad reports from Gaza City."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
BBC spurns Gaza appeal - 23 Jan 09
BBC spurns Gaza appeal - 23 Jan 09:
"The British Broadcasting Corporation is defending its decision not to air a fund-raising appeal for the victims of the Gaza crisis. The televised appeal would be for the Disasters Emergency Committee, an organisation which represents a number of aid agencies. But, the broadcaster says it does not want to compromise public confidence in its impartiality. Al Jazeera's Fergal Parkinson reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The British Broadcasting Corporation is defending its decision not to air a fund-raising appeal for the victims of the Gaza crisis. The televised appeal would be for the Disasters Emergency Committee, an organisation which represents a number of aid agencies. But, the broadcaster says it does not want to compromise public confidence in its impartiality. Al Jazeera's Fergal Parkinson reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Doctors struggle to treat Gaza victims - 23 Jan 2009
Doctors struggle to treat Gaza victims - 23 Jan 2009:
"Promiment human rights groups have been blaming Israeli army tactics for the difficulty that doctors in Gaza are having in treating their patients.
Al Jazeera's Todd Baer reports from Khan Younis where doctors believe that illegal chemical weapons were behind some injuries."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Promiment human rights groups have been blaming Israeli army tactics for the difficulty that doctors in Gaza are having in treating their patients.
Al Jazeera's Todd Baer reports from Khan Younis where doctors believe that illegal chemical weapons were behind some injuries."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Noam Chomsky: Obama's Stance on Gaza Crisis "Approximately the Bush Position"
Chomsky: Obama on Gaza is similar to Bush-1/3:
"Noam Chomsky: Obama's Stance on Gaza Crisis 'Approximately the Bush Position'
In a visit to the State Department Thursday, President Obama made his first substantive comments on the Middle East conflict since Israel's attack on Gaza. Obama first mentioned his commitment to Israel's security, without affirming his commitment to Palestinian security. He condemned Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israeli towns, but didn't criticize the US-backed Israeli bombings of densely populated Gaza. But in a departure from the Bush administration, Obama acknowledged Palestinian suffering and said Gaza's borders should be opened to aid. We speak with MIT professor, Noam Chomsky."
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Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Noam Chomsky: Obama's Stance on Gaza Crisis 'Approximately the Bush Position'
In a visit to the State Department Thursday, President Obama made his first substantive comments on the Middle East conflict since Israel's attack on Gaza. Obama first mentioned his commitment to Israel's security, without affirming his commitment to Palestinian security. He condemned Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israeli towns, but didn't criticize the US-backed Israeli bombings of densely populated Gaza. But in a departure from the Bush administration, Obama acknowledged Palestinian suffering and said Gaza's borders should be opened to aid. We speak with MIT professor, Noam Chomsky."
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Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Part II: Palestinian US College Grad Loses 2 Brothers in Israeli Shooting; Father Watched Son Bleed to Death After Israeli Troops Blocked Ambulances
Man Loses Brothers in Israeli Shooting; Father Watches Son Die Democracy Now 1/22/09 1 of 3:
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBQnRf... part 2
Part II: Palestinian US College Grad Loses 2 Brothers in Israeli Shooting; Father Watched Son Bleed to Death After Israeli Troops Blocked Ambulances
Shurrabweb
We return to the heart-wrenching tale of Amer Shurrab, who lost two of his brothers on the same day in an Israeli attack in Gaza. Amer is a Palestinian from Khan Yunis living in the United States. He recently graduated from Middlebury College. On Friday, his father and two brothers were fleeing their village when their vehicle came under Israeli fire. Twenty-eight-year-old Kassab died in a hail of bullets trying to flee the vehicle. Eighteen-year-old Ibrahim survived the initial attack, but Israeli troops refused to allow an ambulance to reach them until twenty hours later.
to read the transcript go to:
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/22..."
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBQnRf... part 2
Part II: Palestinian US College Grad Loses 2 Brothers in Israeli Shooting; Father Watched Son Bleed to Death After Israeli Troops Blocked Ambulances
Shurrabweb
We return to the heart-wrenching tale of Amer Shurrab, who lost two of his brothers on the same day in an Israeli attack in Gaza. Amer is a Palestinian from Khan Yunis living in the United States. He recently graduated from Middlebury College. On Friday, his father and two brothers were fleeing their village when their vehicle came under Israeli fire. Twenty-eight-year-old Kassab died in a hail of bullets trying to flee the vehicle. Eighteen-year-old Ibrahim survived the initial attack, but Israeli troops refused to allow an ambulance to reach them until twenty hours later.
to read the transcript go to:
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/22..."
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Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Will the Blockade of Gaza Continue? Phyllis Bennis on GRITtv with Laura Flanders
GRITtv with Laura Flanders » Will the Blockade of Gaza Continue?:
"On his first day in office Barack Obama made a round of phone calls to key players in the Middle East. At the same time, Israel and Hamas have declared unilateral ceasefires and Israel has agreed to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. GRITtv spoke to Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, in Washington, DC about US policy in the Middle East under Obama. Bennis is the author of Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"On his first day in office Barack Obama made a round of phone calls to key players in the Middle East. At the same time, Israel and Hamas have declared unilateral ceasefires and Israel has agreed to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. GRITtv spoke to Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, in Washington, DC about US policy in the Middle East under Obama. Bennis is the author of Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Friday, January 23, 2009
Gaza in Ruins: A news special - 23 Jan 09
Gaza in Ruins: A news special - Part 1 - 23 Jan 09:
"The Gaza Strip is a land in ruins, devastated by 22 days of war.
In this news special from Gaza, Al Jazeera focuses on the damage from the war - the human, physical and political damage suffered by people here, people already weakened by an 18-month siege at the hands of Israel."
Part 1
Gaza in Ruins: A news special - Part 2 - 23 Jan 09:
"Part two of Al Jazeera's news special from the Gaza Strip.
Gaza lies in physical and psychological ruins once again. The cost of rebuilding is likely to run into billions
of dollars according to the UN."
Gaza in Ruins: A news special - Part 3 - 23 Jan 09:
"Part three of Al Jazeera's news special from the Gaza Strip.
The ultimate goal for virtually everybody in Gaza is to get on with the business of achieving an independent Palestinian state.
We examine the main political players, and who could possibly unite all the Palestinian factions in order to move forward."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The Gaza Strip is a land in ruins, devastated by 22 days of war.
In this news special from Gaza, Al Jazeera focuses on the damage from the war - the human, physical and political damage suffered by people here, people already weakened by an 18-month siege at the hands of Israel."
Part 1
Gaza in Ruins: A news special - Part 2 - 23 Jan 09:
"Part two of Al Jazeera's news special from the Gaza Strip.
Gaza lies in physical and psychological ruins once again. The cost of rebuilding is likely to run into billions
of dollars according to the UN."
Gaza in Ruins: A news special - Part 3 - 23 Jan 09:
"Part three of Al Jazeera's news special from the Gaza Strip.
The ultimate goal for virtually everybody in Gaza is to get on with the business of achieving an independent Palestinian state.
We examine the main political players, and who could possibly unite all the Palestinian factions in order to move forward."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Thursday, January 22, 2009
White Phosphorous Gaza Uproar
White Phosphorous Gaza Uproar:
"Although Israeli officials have denied using the highly controversial white phosphorous compound against Hamas forces in Gaza, evidence suggests otherwise. Allen Pizzey reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Although Israeli officials have denied using the highly controversial white phosphorous compound against Hamas forces in Gaza, evidence suggests otherwise. Allen Pizzey reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Mosques not spared in Gaza war - 23 Jan 09
Mosques not spared in Gaza war - 23 Jan 09:
"Gazans have started the massive task of rebuilding, after Israel's three-week war on the strip.
Even its 24 mosques weren't spared.
But for the first time since the offensive ended, Muslims will be able to hold Friday prayers.
Zeina Awad reports from Gaza City."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Gazans have started the massive task of rebuilding, after Israel's three-week war on the strip.
Even its 24 mosques weren't spared.
But for the first time since the offensive ended, Muslims will be able to hold Friday prayers.
Zeina Awad reports from Gaza City."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza - Occupy your college!
Gaza - Occupy your college!:
"The latest news on the brilliant wave of student occupations demanding
concrete action on the massacre in Gaza. Inspiring footage and interviews from SOAS, LSE and King's College.
This is a rough cut of a section from the forthcoming film on Gaza by activist video collective REEL NEWS - out February 20th. More info: www.myspace.com/reel_news, www.reelnews.co.uk"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The latest news on the brilliant wave of student occupations demanding
concrete action on the massacre in Gaza. Inspiring footage and interviews from SOAS, LSE and King's College.
This is a rough cut of a section from the forthcoming film on Gaza by activist video collective REEL NEWS - out February 20th. More info: www.myspace.com/reel_news, www.reelnews.co.uk"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza villages Wiped off the map
LiveLeak.com - Gaza villages Wiped off the map:
"Jonathan Miller's report of destruction and killing in Gaza."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Jonathan Miller's report of destruction and killing in Gaza."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Ex-Carter Admin Official: Israel Ignored Hamas Offer Days Before Attacking Gaza; Violated Ceasefire With Attacks, Blockade 1 of 2
Ex-Carter Admin Official: Israel Ignored Hamas Offer Days Before Attacking Gaza; Violated Ceasefire With Attacks, Blockade 1 of 2:
democracynow.org
"Robert Pastor is a senior adviser to the Carter Center and a professor at American University who met with exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Dec. 14, along with former President Jimmy Carter. Pastor says Meshaal indicated Hamas was willing to go back to the ceasefire if Israel would lift the siege on Gaza. He says he passed along the statement to the Israeli military but he never heard back. Two weeks later, Israel launched its three week assault that left more than 1,300 Palestinians, most of them civilians, at least a third children.
read listen watch: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/22..."
Part 1
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Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
democracynow.org
"Robert Pastor is a senior adviser to the Carter Center and a professor at American University who met with exiled Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Dec. 14, along with former President Jimmy Carter. Pastor says Meshaal indicated Hamas was willing to go back to the ceasefire if Israel would lift the siege on Gaza. He says he passed along the statement to the Israeli military but he never heard back. Two weeks later, Israel launched its three week assault that left more than 1,300 Palestinians, most of them civilians, at least a third children.
read listen watch: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/22..."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Finkelstein announces study findings on Gaza massacre
Finkelstein announces study findings on Gaza massacre:
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Assessing the aftermath in Gaza - 22 Jan 09
Assessing the aftermath in Gaza - 22 Jan 09:
"Gaza has been shattered by Israel's devastating three week long war.
Amid the chaos and confusion, the people are showing their resilience yet again and are trying to repair their bombed out homes, schools and businessess in an effort to rebuild their lives.
Gaza remains beseiged and bereft of widespread international support.
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna spoke to Gazans who feel let down by the international community."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Gaza has been shattered by Israel's devastating three week long war.
Amid the chaos and confusion, the people are showing their resilience yet again and are trying to repair their bombed out homes, schools and businessess in an effort to rebuild their lives.
Gaza remains beseiged and bereft of widespread international support.
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna spoke to Gazans who feel let down by the international community."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Traders rebuild their tunnels in Gaza - 22 Jan 09
Traders rebuild their tunnels in Gaza - 22 Jan 09:
"Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza, which Israel say are used for weapons smuggling, was one of the main targets for Israel's air strikes.
Al Jazeera's Todd Baer reports from Rafah in Egypt, where many of the destroyed tunnels are now being rebuilt.
The Palestinians say the underground trading network is a necessary lifeline to get food, gas and medicine into the Strip since the border crossings remain closed."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza, which Israel say are used for weapons smuggling, was one of the main targets for Israel's air strikes.
Al Jazeera's Todd Baer reports from Rafah in Egypt, where many of the destroyed tunnels are now being rebuilt.
The Palestinians say the underground trading network is a necessary lifeline to get food, gas and medicine into the Strip since the border crossings remain closed."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Witness - Return to Palestine - 21 Jan 09 - 2 Parts
Witness - Return to Palestine - 21 Jan 09 - Part 1:
"The troubled past of Israel's birth as a nation and the devastating consequences it's had in the region frequently make headlines around the world.
But the reality of what six decades of displacement has meant for the day to day lives of those who have lived there rarely makes the news.
In his moving and deeply personal film Al Jazeeras news editor, Awad Joumaa went on a journey spanning two continents and three countries to take his father back to the place he was born, but has never known."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The troubled past of Israel's birth as a nation and the devastating consequences it's had in the region frequently make headlines around the world.
But the reality of what six decades of displacement has meant for the day to day lives of those who have lived there rarely makes the news.
In his moving and deeply personal film Al Jazeeras news editor, Awad Joumaa went on a journey spanning two continents and three countries to take his father back to the place he was born, but has never known."
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza child born under Israeli missile fire - 22 Jan 09
Gaza child born under Israeli missile fire - 22 Jan 09:
"Nawal Samouni gave birth to a baby daughter as her house was being shelled by Israeli forces during the war on Gaza.
With accounts of civilian suffering emerging following the end of Israel's campaign in Gaza, Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros met Nawal and her family."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Nawal Samouni gave birth to a baby daughter as her house was being shelled by Israeli forces during the war on Gaza.
With accounts of civilian suffering emerging following the end of Israel's campaign in Gaza, Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros met Nawal and her family."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Empire - Obama's Middle East Challenge - 21 Jan 09 - 2 parts
Empire - Obama's Middle East Challenge - 21 Jan 09 - Pt 1:
"In his new series analysing global powers and their agendas Al Jazeera's chief political analyst Marwan Bishara focuses on the challenges facing the new US president.
With such antipathy towards George Bush's foreign policy, what can the world expect from Obama and his new team?"
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"In his new series analysing global powers and their agendas Al Jazeera's chief political analyst Marwan Bishara focuses on the challenges facing the new US president.
With such antipathy towards George Bush's foreign policy, what can the world expect from Obama and his new team?"
Part 1
Part 2
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Arabs sceptical on Obama - 22 Jan 09
Arabs sceptical on Obama - 22 Jan 09:
"Barack Obama's failure to refer directly to the war on Gaza has left some in Arab world sceptical.
While there is hope he will adopt a more neutral stance in the Arab-Israeli conflict, many believe he simply does not have the power to change the course of US foreign policy.
Zeina Khodr has been gauging opinions in the region."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Barack Obama's failure to refer directly to the war on Gaza has left some in Arab world sceptical.
While there is hope he will adopt a more neutral stance in the Arab-Israeli conflict, many believe he simply does not have the power to change the course of US foreign policy.
Zeina Khodr has been gauging opinions in the region."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israeli Army Had 'Fun' Destroying Gaza (CNN)
Israeli Army Had 'Fun' Destroying Gaza (CNN):
"CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the devastation left in Gaza after three weeks of bombing."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"CNN's Ben Wedeman reports on the devastation left in Gaza after three weeks of bombing."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Prima Facie Evidence of War Crimes by Israel Broadcast January 19, 2009
Prima Facie Evidence of War Crimes by Israel Broadcast January 19, 2009:
"Channel Four News journalist Johnathan Miller travelled to Gaza where he interviewed civilians sheltering in a UN run school attacked by Israel using white phosphorus munitions.
The attack - described as 'Outrageous' by the UN Secretary General - was filmed by a school worker on his mobile phone.
Donatella Rovera, an Amnesty International investigator said 'We've seen Prima Facie that there have been war crimes'
Stop the War and others have called a protest on Saturday demanding that Israel gets out of Gaza, that the blockade is lifted, that all borders are opened and that there is a complete arms embargo on Israel."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Channel Four News journalist Johnathan Miller travelled to Gaza where he interviewed civilians sheltering in a UN run school attacked by Israel using white phosphorus munitions.
The attack - described as 'Outrageous' by the UN Secretary General - was filmed by a school worker on his mobile phone.
Donatella Rovera, an Amnesty International investigator said 'We've seen Prima Facie that there have been war crimes'
Stop the War and others have called a protest on Saturday demanding that Israel gets out of Gaza, that the blockade is lifted, that all borders are opened and that there is a complete arms embargo on Israel."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
UNICEF: The story of Amira, a child of Gaza
UNICEF: The story of Amira, a child of Gaza:
"NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2009 Amira, 15, is a survivor. After her two siblings and father were killed during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, she crawled from her familys home and was found three days later in a neighbours house.
She was alone for three days in the street and no one passed in that neighbourhood, Amiras mother recalls.
Amira herself remembers: My father went outside, telling us, I want sit outside with my friends and read the Quran so that you can sleep well and not be scared. Shortly thereafter, she says, her father and the others died in a missile strike.
The three-week conflict, which halted with a ceasefire this past weekend, has left a trail of destruction including thousands of homes destroyed and damaged. Before the ceasefire was declared, some 50,000 people sought refuge in UN shelters. Only now are many Gazans making their way home again.
To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index_473..."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"NEW YORK, USA, 21 January 2009 Amira, 15, is a survivor. After her two siblings and father were killed during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, she crawled from her familys home and was found three days later in a neighbours house.
She was alone for three days in the street and no one passed in that neighbourhood, Amiras mother recalls.
Amira herself remembers: My father went outside, telling us, I want sit outside with my friends and read the Quran so that you can sleep well and not be scared. Shortly thereafter, she says, her father and the others died in a missile strike.
The three-week conflict, which halted with a ceasefire this past weekend, has left a trail of destruction including thousands of homes destroyed and damaged. Before the ceasefire was declared, some 50,000 people sought refuge in UN shelters. Only now are many Gazans making their way home again.
To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/emerg/index_473..."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Hamas celebrates victory as UN chief visits Gaza and condemns Israeli War Crimes
Hamas celebrates victory as UN chief visits Gaza and condemns Israeli War Crimes:
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"PressTv Report"
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israeli war conduct and outcome questioned - 21 Jan 09
Israeli war conduct and outcome questioned - 21 Jan 09:
"Israel's war on the Gaza Strip lasted three weeks and killed more than 1,300 people. Now there are more accusations about Israel's use of illegal weapons in the fighting. Just hours after Israeli forces withdrew from the Strip footage has also surfaced showing the tunnels that lead from Egypt into Gaza are still being used to smuggle in supplies. Destroying the tunnels was one of the principal justifications Israel gave for its offensive. Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazely reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Israel's war on the Gaza Strip lasted three weeks and killed more than 1,300 people. Now there are more accusations about Israel's use of illegal weapons in the fighting. Just hours after Israeli forces withdrew from the Strip footage has also surfaced showing the tunnels that lead from Egypt into Gaza are still being used to smuggle in supplies. Destroying the tunnels was one of the principal justifications Israel gave for its offensive. Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazely reports."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"I sincerely hope that we are going forward not back": UNRWA, Director of operations in Gaza
"I sincerely hope that we are going forward not back": UNRWA, Director of operations in Gaza:
"United Nations, 20 January 2009 - Briefing by John Ging, Director of Operations in Gaza for U.N. Refugee and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) via video conference link from Gaza."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"United Nations, 20 January 2009 - Briefing by John Ging, Director of Operations in Gaza for U.N. Refugee and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) via video conference link from Gaza."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Ban Ki-moon calls attack on UN building 'outrageous'
Ban Ki-moon calls attack on UN building 'outrageous':
"United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to Gaza, has called Israel's targetting of a United Nations building there 'outrageous', but Israel is unlikely to be held to account."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to Gaza, has called Israel's targetting of a United Nations building there 'outrageous', but Israel is unlikely to be held to account."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
The bloody Israeli sojourn in Gaza
The bloody Israeli sojourn in Gaza:
"Controversial American Jewish scholar and specialist on the Middle East, Norman Finkelstein, says Israel committed massive atrocities in Gaza during the three-week war against Hamas militants."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Controversial American Jewish scholar and specialist on the Middle East, Norman Finkelstein, says Israel committed massive atrocities in Gaza during the three-week war against Hamas militants."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Israel's attacks on UN-run school in Gaza
Israel attacks UN-run school in Gaza:
"Consequences of Israeli attack on UN-run school, Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, 17 January 2009, in which two Palestinian children aged five and seven were murdered."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Consequences of Israeli attack on UN-run school, Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, 17 January 2009, in which two Palestinian children aged five and seven were murdered."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Israel's scorched earth policy - 20 Jan 09
Israel's scorched earth policy - 20 Jan 09:
"Some Palestinians have accused Israeli soldiers of destroying their homes as they pulled back towards the border in the last 24 hours of their 22-day war on Gaza.
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna saw some of the evidence of what Palestinians describe as an Israeli scorched earth policy."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"Some Palestinians have accused Israeli soldiers of destroying their homes as they pulled back towards the border in the last 24 hours of their 22-day war on Gaza.
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna saw some of the evidence of what Palestinians describe as an Israeli scorched earth policy."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Gaza's destruction revealed - 20 Jan 09
Gaza's destruction revealed - 20 Jan 09:
"The cessation of fighting in Gaza has allowed the true scale of destruction there to be revealed.
Sherine Tadros reports from the north of the strip on the despair of one father who says Israeli forces shot and killed two of his daughters at close range.
A spokesperson for the Israeli army told Al Jazeera in response to the father's allegations that Israeli soldiers 'do not behave in this fashion' and the army 'only returns fire to areas from which it was fired upon'."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The cessation of fighting in Gaza has allowed the true scale of destruction there to be revealed.
Sherine Tadros reports from the north of the strip on the despair of one father who says Israeli forces shot and killed two of his daughters at close range.
A spokesperson for the Israeli army told Al Jazeera in response to the father's allegations that Israeli soldiers 'do not behave in this fashion' and the army 'only returns fire to areas from which it was fired upon'."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
The first full day of the ceasefire in Gaza
The first full day of the ceasefire in Gaza:
"January 19, 2009: The first full day of the ceasefire in Gaza allows families and rescue workers to recover bodies from the rubble, as the death toll continues to rise."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"January 19, 2009: The first full day of the ceasefire in Gaza allows families and rescue workers to recover bodies from the rubble, as the death toll continues to rise."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Palestinians are winning the legitimacy war - Interview with Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur
Israeli actions violate law:
"The Gaza blockade is a direct violation of the fourth Geneva convention that prohibits collective punishment, says Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
"The Gaza blockade is a direct violation of the fourth Geneva convention that prohibits collective punishment, says Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories."
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Norman Finkelstein on Gaza (3 Parts)
GAZA: Afshin Rattansi & Walid Shoebat, Ashraf Shannon, Norman Finkelstein 2:
Interview with Norman Finkelstein."
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
Interview with Norman Finkelstein."
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog
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