Whole villages have been wiped off the map: my visit to Khuza'a

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Written by Dr. Mona El-Farra, MECA Director of Gaza Projects Dr. Mona El-Farra, MECA Director of Gaza Projects

Published: 13 August 2014 13 August 2014

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Dear Friends,
 
I’m writing now from my home, but I still feel dizzy from shock and nauseated by the sights and smells on my visit to Khan Younis and Khuza’a.
 
Yesterday I decided to use the opportunity of the ceasefire to visit my family in Khan Younis. I especially wanted to see my sister who had open heart surgery before Israel’s assault. I hadn’t seen her for 36 days. I’m lucky that I have enough fuel in my car to drive 24 kilometers (15 miles) so I struck out towards the south.
 
I drove down Salaheddin Road and passed rubble from mosques, houses, and factories. Some buildings were destroyed completely and some partially. Later on in my drive, I saw dozens of big trees uprooted and smashed, fruit trees destroyed and farms and gardens decimated and ruined. The Israeli bombs were aimed to destroy the infrastructure, to destroy Gaza’s economy. Even the main cookie factory was targeted and destroyed.
 
I passed UN trucks distributing food to people in long lines. This siege and assault by the Israelis has made everyone in the Gaza Strip live as a refugee, missing basic needs and struggling to survive.
 
When I drove up to my family’s place in Khan Younis, it was a very emotional moment. We’ve lost many family members and, excuse me, my friends, I’m not going to talk about this meeting because every family in Gaza is going through the same thing.
 

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A Fact and Background Check on Benjamin Netanyahu: Master of Lies, King of Incitement

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Written by Gilbert Schramm Gilbert Schramm

Published: 12 August 2014 12 August 2014

            As the direct fighting in Gaza slowly subsides, the struggle for peace and justice in Palestine will increasingly take place in the media. The argument over what caused this horrific episode and what it really means is the next battleground. Since the Israeli position depends almost solely on the statements made by the Israeli government, and since so many of Israel’s more obvious lies have come directly from Prime Minister Netanyahu himself, a background and fact check of this key player should be the order of the day.

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Extremist Rabbi Issues Ruling Saying Jewish Law Permits Destruction of Gaz

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Written by JTA JTA

Published: 11 August 2014 11 August 2014

Extremist Rabbi Issues Ruling Saying Jewish Law Permits Destruction of Gaza

Dov Lior: Israel Can Take 'Steps to Exterminate Enemy'

Published July 24, 2014.

Rabbi Dov Lior, a leading West Bank rabbi who endorsed a book justifying the killing of non-Jews, issued a religious ruling saying that Jewish law permits the destruction of Gaza to keep southern Israel safe.

Lior, chief rabbi of the Kiryat Arba settlement, issued the opinion after receiving questions about Jewish law’s position on harming civilians during wartime.

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Video: Palestinian resistance in Gaza is “fighting for all of us,” says Dr. Mads Gilbert

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Written by Mads Gilbert, Ali Abunimah Mads Gilbert, Ali Abunimah

Published: 08 August 2014 08 August 2014

See Mads Gilbert's powerful speech on Electronic Intifada

“The heart of the Earth beats in Gaza now. It bleeds, but it beats,” says Dr. Mads Gilbert.

The Norwegian emergency surgeon returned to his home city of Tromsø on 31 July, after spending several weeks treating the wounded from Israel’s assault at Gaza City’sal-Shifa Hospital.

He went straight from the airport to give a spontaneous speech at a large solidarity demonstration for Gaza held at the same time.

Tromsø is twinned with Gaza City.

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