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Why did Netanyahu take aim at Gaza’s tallest towers?
The answer has nothing to do with alleged militants. The third of three Gaza towers felled by Israeli F-16s housed, among other offices, a media consultancy representing several international news organizations. But when Al Basha Tower was hit early Tuesday morning, that consultancy had already been driven out by Israeli shelling, which had destroyed its…
By
Samer Badawi
August 26, 2014
Not even a ‘bump on the wing’ these days when killing Palestinians
No one in Israel really talks about the killing of innocent Palestinians anymore. There was a time when we murdered people and it actually bothered us. On Tuesday, the IDF attempted to kill Mohammed Deif, the military leader of Hamas in Gaza, by dropping five one-tonne bombs on a home. As these lines are written…
By
Ami Kaufman
August 21, 2014
When ‘not in my name’ is all you have in the face of a massacre
A name is more human, more familiar and more expansive than any label can ever be. It is something that everyone in the world has in common. It is therefore in that name that I refuse to step in line behind a massacre masquerading as an existential and moral crusade. “Dyke, go live in Gaza.”…
By
Natasha Roth-Rowland
August 13, 2014
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Gaza dispatch: ‘Death will come and life will go on’
In the tragedy that is the Middle East, we Palestinians have played two roles – the victim or the vilified. But Gaza is changing all that. Gaza is fighting back. “You want to go where?” My colleague and I have just boarded a taxi and named our destination– Rafah. Two days after the Israeli military…
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Samer Badawi
August 8, 2014
IDF soldier: Artillery fire in Gaza is like Russian roulette
During Operation Protective Edge the IDF has shot thousands of artillery shells into Gaza, the impact location of which are uncontrollable. As an ex-combat soldier in the artillery corps, I feel obligated to explain how artillery fire on a civilian population can be both dangerous and lethal. By Idan Barir (translated by Hadas Leonov) Amid…
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August 8, 2014
Gaza dispatch: Why the destruction in Beit Hanoun is different
Local residents tell me that previous Israeli attacks on Beit Hanoun had targeted homes much closer to the border. This time, the military took aim at the center of town. Why? As negotiations over a long-term Gaza truce draw to a close in Cairo, their success may hinge on a key Hamas demand – facilitating civilian…
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Samer Badawi
August 7, 2014
PHOTOS: Gaza’s half-million internally displaced
Photos by: Basel Yazouri and Anne Paq/Activestills.org Text by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler The most commonly cited statistic from Gaza is the death toll, now rising past 1,814, according to UN figures. Such numbers can be numbing, as absorbing the reality of so many faces and names is impossible. Yet another staggering figure that is difficult…
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Activestills
August 6, 2014
PHOTOS: Deadly week in Gaza
Heavy fighting continued in Gaza over the past week, with Tuesday and Wednesday proving particularly deadly days in which 120 and 129 Palestinians were killed, respectively. Three Israeli soldiers were also killed Wednesday. Protests against Israel’s Gaza operation continued to be held in Israeli cities, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Photos by: Anne Paq,…
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Activestills
July 31, 2014
Blaming Palestinians for their own deaths
‘All the targets hit by the IDF in Gaza were attacked morally; those killed are responsible for their own deaths. And Netanyahu – he just wants the Gazans to be safe.’ By Hagai El-Ad (translated by Keren Rubinstein) It is moral because we told them to leave, and those who stayed did so at their…
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July 31, 2014
129 Palestinians, 3 Israeli soldiers killed; U.S. approves Israeli request for ammunition
Wednesday saw a particularly deadly day of violence in the Gaza Strip, while diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire continued with urgency. According to officials at the Palestinian Health Ministry, 129 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in Gaza throughout Wednesday. Israel’s Operation Protective Edge has killed a total of 1,400 Palestinians and…
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July 30, 2014
Contemplating Jehad: How Gaza goes unnoticed between wars
“Thank you for asking about us,” he says. “It seems the rest of the world only cares when the bombs are falling.” His name means “struggle.” From his apartment window in Gaza City, Jehad films the flames consuming flesh. As we speak, concussive boom-after-boom carries his voice to a shrill, and we are both short…
By
Samer Badawi
July 23, 2014
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