Hamas must be brought into peace process, says Tony Blair (From: The Times January 31, 2009, by Philip Webster, Political Editor)
Hamas must somehow be brought into the Middle East peace process because the policy of isolating Gaza in the quest for a settlement will not work, Tony Blair has told The Times.
Blair implicitly criticises the strategy by the Bush Administration and Israel of focusing all peace and reconstruction efforts on the West Bank. “It was half of what we needed,” he said.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5621184.ece
The opinion of Korean Buddhist temples, according to a blogger:
Even Korean buddhist temples have an opinion on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
zaterdag 31 januari 2009
Studenten in Groot-Brittannië bezetten collegezalen en bibliotheken uit protest tegen aanval op Gaza
Britain: Student occupations protest Gaza war (by Robert Stevens; 30 January 2009)
During the last two weeks students at more than a dozen universities in the UK have staged occupations of lecture theatres and libraries in protest at the Israeli assault on Gaza.
The occupations began in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London on January 13 (See “Students at two London universities occupy campuses in protest at Gaza attacks”) and quickly spread to other universities nationwide.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jan2009/univ-j30.shtml
Netanyahu behoudt leiding in peiling na operatie in Gaza
Netanyahu retains poll lead after Gaza campaign
Binyamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, has maintained a lead in advance of the 10 February election that is several points clear of his main rivals, both of whom have been directly involved in the Gaza campaign.
The Guardian reports: “A poll published in the Maariv daily yesterday gave Netanyahu 28 seats in Israel's 120-seat parliament, five more than his closest rival Tzipi Livni, the foreign minister and leader of the centrist Kadima party. Ehud Barak, the Labour defence minister, trails in third.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/31/netanyahu-israel-election-gaza
Binyamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, has maintained a lead in advance of the 10 February election that is several points clear of his main rivals, both of whom have been directly involved in the Gaza campaign.
The Guardian reports: “A poll published in the Maariv daily yesterday gave Netanyahu 28 seats in Israel's 120-seat parliament, five more than his closest rival Tzipi Livni, the foreign minister and leader of the centrist Kadima party. Ehud Barak, the Labour defence minister, trails in third.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/31/netanyahu-israel-election-gaza
Raket uit Gaza treft zuiden van Israel
Gaza rocket 'hits south Israel'
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has hit southern Israel, exploding near the city of Ashkelon, the Israeli military has said.No casualties were reported from the rocket, which landed in a field. It is one of several rocket attacks from the territory since Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, declared ceasefires on 18 January.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7862353.stm
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has hit southern Israel, exploding near the city of Ashkelon, the Israeli military has said.No casualties were reported from the rocket, which landed in a field. It is one of several rocket attacks from the territory since Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, declared ceasefires on 18 January.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7862353.stm
vrijdag 30 januari 2009
Israel denies Gaza access to clean water, Obama and Aid to Gaza
(Fri, 30 Jan 2009) Israel has refused to allow a French-made water purification system into Gaza amid a drinking water crisis in the Palestinian strip. The French Foreign Ministry said Friday that Tel Aviv had blocked the entry of a much-needed water purification station into Gaza and had forced its repatriation.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84172§ionid=351020202
Obama Authorizes $20 Million in Aid to Gaza Palestinians (By VOA News; 30 January 2009)
A U.S. official says President Barack Obama has authorized more aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to help them recover from damage caused during a recent Israeli offensive. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell said Friday in Jerusalem that Mr. Obama has approved $20 million in emergency food and medical assistance for Gaza.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-30-voa17.cfm
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=84172§ionid=351020202
Obama Authorizes $20 Million in Aid to Gaza Palestinians (By VOA News; 30 January 2009)
A U.S. official says President Barack Obama has authorized more aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to help them recover from damage caused during a recent Israeli offensive. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell said Friday in Jerusalem that Mr. Obama has approved $20 million in emergency food and medical assistance for Gaza.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-30-voa17.cfm
Israel “houdt gegevens over nederzettingen achter”
Israel “hides settlements data”
The Israeli defence ministry has concealed information about the extent of illegal settlement-building in the West Bank, a leading newspaper reports. A classified database of construction compiled by the ministry was leaked to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7861076.stm
Settlement data 'implicates Israel'
A leaked report on Jewish settlements in the West Bank shows that the Israeli government was complicit in illegal construction on land owned by Palestinians, according ro an Israeli human rights group. Yesh Din said on Friday that the classsified information, compiled by the Israeli defence ministry, would allow it to help Palestinians sue the Israeli government for damages.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/2009130101043786259.html
The Israeli defence ministry has concealed information about the extent of illegal settlement-building in the West Bank, a leading newspaper reports. A classified database of construction compiled by the ministry was leaked to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7861076.stm
Settlement data 'implicates Israel'
A leaked report on Jewish settlements in the West Bank shows that the Israeli government was complicit in illegal construction on land owned by Palestinians, according ro an Israeli human rights group. Yesh Din said on Friday that the classsified information, compiled by the Israeli defence ministry, would allow it to help Palestinians sue the Israeli government for damages.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/2009130101043786259.html
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