Flashpoints

Flashpoints – Israel continues to bomb the Gaza strip from North to South – January 13, 2009 at 5:00pm

Israel continues to bomb the Gaza strip from North to South, stepping up its use of Bunker Busters and the internationally banned substance, White Phosphorus: We feature reports on a potential massacre in the south by Israeli ground forces, and a series of punishing attacks in and around Gaza City that have left scores more … Continued


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – Israel’s air, land and sea bombing siege of the Gaza strip continues for the 7th day – January 2, 2009 at 5:00pm

Israel's air, land and sea bombing siege of the Gaza strip continues for the 7th day, killing many more women and children and destroying civilian and government buildings; we have reports from Gaza City, Rafah, and the West Bank; and Ali Abunimah with a response to Condoleezza Rice's insistence that Hamas is to blame.


Flashpoints

Flashpoints – The death toll in Gaza rises to 428 on the 6th consecutive day of Israeli airstikes – January 1, 2009 at 5:00pm

The death toll in Gaza rises to 428 on the 6th consecutive day of Israeli airstikes; we feature a frontline report of an air attack on a densely-populated refugee camp and a children's park, and we'll hear about the extra-judicial killing of a senior Hamas leader, along with his wife, three children and ten family … Continued