Gaza
the UN Security Council demands immediate Ceasefire in Gaza - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the UN security council - has voted - and demands an - immediate ceasefire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in Gaza - from Hamas - and Israel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "leading to a lasting - sustainable ceasefire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it also demands - the release - of hostages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the USA - abstaining the vote - all others in favour - of the ceasefire resolution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the resolution also emphasises - the urgent need - for the expansion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of the flow of - humanitarian assistance - into Gaza - and for civilians - to be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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UN accused Israel of possible Crimes - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "the United Nations inquiry - into the 2014 Gaza actions - accused !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Israeli factions - of multiple potential violations - of international law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "calling on - Israel - to hold wrongdoers - responsible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the hard-hitting report - commissioned by the UN - Human Rights Council !"
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- "laid most of the blame - for Israel’s suspected violations - at the feet !"
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- "of the country’s - military - and political leadership !"
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- "the commission - chaired by judge - Mary McGowan Davis - said !"
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- "those responsible - for suspected violations - of international law !"
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- "at all levels - of the military - and political establishments !"
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- "must be - brought to - justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "( residential homes - civilian areas - troops’ rules of engagement ! )"
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- "( Hannibal Protocol in Rafah - many took place in the - evening - at dawn - or at night ! )"
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- "the report - on the economy of Gaza - is calling for !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "no blockade - on the movement - of goods - and people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there must be connections - of the economy - with the outside world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to reduce - poverty - and to reduce - unemployment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Unit 8200 - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "forty-three veterans - of an Israel’s - military intelligence unit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "signed a - public letter - refusing to serve - in operations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "involving - Gaza - widespread innocent residents - there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the signatories - included officers - former instructors - and senior !"
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- "NCOs - from the - Unit 8200 - an intelligence unit !"
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- "divisions - in the society - "infiltrating"" !"
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- "electronic communications - including email - phone calls - and social media !"
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- "innocent people - usually without having the slightest idea - of that !"
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- "personnel - were instructed - to keep any details - they came across !”
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- "that could be used - and turn them - into a collaborator !"
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- "some work of the unit - was in pursuit - of the "agendas" !"
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- "of individual Israeli - politicians - the information was almost directly - transferred !"
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- "a 29-year-old captain - who served for eight years - said he !"
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- "decided - to refuse - was when he realised - that what he was doing !"
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- "was the same job - that an intelligence service - in Iran - was doing !"
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Israel - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Gaza - picked up the pieces - lives and homes - after 50 days !"
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- "Naima Musabeh said - of the Musabeh family home - there was nothing left !"
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- "we want to have - a calm situation - said Alian Shimbari !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we just want - to live - like others !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Israel - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Israel - stood disgraced - after 15 people - in the Jabaliya refugee camp !"
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- "UN officials - accused Israel - of a serious violation - of international law !"
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- "Ban Ki-moon - the UN Secretary General - demands - accountability - and justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Pierre Krähenbühl - UN Agency for Refugees - UNRWA - this was the sixth time !"
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- "in the Jabaliya refugee camp - 200,000 - had sought shelter !"
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- "at UN premises - in the belief - that families - would be safe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Justin Welby - Archbishop of Canterbury - says "only a costly" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and open-hearted seeking - of peace - between Israeli !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and Palestinian - can protect - people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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UN Spokesman on Camera - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Chris Gunness - spokesman for the - UN Agency for Refugees - UNRWA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "began sobbing - when he was being interviewed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "about the damage - in one of the organisation's camp - in Gaza !"
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- "Gunness said - "for him - it was a moment - of private grief" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there must be - human dignity - in Gaza !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Israel - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Israel had widened - its ground offensive - urban areas !"
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- "despite Israel - had agreed a ceasefire - requested by the Red Cross !"
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- "the UN Agency for Refugees - UNRWA - calls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to adhere to obligations - under international law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to protect civilians - and humanitarian workers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Netanyahu apologised - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Mavi Marmara - was the lead ship - in an aid flotilla !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to help Gaza - nine activistsc - Israeli commandos boarded it !"
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- "the civilian convoy - of 6 ships - carried over 10,000 tons - of humanitarian aid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and nearly - 700 citizens - from 40 countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Barack Obama - had persuaded Netanyahu - to apologise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Netanyahu - apologised for Israeli role - in the Gaza Flotilla raid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Binyamin Netanyahu - apologised for any errors - that could have led !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that the results - regarding the Mavi Marmara - were unintentional !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and agreed - to complete - the agreement - on compensation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the conclusions - of the Goldstone Report - were !"
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- "that the - Olmert government - and Israeli defense forces - leadership - IDF !"
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- "conceived - and carried out - the operation - Operation Cast Lead !"
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- "with the explicit intent - against Gaza's - civilian population !"
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- "by far - the strongest reverbration was - the Israeli organization !"
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- ""Breaking the Silence" - collected testimony - from 26 - IDF soldiers !"
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- "Israeli defense forces - all of the soldiers - had been involved in Cast Lead !"
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- "( Gazans - human shields - incendiary shells - and firepower ! )"
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Gaza Aid - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09TELAVIV449_________________________________________
- "Hillary Clinton - relayed messages to Israel - in expressing anger !"
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- "Israel - must not place obstacles - to the delivery - of humanitarian aid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to the - Gaza Strip - John Kerry learnt - during his visit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that many trucks - loaded with pasta - were not allowed entry !"
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- "Israel - did not define pasta - as part of humanitarian aid !"
Operation Cast Lead - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09TELAVIV171
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- "Ha'aretz - wrote "Israel - should listen" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "to Barack Obama's - sober words !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "our security - emanates from the - justness - of our cause !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Israel - should internalize - Obama's call for restraint !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as an attribute - of security !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that favors - dialogue - and seeking paths - toward understanding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
der UN-Sicherheitsrat fordert sofortige Waffenruhe in Gaza - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "der Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen - fordert die !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "sofortige Waffenruhe - zwischen Hamas - und Israel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die zu einer - dauerhaften - und nachhaltigen - Waffenruhe führt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und die sofortige - und bedingungslose - Freilassung - aller Geiseln !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die Vereinigten Staaten - enthielten sich bei der Abstimmung - die Übrigen stimmten - für die Resolution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "diese Resolution - betont außerdem die - humanitäre Lage - im Gazastreifen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und dass die Hilfslieferungen - für die Zivilbevölkerung - ausgebaut werden müssen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
GAZA STRIP - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GAZA STRIP
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- "the Gaza Strip - is a self-governing entity - on the Mediterranean Sea !!!!!!!!!!!!"
Qitā Ġazzah - Wikipedia AR: LINK ¤ Qitā Ġazzah
Gaza - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA