I got this news release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations today, citing news reports:
AUDIO: ISRAELI SOLDIERS SHOT PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS IN COLD BLOOD
Quil Lawrence, The World, PRI, 1/21/09
days into the Israeli ground offensive. Artillery shells hammered his
neighborhood east of the Jabaliya refugee camp. Three tanks parked
outside his front door, and loudspeakers announced that civilians
should leave the area.
Khaled says that’s when his wife, mother and three daughters stepped
outside the front door waving white flags. They stood on the front
steps for five minutes waiting for instructions from the Israeli
soldiers only 10 yards away. But instead, Khaled says, a soldier
appeared on one of the tank turrets, raised his rifle and began
shooting. All three of the girls fell.
Khaled’s mother was shot in the upper left arm and abdomen. Recovering
at her brother’s house, she tells the same story. “The soldier shot us
slowly aiming at each one.” The women fled back into the house dragging
the bleeding little girls. Suad, 7 years old, died immediately from
bullets to her chest. 2-year-old Amal survied a few moments longer.
“She was asking her mother for candy and chips. Then her mother asked
her: ‘Do you love me?’ She said: ‘Yes.’ Then she died.”
SEE ALSO:
ISRAEL ACCUSED OF EXECUTING PARENTS IN FRONT OF CHILDREN IN GAZA -
Palestinian children described how their parents had been "executed" by
Israeli troops.
Murray Wardrop, Telegraph, 1/21/09
One nine-year-old boy said his father had been shot dead in front of
him despite surrendering to Israeli soldiers with his hands in the air.
Another youngster described witnessing the deaths of his mother,
three brothers and uncle after the house they were in was shelled.
He said his mother and one of his siblings had been killed instantly, while the others bled to death over a period of days.
A psychiatrist treating children in the village of Zeitoun on the
outskirts of Gaza City, where the alleged incidents took place,
described the deaths as a "massacre".
Rawya Borno, a Jordanian doctor, said civilians, including children, were rounded up and killed by Israeli troops. . .
A boy named Ahmed said he was trapped for days in the wreckage of the shelled Samouni family's house.
He said: "My mother was dead beside me, she was clutching my brother
Nasser and they were dead. My brother Itzaq was bleeding for two days
and then he died. My brother Izmael bled to death in one day. My uncle
Talal was bleeding for two hours and he died. God bless them."
Dr Borno said: "It's a massacre. They collected them from their
houses. They knew that they were civilians. They were children."
FATHER WATCHED SON
BLEED TO DEATH AFTER ISRAELI TROOPS BLOCKED AMBULANCES
Democracy Now, 1/22/09
We return to the heart-wrenching tale of Amer Shurrab, who lost two of
his brothers on the same day in an Israeli attack in Gaza. Amer is a
Palestinian from Khan Yunis living in the United States. He recently
graduated from Middlebury College. On Friday, his father and two
brothers were fleeing their village when their vehicle came under
Israeli fire. Twenty-eight-year-old Kassab died in a hail of bullets
trying to flee the vehicle. Eighteen-year-old Ibrahim survived the
initial attack, but Israeli troops refused to allow an ambulance to
reach them until twenty hours later.
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Israel’s navy shells Gaza, injuring seven
Date: 22 / 01 / 2009 Time: 09:57
Gaza – Ma’an – Israel’s navy shelled the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning, injuring seven Palestinians, including five fishermen.
Mu’awiyah Hassanain, the director of Ambulance and Emergency Services in the Palestinian Health Ministry told Ma’an that Israeli gunboats shelled the As-Sudaniya area northwest of Gaza City.
He said the wounded people were taken to Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Hassanain added that rescue teams are still working to recover the corpses, many of them now decomposing, of those killed in Israel’s three-week war on Gaza.
Separately, two Palestinians died in Egyptian hospitals where they were treated for wounds from Israel’s three-week offensive.
Medical officials identified them as: Tamer Omar Al-Louh, 22, from Gaza city and Azzam Mu’awad Ash-Shafe’y, 24, from Rafah.
The death toll from the war is now 1,330, with more than 5,000 injured.
Israel’s navy shells Gaza, injuring seven
Absolute barbarians. No wonder US white supremacist groups supported Israel's war on Gaza.
PRI is played on every public radio station in the country, and many of these stations are the only thing you can get while traveling.
I hope this outrage reaches into the bowels of this country and that revulsion against Israel grips the collective throats of every American citizen.
Here is the MP3 of this 4 min radio show.
link to theworld.org
Listen to Israeli spokespersons prevaricate is appalling.
So now what do we do. The U.S government is still asking for a credible investigation of Rachel Corrie. The U.S. government asked for a thorough, credible investigation into Shaden Abu Hijleh. Tom Hurndall's family got the only conviction because they led the investigation themselves and because the British government was willing to put pressure on the Israelis and have the Metropolitan Police investigate themselves…and of course the Israelis were uncooperative…
From Senator Joe Biden's people the latest news on James Miller's case was that the Israeli's were trying to pay off the Millers in return for no court case to proceed…..Even though the U.S. Congress is charged with overseeing human rights violations at the hands of American military financed equipment (Leahy Amendment to Foreign Appropriations Act) Israel has never been brought up under Leahy…..not for Rachel, Shaden, Tom, James
Since there is no credible investigation the State Dept. has no credible evidence…Ha Ha Ha
Good Luck, Palestinians. The American Senators and Representatives Support Israel.
Ask Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer. Ask Senator Kerry and Senator Voinivich. Ask Senator Lugar and Senator Feingold. An American citizen was killed at the hands of a foreign military. Each of these Senators knows all about it….and still no credible investigation and no Leahy Amendment generated investigation by the State Department. Again, good luck finding justice.
The Democracy Now show is heart-breaking. Phil's permalink for these pieces should go viral. For God's sake, send this far and wide.
they are all criminals, feinstein hasn't even responded.
"Dear Mr. Byers:
Thank you for contacting me regarding recent events in the Middle East. I appreciate hearing from you.
As you may know, on December 27, 2008, Israel responded to ongoing rocket attacks against its citizens by launching an offensive in the Gaza Strip against Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls the Gaza government. The death and destruction is tragic on all sides.
It is time for a real and sustainable cease-fire and a post-conflict diplomatic solution that will allow the promise of peace in the Middle East to be realized, not just for hours or days but permanently.
I believe that it is important for the United States and the international community to be actively engaged in promoting a lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Again, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me on this important issue. Please be assured that as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I will continue to monitor this situation closely and work to encourage a peaceful solution to the crisis in the Middle East.
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator"
How precious of Leibovitch to assert that Israeli soldiers would never do such a thing, when they have been shooting at children for decades…
I, one single American non-Jewish citizen, have been trying to affect my 2-party system rep for years. They do nothing but send me AIPAC boilerplate, The USA is itself a prison, run by Jews and their
goy hires. How can anyone escape this? With the internet, and its
plethora of information, what USA citizen can remain a Zionist?