Comments on: Gaza Update: Breaking the Cease-fire

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:14:53 +0000

” The former senator, dispatched by President Barack Obama with orders to “start by listening”, made the comments as the U.S. new administration tries to revive Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. “

” But new violence between Israel and the Palestinians cast a shadow over Mitchell’s arrival, as Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza smuggling tunnels in retaliation for a Palestinian bombing that killed an Israel Defense Forces soldier. “

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1059406.html

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:58:24 +0000

” France sent technical equipment to help Gazans draw water from the ground. The Swiss sent blankets and plastic tarps. Mercy Corps, a relief agency, sent 12 truckloads of food. And on Tuesday all of it, including dozens of other trucks carrying sugar, rice, flour, juice and baby formula, sat in the hot sun here going nowhere. “

http://www.iht.com/articles/20.....egypt.php#

By: macaquerman

macaquerman — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:55:08 +0000

In that case, oops and sorry.
I thought you posted it because you agreed with it.

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:20:05 +0000

Actually, I wasn’t complaining about anything..in the video Noam Chomsky was.

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:17:50 +0000

” JERUSALEM (CNN) — Israeli missiles struck near the Gaza border Wednesday morning, even as George Mitchell, President Obama’s envoy to the Middle East, was scheduled to arrive in hopes of shoring up a fragile cease-fire there. “

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/.....rael.gaza/

By: macaquerman

macaquerman — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:57:18 +0000

FYO

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1058891.html

By: macaquerman

macaquerman — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:09:08 +0000

Yes, he’s a good man. If you’re going to complain that Obama’s appointments are pro-Israeli hawks (@30), you’re going to have to a rather large problem accounting for Mitchell.
(You might also be interested in looking up Mitchell’s origins.)

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:04:17 +0000

This is a powerful video.
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“Isreal’s Gaza Massacre: “We will never forget”

http://pulsemedia.org/2009/01/.....er-forget/

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:48:28 +0000

The aid appeal for Gaza was well received. The video is at the page. It was well done; an appeal to relieve human suffering irregardless of politics. Now the big question is whether Israel will let this aid get to the Palestinians. Funny how there was an ‘attack’ in Israel and the border was closed because of it. The timing stinks.
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” TV appeal for Gaza raises £1m despite BBC and Sky refusal
Charities say donations still flooding in as BBC faces lawsuit over decision not to broadcast video “

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl.....ds-bbc-sky

By: bluebutterfly

bluebutterfly — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:37:53 +0000

” George Mitchell’s efforts in Northern Ireland indicate a doggedness that could lead to successes with Israelis and Palestinians “

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worl.....alestinian