http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png http://gawker.com/tag/gaza http://gawker.com/tag/gaza Last year's raid on a flotilla of ships headed to Gaza was found to be legal by an Israeli inquiry. More »
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Children in the Gaza Strip yesterday appeared to have broken their own previous Guinness World Record for the most kites flown, when 7,200 took to the skies over a beach in Gaza City. Image via AP More »
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Ceding to international pressure, Israel will revise its blockade of Gaza to prohibit only weapons and things that could be used to make weapons. Presumably, formerly-banned goods like chickens and nutmeg will be allowed, barring advances in weapon-making technology. [Haaretz] More »
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Iran's state-run radio today said that two Iranian aid ships were heading on a humanitarian mission to the blockaded Gaza Strip loaded with toys, construction materials, and food. The news will surely be greeted warmly in Israel. [IRNA; pic] More »
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You can always count on Iran's leadership to help cool regional tensions. Today Ali Shirazi, an aid to Ayatollah Khamenei, said: "Iran's naval forces are ready to escort the peace flotilla to Gaza with all their powers and capabilities." [PressTV] More »
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The Irish aid ship MV Rachel Corrie was boarded by the Israeli navy today, with no violence reported. The White House called the blockade "unsustainable," while Israel said it won't stand for "an Iranian port in Gaza." [Reuters] More »
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Another boat from the Free Gaza Movement, the MV Rachel Corrie, is now headed for the blockaded Gaza Strip. Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu said the ship won't be allowed to reach Gaza, "Not now and not later on." [Guardian] More »
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[Israel has begun to expel the pro-Palestine activists it rounded up in a Monday raid on a flotilla of boats carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, currently under an Israeli blockade. Nine activists were killed by Israeli commandos. Pic via AP] More »
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A new aid boat has set off from the coast of Italy for Gaza, as the UN Security Council condemned Monday's deadly Israeli commando raid. An Israeli Navy commander told the Jerusalem Post, "Next time we'll use more force." More »
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Israeli commandos killed 10 people on Sunday night after storming a convoy of ships that were defying an Israeli blockade by carrying aid to Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a trip to Washington and is returning to Israel. More »
]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5551733&view=rss&microfeed=true Terrorists maybe tried to assassinate Jimmy Carter in Gaza today. Whatever happened, he's fine now. More »
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"Students at Jabalia Prep C Boys School participate in calisthenics on the first day back to school since the cease-fire with Israel January 24, 2009 in Jabalia, Gaza Strip. Schools in Gaza were closed for over 20 days as fighting between Hamas and the Israeli army made school attendance too dangerous. On the first day back, area counselors spent the day evaluating students and creating a light-hearted atmosphere for children to relax." via Getty More »
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Israel announced today that it's close to ending its war in Gaza, possibly as early as this weekend. Just in time for the news to be swallowed by the Obamanauguration coverage saturation. More »
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Facebook, which claims its goal is to let users share their lives. has been accused of censoring posts about the fighting in Gaza. So much for Mark Zuckerberg's dreams of breaking down global barriers. More »
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Forget Bromance and The City. The truly horrifying reality TV is being broadcast on global video yearbook YouTube. By the Israeli army. Yes, they have a YouTube channel! More »
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The world is always troubled. So why have fighting in the Gaza Strip and troop moves in Pakistan dominated the news? How disobedient these heathens are, after the Pope just called for peace. More »
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