Fwd: death in Gaza

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From: Shiva Shankar <sshankar@cmi.ac.in>
Date: Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 9:41 AM
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"... Every death that takes place in Gaza is not just the loss of a human life but a gradual demise of collective conscience which is so agonizingly silent towards the sufferings of a downtrodden nation and to the unspeakable tyrannies of a colonizing murderous regime...."


 Humanity,
 Enough turning the other way !
 Turning a deaf ear
 Turning a blind eye
 While I, and oh !
 My poor children
 Die .

Gaza Speaks - A Pictorial Poem By Nahida Exiled Palestinian http://www.countercurrents.org/nahida171112.htm



30 Air Raids In 10 Minutes, Ambulances And School Bombed - By Countercurrents.org http://www.countercurrents.org/cc171112B.htm

Bombings by Israeli war planes are showering death on the Gaza inhabitants. In a single incident, Israel launched 30 air raids against Gaza in 10 minutes. Israeli army destroyed school in north-eastern parts of Gaza city.


9 Killed In Overnight Strikes; Gaza Death Toll 39 - By Ma'an News Agency http://www.countercurrents.org/maan171112.htm

Israeli airstrikes killed nine Palestinians early Saturday, medical officials said, raiding the death toll in Gaza to 39 since Israel sparked violence by assassinating a Hamas leader. Airstrikes killed three members of Hamas' armed wing in central Gaza's al-Maghazi refugee camp and five others in Rafah in the south, medical officials said. The deaths and injuries came amid a massive Israeli air assault targeting the Gaza Strip that damaged the headquarters of the government and a police station.


Another Superfluous War - By Uri Avnery http://www.countercurrents.org/avnery171112.htm

Just another superfluous war. It is, of course, a highly political event. Like Cast Lead, it takes place on the eve of Israeli elections.


Israel Calls Up 75,000 Troops As Bombing Continues In Gaza - By Bill Van Auken http://www.countercurrents.org/auken171112.htm

The Israeli military boasted Friday afternoon that it had carried out more than 500 air strikes against the densely populated territory of Gaza since launching its latest offensive, dubbed Pillar of Defense. The escalating air war is unfolding amid growing signs that the Israeli government is on the brink of launching a ground invasion of Gaza that would spell a huge increase in the bloodletting.


"He Left Life So Early": Gaza Family Devastated By Israel's Killing Of Baby Omar Masharawi - By Rami Almeghari http://www.countercurrents.org/almeghari171112.htm

An Israeli missile strike on Gaza on Wednesday left an aching hole in the home and hearts of the family of 11-month-old Omar Masharawi, who was fatally burned all over his little body.


Thousands Demonstrate In West Bank In Support Of Gaza - By Countercurrents.org http://www.countercurrents.org/cc171112A.htm

In all the main cities in West Bank, people joined protests against the Israeli aggression. All the main cities in the West Bank witnessed huge demonstration in support of the Gaza Strip and to condemn the latest Israeli aggression.


Gaza Redux - By Mazin Qumsiyeh http://www.countercurrents.org/qumsiyeh171112.htm

Is history repeating itself? The Israeli attack on Gaza this week is happening between the US Presidential elections and the Israeli (early) elections. The attack on Gaza four years ago also happened after the US elections and before Israeli elections.


The Red Line Israel Brazenly Crossed - By Ismail Salami http://www.countercurrents.org/salami171112.htm

Every death that takes place in Gaza is not just the loss of a human life but a gradual demise of collective conscience which is so agonizingly silent towards the sufferings of a downtrodden nation and to the unspeakable tyrannies of a colonizing murderous regime.


Israeli Aggression On Gaza: Take Action - By Free Gaza Movement http://www.countercurrents.org/fgm171112.htm

We are calling on your support for the besieged people of the Gaza Strip. You can make a difference. Act now to stop another Gaza bloodbath. Since Israel has the tacit approval of the U.S. government as well as weapons of mass destruction, please call the following numbers, even if you are not an American: Please be polite, but firm.


Proxy Wars Iin The 21 st Century-The New Imperialism - By Timothy V. Gatto http://www.countercurrents.org/gatto171112.htm

This is an expose of what is really happening in the Middle-East and North Africa. Some of this might actually open your eyes to what our country is doing in the rest of the World in the name of 'Democracy'.