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Flashpoints – Israeli forces continue to kill unarmed Palestinians – January 19, 2009 at 5:00pm

Israeli forces continue to kill unarmed Palestinians, despite declaring a unilateral cease fire. We hear a series of reports from the north to the south of Gaza, on the massive carnage left in the wake of a  devastating, three week  air, land and sea attack, that slaughtered over 1300  Palestinians, including four hundred children, and … Continued


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Flashpoints – An eye-witness account of Israel’s Aerial Bombings of Al-Quds Hospital – January 16, 2009 at 5:00pm

An eye-witness account of Israel's multiple Aerial Bombings of Al-Quds Hospital in the densely populated Gaza city.  Also Israel steps up its use of snipers in civilian neighborhoods. The death toll for Palestinians rises to over 1,150  with over 330 of the dead being children. Also activists chain themselves down and get arrested at the … Continued


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Flashpoints – US Israeli forces continued to bomb heavily populated sections of Gaza City – January 15, 2009 at 5:00pm

US Israeli forces continued to bomb heavily populated sections of Gaza City, hitting three medical centers and a major UN food compound  with White Phosphorus. Meanwhile, the death toll for Palestinians rises to over 1,100 with over 300 of the dead being children, and over 5,400 wounded. Also Nora Barrows Friedman reports on a militant … Continued


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Flashpoints – ISM Observers document potential war-crimes in Rafa, Khan Younis, and Gaza City

ISM Observers document potential war-crimes in Rafa, Khan Younis, and Gaza City, as the Palestinian Death toll spikes to over a thousand dead, including three hundred children, and nearly five thousand more wounded. We'll also speak to a Spanish Human Rights worker about the use of unconventional weapons by Israel, against an illegally occupied civilian … Continued


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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