Gaza War Postmortems: “We Are Not Enemies on Account of Religion. Our Enemy Is the Occupation” – Hamas Political Head

By Stephen Lendman | Global Research, August 29, 2014 Israel’s Operation Protective Edge (OPE) was well-planned premeditated aggression. It had nothing to do with Hamas rockets. It wasn’t about crushing Palestine’s legitimate government. Israel needs enemies. When none exist, they’re invented. They’re blamed for Israel’s crimes. OPE was about preventing Palestinian self-determination. It was to […]

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Meshaal: Israel’s siege on Gaza has ‘practically ended’

MEMO | Friday, 29 August 2014 14:21 The Palestinian national reconciliation was strengthened during the Israeli aggression, he explained, in spite of one of Israel’s goals being to destroy Palestinian unity The head of Hamas’ political bureau Khaled Mashaal said the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip has “practically ended” after the last battle […]

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West ‘nobbles’ ICC to be silent on Gaza genocide ~ by Stuart Littlewood

  Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:31AM GMT | PressTV | by Stuart Littlewood Was anyone surprised to hear that the International Criminal Court is under pressure not to investigate Israel’s war crimes in Gaza? The British government wouldn’t even vote for the UN Human Rights Council’s proposal to launch an inquiry and, along with France, […]

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#Palestine | News & Headlines – Aug 29, 2014

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات | Daily News Overview | Palestine | Gaza Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuously updated   #WatchIsrael | Aug 28, 2014 | Ceasefire violation by Israel IOF shot fired at Palestinian farmers/owners who approached their lands east of Gaza http://wp.me/p16sn9-Glv   New book reveals top-secret collusion between Israel, US during […]

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Group: $40 million worth of damage to Gaza mosques, cemeteries

Ma’an News Agency | (updated) 29/08/2014 15:31 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israel’s military offensive on the Gaza Strip caused $40.4 million worth of damages to religious sites and cemeteries in Gaza, the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction said Thursday.Over 73 mosques were completely destroyed, 205 partially destroyed, two churches damaged, and 10 cemeteries […]

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PLO: 32 Palestinians killed in West Bank since June

Ma’an News Agency | Aug 29, 2014 | Published 16:54 (MaanImages/file) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As the eyes of the world focused on Gaza in recent months, Israel stepped up a campaign of repression, detentions, and settlement building across the West Bank, the Palestine Liberation Organization said in a report released on Thursday.Thirty-two Palestinians were killed […]

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Victory celebrations in the streets of Gaza after prayers – Photos

Ma’an News Agency |  (updated) 29/08/2014 18:57 (MaanImages) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Palestinians across the Gaza Strip turned out in the thousands for prayers and a victory march on Friday, as many savored their first opportunity in the 50 days to attend Friday prayers in Gaza mosques without fear of Israeli bombardment. Although a local […]

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2 Palestinians succumb to wounds from Israeli assault on Gaza

Ma’an News Agency | Aug 29, 2014 | 20:49 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians succumbed to wounds on Friday that they sustained during the Israeli war on Gaza, bringing the total Palestinian death toll in the 51-day Israeli assault to 2,155. Medical sources said Widad Abu Zaid, 64, died of wounds she sustained on […]

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Palestinians citizens escape unharmed from settler’s gunfire attack

[ PIC 28/08/2014 – 09:25 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– An Israeli settler opened live bullets at a Palestinian car, southern al-Khalil city, south of the West Bank, on Wednesday night. The coordinator of the popular committees against the wall and settlement, Ratib Al-Jabour, said that an Israeli settler fired shots from automatic assault rifle at […]

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Haneyya: The current Gaza battle restored the prestige of the Palestinian cause

The upper hand in the war was for Al-Qassam Brigades [ PIC 28/08/2014 – 03:07 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haneyya said that during 51 days of the Israeli aggression against Gaza, the upper hand was for Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas, which started and ended the war by striking […]

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Gendelman denies Netanyahu’s approval to Palestinian State

[ PIC 29/08/2014 – 03:15 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Spokesman for the Israeli premier Ofir Gendelman denied that Benyamin Netanyahu accepted the establishment of a Palestinian state along the 1967 borders. “What Palestinian president [Mahmoud] Abbas said about premier Netanyahu’s approval to the establishment of a Palestinian state along the 1948 borders was untrue,” Gendelman […]

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IOF kidnaps three Palestinian youths in Nablus

[ PIC 29/08/2014 – 07:58 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Three Palestinian young men were taken prisoners at dawn Friday by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during raids in Beit Fourik to the east of Nablus, north of the Occupied West Bank. Local sources told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli […]

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Israeli columnist: Is there no limit to @Netanyahu’s rudeness?

[ PIC 29/08/2014 – 09:23 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– News columnist for Maariv newspaper Ben Caspit said that the party with elite intelligence apparatuses, army and air forces was expected to achieve a victory in Gaza, but in fact it was Hamas that won the war. The article published in the Hebrew Maariv newspaper […]

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PLC calls on Egypt to permanently open Rafah crossing | #Gaza

[ PIC 29/08/2014 – 03:22 PM ] GAZA,(PIC)– The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) appealed to the Egyptian authorities to open the Rafah border crossing permanently and facilitate the travel of the wounded civilians for medical treatment. Khamis Al-Najjar, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, demanded in a statement issued on Friday the opening of Rafah […]

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Poll: Israel didn’t win Gaza war, Netanyahu’s popularity plummets

[ PIC 29/08/2014 – 01:06 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli masses voiced their dissatisfaction with the performance of premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his war minister Moshe Ya’alon during the Gaza offensive, a recent Israeli opinion poll found out. More than half of the interviewed Israelis said Israel has not emerged victorious from the fighting in […]

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