Tag Archives: Gaza Strip

Israel on Trial by George Bisharat

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Father Dave

The significance of this article is not that it gave the first or only account of the war crimes committed by Israel in her recent assault on Gaza, but the fact that it appeared in the New York Times! Could this signal … Continue reading →

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Inside Gaza: a first-hand account by Sami Abdel-Shafi

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Father Dave

One resident of Gaza, who has survived the bombings, surmises that he and his neighbours are living in a pergatory that’s rapidly descending into first-class hell. I am safe, and yet I feel like a walking dead person. Everything around … Continue reading →

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Gaza’s Death Throes and nobody’s listening! by Sonja Karkar

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Father Dave

Government after government in Israel continues to demand recognition and accolades as a first world democracy superior to all others, despite Israel’s flouting of international law, its human rights abuses and the criminality and corruption of Israeli leaders. Worse still, … Continue reading →

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Fear in Gaza by Mohammed Omer

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Father Dave

Attacks over the last few days by Israel have killed around 100 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including a number of young boys who were playing soccer when the tank’s shell landed. As the violence continues, 22-year-old journalist and photographer, … Continue reading →

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Starving in the Dark by Dr Virginia Tilley

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Father Dave

On the excuse of rescuing one kidnapped soldier, Israeli is now bombing the Gaza Strip and is poised to re-invade. It has also arrested a third of the Palestinian parliament, wrecking even its fragile illusion of capacity and reducing the … Continue reading →

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“The Great Experiment” – Uri Avnery

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Father Dave

IS IT possible to force a whole people to submit to foreign occupation by starving it? That is, certainly, an interesting question. So interesting, indeed, that the governments of Israel and the United States, in close cooperation with Europe, are … Continue reading →

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