"Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak gave his approval"
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The longest-running war crime currently existing on the face of the planet.
"Cement shipments allowed in Gaza" by Reuters | July 30, 2009
JERUSALEM - Israel will allow some cement into the Gaza Strip for reconstruction, officials said yesterday, signaling flexibility on a blockade as Washington intensified efforts to broker peace with the Palestinians.
After Hamas Islamists assumed control of Gaza in 2007, Israel curbed imports that it said could be used to make arms or bunkers. The lack of cement and steel has been especially felt since Israel’s December-January offensive, which devastated the coastal strip.
Yeah, EXCEPT HAMAS WON the ELECTIONS and the MSM KNOWS IT!!!!
"Hamas overwhelmingly won Palestinian Parliament elections in 2006"
WHY that is LEFT OUT of MOST ARTICLES is BEYOND ME!!!!
Hey, what is ONE MORE jewsmedia OMISSION or OUTRIGHT LIE, right, readers?Although the West shuns Hamas, Gaza’s deepening privation and isolation have hindered the US-led campaign to revive peace talks between Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The announcement that cement would be admitted for three Gazan projects coincided with a visit to Israel by US national security adviser Jim Jones. He follows closely on US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and senior US envoy George Mitchell.
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After meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Mitchell said he saw “good progress.’’ Netanyahu and President Obama are trying to bridge a rift over Jewish settlements on West Bank land Palestinians want for a state.
How you gonna get a state out of this?
One Israeli official said that Defense Minister Ehud Barak gave his approval in principle to the cement imports before this week’s influx of American officials.
After a while I'm just sick of the one-sided bias. No mention of the war-criminal siege's effects, no mention of the Israeli carnage. You got a little bit-blurb as an offensive (it sure as hell was) above and that's it.
The Defense Ministry was working on ways to ensure that the cement reached only its intended humanitarian projects, rather than Hamas, the official said. Another Israeli official said that one of the projects would be a flour mill in Gaza.
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Also see: Israeli Blockade is Good Business For Hamas
Of course, they can always say they did cover it:
"Israeli report defends strikes on Gaza" by Associated Press | July 31, 2009
JERUSALEM - An Israeli government report released yesterday insisted that “incessant’’ Hamas rocket attacks forced Israel to hit Gaza hard earlier this year, countering allegations of war crimes but acknowledging that more than a dozen criminal inquiries are underway.
What liars!
The removed Israeli government graph: 'Monthly distribution of rockets hits.'
On the 4th November, the day when Americans were watching the results of the Presidential election, the Israeli army broke the ceasefire by raiding the strip.
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The 160-page report was called the first comprehensive Israeli government study of the punishing offensive in December and January that killed more than 1,100 Palestinians.
While technically true, the death toll is over 1,500 and STILL RISING due to the SIEGE! And at least 14 Gazans die every day because of the war-criminal seige.
It was an attempt to answer allegations by Palestinians, the UN, and human rights groups that Israeli forces committed war crimes during the three-week operation, including indiscriminate and intentional firing that killed civilians.
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Israeli warplanes, tanks, and artillery obliterated Palestinian government buildings and destroyed or damaged thousands of apartments, houses, businesses, and factories.
Notice how the Zionit AmeriKan MSM never mentions the WMD use?
Ten Israeli soldiers were killed during the conflict, along with three civilians who died in rocket attacks.
Well, that last sentence proves my point.
The Israeli government report said it was not meant to be an “assertion of infallibility,’’ but rejected the allegations one by one, attributing excessive damage and casualties to understandable wartime mistakes.
They truly are vile, disgusting vermin with their outrageous and inhumane lies.
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Israeli leader calls Obama 'slave'
"And with the very next check Obama sends to Israel, that leader will be proven correct" -- Wake the Flock Up
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