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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


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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.