Israeli soldiers have shot 7,000 demonstrators in Gaza over the past year with live ammunition. A top UN official warns that 1,700 of them have shattered limbs that may need to be amputated if Gaza doesn’t receive emergency medical help. Already, over 120 people have had arms or legs amputated, including 20 children.
With the recent surge in violence between Israel and Gaza, it is important to examine events of the past year and to learn the chronology and details of the recent deaths among both populations, unlike the Israel-centric reports prevalent in mainstream media….
May 5, 2019: Abdul-Rahman Talal Atiyya Abu al-Jedian, 12, was killed by Israeli airstrikes targeting civilian areas in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of 23 Palestinians, including a family – mother, father and 4-month old baby, killed by Israeli missile strikes on residential areas in Gaza. Palestinian and Israeli…
May 5, 2019: Raghda Mohammad Abu al-Jedian, 40, was killed in the Israeli bombardment of residential areas in the Gaza Strip, along with her husband and 12-year old child. The child’s death was reported on Sunday May 5th, but the bodies of the parents were not uncovered from under the rubble until Monday May 6th,…
May 5, 2019: Talal ‘Atiya Abu al-Jedian, 46, was killed in the Israeli bombardment of residential areas in the Gaza Strip, along with his wife and 12-year old child. The child’s death was reported on Sunday May 5th, but the bodies of the parents were not uncovered from under the rubble until Monday May 6th,…
May 5, 2019: Maria Ahmad al-Ghazali, 4 months, was killed by Israeli airstrikes targeting civilian areas in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the deaths of 23 Palestinians, including a family – mother, father and 4-month old baby, killed by Israeli missile strikes on residential areas in Gaza. Palestinian and Israeli media sources…
May 5, 2019: Ahmad Ramadan al-Ghazali, 31, was killed by Israeli airstrikes targeting civilian areas in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of 23 Palestinians, including a family – mother, father and 4-month old baby, killed by Israeli missile strikes on residential areas in Gaza. Palestinian and Israeli mdia sources…
May 5, 2019: Abdul-Rahim Mustafa Taha al-Madhoun, 61, was killed by Israeli airstrikes targeting civilian areas in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of 23 Palestinians, including a family – mother, father and 4-month old baby, killed by Israeli missile strikes on residential areas in Gaza. Palestinian and Israeli media…
State lawmakers and governors across the US have allowed the Israel lobby to write public policy. New laws and executive orders have been crafted by Israel lobbyists, then copied from one state to the next, adopted with virtually identical language. The groundwork for anti-boycott legislation was laid by Israel partisans a decade ago…
Two articles from past years detail how editors Jonathan Freedland and Matt Seaton have influenced pro-Israel news coverage at the UK Guardian (and beyond)