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Flashpoints – January 8, 2009 at 5:00pm
Tens of Thousands of Gazans still on the run with nowhere to hide, as Israeli Occupation Forces, continue to bomb mosques, UN aid workers and schools, farms and private houses: We feature reports from the North to the South, and hear from activists in Montreal, who invaded the Israeli consulate there, and served them with … Continued
Flashpoints – January 7, 2009 at 5:00pm
The Death Toll Spikes in Gaza to over 700 dead and three thousand wounded; we feature an eye-witness account of the aerial bombing of dozens of houses in Rafi; we speak to a Lebanese member of the International Solidarity Movement, who was shelled by ship to shoremissiles, while riding in a Red Crescent ambulance: In … Continued
Flashpoints – Israel’s air and land war continues
Israel's air and land war continued today as the death toll rose to at least 640 and nearly 3,000 wounded; the latest Israeli strikes claimed the lives of 40 people who took refuge from the North at a UN school in Jebaliya; we report on the challenges facing doctors on the ground who not only … Continued
Flashpoints – John Pilger, on the current situation and the history of Gaza
The Israeli killing machine continued its attack by land, air and sea, as the death toll rises to over 540, including 107 children; we have reports from Gaza, sound from a militant protest today in San Francisco; and an in-depth interview with noted filmmaker John Pilger, on the current situation and the history of Gaza; … Continued
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 – 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
Flashpoints – 5th day of Israel’s bombing of Gaza
As Israel's bombing of Gaza continued for a 5th day, we feature reports on an attack on the largest hospital in Gaza, wounding patients; we also feature a report on the targeting on ambulance drivers trying to deal with the dead and wounded; we speak to a young Palestinian journalist in Rafah, reporting on this … Continued
Flashpoints – Fourth day of the Israeli bombing siege of the Gaza strip.
We continue our special reporting on the fourth day of the Israeli bombing siege of the Gaza strip, 390 Palestinians killed since Saturday; we hear an eyewitness account of the shredding of three young children; also, we hear about the heaviest bombing so far that took place all through last night; plus, we speak to … Continued
Flashpoints – The third day of Israel’s civilian bombing campaign of the Gaza strip
On the third day of Israel's civilian bombing campaign of the Gaza strip, 350 Palestinians are killed, over a thousand wounded, and the death toll is expected to rise substantially; we get a first-hand description of a major hospital in Gaza right after the first rounds of bombing and we'll hear from human rights activists, … Continued