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UN Report on Mavi Marmara Massacre

by Stephen Lendman September 4, 2011

Turkey was angry that the commission mostly adopted Israeli friendly conclusions. At the same time, Israel was pleased. Turkey also is expected to initiate a diplomatic and legal campaign against Israel through the UN.

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Israel Proves that Flotillas Work

by SR Editor June 24, 2011

Israel’s announcement of authorization for construction materials for 1,200 homes and 18 schools in Gaza is the latest achievement by the Freedom Flotilla, scheduled to sail next week.

In the weeks leading up to the flotilla, Israel has taken a number of steps to try to address the concerns raised in the public eye by the Freedom Flotilla 2 – Stay Human initiative.

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Quantitative easing: it’s time for the world to refuse Israel’s ‘easing’ rhetoric on the Gaza blockade

by SR Editor December 15, 2010

Ask almost any informed member of the public how things stand in Gaza right now and the probable answer will be something about how “Things seem to have improved a bit since Israel ‘eased’ the blockade”. In a masterstroke of political rhetoric, Israel’s much-trumpeted “easing” of the blockade has resonated around the world. The only problem? It largely belies the harsh reality on the ground for civilians trapped in this tiny enclave.

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Guilty As Charged: UN Report on Gaza Flotilla Massacre

by Stephen Lendman September 25, 2010

By Stephen Lendman* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz On September 22, Reuters headlined the news, saying: “UN Experts Condemn Israel Attack on Gaza Flotilla” It explained that the UN Human Rights Council’s (HRC) “panel of international experts” concluded what was obvious on day one – that Israel’s international water attack “was unlawful and resulted in [...]

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Does International Law Have a Future? – An Analysis

by Lawrence Davidson September 12, 2010

By Lawrence Davidson* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz I. The Usual Suspects Back on August 23, 2010 Israel’s most prestigious human rights organization, B’Tselem released a short report on the condition of water supplies in the Gaza Strip. Referencing the United Nations Environment Program as well as the Palestine Water Authority, B’Tselem reported that the [...]

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Canada’s Postal Workers are on Board: Send your Gaza mail on the Canadian Boat to Gaza!

by Haitham Sabbah August 20, 2010

(Toronto and Montreal, Aug 19, 2010) – Canada’s Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) got the message across last week that cutting off mail delivery to Gaza is another abusive measure intended to heighten the suffering and hardship of the besieged residents of the occupied strip. The Canadaian Boat to Gaza Campaign salutes the union and [...]

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Hamas must rebrand and take the wind out of Israel’s and America’s sails – by Stuart Littlewood

by Stuart Littlewood August 19, 2010

By Stuart Littlewood* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz In the five years since I became interested in the Palestinians, only two things of positive note have happened in the occupied territories. The Palestinians held full and fair elections in 2006 to establish themselves as a democracy – and much good it did them. And in [...]

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Jonathan Cook – Gaza Blockade – ‘Let Them Eat Coriander!’

by SR Editor June 27, 2010

By Jonathan Cook* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz As Israel this week declared the “easing” of the four-year blockade of Gaza, an official explained the new guiding principle: “Civilian goods for civilian people.” The severe and apparently arbitrary restrictions on foodstuffs entering the enclave – coriander bad, cinnamon good – will finally end, we are [...]

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Alan Sabrosky – Israel’s Gaza Blockade: Letting The Chips Fall Where They May

by Alan Sabrosky June 11, 2010

By Dr. Alan Sabrosky* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz In a gesture that has received more than a little attention in the Western media, Israeli officials announced with some fanfare that they were easing the embargo of goods they allow into Palestine. Israel’s supporters have been using the opportunity to declare that this demonstrates Israel [...]

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Gaza Blockade Legal? Hardly.

by Yousef Munayyer June 8, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Much debate about the legality of Israel’s naval blockade and siege of Gaza has occurred in the U.S. media with little serious analysis of the laws. Pro-Israel spokesmen and Israeli officials like the Israeli Prime Minister’s spokesman Mark Regev have claimed their blockade and siege is legal [...]

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Why is Israel afraid of a few boats?

by Yousef Munayyer May 28, 2010

By Yousef Munayyer* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Hundreds of activists are on their way to the blockaded Gaza strip via a “flotilla” of boats carrying humanitarian and reconstruction supplies, which are badly lacking in the impoverished Palestinian territory. Israel has promised to intercept the good-willed boats and arrest and deport the activists. The Israeli [...]

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Israeli blockade strangling Gaza agriculture

by SR Editor November 1, 2009

By Mya Guarnieri * Recently, Israel announced that it would import palm fronds from the Gaza Strip for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The move came at the behest of Minister of Religious Services, Yakov Margi, who feared that a shortage of palm fronds and a local monopoly on the item would send prices skyrocketing [...]

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Kawther Salam – The Rockets of Hunger and Israeli Propaganda

by Kawther Salam December 26, 2008

I received a message from the photojournalist and peace activist Sameh Habeeb from Gaza while I was looking at the news in the Austrian TV, which pierced my ears with talk about the rockets which Hamas supposedly shoots at the “innocent Israeli occupation” which has jailed one and half million in Gaza since before Al-Aqsa [...]

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