a 5 day “cease-fire”?…”Israel’s history of breaking ceasefires”
reports that the “cease-fire” has been extended by 5 days. not to play the cynic, but:
from the IMEU, May 15, 2012
reports that the “cease-fire” has been extended by 5 days. not to play the cynic, but:
from the IMEU, May 15, 2012
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How ISIS Finally Became Obama’s Enemy:
“Suddenly the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has become a threat worthy of American missiles. For almost two years President Obama completely ignored the biggest and most brutal terror group in the Middle East, allowing it to balloon into a regional power. No matter how many heads it severed or how much territory it conquered, ISIS just couldn’t draw Obama’s attention.
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Israeli arms producers profit from Gaza’s pain:
“As Palestinians in the Gaza Strip begin to pick up the pieces during an uneasy ceasefire agreed between the Israeli government and Hamas following a month of airstrikes and ground operations that killed almost 2,000 Palestinians, Israeli weapons manufacturers are celebrating the business opportunities the war will bring them.
For Canadians. This website gives an easy way to find your MP and a send a letter to them, CCing the bigwigs. Here’s my modified version. My MP is a decent man, so while my utter dismay at Harper, Mulcair, Trudeau and May’s stances remains, I toned down the form letter as I want to allow Mr. Chong a chance to consider and make a public statement on Gaza first.
The modified letter (original is HERE):
Dear Michael Chong,
Israel Resumes Indiscriminate Killings in Gaza:
“Israeli missiles and artillery shells began striking Gaza again Friday, after a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas, the Islamist ruling party in Gaza, ended at 8 a.m. local time.
So i live in a very small community, two neighbouring towns with a combined population under 30,000, many of whose families have lived here for generations. Not very diverse, and many are not very politically aware.
This morning a friend of mine, a teacher in my town, and i went to a park in the neighbouring town where every Saturday there is a farmer’s market.
Gaza, Syria
Friends in both areas of Zionist terrorism (direct or behind the scenes) tell me the same.
“We’re surviving, how are you?”Filed under: Syria, Zionists wars on Gaza
Because I know so many of the people in that very small Strip, through my cumulative about 3 years there, I can’t stop myself from scouring the latest death toll updates to see if any of the families, farmers, medics, resistance I knew are among the martyred.
“U.N. School Struck on July 30″
An Aug 4 NY Times piece–while with many flaws–actually reported that there was no legitimate reason for the Zionists to have bombed a Jabailya UN school in which Palestinian internally-displaced were attempting to shelter.