Latest posts by Maya Norton from January, 2009
Israel: Israeli and Palestinian Doctors Fix Baby's Heart
Israeli and Palestinian doctors collaborated last week to save the life of a newborn. The Palestinian child and his grandmother were transported to Tel Aviv for emergency heart surgery. Funded by Save a Child's Heart, an Israeli nonprofit dedicated to procuring urgent medical care for Palestinian children, the organization has...
Israel: Message of Peace to People of Gaza
Jewlicious posts a video “to the people of Gaza from the people of Israel” in Arabic, saying, “We do not hate you. We do not rejoice in your suffering… Please urge your government to stop their violent actions against us. Show the world that you are committed to peace and...
Israel: ‘We Don't Hate You’
Allison Kaplan Sommer has a message to get across: Israel does not hate its enemies nor is it trying to exact revenge. “If we’re bombing them, we must hate them, right? Wrong. I’ve seen a lot of emotions over the past week, worry, fear, frustration, depression, and yes, maybe some...
Israel: First Soldier Falls in Gaza Ground War
The first Israel Defense Forces soldier has fallen since entering Gaza on Saturday night. Staff Sergeant Dvir Emanuelof, may his memory be a blessing, was 22 years old. “We do not want our sons to be martyrs or heroes, only that they live long and healthy lives,” writes A Soldier's...
Israel: “Suddenly Concerned About Civilian Casualties? Spare Me!”
“UN Chief Ban calls for ‘immediate end to IDF ground operation!'” posts Treppenwitz's David Bogner. “Seriously, where were these useful idiots for the past few years while Israel was being pounded by rockets and mortars? Suddenly the UN is concerned about civilian casualties? Spare me!”
Iraq/Israel/Palestine: Equal Attention for Innocent Victims?
Dutchblog Israel questions whether “seekers of justice [and] demonstrators against inequality” will give as much attention to the victims of bombings in Iraq as to those in Gaza.
Palestine: Gaza's Civilians Suffer from Hamas Rockets
Adloyada posts a photograph of a missile fired from the heart of Gaza City. She observes: “What so interests me about this image is that you could not have a more blatant image of a war crime in action. Here is a missile very clearly being fired from the midst...
Israel: 10,000 Demonstrate Against Gaza War
Ten thousand people gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square last night to protest the Gaza War, Daniella Cheslow of The Truth Herzl reports. Go to her blog to see photos of the demonstration.
Israel: New York's Mayor Makes Solidarity Mission
New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in the southern city of Ashkelon to show his solidarity for Israel in the wake of the Gaza War, Focus on Ashkelon's Sigal Ariely reports.
Israel: Hamas is Not Palestine
Hamas is not Palestine, asserts Israeli Mom's Delphine Schrank. “If you support the Palestinians and have their best interest at heart, you should not be supporting Hamas. This current clash is between Israel and Hamas – not Israel and the Palestinians – so think carefully before you rush out to...
Israel: Liveblogging the War with Gaza
Israeli bloggers Jameel of The Muqata and Dave of Israellycool are liveblogging the war with Gaza. Their up to the minute coverage includes photos, videos, and news clips that from all perspectives in the Israeli population. Jameel also has a Twitter page here.
Israel: Sirens Sounds in Be'er Sheva
“It’s a terrifying sound… You close yourself in a room, and pray the alarm ends without a shocking boom. Complete helplessness,” writes OneJerusalem. See a video of the siren going off by clicking this link.
Israel: Foreign Journalists in Gaza
David Bogner of Treppenwitz gives five reasons why Israel shouldn't allow foreign journalists into Gaza. “In Lebanon we had to fight a war on two fronts: on the battlefield against an illegitimate terrorist army, and in the media against foreign dupes who printed whatever this illegitimate terrorist army told them/allowed...
