Cast Lead 2008
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The following article was first published by Global Research in January 2009 at the height of the Israeli bombing and invasion under Operation Cast Lead. The ongoing attack on Gaza, which envisages a ground invasion, is from the point of view of Israeli military planners a followup to the December 2008 attack on Gaza. Michel Chossudovsky, November 17, 2012.
War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza’s Offshore Gas Fields | Global Research
Washington’s Blog: War in Gaza = War Over Natural Gas?
As Professor Michel Chossudovsky noted in 2009, gas may be a central reason for the war over Gaza as well: This is a war of conquest.
Mads Gilbert, eyewitness to 'Cast Lead', says Gaza remains besieged and 'shattered'
Two years ago, Dr. Mads Gilbert (right) told me that his experience in Gaza during Israel’s assault in 2009 was the “most horrific experience” of his life, a grim honor previously held by Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, which Gilbert also witnessed.
7 January 2009 - The Mattar Family
[The following is narrative twelve, within a series of twenty-three narratives, to mark the third anniversary of "Operation Cast Lead." A new post will be released each day, marking the incident that happened on the same date three years ago. The narratives are developed by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights .]
[The following is narrative fifteen, within a series of twenty-three narratives, to mark the third anniversary of "Operation Cast Lead." A new post will be released each day, marking the incident that happened on the same date three years ago. The narratives are developed by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights .]
10 January 2009: Wafa al-Radea
13 January 2009: Hibba al-Najjar
[The following is narrative seventeen, within a series of twenty-three narratives, to mark the third anniversary of "Operation Cast Lead." A new post will be released each day, marking the incident that happened on the same date three years ago.Goldstone breathes new life into Gaza report
Ever since it first struck the raw nerve of Israeli political consciousness, I thought it misleading to associate the Goldstone Report so exclusively with its chair, Judge Richard Goldstone.
David Shulman Ashraf Amra/AP Photo Richard Goldstone investigating the destroyed house where members of the Samouni family were killed during Israel's Operation Cast Lead in January 2009, Gaza City, June 3, 2009
Goldstone’s Retreat? by David Shulman | NYRBlog
WASHINGTON — The United States worked behind the scenes to help Israel contain UN probes into possible war crimes committed during the 2008-2009 Gaza war, Foreign Policy reported Tuesday. The online foreign affairs magazine cited exclusive WikiLeaks cables detailing moves by the US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice to prevent a more thorough UN investigation of alleged abuses during the conflict. Some 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed during the three-week-long Israeli offensive in December 2008 and January 2009, which was aimed at halting Palestinian rocket attacks.
WikiLeaks: US Helped Israel Contain UN Probe Into Alleged War Crimes in Gaza
More vindication for Goldstone: British news reports Israeli soldiers were ordered to ‘cleanse’ Gaza neighborhoods during Cast Lead
It sounds really terrible to say 'cleanse' but those were the orders. - Israeli tank commander Wednesday night the British television network Channel 4 ran the story above using footage from a documentary shot by Israeli filmmaker Nurit Kedar.