Archive for the ‘Gaza conflict’ Category

BBC’s Panorama Broadcasts “Death in the Med” – Doc About the Mavi Marmara Gaza Flotilla Incident

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

On August 16, the BBC TV show Panorama broadcast a 30-minute documentary titled "Death in the Med." Here's the program description: "As controversy over Israel's blockade of Gaza still rages, Jane Corbin asks what really happened on the Mavi Marmara, when Israeli commandos seized the ship and nine people died. ...

Hamas Leader Khaled Mash’al Calls for Continued Jihad; No Recognition of Israel

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

A report published by Israel's Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center analyzes a recent speech by Hamas leader Khaled Mash'al, in which he presented Hamas' alternative to the Palestinian Authority's approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the speech, Mash'al slammed the PLO leadership, denied the legitimacy of Israel, ruled out ...

The Flotilla Farce, by Danny Ayalon

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Here is an opinion piece by Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy minister of foreign affairs, published in the July 29 Wall Street Journal: The Flotilla Farce Whether they are from Turkey, Ireland or Cyprus, those that participate reek of hypocrisy. By DANNY AYALON A couple of years ago, a Palestinian refugee camp was encircled and ...

Gaza Women’s Shops Eyed by Hamas Police

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

(AFP) GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Hamas on Wednesday announced new regulations on shops selling women's clothes as part of a campaign to safeguard "public morality" in its Gaza enclave. The police said shops selling women's clothes must not have dressing rooms or tinted windows, and that the mannequins on display out ...

David Cameron Panders to Turkey – at Israel’s Expense, by Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

On July 27, British Prime Minister David Cameron gave a speech in Turkey, in which he called Gaza a "prison camp." Here is an opinion piece on Cameron's remarks by Washington Post columnist Jackson Diehl: Western leaders have been puzzling over how to respond to the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ...

MP Irwin Cotler: UNHRC ‘Tainted At Its Core’

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

The Jerusalem Post reports on Canadian MP Irwin Cotler's reaction to the UN committee following up the findings of the Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead: By Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post 07/27/2010 The problem with the new UN committee following up the findings of the Goldstone Report on Operation Cast Lead is not its ...

Why Are the Palestinians Opposed to Ending the Occupation?

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Here is an article by Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi is a senior researcher of the Middle East and radical Islam at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: Foreign Minister Lieberman's plan to assist the Gaza Strip in becoming an independent entity has encountered wall-to-wall Palestinian opposition. The dual-headed Palestinian ...

A Different View of Gaza

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

This column is by Lorne Gunter of the National Post: A shopping mall opened in Gaza City last weekend. It is called, appropriately enough, Gaza Mall and even has a website (gazamall. ps) complete with a catchy logo, and ads for "Israeli men's trousers at an attractive price" and shirts from ...

New Update on Investigations into the Gaza Operation

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

On July 19, The State of Israel  published a new update of the investigations into the Gaza Operation. This update follows the publication of "The Operation in Gaza - Factual and Legal Aspects" (July 2009) and "Gaza Operation Investigations: An Update" (January 2010). In this document, the Government of Israel shares ...

Hamas Bans Women From Smoking Water Pipes in Cafes

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

By IBRAHIM BARZAK (AP) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza's Hamas rulers have banned women from smoking water pipes in cafes, calling it a practice that destroys marriages and sullies the image of the Palestinian people. The ban marks the Islamist militant group's latest effort to impose their harsh Muslim lifestyle in ...