Gaza

“Cablegate” to Date: A Unique List of What’s Been Revealed

“Cablegate” to Date: A Unique List of What’s Been Revealed By Greg Mitchell from the Huffington Post  Many critics of WikiLeaks still, somehow, claim that there’s “nothing new” in the Cablegate releases (now stretching back to November 28), that most of the issues raised raised by the cables are old hat, and the impact (as […]

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Israel Threatens ‘Disproportionate’ Response to Rockets

The Associated Press Sunday, February 1, 2009 JERUSALEM: Gaza militants launched two rockets into southern Israel early Sunday, drawing a threat of “disproportionate” military retaliation from Israel’s prime minister and further straining a cease-fire that ended Israel’s devastating Gaza offensive two weeks ago. There were no casualties from the rockets, though one projectile landed near […]

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Catastrophe Unfolding in Gaza

Hazem Balousha in Gaza City and Chris McGreal in Jerusalem GUARDIAN It has never been like this before. The assault is coming from the sky, the sea and the ground. The explosion of shells, the gunfire from the tanks and the missiles from planes and helicopters are incessant. The sky is laced with smoke, grey […]

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