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30 Dec 2014

Israel uses Gaza as a testing ground for weapons, says Barghouti

Mustafa Barghouti has accused Israel of using the Gaza Strip as a testing ground for new weapons. Speaking during a review of 2014 in Ramallah, the Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative reminded listeners that Israel is now the third largest arms exporter in the world. "There is conclusive evidence that it used the Gaza Strip as a test bed for its deadly weaponry," he claimed.
Mustafa Barghouti has accused Israel of using the Gaza Strip as a testing ground for new weapons. Speaking during a...
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9 Dec 2014

Amnesty International Strikes on Gaza high-rises amount to war crimes – Arab-Israeli Conflict – Jerusalem Post

The IDF's destruction of four high-rises in Gaza in the final days of a 50-day war between Israel and Hamas amount to war crimes that must be investigated, Amnesty International said on Monday. Philip Luther, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program said the buildings were destroyed on purpose and had no military justification.
The IDF's destruction of four high-rises in Gaza in the final days of a 50-day war between Israel and Hamas amount to...
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19 Nov 2014

Israel Demolishes Family Home of Palestinian Driver Who Killed 2 Pedestrians

Inas al-Shaloudy, the mother of the driver, Abdel Rahman al-Shaloudy, said border police officers arrived "in large numbers" on Wednesday at 1 a.m. and evacuated about 50 people from her five-story building and nearby structures. Huddled with the group in a protest tent, she said she heard an explosion at 4 a.m. and returned an hour later to find her apartment filled with broken glass, its inner walls destroyed, and those of her neighbors cracked. "This is not only collective punishment, it is a call for a violent reaction," said Ms. Shaloudy, 43, who teaches English.
Inas al-Shaloudy, the mother of the driver, Abdel Rahman al-Shaloudy, said border police officers arrived "in large...
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12 Nov 2014

Pentagon denies seeking advice from Israel on limiting civilian deaths

Speaking at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York on 6 November, Martin Dempsey, chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the Israeli army for going to "extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties" during its summertime operation against Gaza. Dempsey lionized as "extraordinary" Israel's use of leaflets and "roof-knocking" to "[make] it known that they were going to destroy a particular structure." But as Gaza residents noted, the leaflets were meaningless given that no structure was safe from Israel s merciless bombing campaign, which targeted everything from hospitals and water wells to UN designated shelters overflowing with civilians who followed Israel s instructions to leave their homes.
Speaking at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York on 6 November, Martin Dempsey,...
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israel lobby, operation protective edge, usa, war crimes
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6 Nov 2014

ICC set to declare attack on Turkish aid ship a ‘war crime’

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to officially declare that Israel is guilty of "war crimes" on Thursday for the attack on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza in 2010, Bulent Yildirim, president of Turkish NGO IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation, said on Wednesday. Israeli commandos killed eight Turkish nationals and an American of Turkish origin in a raid on aid flotilla "Mavi Marmara", which was carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to officially declare that Israel is guilty of "war crimes" on...
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6 Nov 2014

Amnesty International Says Israel Showed ‘Callous Indifference’ in Gaza

Amnesty International published a report early Wednesday accusing Israel of war crimes in its 50-day war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip this summer, saying its military showed "callous indifference" to civilians in airstrikes on homes that felled entire families.
Amnesty International published a report early Wednesday accusing Israel of war crimes in its 50-day war with Hamas in...
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16 Sep 2014

UN official confirms Israeli soldiers launched attacks from inside Gaza school

Addressing a Security Council debate on children and armed conflict, Zerrougui said 244 schools, including 75 UNRWA schools, "were shelled by Israel's armed forces", adding that "one school was used as a military base by the IDF." Although she did not name the school, it has been confirmed to me this was a reference to Hani Naim Agriculture Secondary School for Boys in Beit Hanoun.
Addressing a Security Council debate on children and armed conflict, Zerrougui said 244 schools, including 75 UNRWA...
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10 Sep 2014

Mustafa Barghouti’s speech on the destruction of Gaza

Even in the Second World War, there was not so much destruction in such a small area. This was not about one house being destroyed and the house next to it being destroyed. This was intentional bombardment by the Israeli army and navy and air force to destroy whole neighbourhoods. Shujaya, which was completely destroyed was not a neighbourhood. It was a town, it was a city, with 150,000 people and it was destroyed, one house after another.
Even in the Second World War, there was not so much destruction in such a small area. This was not about one house being...
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29 Aug 2014

These 17 Journalists Were Killed by Israel In Gaza

During the recent War on Gaza, a disproportionate number of civilians - many of them children - were killed in attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces. But there is another casualty of war which has received surprisingly little international attention. Since the bombing raids began, 17 journalists have been killed in Gaza, prompting calls for war crimes charges to be brought against the State of Israel and those involved in carrying out this war.
During the recent War on Gaza, a disproportionate number of civilians - many of them children - were killed in attacks...
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27 Aug 2014

Why Israel’s bombardment of Gaza neighborhood left US officers “stunned”

The cease-fire announced Tuesday between Israel and Palestinian factions - if it holds - will end seven weeks of fighting that killed more than 2,200 Gazans and 69 Israelis. But as the rival camps seek to put their spin on the outcome, one assessment of Israel's Gaza operation that won t be publicized is the U.S. military s. Though the Pentagon shies from publicly expressing judgments that might fall afoul of a decidedly pro-Israel Congress, senior U.S. military sources speaking on condition of anonymity offered scathing assessments of Israeli tactics, particularly in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City.
The cease-fire announced Tuesday between Israel and Palestinian factions - if it holds - will end seven weeks...
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24 Aug 2014

In deaths of civilians in Gaza, U.S. weapons sales to Israel come under scrutiny

An Israeli missile attack that killed 10 civilians sheltering in a U.N. school here early this month prompted a call for restraint from the U.S. government over what the State Department described as a disgraceful act. Yet what Israel used in that Aug. 3 strike, according to the United Nations, was a Hellfire missile a U.S.-made weapon. The incident was one of many in the ongoing six-week-old war in the Gaza Strip in which weapons sold to Israel by the United States and some European nations have played a prominent role.
An Israeli missile attack that killed 10 civilians sheltering in a U.N. school here early this month prompted a call for...
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7 Aug 2014

Ban Ki-moon calls for end to Gaza ‘nightmare’, as charities launch appeal

A coalition of British charities is launching an appeal to help the people of Gaza recover from what the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has called the nightmare of the last four weeks . The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which comprises 13 UK charities, is urging the public to support the hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced to flee their homes by the fighting between Israel and Hamas.
A coalition of British charities is launching an appeal to help the people of Gaza recover from what the UN secretary...
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4 Aug 2014

Questions of Weapons and Warnings in Past Barrage on a Gaza Shelter

An examination of an Israeli barrage that put a line of at least 10 shells through a United Nations school sheltering displaced Palestinians here last week suggests that Israeli troops paid little heed to warnings to safeguard such sites and may have unleashed weapons inappropriate for urban areas despite rising alarm over civilian deaths.
An examination of an Israeli barrage that put a line of at least 10 shells through a United Nations school sheltering...
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2 Aug 2014

Hamas Denies Holding Missing Israeli Officer, Saying He May Be Dead

Hamas leaders assert that the clash on Friday had occurred at 7 a.m., an hour before the onset of the cease-fire secured by the United Nations and Secretary of State John Kerry. Additionally Hamas says that they have no idea about the disappearance of the Israeli soldier.
Hamas leaders assert that the clash on Friday had occurred at 7 a.m., an hour before the onset of the cease-fire secured...
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30 Jul 2014

‘World stands disgraced’ as Israeli shelling of school kills at least 15

United Nations officials described the killing of sleeping children as a disgrace to the world and accused Israel of a serious violation of international law after a school in Gaza being used to shelter Palestinian families was shelled on Wednesday. At least 15 people, mostly children and women, died when the school in Jabaliya refugee camp was hit by five shells during a night of relentless bombardment across Gaza. More than 100 people were injured.
United Nations officials described the killing of sleeping children as a disgrace to the world and accused Israel of a...
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30 Jul 2014

Israeli Shells Said to Hit School in Gaza, Killing at Least 20

The strikes came in rapid succession. At around 5 a.m. Wednesday at a United Nations school at the Jabaliya refugee camp, where 3,300 Palestinians had taken refuge from the fierce fighting in their Gaza neighborhoods, what appeared to be four Israeli artillery shells hit the compound.
The strikes came in rapid succession. At around 5 a.m. Wednesday at a United Nations school at the Jabaliya refugee...
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25 Jul 2014

West Bank rage at Gaza bloodshed as protests erupt over UN school attack

The violence of the conflict in Gaza spread to the West Bank on Thursday with at least two Palestinians killed and scores wounded in one of the biggest clashes seen for several years. Further protests in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are expected following noon prayers on Friday, the last Friday of Ramadan, after the Palestinian Authority called for a day of rage over the bloodshed in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians took part in a demonstration after more than 15 women, children and United Nations staff were killed and around 200 injured when a UN shelter for those fleeing the Israeli bombing was hit
The violence of the conflict in Gaza spread to the West Bank on Thursday with at least two Palestinians killed and...
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25 Jul 2014

Blasts Kill 16 Seeking Haven at Gaza School

For more than a week, as the war engulfed their homes, families in this northern Gaza town packed up their belongings and children and headed to the one place they presumed would remain safe: the United Nations school. But in the last few days, the war approached there as well. The Israeli military warned on Monday that the shelter should be evacuated. By Thursday, the United Nations had decided to withdraw its staff and to stop providing food. Then, as the Palestinians gathered in the courtyard on Thursday, believing they were about to be bused elsewhere, blasts tore through the crowd, killing 16 people and sending scores of wounded, mostly women and children, streaming into local hospitals.
For more than a week, as the war engulfed their homes, families in this northern Gaza town packed up their belongings...
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18 Jul 2014

Glenn Greenwald: Why Did NBC Pull Veteran Reporter After He Witnessed Israeli Killing of Gaza Kids?

NBC is facing questions over its decision to pull veteran news correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin out of Gaza just after he personally witnessed the Israeli military s killing of four Palestinian boys on a Gaza beach. Mohyeldin was kicking a soccer ball around with the boys just minutes before they died. He is a longtime reporter in the region. In his coverage, he reports on the Gaza conflict in the context of the Israeli occupation, sparking criticism from some supporters of the Israeli offensive.
NBC is facing questions over its decision to pull veteran news correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin out of Gaza just after he...
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12 Jul 2014

As Israel Hits Mosque and Clinic, Air Campaign’s Risks Come Home

As Israel s air war against Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters in Gaza entered its sixth day on Saturday, a pair of bombings threw the difficulties of the campaign into painful relief: Israel bombed a mosque, which its aerial photos indicated was harboring a weapons cache, and a center for the handicapped, killing two handicapped patients and wounding three, as well as a caretaker.
As Israel s air war against Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters in Gaza entered its sixth day on Saturday, a pair of...
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11 Jul 2014

Israeli strikes on Palestinian homes could breach laws of war: UN

Israel could be violating the laws of war by bombing Palestinian homes in Gaza, the UN s human rights office said Friday, as the death toll from the Israeli strikes rose to 100. "We have received disturbing reports that many of the civilian casualties, including of children, occurred as a result of strikes on homes," said spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani..
Israel could be violating the laws of war by bombing Palestinian homes in Gaza, the UN s human rights office said...
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