NOVANEWS
When the Smoke Clears in Gaza By Yousef Munayyer (The New Yorker)
Sooner or later, hopefully sooner, the all-too-familiar scenes of violence in the Gaza Strip, the sight, on Sunday, of children’s bodies being pulled from a flattened house; the rocket launches, will temporarily stop.
Israel Commits Worst Airstrike So Far As Efforts for a Ceasefire Ramp Up by Conner Simpson (Atlantic Wire)
The fighting between Israel and Hamas continued Sunday night with rocket attacks on both sides, while in the background the efforts to work out a ceasefire have begun to ramp up.
Israel steps up offensive amid pressure for Gaza truce by Kate Moody & Oliver Farry (France 24)
The fighting between Israel and Hamas continued Sunday night with rocket attacks on both sides, while in the background the efforts to work out a ceasefire have begun to ramp up.
Mass cyber-war on Israel over Gaza raids (Al-Jazeera.com)
More than 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government websites since Israel began its air raids on the Gaza Strip almost a week ago.
Sinai militants ‘detonate explosive’ at Eilat border(Maan)
Sinai militants detonated an explosive device on the border with Israeli city Eilat on Monday, Egyptian security sources said.
Egypt allows 400 activists to enter Gaza by Annie Robbins (Mondoweiss)
As Israel continues to pound Gaza for the 5th day Egyptian authorities have allowed a five bus convoy of 400 activists to enter Gaza thru the Rafah border in solidarity with Gazans under siege. This represents a radical departure from the policies of the Mubarak regime during Israel’s ’08-’09 war on Gaza.
Israeli Military To Citizens: Don’t Facebook, Tweet, Instagram Rocket-Hit Locations (Huffington Post)
FastCompany: Location metadata stored on Twitter and other social media are feared by Israeli officials to be assisting Hamas’ efforts and counter-attacks.
Gaza unplugged? by Jillian York (Al-Jazeera.com)
Nearly four years ago, Operation Cast Lead – the Israeli attack on Gaza that killed as many as 740 civilians – marked one of the first attempts by a government to use social media in an effort to influence public opinion.
Psychological warfare on the digital battlefield by Anshel Pfeffer (Haaretz)
Israel’s campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip is being conducted in the air as well as over the airwaves. But on this front, the Palestinians are fighting with at least one hand tied behind their backs.
Five ways to effectively support Gaza through Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions(BDSmovement.net)
As this new aggression on the people of Gaza shows, Israel will continue its belligerence and state terrorism unless it is made to pay a heavy price for its crimes against the Palestinian, Lebanese and other Arab peoples.
Why Gaza Must Suffer Again by Johnathon Cook (Counterpunch)
A short interview broadcast by CNN late last week featuring two participants, a Palestinian in Gaza and an Israeli within range of the rocket attacks, did not follow the usual script.
The Israeli Assault on Gaza: How Surgical Are the Strikes? by Karl Vick (Time)
On the day they buried Ahmed Jabari, the Hamas commander blown apart in what Israel calls a ’’targeted killing,’’ a man named Jihad Misharawi cradled the corpse of his 11-month-old son, killed when an apparently errant Israeli shell pierced the roof of their Gaza home.
Palestinians Imposing Agenda on Abbas by Leila Farsakh (Al-Shabaka)
Palestinian demonstrators at home and initiatives by Palestinians worldwide have imposed a different discourse on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority (PA), as revealed by the evolution of PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speeches to the United Nations General Assembly between 2011 and 2012.
Lies the Media Keeps Repeating About Gaza by Omar Baddar (Huffington Post)
As Israel continues to pound Gaza, the Palestinian death toll of the latest round of violence has crossed the 100 mark. Thus far, the American media has given Israeli officials and spokespersons a free pass to shape the narrative of this conflict with falsehoods.
The views expressed in these articles are these of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of The Jerusalem Fund.
