British PM calls Gaza strip a ‘prison camp’

He also saidthe Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla was “completely unacceptable.”

Another cropped Reuters photo deletes another knife – and a pool of blood

OK, come on now. I mean, really.

One picture cropped to remove a knife might be explained as incompetence or a simple mistake.

But now we have two pictures from the “peace activists” that were cropped by someone at Reuters to remove knives in the hands of the activists, as they attempted to take soldiers [...]

Report: Israel kills 16 Gaza Aid flotilla activists

American Leftist (click through for mutiple links to source articles)

As reported by aljazeera. Meanwhile, Haaretz and the Times of London report 10 dead. Other reports say only 2 dead. By tomorrow morning here on the west coast, we will surely know more. But people in Turkey, the country from which the flotilla originated, aren’t [...]

Gaza: One year later

Gaza One Year Later from Jonathan Shockley on Vimeo.

Norman Finkelstein on the significance of the Goldstone Report

Israeli troops describe shooting Gaza civilians

From The Guardian, citing Israeli newspaper reports

Striking testimony has emerged from Israeli soldiers involved in the recent Gaza war, in which they describe shooting unarmed civilians, sometimes under orders from their officers.

William Morris Interview. New Century Foundation

William Morris, Next Century Foundation

Last week I interviewed William Morris of the Next Century Foundation. They are involved in conflict resolution in places such as Gaza, Iraq and also facilitate track 2 dialogues, for example arranging confidential discussions between Hamas and people who publically claim they’re not/ cannot talk to them. These meetings [...]

Europe, Gaza and how the European Parliament works

Chris Davies MEP

We have two excellent interviews with Chris Davies, one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year.

He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as [...]

Israel closes border, attacks Gaza

This in response to a roadside bomb killing an Israeli soldier

An al-Qaeda linked group claimed responsibility but Israel responds by attacking Gaza since Hamas, they say, may have given the go-ahead.

Starbucks responds to attacks on their stores

Counterterrorism blog: Gaza conflict provokes anti-Jewish violence in Europe

From Starbucks: Facts about Starbucks in the Middle East (after several Starbucks in London were trashed, firebombed, and vandalized)

Is it true that Starbucks provides financial support to Israel?

No. This is absolutely untrue. Rumors that Starbucks Coffee Company provides financial support to the Israeli government [...]

Ceasefire in Gaza?

Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, has announced a unilateral truce in the Gaza Strip.

Israel will halt its offensive in Gaza at 0000 GMT on Sunday but troops will remain in the enclave for the time being and will respond to Hamas fire.

Can’t see how this will last long, hope I’m wrong.