Israel threatens Gazans with more massacres

Israel is gearing up for more massacres in Gaza and as usual the western media (New York Times report here) presents it as a response to rocket attacks. The context is somewhat different of course. The Palestinian Center for Human Rights reported on Thursday that the Israeli army in the week ending 25 February alone has wounded 19 Palestinians, kidnapped 42 and made 35 incursions in the Gaza strip and West Bank. Israel is also going ahead with plans to remove 1,500 Palestinian and demolish 88 homes in occupied Jerusalem.

No wonder the resistance is still firing rockets.

The Observer reports today that Hamas attempted to open negotiations with Israel using a member of Olmert's family as a secret messenger. The Israelis, bent on war as ever, snubbed the moves towards dialogue.

Ynetnews surveys the wreckage that was the Turkish-Israeli alliance, another unforeseen setback for the Israelis after their 23-day war against the people of Gaza. UNder the headline 'Honeymoon over' the story notes that 70% of bookings by Israelis in Turkish hotels have been cancelled in protest at Turkey's refusal to endorse mass murder in Gaza. Then again they were not likely to exactly be welcomed with open arms by the Turks as the picture above makes clear.

And if you are still trying to find justification for the firing of rockets at Israel perhaps the British Independent on Sunday newspapers expose of Israeli death squads might help to clarify things.

Meanwhile the Viva Palestina convoy is in Libya after passing through the Ras Al-Jdair border crossing this morning. The Libyans have donated two ambulances, a fire engine and 70 equipped trucks to the convoy, according to the Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation
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