From The Hamilton Spectator
But no militant casualties were seen yesterday by an Associated Press reporter at Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip’s largest. Instead, the hospital was overwhelmed with civilians. Bodies were two to a morgue drawer, and the wounded were being treated in hallways because beds were full.
Gaza health officials reported more than 550 Palestinians dead and about 2,500 wounded since Israel began the campaign 10 days ago, including 200 civilians.
Diplomats and European leaders raced around the region in search of a ceasefire, but with Palestinian rocket fire continuing, Israel said it won’t stop its crippling assault until “peace and tranquility” are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of fire.
You are not going to get peace with millions of armed men. The chariot of peace cannot advance over a road littered with cannon. ~David Lloyd George
Careful. Ezra is watching you!
http://ezralevant.com/2009/01/the-canadian-left-vs-israel.html
So are Cherniak, Betts and Kinsella.
The latest right wing talking point is that the Palestinians have launched a PR campaign, complete with staged photos of dead, mangled children. I guess photos of broken windows just don’t have the same emotional punch as pulverized schools and limbless bodies, so Israel is losing the moral high ground PR advantage that they seek.
Such a claim is not only bogus but insults our intelligence. It’s the Israeli government who is blocking journalists from entering Gaza. As it stands, the tag line to almost every report filed by corporate media is “rain of terrorist rockets”, lest we forget who the bad guys are.