WarCrimes. Arabworld. Hypocrisy. Israel Vows 'Disproportionate' Response To Rockets - R. ISRAEL-OPT: Israel. Your views are important to us.
IRIN is currently reviewing its work and we need to understand your views and priorities. Read this article in: عربي More than 5,000 Palestinians were wounded during Israel's 22-day military offensive TEL AVIV, 28 January 2009 (IRIN) - The Israeli emergency clinic at the Erez crossing, which opened on the day Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza (18 January), has closed after treating only five wounded Palestinians. The original purpose of the clinic, according to press releases, was to provide emergency care and evacuate those needing further care to hospitals in Israel. Heikal on Gaza « On Sunday, I posted that I think that Hamas would come out stronger from the Israeli attack on Gaza.
On January 7th, Muhammed Hassanein Heikal, in a long_interview on Al Jazeera, apparently agrees on that. For American readers Heikal (read an English bio here) is by far the most important, famous and respected journalist in the Arab world. He was the Editor- in- Chief of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram from 1957- 1974 which during his tenure was often refered to as the New York Times of the Arab world.