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Israel accuses Hamas of "manipulating" media reports
Friday, 2 January 2009
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Israel has been standing by its claims that the air strikes in Gaza have been surgical and that any claims to the contrary are an attempt by Hamas to manipulate the media.
The Israeli government's policy of barring independent journalists from Gaza has made it difficult to establish the true extent of what's happening, but estimates suggest that the violence, which is now into its first week, has claimed the lives of over 400 and injured hundreds more.
Palestinians are now in the process of evacuating their homes before a possible ground assault amid fears that the situation is likely to get much worse.
Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has insisted that there's no humanitarian crisis in Gaza and as such no reason to call a truce.
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Lets talk about facts. Tzipi Livni has the audacity to say they are performing surgical strikes. 25% of the dead are civilians according to AP reports. If this was anywhere else in the world, it would be completely different. Last time a recall terrorism (911) occured in the U.S, a few countries were taken over and we bombed people all over the world! The Israeli's are slowly losing their grasp on power and they know it. The are tryin to rid themselves of the Palestinians once and for all. What they dont't realize is that they are fighting a losing battle. In the long run, their chances of staying in the region are becoming less and less. Approximately 20-25 % of the world is Muslim and they chose to build a country in the middle of it. Very smart idea!
Posted by Mazen | 02.01.09, 21:53 GMT
How can a human being such as Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi LIVNI display such statement based on lies by telling the world that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Only a calculated cold blooded person could make such statement. I can't believe that she belongs to the generation that survived the holocaust.
Posted by Deeqa A | 02.01.09, 20:15 GMT
How can a human being such as Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi LIVNI display such statement based on lies by telling the world that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Only a cold a calculated cold blooded person could make such statement. I can't believe that she belongs to the generation that survived the holocaust.
Posted by Deeqa A | 02.01.09, 20:13 GMT
These claims by the Government of Israel are an inescpable part of the lunatic logic that spawns the politics of power, indiscriminate mass murder of innocent civilians, men women and children and destruction of their religious and cultural institutions, to compel Palestinians to obey the murderous dictates of Isael.
Posted by vigdor Schreibman | 02.01.09, 18:32 GMT
I don't understand how the Isrealis are supposed to sit back and allow Hamas to fire rockets and mortars indiscriminately. When truceses were done in the past, all they did was permit Hamas to restock their munitions and get newer more advanced rockets.
Nice going John, calling Israel terrorists. Where do you get your info?????
Posted by Lou | 02.01.09, 18:01 GMT
Israel must stop aggresion in Gaza!
Posted by Bobby, Indonesia | 02.01.09, 12:40 GMT
Israeli terrorists!
Posted by John | 02.01.09, 07:36 GMT