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Convoy aid British MP George Galloway arrives in the Gaza Strip
Egypt   Food   Gaza   Government   Photos		  Al Jazeera 
Gaza aid convoy awaits Egypt nod
Sat 26 Dec 2009
An aid convoy that has travelled over 3500km to deliver vital medical and food supplies to the Gaza Strip is currently stranded because of Egypt's refusal to grant it easy passage. The Viva Palestina... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Palestinians received assistance from the refugee relief agency UNRWA
Israel   Palestine   Photos   Refugees   UN		  BBC News 
No celebration as UNRWA turns 60
Sat 26 Dec 2009
By Barbara Plett BBC UN correspondent The UN agency which looks after Palestinian refugees commemorates its 60th anniversary this month. But there's no celebration.... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Backdropped by Gaza, Israeli soldiers stand on tanks as they prepare for combat missions in Gaza as they gather on the Israel-Gaza border during Israel's military offensive, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Israeli aircraft pounded militants' rocket-launching pads, weapons arsenals and dozens of arms smuggling tunnels near the Gaza-Egypt border, the military said Wednesday, as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon headed to the region to lend his heft to diplomatic efforts to wrest an end to Israel's bruising, 19-day-old assault.  The Times  Fri 25 Dec 2009
Threat from Salafists emerges as Hamas and Israel break from fighting

Neither Israel nor Hamas can claim any real victory a year after Operation Cast Lead, the Israeli offensive to stamp out rocket fire in the south. Neither believed that the war ended conclusively.... (photo: AP / Kevin Frayer)
Extremism   Gaza   Hamas   Israel   Photos
Palestinian children play in front of their ruined houses, hit during Israel's 22-day offensive over Gaza, on July 05 2009  WorldNews.com  Fri 25 Dec 2009
The Old Testament and the War Crime in Gaza by Gilad Atzmon

To mark one year to the Israeli Christmas Massacre I re-post a text I wrote in early January 2009. Published originally on Jan 8 2009 as: 'The Old Testament and the Genocide in Gaza' "You will chase... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Gaza   Israel   Photos   Religion   War Crime
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Convoy aid British MP George Galloway arrives in the Gaza Strip Al Jazeera Fri 25 Dec 2009
Egypt blamed for Gaza convoy delay
British politician George Galloway has criticised Egypt for denying a humanitarian aid convoy permission to enter the Gaza Strip. The Viva Palestina convoy,... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Britain   Egypt   Gaza   Photos   Politics
Christian worshippers carry the cross of the Latin Patriarchate in the Christian Quarter towards the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, during the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 10, 2009. BBC News Fri 25 Dec 2009
Worshippers gather to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem

Thousands of Christian worshippers have celebrated Christmas Day in Bethlehem - believed to be the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ. Palestinians and pilgrims from... (photo: AP / Kevin Frayer)
Bethlehem   Celebrate   Christmas   Photos   Worshippers
Christian pilgrims look up during a tour of the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007. The numbers of foreign visitors this Christmas is expected to swell to levels seen before fighting with the Palestinians broke out seven years ago, Israeli tourism officials said. Palestinian officials also anticipate more pilgrims will visit the biblical West Bank town than in recent years. San Fransisco Chronicle Fri 25 Dec 2009
Blame Hamas more than Israel for Gazans' plight

(12-25) 04:00 PST Washington - -- While Palestinian Christians in the West Bank celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem today, Palestinians in Gaza, no matter their religious... (photo: AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)
Christmas   Hamas   Israel   Palestin   Photos
United Nations staff members pay their last respects to the two United Nations Development Programme – Elect UNV’s killed on October 28th when gunmen stormed the Bakhtar Guest House in Kabul’s Shar-e-Now District being used by UN and other international workers. Khaleej Times Fri 25 Dec 2009
Gunmen kill Israeli in West Bank shooting attack
JERUSALEM ' Gunmen killed an Israeli man in a shooting attack in the West Bank on Thursday as local attention was focused on Christmas celebrations in nearby Bethlehem. A... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein)
Attack   Gunmen   Kill   Photos   Shooting
Christian pilgrims wait to get into the Grotto inside the Church of Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Al Jazeera Fri 25 Dec 2009
Bethlehem celebrates Christmas

Thousands of people have crowded into the Palestinian town of Bethlehem to take part in Christmas celebrations. Pilgrims and Palestinians gathered on Thursday outside the... (photo: AP / Oded Balilty)
Bethlehem   Christmas   Culture   Peace   Photos
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' bodyguards stand guard outside the Church of Nativity, background, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The top Roman Catholic cleric in the cradle of Christianity delivered Christmas wishes Thursday for the peace that has eluded the Middle East, and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined by Israeli barriers. The Salt Lake Tribune Fri 25 Dec 2009
Bethlehem: Upbeat celebration
Holy land » Rock bands, choruses, Scout troops bring a new twist. By Dalia Nammari The Associated PressUpdated: 12/24/2009 07:12:54 PM MST Click photo to... (photo: AP / Oded Balilty)
Abbas   Bethlehem   Mideast   Military   Photos
Palestinian refugees walk from their refugee camp, Pass by the Lebanese army check point at the entrance of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared in the north city of Tripoli, Lebanon Saturday, May 26, 2007. Arab News Fri 25 Dec 2009
Palestinians lose all hopes while Israel defies world opinion

Hassan Tahsin | Arab News Israel has been behaving like a street bully in its dealings with its Arab neighbors ever since the state was thrust into the midst of the Arab... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Arab   Israel   Opinion   Palestin   Photos
Shortly before midnight last night missiles began raining down on Rafah in one of the heaviest Israeli air strikes since the current atrocities began. Continuous sorties pounded the southern Gaza city for over 12 hours. Many homes were destroyed or severely damaged, especially in the neighbourhoods along the border with Egypt. Daily Star Lebanon Thu 24 Dec 2009
Gaza demonstration puts spotlight on civilian suffering

By Inter Press Service Thursday, December 24, 2009 - Powered by Andrea Bordé  Inter Press Service ... (photo: Creative Commons / Rafahkid kid)
Gaza   Israel   People   Photos   Politics


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South Korean Christians pray during a rally for peaceful unification of Korean peninsula and the World Peace in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Palestinians say Bethlehem wall spoils Christmas The Star
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also known as Abu Mazen,speaks to British International Development Secretary Hilary Benn, not seen, during a meeting at Abbas´ office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. Abbas will deliver Abbas Says Palestinians Won't Rise Up, for Now Wall Street Journal
British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives back at 10 Downing Street after Prime Minister´s Questions at the House of Common, London, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. A British civil servant was convicted Wednesday of leaking a classified memo about a meetin What Tony Blair did next after Downing Street The Times
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RAFAH , GAZA STRIP - JULY 13 2009: Palestinian children play in front of their ruined houses, hit during Israel�s 22-day offensive over Gaza, on July 05 2009 An Open Letter From Gaza Khaleej Times
British troops hurry a Jew, from the Exodus refugee ship after trying to enter Palestine illegally, down the gangplank from the transport ship Ocean Vigour, in Hamburg harbour, Germany, to be taken to a reception camp, in this Sept. 8, 1947 file photo. Captain of famed Exodus refugee ship dies at 86 Khaleej Times
Palestinian Hamas supporters attend a rally to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Hamas group's founding in Gaza City Gaza Strip on 14 December 2009. Tens of thousands of people packed a Gaza City square 14 December in a show of support for Hamas, as the Islamist group attempted to prove that its popularity has not wavered despite Israeli efforts to isolate it. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Hamas celebrates 22nd anniversary in Gaza China Daily
An Israeli soldier escorts a blindfolded Palestinian detainee who was caught unarmed trying to climb the fence from Gaza, at a base on Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. Israeli diplomats have been instructed to highlight the plight of Israelis living under increasing rocket fire from Gaza, officials said Monday, in a step aimed at preparing world opinion for a stepped-up response, or even a ground invasion, by Israel's milit Vineyard Saker's Interview with Gilad Atzmon WorldNews.com
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A Palesinian woman with her baby sits in the ruins of their destroyed home in Gaza. In southern Gaza´s Khan Yunis refugee camp, Israeli bulldozers, backed by helicopter gunships, destroyed 30 Palestinian houses, leaving 250 people homeless, accordi Israel to demolish 900 houses in Jerusalem China Daily
Palestinian protesters throw shoes at a poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a demonstration in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. 'Abbas term extension devoid of legitimacy' The Siasat Daily
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, walk together prior to a meeting at Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Abdullah Meets Palestinian President Khaleej Times
Israel
Palestinians react during a funeral of four men killed in Israeli military operations, at the mosque in Beit Lahiya northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Israel showed no signs of slowing its bruising 19-day offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers, striking some 60 targets on Wednesday. Israel launched the onslaught on Dec. 27, seeking to punish the Hamas militant group for years of rocket attacks on southern Israel. The offensive has killed more than 940 Palestinians, half of them civilians, according to Palestinian hospital of Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank,Gaza The Star
Snowstorm Weather History: December 26: Record Warm/Heat, Cold, Snowstorm/Blizzard and Ice. The Examiner
In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech in a meeting in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iran, Friday, July 31, 2009. On Iran, another year squandered Houston Chronicle
Israeli President Shimon Peres delivers a speech during the Israeli Presidential Conference, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Peres seeks peace talks with Abbas Asahi News
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