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Israel is using U.S. loan guarantees to raise money abroad to pay for the costs of the Gaza slaughter and destruction.

Foto from ISM’s Flickr photostream, reportedly on January 19, from Jabalia camp, Gaza.

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Philip Weiss is Founder and Co-Editor of Mondoweiss.net.
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East

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  1. Rowan says:

    I already posted that story, rather carefully edited for improved clarity (subbies often jumble up the sentences, for some subbie reason I don't know).

  2. citizen says:

    Huh? I read somewhere that Obama was going to reduce loan guarantees to Israel in proportion to their pushy settlements…

  3. John Lewis-Dickerson says:

    "Nothing Says Lovin' Like Something From the Oven!" – the Pillsbury Doughboy

  4. citizen says:

    Over the Gaza ghetto, a new sign has been erected: "Ten thousand permits, tall walls, a strict diet– makes you free."

    This in timely translation from Arbeit macht Frei.

  5. LanceThruster says:

    citizen – This lecturer speaks in detail of the permit problem on C-SPAN2's BookTV.

    Palestine Inside and Out: An Everyday Occupation by Saree Makdisi
    ~

  6. well, i'm afraid that picture doesn't quite capture what the loans will be used for.

    Here's one example :

  7. Narjis Ahmed says:

    I wonder why CNN and FOX news don't show the misery Israel has inflicted in Gaza. I wish people could see the Muslim reporters who have shown the true story of the Gazans.

  8. chris Berel says:

    Everyone already knows that the Gazans are a miserable people. Everyone knows that Hamas takes aid money and buys weapons.

  9. Rowan says:

    chris, this is pathetic. they won't pay you one red NIS for drivel like this. go back to troll school.

  10. Rabbi kook says:

    chris Berel is a paid Israeli propaganda drone. He's in that sense a direct relative of Thom. It's perfectly obvious to regulars on this blog.

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