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Ten years after the first war on Gaza, Israel still plans endless brute force

[email protected] January 9, 2019 analysis, cast lead, ehud barak, Gaza, goldstone report, hamas, history, khaled mashaal, mowing the lawn, pillar of defense, protective edge, richard goldstone, robert pastor, terrorism, war crime, zionism

Operation Cast Lead (winter 2008-9) is emblematic of everything that is wrong with Israel’s approach to Gaza. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a political conflict to which there is no military solution. Yet Israel persists in shunning diplomacy and relying on brute military force – and not as a last resort but as a first resort.

Operation Cast Lead, the first of several incursions by Israel, killed 1,417 Palestinians and just 13 Israelis. Chillingly, the generals call their repeated bombardments ‘mowing the lawn’

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NYT investigation concludes Razan Al-Najjar’s death was unnecessary, may be a war crime

[email protected] January 1, 2019 exploding bullet, Gaza, Great March of Return, humanitarian law, IDF, lethal force, sniper, war crime, zionism

Razan Al-Najjar’s death by sniper last June was briefly newsworthy; she was briefly demonized by Israel, then the world forgot about her.

But the NYT chose to investigate, examining 1,000 photos and videos, interviewing experts and over 30 eyewitnesses, and piecing the event together using Israeli 3-D software.

The conclusion: the shooting should never have taken place – no one was endangering Israeli soldiers or the border, and medics were in plain view – and Israel has done little to decrease the frequency of these incidents.

Her death is at best reckless, at worst a war crime.

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PLO Executive Dr. Hanan Ashrawi discusses Israel escalations in occupied Jerusalem and Gaza

[email protected] July 29, 2018 accountability, al-aqsa mosque, escalation, Gaza, Great March of Return, hanan ashrawi, Jerusalem, US Embassy, war crime, zionism

Dr. Ashrawi calls on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its recent aggressive actions and to protect the people and holy sites of Palestine.

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Israel Snipers Train Their Weapons On International Press

[email protected] May 22, 2018 Gaza, hoda abdel-hamid, icc, international criminal court, journalist, press, reporters without borders, Return March, sniper, target, war crime

Reporters W/o Borders has asked Int’l Criminal Court to investigate Israeli sniper fire on journalists, which it regards as war crimes. 2 journalists killed, at least 90 injured since March 30.

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Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinian Boys in Gaza Who Posed No Threat

[email protected] February 19, 2018 children, war crime

As Israel’s blockade of Gaza enters its 11th year, the economic and humanitarian situation has become so dire that youth are beginning to take the risk of crossing into Israel to find work. When 6 boys tried this on Saturday, they were shot at by Israeli forces, although they posed no threat. 2 of the boys made it back home, 2 were injured, and 2 didn’t make it out alive.

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