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miércoles, enero 07, 2009

Palestinian Journalists in Gaza

Palestinian Mothers
Women are 50 % of the world, and gave birth to the other half.. we are the world
Dear Colleagues
We are as journalists outside Gaza borders are trying to help in any way we can. A friend supporting free lancers requested that I forward your e mails to their trust, they might help you, please do not hesitate to write to me.
Regards
Iqbal Tamimi
Creator of Palestinian Mothers
UK
Latest Palestinian News HERE:
Thousands of Palestinian residents from the southern Gaza strip city of Rafah were forced to flee their homes on Wednesday after threats by the Israeli army of shelling them. ...
Gaza hospitals on the brink of collapse as Israeli offensive continues Civilian casualties mount as talks on ceasefire hit political obstacles. Tens of thousands of families under siege in Gaza are facing desperate conditions as mounting civilian casualties swamp a hospital system that is close to collapse, international aid agency Oxfam warned today. ...

jueves, enero 01, 2009

Why Israel Won't Allow Journalists into Gaza

Posted by Siun , Firedoglake

"The boat while still in international waters has been rammed by Israeli patrol boats, our vessel has been damaged ... "


Overnight, the Jerusalem Post carried a story, "Navy Sends Activist Boat Back to Cyprus," which said:

The navy has turned back a boat trying to carry pro-Palestinian protesters to the Gaza Strip, officials said Tuesday
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said the boat ignored an Israeli radio order to turn back early Tuesday. He said the boat tried to outmaneuver the navy ship and crashed into it, lightly damaging both vessels. The navy then escorted the boat to the territorial waters of Cyprus.

In a report from AFP, Israeli authorities said is was all just a mistake:
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told AFP that the naval vessel tried to contact the aid boat by radio for identification and to inform it that it could not enter Gaza.
"After the boat did not answer the radio, it sharply veered, and the two vessels collided, causing only light damage," Palmor said.
The Israeli spokesman accused the pro-Palestinian activists of "seeking provocation more than ever."
But this time, a reporter, Karl Penhaul from CNN, was actually on the boat -- and gave the report you see above as the events were happening:
... the boat, while still in international waters has been rammed by Israeli patrol boats, our vessel has been damaged ... there's been some damage to a roof section and to glass windows around the steering area and the captain says that the vessel is taking on a small amount of water, that at this stage is not life-threatening, but the ship was very severely rammed by one of those Israeli patrol boats, those patrol boats have been following the vessel for the half-hour prior to the ramming incident ... they rammed the vessel without warning but after the ramming there was a radio message saying the Israeli patrol boat was accusing the Dignity of being involved in terrorist activities.
No wonder Israel is continuing its refusal to allow foreign journalists into Gaza.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUGpnVN1Gys

BENJAMIN FREEDMAN SPEAKS: A JEWISH DEFECTOR WARNS AMERICA

Here in the United States, the Zionists and their co-religionists have complete control of our government. For many reasons, too many and too complex to go into here at this time, the Zionists and their co-religionists rule these United States as though they were the absolute monarchs of this country. Now you may say that is a very broad statement, but let me show you what happened while we were all asleep.