Online Resources for Israel’s Attack on Gaza
29 June 2006
Online Resources for Israel’s Attack on Gaza
The Israeli army has launched a large scale military operation into the occupied Gaza Strip, sending planes and helicopters into the air and tanks and bulldozers onto the ground in the South of the Strip in search of an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants. Civilian infrastructure has been targeted as Israeli aircraft have bombed bridges and power plants leaving three quarters of a million people in Gaza without electricity. According to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, Israel showered the Gaza Strip with at least 400 heavy artillery shells on Thursday. Palestinian militants responded by sending 8 home-made rockets into southern Israel.
Churches for Middle East Peace has issued an Urgent Alert on the Gaza Invasion. Click here to read it and take action!
Israeli occupation authorities have also reportedly restricted the access of Western media into the Gaza Strip. As a result, it has been difficult to find updated information in mainstream media sources. The resources below are designed to give the reader insight into the events unfolding in Gaza and elsewhere in Palestine/Israel. A variety of views are expressed. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Partners for Peace.
UPDATED NEWS SOURCES:
Ha’aretz
Israel’s most respected daily newspaper.
The Palestine Media Center
Updated new from Palestinian sources.
INFORMATIONAL SITES:
The Electronic Intifada
The web’s number one resource on news and information from occupied Palestine.
- EI’s Gaza Invasion by topic section
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
One of Palestine’s most respected human rights organizations. Based in Gaza.The PLO Negotiation Affairs Department
Formed to aid Palestinian negotiators in meetings with Israel. - Daily Reports from NAD’s Human Rights Monitoring Group
B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
Israel’s largest Human Rights organization.Gush Shalom
Website of the Israeli ‘Peace Bloc’..Churches for Middle East Peace
US based coalition of national churches and Christian agencies. - CMEP’s Urgent Alert on the Gaza Invasion
BLOGS:
A great deal of information on the events in Gaza is also available in the unmediated form of blogs (or web logs). These sites feature the voices of those directly impacted by the invasion.From Gaza, With Love
Commentary from Mona El-Farra, a Palestinian physician and human rights activist in the Gaza Strip.Rafah Today
More information from a Rafah resident.Raising Yousef
A Palestinian mother shares her experiences as under occupation in the Gaza Strip.Israel Reporter
Pro-Israel reports and commentary on the invasion.__________________________________________
