Yesterday saw the publication of a report into Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, the Hamas-run part of the Palestinian crypto-state, and the Israeli military's raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the coastal enclave last year. The inquiry, headed by former judge Yaakov Turkel, argued that: "The naval blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip... was legal pursuant to the rules of inter...
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Spectator on 24th Jan 2011 (via spectator.co.uk)
The head of Israeli military intelligence told American diplomats that his country would be 'happy' for Hamas to take power in the Gaza Strip, according to cables released by WikiLeaks
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FT on 20th Dec 2010 (via ft.com)
Israel will allow more exports from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, in a move that seeks to quell international criticism of its policies towards the Palestinian territory
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FT on 8th Dec 2010 (via ft.com)
The Viva Palestina aid convoy to Gaza has arrived in Al Arish, Egypt, just 40 kilometres from the border with the Gaza Strip. The ferry carrying the 150 vehicles docked this morning. The activists who have driven thousands of miles from Britain, Morocco, Qatar and from across the world are now being reunited with their vehicles. A
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron condemns the blockade on the Gaza Strip during a visit to Turkey, describing the territory as a "prison camp".
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BBCPolitics on 28th Jul 2010 (via bbc.co.uk)
From Haaretz ”Egyptian authorities said Monday that the Rafah border crossing to the Gaza Strip would remain open indefinitely, amid a storm of international criticism of Israel’s blockade of the enclave. “Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that he was working closely with Egypt on new ways of dealing with the problems facing the Palestinians
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SocialistUnity on 7th Jun 2010 (via socialistunity.com)
The IDF did not snooze in retaliating for today's attacks from Gaza that killed six civilians and one IDF soldier. Israel's prime minister Benyamin Netanyu made a televised statement and said that Israel “responds immediately and with strength” to terror attacks against its citizens. Prior to Netanyahu’s remarks, the IDF attacked targets in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, kill...
A daily roundup and analysis of Mideast commentary from my pal Soccer Dad: 1) Funding Hamas again Hamas stopped insisting on auditing aid organizations and the United States has restored funding to Gaza based organizations. The United States has restored funding to aid groups in the Gaza Strip, after the ruling Islamist group Hamas retracted its demand to scrutinize confidential documents about th...
You go girl! “Yesterday, President Obama said the Israeli action to stop the flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip was “tragic.” What is truly tragic is that President Obama is perpetuating Israel’s enemies’ version of events. The Israeli government has imposed a blockade around Gaza because Hamas remains committed to Israel’s destruction, refusing to recognize Isra...
from Arab News ISTANBUL, Turkey: An aid ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza could reach Israel’s 20-mile (32-kilometer) exclusion zone by Friday afternoon, an activist said, but Israel’s prime minister has vowed the ship will not reach land. The dueling comments suggest a potential new clash over Israel’s three-year-old blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip
